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    Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

    The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is a large dog and one that's not that dissimilar to the Bernese Mountain Dog having the same charming coat colour and markings. They are known to have calm and trustworthy dispositions which is paired to a willingness to please. Today the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is still very highly prized in their native Switzerland for being a good family pet and with more breeders producing excellent examples of the breed here in the UK these handsome large dogs are starting to find their way into the hearts and homes of many people over here and elsewhere in the world too.
    Lifespan
    11-12 years
    Breed group
    Working
    Weight
    Male: 50-65kg
    Female: 45-60kg
    Height
    Male: 65-75cm
    Female: 60-68cm
    Pedigree
    Yes
    Other names
    Swissy, GSMD, Grosser Schweizer sennenhund, Great Swiss cattle dog
    Breed Size
    XL
    Breed Type
    Working
    Health tests available
    Characteristics
    Exercise needs
    Medium
    Easy to train
    Medium
    Shedding
    Medium
    Grooming
    needs
    Low
    Good with
    Children
    Suited to older children
    Health of breed
    Medium
    Cost to keep
    Very high
    Intelligence
    Medium
    Tolerates being alone
    Low anxiety

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