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Exellent examle of the male Appenzeller Sennenhund adult, black
This is a dog with a medium-size body, and it’s one of the four regional breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps. The name of the dog is Appenzeller Sennenhund, and the name Sennenhund refers to people called Senn, herders in the Swiss Alps. Appenzell is an alpine region in the northeast of Switzerland.
Cute Appenzeller Sennenhunds
The dog principly is a large mountain dog, 18.5-23 inch (47-58 cm) at the withers and weighing 49-70 lbs (22-32 kg). Like the other Sennenhunds of similar kind, the Appenzeller Sennenhund has a heavy, molosser-like build and a distinctive tricolour coat. The ears of the breed are small and triangular, set high and hanging down against the dog’s cheeks, similar to a button ear. Faults in the breed’s appearance include wall eye, kinked tail, a single coat, and a coat that is not tricolour.
Tricolor Appenzeller Sennenhund female
As with all large, very active working dogs, this breed should be well socialized early in life with other dogs and people and provided with regular activity and training if they are to be safely kept as a pet. According to the breed standard, the dogs are lively, high spirited, and suspicious of strangers
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