Worthwhile Reading

The links below are a source of excellent  information about the GSMD breed , health and training.

GENERAL BREED INFORMATION

Is A Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Right For You?  -- by Karen Conant

Twenty-One Ways to Love Your Swissy - by Dori Likevich

Regarding Temperament - by Karen Conant

Top Five Reasons Rescue is Called - by Rescue Chairs

Portrait of the GSMD - by Don Dickenson

History of the GSMD 

A Reminder as to Why we Have a Breed Standard - by Lori Price

HEALTH

Dr Dodds Recommended Vaccination Schedule

The Natural Dog - Natural Prey Model Raw Feeding Diet

Prey Model vs BARF Diet

Skeletal Diseases of the Growing Dog: Nutritional Influences and the Role of Diet

Comparing PennHip and OFA - by Lanting and Keller

Osteochondrosis Dessicans (OCD)

Canine Castration and Ovariohysterectomy

Sphincter-Mechanism Urinary Incontinence

TRAINING and SOCIALIZATION

Bio-Sensor (Super Dog) - Early Neurological Stimulation in Puppies

Crate Training Your Puppy

Nothing In Life Is Free

Time to Get Packing (training for a pack hike) - by Lori Price

Dog Shows : Sometimes Its Tough Being a Kid - by Kristin Krumpe

BREEDING

2 x 0 - Is Better than Mediocre Good Enough? - by Gay Dunlap 

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff - by Gay Dunlap

 Canine Breeding and Reproduction

 Events in Canine Pregnancy Chart