Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

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Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Origin	Switzerland
Traits Height Males 25.5–28.5 in (65–72 cm) Females 23.5–27 in (60–69 cm) Weight Males 90–140 lb (41–64 kg) Females 80–110 lb (36–50 kg) Coat short, double coat Color tricolor (black, rust or tan, and white) Litter size up to 18 Life span approximately 11 years
Kennel club standards Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (German: Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund or French: Grand Bouvier Suisse) is a dog breed which was developed in the Swiss Alps. The name Sennenhund refers to people called Senn or Senner, dairymen and herders in the Swiss Alps. Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs are almost certainly the result of indigenous dogs mating with large mastiff-type dogs brought to Switzerland by foreign settlers.^[1] It was assumed to have almost died out by the late 19th century, since its work was being done by other breeds or machines, but was rediscovered in the early 1900s.^[2]

Its breed standard calls for a black, white, and rust colored coat.

Among the four Sennenhunde, or Swiss mountain dogs, this breed is considered the oldest, and is also the largest.^[1]