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The original dogs of the shepherds had little resemblance to the current ones Swiss Cattle Dogs, the only characteristic features were their stocky build and short, broad skulls. The colors of today have already appeared in their ancestors, but they were just a variant. The tasks of the dogs were varied: drive cattle to tall pastures, called alpine or alpine grasses , guard the herd, but also guard the house and the yard. Small dogs (Appenzell Cattle Dog and Entelbucher Cattle Dog) were traditionally used primarily to drive herds of cattle, while big dogs (Bernese Mountain Dog and Greater Swiss Mountain Dog) they were used as draft dogs, guardians and pack. The main objective of the breeding was a behavior corresponding to this function regardless of the appearance of the dogs.. With the extinction of the great predators in the Alps, pack guard dogs were no longer needed; its use is currently under investigation in the context of predator resettlement (especially wolves).
The FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) recognize 337 races and each one is ‘property’ from a specific country, where it had its origin. All of them are included in 10 Groups under one registration number, a section number and a group number.
In this box we will focus on all the dogs in the Section 3: Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs included in the Group 2: Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs.
1 Appenzell Cattle Dog
FCI 46 - Swiss Cattle Dogs
FCI 46 - Swiss Cattle Dogs
The Appenzell Cattle Dog (Appenzeller) is a race
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2 Bernese Mountain Dog FCI 45 - Swiss Cattle Dogs
FCI 45 - Swiss Cattle Dogs 
The Cowbird's
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3 Entelbucher Cattle Dog FCI 47 - Swiss Cattle Dogs
FCI 47 - Swiss Cattle Dogs
The Entelbucher Cattle Dog It is the smallest of the four Sennenhund,
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4 Greater Swiss Mountain Dog FCI 58 - Swiss Cattle Dogs
FCI 58 - Swiss Cattle Dogs
The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog he's an old dog
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