Monday, November 16, 2009

ENTLEBUCHER MOUNTAIN DOG (sennenhund)


Say what? Yes, we have added a new addition to our family and she is an "Entlebucher Mountain Dog". This is indeed the English name for her. Not to be confused with a Bernese mountain dog, they are MUCH larger and have a lot of long hair. We loved Luna - Oma and Opas dog, but we wanted a somewhat smaller dog.


When we were interviewing for the position of house dog, we ran across this breed and were really excited to find a dog with similar traits as a Bernese Mountain Dog, but with shorter hair and smaller frame. In addition to being good family dogs like Luna, they are known for their agility and liveliness.


Lexi was born on September 1, 2009 and joined our family on November 4th. She is a purebread with all the papers you need and she came with an offer for free vacation care - can't beat that. The kids were so excited to finally have a dog and they all take turns taking her out for her business, to play and for short walks since she is still too little to really go far.

10 comments:

Gusti said...

She is a cutie! I wish you all the love and happiness that accompanies dog owership.

Henry said...

So cute! I'm excited to meet her once I'm in Germany again. I still can't believe you guys bought a dog though. Crazy.

Fran

Kylee said...

Adorable! Congrats on the new edition to the family!

Darilyn said...

Oh my heavens she is adorable. I love the floppy ears and her coloring. so pretty. I can't wait to meet her someday. It is a her, right?

Meike said...

ahhhh finally pictures of THE DOG! Still cannot believe it that you got one. She definiltey looks cute. I hope the excitement of taking her outside will not wear off :)

Serenity Rachel said...

VERY beautiful dog, Quinn! How fun for you all. I'm really convinced that it is good for kids (well, anyone really) to be around animals. It is so therapeutic.

Robyn said...

She is so C-U-T-E!!! I bet the kids are just loving her.

Swidel said...

Cute! We really have to meet again soon and let the dogs play togehter!!!

Swidel said...

Hey Quinn, ich hoffe, es geht Deinem Knie wieder gut? Dein Hundi ist schon 1 Jahr alt... da warten bestimmt viele Bilder darauf, geblogt zu werden... ;-) Liebe Grüße

Angel said...

cute dog :)