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SCHWEIZER NIEDERLAUFHUND

A SMALLER, SHORTER-LEGGED, HIGHLY VOCAL SWISS HOUND FCI

Height range This reduced version of the Schweizer Laufhund (opposite) was bred
13-17 in (33-43 cm) specifically to make the most of the Swiss cantons’ high-mountain game
Weight range reserves. Being slower than the Schweizer Laufhund, it can track big
18-33 lb (8-15 kg)
game more efficiently than its larger cousin (which is too fleet of foot
Life span 12–13 years in an enclosed area). This short-barreled, stocky version has a great
Origin Switzerland nose for game such as wild boar, badger, and bear. The
Bernese Niederlaufhund comes in a smooth-haired Harsh, dense,
and a rarer rough-coated version with a small beard. white coat with
black and tan
The other Niederlaufhunds are the Schwyz, Jura, markings
and Luzerne Niederlaufhund. Soft
undercoat
Tan marking
over eyes Bernese
White coat with rough-coated
orange patches
Friendly,
alert facial
expression

Schwyz
Lucerne
Long tail
carried
down when Long,
active pendant ears

White coat
with black and
tan patches

Bernese

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