Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog

Facts about Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog, this is a breed of dog that is native to the Swiss Alps in Switzerland. "Scientific name for Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog, or domestic canine, is Canis lupus familiaris".
The Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog breed is one among the four regional dog breeds of the Sennenhund type of dogs of the Swiss Alps. The other three types of Sennenhund dogs include the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog called Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund, the Bernese mountain dog called Berner Sennenhund and the Entlebucher Mountain Dog called the Entlebucher Sennenhund. The name Sennenhund denotes the Senn people, who are the herders in the Swiss Alps. The name Appenzeller refers to an alpine area in the northeastern part of Switzerland.

Features

The Appenzeller Sennenhund dog breed is an average-sized mount dog, with the height that ranges from 18.5 inches to 23 inches (47–58 cm) at the shoulders, with the body weight between 49 lbs and 70 lbs (22 kg and 32 kg). Similar to the other Sennenhund dog breeds, this dog breed has a weighty, molosser-like construction and a distinct coat with three colors. The ears of the Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog breed are small and triangular in shape, and they are set high and suspending down against the cheeks of the dog like a button ear. Faults in the look of the Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog dog breed comprise kinked tail, wall eye, a single coat, and a fur that is not tri-color.

History

The Appenzeller Sennenhund dog breed is descended from the common Sennenhund dog type that might have existed in ancient times, or descended from the cattle dogs left by the Romans. However, the earliest breed club for this dog breed was established and the herd book for the Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog breed was started during 1906 by a Swiss geologist, Albert Heim and others, who recorded the earliest breed standard during 1916. An early orientation to the predecessors of the Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog breed was completed in an 1853 herd book, mentioning dogs in the Appenzell area. The Appenzeller Sennenhund dog breed was only recognized globally as a separate dog breed only during 1989.

Temperament

Like with all average to big, extremely active operational dogs, the Appenzeller Sennenhund dog breed will be well mixed early in its life with other dog breeds and people and supplied with customary activity and preparation if they are to be securely kept as a pet. If trained appropriately, the Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog bonds intimately with their owners and the desire to look for attention. Due to careful synchronized breeding, this dog breed, though individual hereditary lines differ, is a very healthy breed all together.



All dogs are identical in makeup big or small– 42 permanent teeth and 321 bones. Puppies have 28 teeth and when they become adult dogs they have 42 teeth. Female Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs are in heat for matting for about 20 days twice a year. Appenzeller Sennenhund Puppies for their first few weeks will sleep ninety percent of the day and their vision is not fully developed until after the first month. Female Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs are pregnant for 60 days before they’re puppies are born

Uses

At first, the Appenzeller Sennenhund dog breed was maintained chiefly as a flock guardian and cattle herding dog. It was also exercised as a general farm dog and a draft dog. The Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog breed also was famous for its similarity to both guard and herd dogs with such attachment that they would bestow their life to defend their charge. Nowadays, the Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog is mainly kept as a pet, and it excels in nimbleness and fly ball contests, compliance competitions and Schutzhund, a dog game. These dogs are also still employed in several places as operational cattle dogs. They are highly clever, and learn things quickly.

The average lifespan of the Appenzeller Sennenhund dog ranges from 13 years to 17 years.

Only humans and dogs have prostates, But a dog doesn't have an appendix. Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs have two times the amount of ear muscles than people.
Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog’s nose prints can be used to identify them, their nose prints are like a humans finger print. A Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog smells more than 1,000 times stronger than that of a human. A Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog’s nose, secretes a thin layer of mucous that helps it absorb scent, after that they lick their noses and sample the scent through their mouth.

Average body temperature for a Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog is between 101 to 102.5 degrees
A Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog is an omnivore, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants).
all Dogs are direct descendants of wolves

Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs sweat glands are between their paw pads.
A Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog sees in color and have better low light vision. Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs have three eyelids, a lower lid, an upper eyelid lid and a third lid, that is called a haw or nictitating membrane, this keeps the Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs eye protected and moist. Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs eyes have a special membrane for seeing better at night, called a tapetum lucidum - a dogs reflective layer in the choroid chiefly of nocturnal, causing the eyes to glow when light at night hits the eyes and they consist of some layers of smooth flat cells covered by a section of double deformed crystals.

Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs pant to keep cool with 10 to 35 breaths per minute with an average of 24 breaths per minute. A large dog breed resting heart beats between 60 to 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats on average between 100 to 140 and they will pant a lot

A Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog’s mouth can apply approximately 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch and an American Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd Dog and a rottweiler can have 320 LBS of pressure on avg.

The number one heath problems amongst Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs is obesity, so always make sure your dog doesn't get to fat. Many foot problems that Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs have are just an issue of long toenails.

A Appenzeller Sennenhund Dog can hear a sound at four times the distance of a human. Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz) Def-Hertz is the measurement of frequency, explicitly it's one cycle per second. The higher the Hertz are, the higher the pitched the sound is. Appenzeller Sennenhund Dogs hear best at 45,000 Hz to 65,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.