Matterhorn Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs

06/15/2024

**UPDATE: He has been placed. Thanks to all
Who reached out. 😘

This sweet 9 week old boy is available to an approved home. He has one special need. We are located in MA and prefer to keep him within a few hours driving distance. Please do not ask questions on this page contact me directly if interested. Puppy application is on the upcoming litter page, as well as my contact information.

06/15/2024

SCONE Herding trial day 6/15/24
Left "tater" PT title and Heidi 1st PT leg today!

06/15/2024

MATTERHORN GSMD VGS #33
New VGS Miss Biggie! She qualified today at the SCONE herding trial on ducks. Matterhorn's No Big Deal BN CD RI NWPD NDD PT VGS!

05/29/2024

Then and now 💕🖤🤎🤍

05/27/2024

This Weekends SCONE pack hike!
https://www.facebook.com/swissyclubofnewengland/posts/pfbid0YQfKJRJGLq89ZZETRfSMSbuaWd5x6Wz81zkafVA1yWUEkxKw12b3UzyGAmRoQAral

05/12/2024

Conclusion of this weekends Swissy Club of New England Herding trial and Obedience trial 1 & 2.

Stax and Brother Henry Qualified on Saturday for their AKC Pre-Trial title (PT).
Sundays obedience trial:

Tater passes in Novice B with a second place in trial #1
Henry Passes in both trials in Beginner Novice with a second place in Trial #1 and a first place in trial #2
Stax passes in Novice B in Trial number 2 with 1st place and High in Trial

05/10/2024

Four 1st leg Pre-trial tested qualifiers in herding today at the Swissy Club of New England Herding trial on ducks for this young Matterhorn Crew! Tater, Biggie, Stax and Henry

04/08/2024

Matterhorn pups had a great weekend at the Swissy Club of New England Draft Trial! All that hard word paid off!
Saturdays results:
Otto and Jess, Novice Draft Dog
Dozer and Reed, Open Draft Dog
Beri and myself, Novice Draft Dog and VGS!
Flipper and myself, Master Draft Dog

Sunday more passes:
Ruthie and Clinton, Draft Dog
Beri and myself Draft Dog
Razzle and myself Novice Draft Dog
Biggie and myself Novice Draft Dog

Thanks to all the judges and the Apprentices, looks like The North East has 2 new Draft Judges! Congrats Deanna and Jess!

03/30/2024

Huge congratulations to Clinton Becker and Miss Ruthie for completing all the requirements for her Versatility title VGS! What a great team!😍🖤🤎🤍

03/27/2024

The new website has been published ! Took a long time to do. lots of old information to move and lots of new.

"Our mission here at Matterhorn GSMD is to preserve the working ability, great temperament and striking good looks of this exceptional breed"

03/06/2024

Dog over vaccination is a well known problem, and research is showing why. A team at Purdue University studied the changes in the immune system of dogs.

02/14/2024

When you have a nice day of 50 degrees in February you do some draft practice!
Draft trial coming up first weekend in April in Amherst ma. For anyone wanting to check it out help or enter. Info @ Www.swissclubof ne.org
Also pack hike is scheduled for the last weekend in March!

01/08/2024

Puppies love their raw food so much they are trying to figure out how to chew the lid off😆😋. (they had just had breakfast before the video!)
www.Doggoneraw.dog

01/07/2024

Good information! Especially on the fish oil, I used fish oil supplement many years ago and no longer after I learned about it becoming rancid quickly. So many still think fish oil solves a dry flaky coat, not true. Whole fresh and unprocessed food is the key to health and longevity. Just like us!

Synthetic ingredients in dog kibble help keep its shelf life, but as soon as you open it, it starts oxidizing. How long does that kibble really last?

01/05/2024

1/10/24 update: more brands https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=965255491625961&id=100044245578564

If you believe ANY BRAND of pet food is causing or has caused illness or death:
Stop the food immediately.
Report it to the FDA: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/report-problem/how-report-pet-food-complaint
Contact your veterinarian. Request a copy of your pet's medical records. Report your concerns to the pet food company and ask your vet to do the same.
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SURVEY https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S8SMQGD

*Update as of 1/4/24 - 213 dogs and cats (155 dogs, and 58 cats) sick eating Purina, 57 of which have died.

Since 12/5/23 in the 'Saving Pets One Pet @ A Time' group on Facebook there have been 48 dogs and 3 cats sick eating Purina, 10 of which have died. It seems to be from all different types of Purina, with Purina Pro Plan being the most common. If you or someone you know is feeding this food, I would stop immediately! Do NOT wait until your pet gets sick or Purina issues a recall.

Join the Facebook group 'Saving Pets One Pet @ A Time' for additional information and resources.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/DuncanStrong/?mibextid=CTbP7E

info from Savings Pets One Pet @ a Time:

"Stop the food immediately. Post in the group above what your pets current diet is and medical conditions and we will help you find a more nutritious and safer diet.

Save the pet food. Do NOT release it to Purina in any circumstances.

Contact your vet and request a copy of your pets medical records. Ask the vet to report your concerns to Purina.

Report it to the FDA (https://truthaboutpetfood.com/report-a-suspect-risk-pet.../)

Report it to Purina (https://www.purina.com/contact-us)

Do NOT agree to send them the food. If you feel compelled to do so, only send a small portion. Keep the rest of the food in the freezer.

Do NOT send the medical records to Purina.

Document your conversation with Purina.

Purina may eventually say they will pay your vet bills and reimburse you for your pet food. If you agree to this they will ask you to sign a form which will prohibit you from taking legal action. Eventually, if there is a class action lawsuit you will be unable to join if you do this or if you want to file your own lawsuit.

Consider getting your pet food tested:(https://truthaboutpetfood.com/help-to-check-your-pet-food/) This would be helpful if you want to pursue legal action.

Purina has already been notified by numerous pet owners and they have not done anything to alert unsuspecting pet parents. Initially, there were offering to reimburse the pet owners for their pet food. Currently, they are offering pet parents $10 in coupons (which is what Hills offered me for my dead dog) and having a third party contact the pet parents.

Eventually, we may see Purina pet food become “unavailable” on the store shelves. This is called a silent recall. The pet food manufacturer doesn’t want to admit there is a problem with the product, so they start pulling the products off the shelves quietly. (Hills did this for 60 days before the recall)."

01/04/2024

WARNING! Cuteness overload! Puppies are just 3 weeks now! (there are no available puppies in this litter) Just posting for smiles!😄

01/03/2024

Great article!

Do you give your dog probiotics? It can be a really good idea. But you could also be wasting your money if you don't feed this ingredient ...

12/31/2023

Ending the year with a bang! Ms Razzle finished her Novice pack dog today which completes the requirements for her Versatility title ! She follows her Momma Pi, Grandma Flare, and Great Grandpa Yuri’s footsteps of Versatility titled Swissies.
CH Matterhorn’s Razzleberry Pie RI BN CD PT NWPD VGS.
6 VGS finished for 2023
26 th VGS for the Matterhorn Crew!

12/26/2023

Merry Christmas!

12/08/2023

Dozer first leg in Novice B obedience today with a third place. Good boy!!!

12/08/2023

Tater did great! She qualified for her 2 nd leg in Rally novice with a 4 th place and nice score of 98. She also qualified with a first leg in Beginner Novice obedience with another nice score of 193.

12/06/2023

7 month old “Tater” Matterhorn’s Potato Chip. Practicing her sit stay for the obedience trial this weekend.

12/04/2023

😔

Thank you for everything

11/29/2023

Last weekend wasn’t just about the pretty dog stuff. It was also about obedience training. These 3 youngsters at 6 months and 7.5 months of age passed all of their rally obedience classes with two new titles and two perfect scores ! Proud breeder, owner and trainer.

11/29/2023

Fa la la la la

11/29/2023

Matterhorn Champion # 64 ! Miss “Lemmy” owned, loved and shown by Josephine Kenney@ Palisades GSMD. Great job ladies !!!

11/20/2023

Puppy hike today. Thanks Cassie for walking the little guy and taking the pics.

11/16/2023

The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against one Private Equity Firm. Who's next?

10/29/2023

Keep feeding rotting carcass dry dog food, it's natural don't ya know!! ARGH!

Please don't feed this crap!

This is rendered pet food ingredients.