r/SwissMountainDogs

She even hit me the with look behind.

First time Swissy owner and first time big (over 60lbs) dog owner. I am beyond freaked about bloat! I already feed her in a puzzle bowl to slow her down and try to keep her calm for an hour after eating or tied if we need to be outside for longer than a bathroom break. Also wait awhile to feed her if she's panting heavy/hot. What other tips do people have? I want to get her stomach tacked, but figured waiting until spay is best to do it all at once . . . However, thats 1.5ish years away still and a lot can happen in that time! She does seem to get acid reflux type stuff every once in a while, so that just ads to the worry when it acts up 😖

Watching the USMNT beat Bosnia, and the US scores their second goal.

Me, brother, friends: "YEAHHHHHH!!!!"

Magnus: "BAAAROOOOOOOOO!!!!"

We just lost our nearly 10 year old last night. He’d been aging but struck with bloat and a twisted stomach. Hiking his favorite trails around our home has helped today but I’d still give everything I could for another day.

Anyone else have a pup soaking up all the cuddles now that their kiddos are home?

He is still "her puppy" in her eyes.

The rescue we got her from told us her last owners brought her back cause she wouldn’t stop growing :( We’ve had her for about a year now, just always wondered why she is so abnormally large. She’s 123 lbs around 2 years old

1. You all told me how vocal they are. The vet told me « it’s all about training, it’s not the breed ». HOLY MOLY. The barking, drives me nuts. He barks when he drops his toy, barks when he wants water, barks when he wants me to pet him. He barks so much! Yes, I know we can probably redirect and change this behaviour but I wasn’t anticipating this level of vocal.

2. The hair. THE. HAIR. I had seen a few posts that they are hairy dogs but the short hair kind of convinced me it wouldn’t be as bad as our golden retriever. WRONG. It’s JUST AS BAD. I originally wanted to get a second Swissy but now, I’m thinking two of these babies would be SO MUCH HAIR.

3. Side note: The stubbornness. I’ve posted a lot about this in this sub and I’ve read a lot about this too. How did he learn to go to the bathroom so well? I give the same reaction and training for potty outside as I do for « come » but he doesn’t listen half the time. THANK GOD he listened and used the potty outside. He was my easiest dog to train. Why do you think he doesn’t just choose to pee/poop inside when he literally chooses to do EVERYTHING else he wants! LOL