Leonberger University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland In the 1830s, Heinrich Essig, a dog breeder and seller and mayor of the town of Leonberg near Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, claimed to have created the Leonberger by crossing a female Landseer Newfoundland with a "barry" male from the Great St. Bernard Hospice and Monastery (which would later create the Saint Bernard breed). Later, according to Essig, a Pyrenean Mountain Dog was added, resulting in very large dogs with the long, white coats that were the fashion for the time, and pleasant temperament. The first dogs registered as Leonbergers were born in 1846 and
Drafting dog Dog the female weight is usually while the male weight is usually . The Largest is the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. Female Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs are usually between . Males are usually between . The St Bernard's appearance is similar to the Moscow Watchdogs appearance. The two breeds come in the White & Red Color. While the original St Bernard was short haired today there are no long haired varieties. The long coat was a result of breeding the Saint Bernard of breeding them with the Newfoundland. The reason for that breeding was that Saint Bernard's had a disease