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
Breed type (dog) Breed type (dog) Breed type in the parlance of dog fanciers refers to the qualities that define a dog breed and separate it from all other dog breeds. "Breed type" is outlined in the written standard for each breed, and "breed type" is the basis of judging in conformation dog shows. "Breed type" encompasses appearance, character, condition, bone structure, temperament, and movement; "breed type is all these things." "Breed type" also includes a character specific to each breed, a combination of behaviour, temperament and carriage that demonstrate an essence of the breed. "He exuded breed type," writes Anne Marie Rasmussen