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
Dog Mountain (dog park) Dog Mountain (dog park) Dog Mountain is a unique farm in St. Johnsbury, Vermont with 150 acres of scenic trails, trout ponds, dog sculptures, an art gallery and the popular Dog Chapel. It was run by Vermont artists Stephen Huneck and Gwen Huneck until their deaths. Gwen's brother, Jonathan Ide of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, is directing the business. Vermont artists Stephen and Gwen Huneck were married for 35 years. He taught himself to carve wood and started carving images of dogs, which he loved. He dreamed of building a chapel for dogs in St. Johnsbury, Vt. They finally built their chapel