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Though I am not a breeder, I get many inquires about Swissies. Do you
want a Swissy? Are you sure? Did you see them on Animal Planet?
They looked great on Animal Planet, but unfortunately, that is not an accurate
picture of a Swissy. Here's some Swissy info that you might not find
advertised readily. *Note: This list describes potential problems in
Swissies. Many Swissies are healthy, well-behaved, and sound in mind and
body.
- Don't like hair in your food? Then you probably don't need a Swissy.
Swissies shed, profusely. Just because they have short coat, it does
not mean they will shed. Twice a year, they also blow coat and cover
your home in a nice thick layer of Swissy hair.
- Swissies bark. And they bark. And they BARK! They bark
to alert you to the FedEx truck 3 houses down. They will bark to alert
you that there's a bird in a tree in the neighbor's yard. These guys
like to bark. Here's a
video of Mouse barking.
- Without tons and tons, and I do mean tons of training, there can be very
bad things with Swissies. They are a pushy breed, meaning that they will
test you. They can be stubborn. They can be hardheaded.
- Without constant socialization, they can become fearful or aggressive.
Some will display food/toy/crate aggression (which is unacceptable in my
opinion).
- They can have empty tummy bile vomit. Sometimes this happens if
they are not fed in close intervals. While this is an easy fix (feed
them), it can be messy and very inconvient. While Mouse rarely does it
anymore, if I hear any sort of hacking, snorting, or stomach lurching, I fly
out of bed to clean up and feed.
- The females can be incontinent.
- Bloat is a problem in the breed.
- Epi
- Dry Mouth
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