Greater Swiss Mountain Dog As A Herder: Proposal to AKC for Recognition in AKC Herding Events: Disk

The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America records is a useful resource for those interested in the foundation of the breed in America from the 1960's onward. Although the breed was not officially recognized by the AKC until 1995, the records in this collection stretch back to 1968 when the breed's Club was first formed and includes some early history on the Club (through written Histories and membership lists) and the dogs (breed standards, pedigrees, and champions lists, and advertisements).

The collection also contains the Herding Events proposal that the Club presented to the AKC so that the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog could be included in those competitions. This proposal includes more standards and histories on the breed as well as various comments to the effectiveness of the breed as a herding, livestock protection, and utility farmwork dog. The proposal also includes comments from judges on how the breed works with livestock.