Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Characteristics
The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, often referred to simply as the Swissy is an agile, sturdy and well-muscled breed known for its strength, loyalty, and gentle nature.
They have a calm and friendly temperament with an enthusiastic nature and strong affinity to people and children, making them excellent family pets and companions, although their size and strength require training and socialization from an early age. They also have natural instinct to guard and protect and must be socialised thoroughly from a young age.
Greater Swiss have a low powerful bark. They don’t tend to bark a lot, though, and typically only when they need to alert their owner to something. They also, especially as a younger dog, exhibits signs of separation anxiety if left alone too much!
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Inherited Disease and Traits Testing Panels
We can offer the below tests for the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog singularly or as combos or as included in the most comprehensive Panel “DogCheck 4.0”:
- Degenerative Myelopathy DNA Testing which is a screening test for your dog to determine if it carries the genes associated with Degenerative Myelopathy (DM). Click here to read more about the Degenerative Myelopathy Test Kit.
- Hyperuricosuria DNA Test for Uric Acid is a screening test for your dog to determine if it carries the mutated gene associated with Hyperuricosuria (HUU).
You can choose the best option for you by clicking below:
For the above tests, if done singularly or as combos, we offer the results in 7-10 working days from receipt of samples to the laboratory.
If they are all included in the most comprehensive test called “DogCheck 4.0“, which also gives information about coat colour traits, the turnaround is 3-4 weeks from receipts of the samples to the laboratory. Please refer to the list below to see all the genes tested in this case.
NOTE: There is an extra cost of £45 to test the genes mentioned on the table as *xP as they are not included in the Dog Check 4.0 Report unless the extra fee has been paid at the checkout.
Dog Intolerance Test
The Dog Intolerance Test checks for your dog’s sensitivity to 143 food and 49 environmental and artificial allergens. Click here to read more about the At Home Dog Intolerance Test.
Dog Paternity Test
Our Dog DNA Paternity Test is a quick and easy way to accurately determine the parentage of your canine. Fast, accurate and conclusive results. Click here to read more about our Dog Paternity Test with mother or Dog Paternity Test without Mother.