{"id":172,"date":"2017-04-28T04:40:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T04:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2018-06-12T02:48:59","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T02:48:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/?page_id=172","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
Our Beginnings<\/h6>\n

Velvet was my first Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, age 3 when she came to me.\u00a0 Her first name had been Manon, but an intuitive 8 year old girl in her second home renamed her Velvet, perfect for her in every way.\u00a0 Velvet was the dog love of my life, and because of her, I finally heeded my calling.<\/p>\n

Velvet needed some help with fearfulness and learning to accept strangers, among other things.\u00a0 We hiked, camped, played, and trained together – agility, herding, obedience, and draft, at every opportunity.\u00a0 Before long, work felt like a distraction to our time together!\u00a0 So, I decided to make training my full time occupation.<\/p>\n

Diving in with both feet, I read extensively, went to Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers (known as the “Harvard of dog schools”), put in a 300+ hour internship at the SF SPCA, studied with Bob Bailey, Dr. Susan Friedman and many others, and the rest (some 9+ years of it now), is history.\u00a0 Velvet was by my side the entire way, and with brilliant dog-dog skills she was working as hard as I was to help other dogs and pet owners.\u00a0 Though gone in form for some years now, she is with me still, every step I take.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t very long after I got Velvet, that I began to connect with other Swissy breeders, and Michele Slate of Ramsgate Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs<\/a> was one of the first.\u00a0 After many visits with Michele, it was finally time in my life for a Swissy puppy, and in June of 2014, we brought 8-week old Mattie home.<\/p>\n

Mattie’s sweetness stole my heart immediately, and her confidence and antics never cease to make me laugh out loud.\u00a0 With Mattie, I am blessed to love another Swissy in a way I never thought I could again.<\/p>\n

On June 7, 2017, Mattie blessed us with the Wimbledon Litter, 3 boys and 2 girls.\u00a0 From that litter we have kept Billie Jean who is now 11 months old and will keep growing for some time to come.\u00a0 She’s a wonderful addition to our family and is most often found by my side or begging mama Mattie for play and attention.\u00a0 We couldn’t be happier with her.<\/p>\n

So here we are.\u00a0 My long held desire to breed Swissys began and continues with Mattie, the friendliest Swissy of all time.\u00a0 We have all paws, fingers and toes crossed for a second healthy litter to continue our story.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy learning more about this wonderful breed, and smile at the photos of the Swissys I love so much.<\/p>\n

-Mac<\/p>\n

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Our Beginnings Velvet was my first Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, age 3 when she came to me.\u00a0 Her first name had been Manon, but an intuitive 8 year old girl in her second home renamed her Velvet, perfect for her in every way.\u00a0 Velvet was the dog love of my life, and because of her, … <\/p>\n

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