19 World’s Largest Dog Breeds You Wish You Owned

Published on December 4, 2017
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Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Talk about cute and talk about a large breed! The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog was “developed” in the Swiss Alps and is considered to be the most popular dog breed in Switzerland. This breed is large and heavy-boned with incredible physical strength, but it’s still agile enough to perform the all-purpose farm duties it was originally used for. Just because they’re large doesn’t mean they aren’t sociable, active, calm, and dignified, and loves being part of the family because that’s exactly what thy are. Among the four Sennenhunde, or Swiss mountain dogs, this breed is considered the oldest, and is also the largest.

Greater Swiss Mountain

Greater Swiss Mountain

Komondor

The Komondor large dog breed is also known as the Hungarian sheepdog. As you can see, it is a large, white-colored guardian dog with a long, corded coat. Often people refer to them as “mop dog”..hmm, wonder why? The Komondor has a long history of being a powerful dog breed with a natural guardian instinct to guard livestock and other property. This pup was brought to Europe by the Cumans and was even mentioned first in 1544 in a Hungarian codex. Fun fact, The Komondor breed has been declared one of Hungary’s national treasures, to be preserved and protected from modification.

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Komondor

Komondor