Breed profile · Greater Swiss Mountain Dog specialty history
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog specialty history
The full record of the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.
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2027
National specialty
No national specialty record for 2027.
Regional specialties
No regional specialties recorded for 2027.
2026
National specialty
National Specialty week: Sunday to Friday, October 4–9, 2026, at Expo Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood St, Garden City, Idaho — conformation indoors and outdoors, unbenched. Conformation days: Thursday, October 8 (Futurity & Maturity, 4-6 month puppy, regular classes and veterans, Top 20 judging and showcase) and Friday, October 9 (sweepstakes, junior showmanship, Best of Breed, non-regular classes, awards banquet). The rest of the week: pack hikes Sunday and Monday, draft trial and herding Tuesday, scent trial, obedience and rally trials, CGC and trick dog, puppy match, annual meeting, and weight pull Wednesday. Two designated specialties with the Idaho Capital City Kennel Club followed at the same site, Saturday and Sunday, October 10–11. Entry: 109 dogs (52 dogs, 57 bitches); 126 entries. Event Chair: Annika Schmid. Superintendent: BaRay Event Services. (Sources: 2026 National & Designated Specialties schedule; 2026 GSMDCA National Specialty premium list; AKC event search, event 2026491619.)
National specialty judges: Ms. Robin A. Hug — all conformation classes, Best of Breed, Junior Showmanship, and 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy. Mrs. Nichole Proctor — Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes. Mrs. Martha Tubman, DVM — Futurity and Maturity. Ms. Susie Osburn — all Obedience and Rally classes. (Source: 2026 GSMDCA National Specialty premium list.)
Results (official, AKC event 2026491619). Best of Breed: CH Alpenblick’s La Reina De Mesa Verde At Calypso (bitch, owners J. Mijares, A. Schmid). Best of Opposite Sex: CH Wildest Dream Rigatoni Bolognese At Ticino BCAT (dog, owners T. Stanger, T. Bailey, J. Bailey). Select Dog: GCHB CH Bugyal’s Spicy Michelada On The Rocks FDC BCAT CGCA TKN ATT VHMA. Select Bitch: CH Wtf Farms Explorers Seppi CD BN RA FDC SWA SIE SBE SHDN CGC TKN ATT. Best of Winners and Winners Bitch: Painted Mtn’s A Question Of Time (owner L. Simonsen). Winners Dog: CH RODEO’s Hot On The Trail! (owners H. Webb, J. Webb). Reserve Winners Dog: Cherished Marvelous Signs Etched Inch By Inch CGCA CGCU STR TKN. Reserve Winners Bitch: Dahlgren’s Once I Pick A Speed, Aint No Catchin Me. Best Owner-Handled: CH Alpenblick’s La Reina De Mesa Verde At Calypso. Best Junior Handler: Thaddeus Walters. (Source: AKC event search, event 2026491619.)
Regional specialties
No regional specialties recorded for 2026.