Simply Swissies' Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs

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Simply Swissies' Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs

AKC Breeder of Merit Silver
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs located in Northern Delaware

05/27/2026

Congratulations to Kira and Niko on winning Best in Show Sweepstakes at the Mid-Atlantic Working Group Show in Doswell, VA this past weekend! Thank you to Judge Danelle M. Brown for recognizing our young boy in such a terrific lineup.

He also took Best of Breed under Judge John Constantine a few weeks ago from the 6-9 month class over some very competitive specials. Can you believe he's barely 7 months old and already such a rockstar?

🦁 Niko - Simply Swissies' The Lions of Nikolai VSWB

Sire: CH Simply Swissies' Was That Sarcasm CGC TKN VHMA (Leo)

Dam: MultiCH Gross Art Missandei -RoJCH, RoCH, GCH of Muntenegru, Baltic CH (Sonya)

Honorable mention to miss Dani (BB x DUDE) who stepped back into the show ring after a long hiatus and picked up some nice wins at the Blue Ribbon Cluster with Kira as well!!

05/11/2026

We have a 1.5 year old male from our beautiful Rita x Savvy litter available through no fault of his own. He's a total sweetheart and would make a great family pet or obedience/show prospect!

He's great with:
•Dogs
•Cats
•Chickens & livestock
•Kids & strangers

Healthy, UTD on vaccines, crate trained and respectful. Has shown no prey drive and does not have a dominant personality- he fits right in with other dogs. Takes treats gently too! He knows all his basic commands including sit, down, stay, & has a great heel on leash with cloth collar. He also has points and a major toward his AKC Championship in conformation. 🏆

This boy is smart and wants to please! But he is young and has typical puppy silliness, so we do not recommend him for a home with children under 6 or those inexperienced with large breeds. Rehoming fee with contract applies. More pictures and videos available upon request! Please send us a PM or text (302) 502-7280 for more info 🙂
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04/17/2026

Sometimes it really only takes one! Our little Sonia x Leo singleton has come so far in just a short amount of time!!

In February, Niko attended AKC Meet the Breeds in NYC as an ambassador for Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs. He met hundreds of people and loved all the attention, being the confident little star that he is.

At the beginning of March, Niko won a Working Group 1st at his first puppy Match show with Dana.

After that, he won two BPUP Group 1s, two Group 2s, and a Group 3 at the Celtic Cluster in York, PA.

Last week at the Blue & Gray Cluster in Harrisburg, PA, he was awarded Best 4-6 Month Puppy in Show under Ms. Edweena (Teddy) McDowell. He went on to win another BPUP Working Group 1 the following day under Mrs. Linda Hurlebaus.

On Sunday, 2 days after turning 6 months old and graduating to the regular competition, Niko was awarded Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Best Puppy in Breed under Mr. Fred Hyer.

We are SO proud of this puppy boy and cannot wait to watch him grow. Thank you to Kira for showing him and loving him as much as we do!

02/09/2026

A great Sunday at the Westminster Kennel Club meet the breeds in NYC!
Daisy (Apollo x Dani) and Niko (Leo x Sonia) attended as terrific ambassadors of the breed.

12/18/2025

Another MAGs specialty in the books! Every year this show is so fun and this year, our crew certainly did not disappoint!

Over the course of the weekend we left with 2 new champions and some “firsts”!

🪺 BOSS CH Simply Swissies’ Golden Appa-Tunity “APPA”
- HUGE BOB on Friday, his very first day as a special since finishing in May!
- BOSS on Saturday for another huge major towards his grand championship
Thank you to the Allen family for sharing him this weekend!

🌪️ Multiple OH Grp Placing BPISS CH Simply Swissies’ We’ve Got Cows CGC STR TKN
“TWISTER”
- BOS, BOBOH, OHG4 on Friday with Kira
- BOS in puppy sweepstakes on Saturday to her brother Huck

🌋 NBPISS Simply Swissies’ Volcanic Lightening “HUCK”
- Best in puppy sweepstakes!
Thank you to thr Clough family for sharing him this weekend!

🕺🏻*CH* Ultronn from Balihara Ranch “BARRON”
- WD, BOW on Friday & WD on Saturday at the specialty to finish his Championship!
Thank you to the Deputy family for sharing him this weekend, and congrats on your first CH!!

💃 *CH* Ulfhilde from Balihara Ranch “RIZZO”
- WB, BOW on Sunday to finish her Championship!

Honorable mentions to Geno who won his class & was RWD to the major, as well as Hunters little babies from Seavaridge, Ducky & Daisy who won their classes at their first indoor show!

Thank you to judges Annella Cooper, Majorie Martorella & breeder judge Jennie Chen along with sweeps judge James Conroy for the wins and compliments about these young dogs.

12/13/2025

The baby specials had themselves a DAY!

Best of breed for Appa and Best of opposite and Owner handled BOB and OHG4 for Twister (with Kira) for HUGE wins the day before our specialty. So proud of these young dogs and so happy to be here to show this weekend despite the cold 🙂

CH Simply Swissies’ Golden Appatunity
APPA - co owned and loved by the Allen family (22 months)

CH Simply Swissies’ We’ve Got Cows
TWISTER - co owned and adored with Kira Zimmerman (13 months today)

11/11/2025

Catching up on posting win pictures 🙂
Here are our official pictures from the National Specialty!

11/03/2025

Our last Sea Creature baby is looking for a the perfect home! 🪼🦈🐳🐙
Green boy is our pick puppy and has hung around a little longer as he is in search of a home, preferably close to us, so we can check on how he’s growing and possibly show him in the future!

With that being said, an awesome home is what he deserves, with or without the possibility of being a show dog. If you have interest in this adorable guy, PM!

10/21/2025

Our Sea Creatures soaking up the nice fall weather! 🐳🦈🪼🐙

10/13/2025

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America National and Independent specialty (Lake Shore) 2025 in the books!

Without Kira & Andrew this wouldnt have been possible. We’re so lucky to have friends who care about these dogs success as much as we do, and I don’t know what we ever did without them🥹

🌪️Twister🌪️
Simply Swissies’ We’ve Got Cows (Rita x Savvy)
•first in 9-12 puppy b**h at the National & the regional!
•second in her sweeps class at the national and fourth at the regional

🌼Daisy🌼
Simply Swissies’ Wild Goose Chase FDC ATT VSWB TKN CGCA* RN*
•first in American bred b**h at the National!! And pulled out for consideration for winners, made her mom cry, all the first show dog things🥹
•if that wasn’t enough, added two new titles to her name! - rally novice, by going 4th in rn A and CGCA being the good girl she is

🌋Huck🌋
Simply Swissies’ Volcanic Lightening
Had only been to one dog show prior to this, where he was passed around in a busy show environment and handled it like a champ, so we had no doubts he would have a great time on an even bigger stage… he did not disappoint!
•first in 9-12 puppy dog at the national AND the regional!
•first in his sweeps class at the national and placed fourth at the regional
• and, to top it all off, BEST PUPPY in national specialty
Thank you to his mom Colleen for sharing him and giving him an excellent start to training at home! I cannott wait to see this boy again soon!

Now for the fun- at the costume contest/parade, Huck and Kira went as Secratariet and his Jockey, winning best supporting actor. Daisy and Andrew went as Chewbacca and Princess Leia winning best supporting actress.

Thank you judges, Ed Fotjk, Grace Fritz, Kristen Kleeman and Bonnie Money for your appreciation and compliments about our dogs and program :)

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Hockessin, DE

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+13025027280

Website

https://greaterswissies.com/

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