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A Mountain of a Dog
“I’m a distance runner and triathlete,” says
Bev. “Cypress’ Daddy, Troy, and I decided
on adopting a Greater Swiss Mountain dog
because we wanted a dog that liked exer-
cise but wasn’t destructive without a daily
two-hour hike. We wanted a family pet to
enjoy our outside activities, not one to leave
at home alone.
Cypress loves sports, but she can only jog
for about quarter of a mile;yet she can hike
for hours. We solved the situation by letting
her sleep in while I train.
Interestingly enough, even though swim-
ming isn’t innate to her breed, Cypress
loves water. We are deeply bonded, and she
doesn’t like being away from me, so when I
am swimming, she waits on the shore until
she can’t stand it any longer and then jumps
in and joins me. It’s amazing watching her
paws under water, paddling and turning
over! Once she reaches me, I swim paral-
lel to the shore, and not too far out, in case
she tires.
Because the Greater Swiss Mountain
originates from Switzerland, they are natu-
ral born hikers, and Cypress is amazing! She
loves climbing to the top of Cypress — even
in the snow!
She’s a different dog in snow: she has
boundless energy; she dives into the snow,
and she quickly ascends even the steepest
hills! She wonders why we can’t get up the
mountain as quickly as she does. When she
gets to the top, she is Cypress on Cypress
Mountain!
For the fi rst fi ve years of her life, Troy
worked from home, so our furry daughter
hung out in the offi ce with Daddy. Since
then, she has joined me at work. When I
say, “Time for work”, she bounds to the
front door, excited to be going to her job.
Like 99.99 percent of dogs, she loves car
rides, especially with the window down, so
she can have her head out, breathing in all
of the interesting smells.
I run a tutoring company, and she joyfully
greets the students in the reception area.
Periodically, she enthusiastically snooper-
vizes each tutoring station to check on ev-
eryone’s progress.
Cypress is a living advertisement! When
people stop us and ask about her, I explain
that she comes to work with me. They ask
what I do, and I often end up tutoring their
son, daughter or grandchild!
When Cypress sees someone or a pet that
she loves, she lets out a hearty hound sound-
ing BAROOOOO! Her bark is unique, dra-
matic, and quite startling, if you aren’t used
to it.
Because we spend so much time together,
we have an incredibly strong bond. Cypress
is the only dog I know of who looks directly
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Nope, not a Bernese Mountain dog! Meet Bev’s Cypress, a 10-year-old
Greater Swiss Mountain dog named after her favorite mountain, the one she
has a passion for hiking up — even in winter!
into people’s eyes for sustained periods of
time, especially mine. She knows so much
language, too, it’s incredible: kitty cat, dog-
gie store, Grandma, walkies, time for bed,
Daddy, car ride, go see, and check it out are
just a few.
She is always totally aware of her sur-
roundings, and at home, she is a great
watchdog. She pays attention to everything,
and if anything seems amiss, she alert barks,
so that I can see if anything is happening.
When I tell her, “Thank you, that’s fi ne”,
she knows that she has done her job and that
everything is OK. She gives me such a sense
of safety.
We live in a basement suite, and the own-
ers live upstairs. Cypress absolutely adores
kitty cats, and they have two, so she is in
heaven! When she was a puppy, the cat next
door, Bailey, loved dogs. Bailey would roll
on his back and Cypress would bark and go
into the yoga pose: downward dog, to get
closer to him. She’d gently nose and paw
him, and the cat let her. With that experi-
ence, Cypress thinks that all kitties love her
and want to play with her. She can’t under-
stand why most cats fl ee in fear, when she
happily sprints towards them in a hearty
welcome!
We can’t imagine life without Cypress.
She brings us immeasurable joy and loves
us unconditionally. I often tell her that she
is my truest love; she has a pure, open heart,
and I absolutely adore her. Troy’s feelings
are not hurt because he feels exactly the
same way about Cypress.”
TIPS
“One of the reasons Cypress is so healthy,
and beautiful,” says Bev, “is her diet. She
has been on raw food since birth. She also
enjoys treats: eggs, cooked salmon, ber-
ries, peaches, bananas, dried beef heart, and
lamb liver! Her vet puts her at half her age. I
can’t count the number of times people have
stopped us exclaiming, ‘She’s beautiful!’ I
wish that I received that many compliments
and attention!”
Because Cypress is a working dog breed,
she likes to have a job. In the snow, she
wears a harness with a leash attached. I can
tell Cypress to “pull”, and she will dig in her
claws and use her power to get me up steep
hills. After a snow workout, she gets refu-
eled with lamb liver or another delicious
treat; and plenty of fresh water to drink. It’s
important that I take good care of my num-
ber one girl in the world!”
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