Leonberger Puppies Blog

The most famous appearance of this dog breed was in the film, The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon. This movie is based on the classic novel of Jack London, published in 1903. The story begins with a Leonberger dog called Buck who is kidnapped and taken to the Yukon where he is used as a sledge dog. He is badly mistreated there, however a gold miner named Thornton realizes that Buck is a great dog and starts to feel sorry for him and decides to keep him. In an accident where Buck’s kidnappers died with the neglected dogs, Thornton heals Buck back to health and they start to be good friends. Later on Buck showing his devotion, saves his owner’s life.

They go through big adventures together, they even win bets where Buck proves his extraordinary strength winning more than a thousand dollars in gold. Thornton with his friends go back to their camps, while Buck explores the forests around them and begins to socialize with the local wolf pack. One night he has to find out that he is left alone, because his owner has been murdered by a group of Indians. Buck gets back to the forest and answers the call of the wild.

We can see in this movie that the Leonberger breed is really powerful, reliable and elegant as well. The phrase that describes this breed the best would be: “the gentle giant”.

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The good news is: YES!

The oldest purebred dog registry, the  American Kennel Club welcomes 3 new breeds: the Leonberger, the Cane Corso and the Icelandic Sheepdog. So AKC now can count with not less, than 167 dog breeds.
None of the recently recognized breeds are new though: Cane Corso is an ancient one, in fact, it was almost extinct, when a group of breeders brought them back in the 1980’s. The Icelandic Sheepdog’s history goes back to the 1000 years – they arrived on the island with the Vikings.
The Leonberger has been a part of Germany’s history ever since the 1800’s, and they soon became popular due to their beautiful fur, even among artists. But the Leonberger isn’t only pretty: it is a well-known rescue dog. They can help rescuing people in water and be trained to jump out of helicopters.
Let’s say a big welcome to the new members!