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This year will begin many wonderful, new adventures as we anticipate moving forward with our next chapter and our younger entlebuchers become active breeding dogs.

Risa (top left) is from our Next Generation, A-Litter. She is a natural bobtail, cuddly clown that wants to be part of everything! She is ready to rock any activity as long as it's with her people. Risa has really come into her own! She has passed the basic CHIC breed health tests plus a couple additional tests we felt important. In 2023, Risa earned an AKC conformation major and many higher level titles in agility and nosework. We plan to breed her in the future.

Geordi (top right) is from our Comic Action dudes, C-Litter. He is handsome, friendly and charming with a natural bobtail and a bit of a mischievous streak. He is also muscular, powerful, bold and curious yet gentle, kind and sensitive! He passed the basic CHIC breed health tests and was graded with Excellent hips. As he matures and continues to fill out, we look forward to the contributions he will make. In 2023, Geordi earned both AKC conformation majors, a novice dock diving title, agility and many nosework tiles. He is available at stud.

If you are ready to welcome an entlebucher puppy from us, or any breeder- please do your research! Search the open database records of the OFA website (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals). Insist that the parents of your future pup have (at least) the minimum breed specific health testing requirements completed. If the basics are complete, an entlebucher receives a CHIC number and icon by their name. Click on the dog's link to see their test results and dates. An annual eye exam is the only test entlebuchers need to repeat. You can tell by the test date if the dog's eyes are current.

Excel-Entlebuchers Kennel

There are so many breeding considerations. When choosing our breeding pairs we take our time to focus on our main priorities: health testing and how the tests match up, stable temperaments with friendliness and resilience highly desirable, low coefficient of inbreeding (under 5% in 5 generations for our breed), and great looks, breeding to the standard.

Excellence is a quality that surpasses ordinary standards. We personally strive for excellence in everything we do! We've been passionate about dog sports and the sport of dogs for over two decades, so it made sense that our experience would evolve into a desire to further help and contribute to the preservation of this breed we are passionate about. We are dedicated to ongoing knowledge, education, and quality decisions as Entlebucher Mountain Dog breeders.

Due to the small gene pool in the U.S., we had been patiently networking with trusted European breeders for a few years. We hoped to import the right female to compliment our family with the possibility of breeding quality potential. Our search focused on pairings that showed diversity, healthy pedigree lines, lower COI (coefficient of inbreeding), and the character traits we admire most in the breed. As a bonus, we also hoped to find a pup that would meet our high standards for proven performance attributes and athleticism. We have a preferred breed style, yet we can appreciate the beauty of most all Entles. Our diligence and patience paid off with the perfect addition (for us) in Jaylah. She is our foundation female, she blessed us with 3 wonderful litters and is now spayed. We wish to move our breeding program forward with her offspring.

At Excel-Entlebuchers we combine our dedication to excellence with our love for this amazing Swiss Mountain Dog! We believe in the 'TOTAL' Entlebucher and breed for robust health, stable temperament, sound moderate structure and beauty with working ability! Our Entlebuchers are capable of excelling in any area being versatile, adaptable and able to do it all! This is not just talk, we are out in the real world do-ing and proving our dog's abilities by testing their skills and aptitudes. We strongly believe in preserving and protecting the working functionality of the Entlebucher Mountain Dog. It is a dynamic process of balance encouraged within the breed standard.

We do not support breeding extreme traits, spooky/fearful temperaments or exaggerated qualities.

Gone to the Dogs

Our current family consists of 2 footers (Patrick and Joyce) and 4 footers (the furry Entlebuchers kids). We chose not to have human children instead, welcoming furry canine kids and foster pups into our lives. You could say our lives have gone to the dogs ~ and we couldn’t be happier! We support both; quality breeders and responsible rescues. We have had great dogs from both sources!

We love Entlebuchers also known as Entlebuch Cattle Dogs, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs and Entlebucher Sennenhunds. But they are not the right dog breed for everyone. Entlebuchers have a zest for life and can be high energy- a 24/7 party ready to happen. That can be a blessing or a curse depending on your family situation, activity level, and lifestyle. We encourage anyone looking to add a furry family member to take the time for thorough research; try to meet a few individual entlebuchers, ask many questions, and find local networking resources.

Thank you for visiting! Please favorite our site and visit often. We try to make frequent changes and updates to stay relevant and current. Sometimes life does get in the way so we list our "last updated" date so you will know. Feel free to contact us with any comments or feedback.

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

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Timber Ridge Dog Training Club of Central Wisconsin

Working Dogs of North Central Wisconsin

NEMDA - National Entlebucher Mountain Dog Association