page_title: Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund
section_title: Appearance
hierarchical_section_title: Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund / Description / Appearance
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Gończy berneński na międzynarodowej wystawie psów rasowych w Katowicach - Spodku. English: Bernese Hound during International show of dogs in Katowice - Spodek, Poland
context_page_description: The Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund all of the same breed).
context_section_description: These dogs' height lies between 35 and 43 cm (13.8 -16.9 ins) for the males and 33 and 40 cm (13 and 15.7 ins) for the females. The general appearance is of a hound similar to the Schweizer Laufhund, with a smaller body and shorter legs. They appear to be square but are a little longer than they are tall and well-structured. The head is well clearly shaped and noble with a friendly and alert expression. The chest. The legs are strong with a robust structure. At a calm pace they carry the tail low; when they run it is a bit lifted. The breed has long, drop ears and a long tail.
  The coat can be short and smooth or a bit longer and stiff depending on the type.
  The varieties of the Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund are arranged by coat colour and texture:
  Small Bernese Hound (Berner Niederlaufhund) - tricolour: white, black and tan, tan marks over the eyes.
  short-haired Small Bernese Hound - short and smooth coat
  wire-haired Small Bernese Hound - harsh single coat, small beard on the face
  Small Jura Hound (Jura Niederlaufhund) -smooth single coat, black with tan markings above the eyes, some white.
  Small Lucerne Hound (Luzerner Niederlaufhund) - smooth white coat speckled with grey or black to give a blue appearance, with black patches and tan marks over the eyes.
  Small Schwyz Hound (Schwyzer Niederlaufhund )- smooth white coat with yellow-red to orange-red patches. There was once a wire-haired Small Schwyz Hound, but it is now extinct.
caption: Berner Niederlaufhund
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