Today’s Leonberger – The Breeder’s Perspective

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318 – June, 2021

By Amy Fernandez

Leonbergers entered the AKC Working Group ten years ago after decades in the rare breed scene. That is always a drastic transition in many respects. Three leading breeders offered their take on the breed’s progress.

Matt Townsend has been involved in the Leonberger breed since 1999. He is an AKC judge, president of the Mid-Atlantic Leonberger Club of Virginia & Tarheel Leonberger Club, a longtime exhibitor, and a Leonberger breeder under the Sforzando prefix.

Agi Hejja started in Kuvasz in the 1970s and has been involved with Leonbergers since 1998. She is an AKC judge for both breeds and Junior Showmanship. Agi is the judges education chair for the Kuvasz Club of America and co-chair for the Leonberger Club of America.

Alida has been breeding and exhibiting Leonbergers under the kennel name von Alpensee since 1993, and has bred more than 40 AKC Champions since the breed was accepted into the Working Group in 2010. Alida is a breeder-judge and enjoys both exhibiting and judging this magnificent breed. She is the Co-chair of the Judges Education Committee of the Leonberger Club of America.

How is the Leonberger breed faring since AKC recognition?

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