The Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Background
Background
Background
The Löwchen is traceable as far back as 1442 when he can be found depicted in several old paintings, tapestries, engravings, drawings, and literature. They were popular during the 16th century in many countries. It’s believed they originated in Germany where the name Löwchen means little lion.
During World War II the breed became rare and came close to being extinct alltogether until Madame Bennert, a Belgian woman, revived the breed using just two females and one male.
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