Mary Allen
#10 After his death in 1889, Heinrich Essig left neither an intelligible description of the Leonberger’s appearance, nor herd books, which gave impetus to the emergence of other sources of animal origin.
#11 Some experts argued that the Leonberger is not an independent breed, but simply a more pumped version of the ancient German Hovawarts, who were on the verge of extinction in the 19th century.
As supporters of the theory, they even cited several breeders of that time who were engaged in the restoration of the gene pool of endangered animals, including the Leonberg mayor, which was later provided.
