Albert Heim was not only a scientist and a teacher, but a very avid cynologist, as many of his still cited publications show. He was a breeder of Newfoundland dogs -- he even imported dogs from Newfoundland, quite a feat at that time -- and an international judge on many dog shows. In this function his main concerns were the Swiss Mountain Dogs. The Appenzeller Cattle Dog and the Great Swiss Mountain Dog presumably owe their existence to Albert Heim. In honor of this great scientist and his 80th anniversary our Foundation received his name on the meeting of the board on April 14th 1929 in Berne. The charter of the Foundation was legally signed on March 21st and April 14th 1930.
