25 Waterberger Photos

Today is the two-year anniversary of my blog and this is the 215th post.

Four Leonbergers running in water
Shutterstock-ID: 959582 by Ingvald Kaldhussater

My blog is primarily about Leonbergers, an unusual and fascinating dog breed that is known for its size, affectionate nature, and intelligence. We were lucky enough to live with one for thirteen years. His name was Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle—but we called him “Bronco” for short. I also wrote a book about Leonbergers and about Bronco’s many adventures : The Life and Times of Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle. If you are on a desktop computer you’ll see the book in the sidebar on the right, and if you are on a phone you have to scroll to the bottom of the page. If you still cannot see the book, you can click here.

Leonbergers love to swim and so did our Bronco. This post features 25 photos of Leonbergers in the water, which is why the title of the post is 25 Waterberger photos. Most of the photos are of our Leonberger Bronco in White Rock Lake in Dallas. He loved to chase ducks and egrets, but catching is difficult. In the end he had no egrets. One of the photos is from a friend and there are a few stock photos. If you want to see Leonberger puppy photos click here, and if you want to see another set of 25 Leonbergers click here, and here is yet another set of 25 Leonbergers.

A Leonberger swimming in lake water
Our Leonberger Bronco swimming in White Rock Lake.
Bronco our Leonberger is standing in lake water
Bronco is standing in the water in White Rock Lake.
A Leonberger swimming in lake water
Our Leonberger Bronco swimming in White Rock Lake.
A Leonberger standing in lake water
Our Leonberger Bronco in shallow water. Still White Rock Lake.
A Leonberger standing in water
Digory a Leonberger in the water. Photo by Jen O’Keefe.
Leonberger standing in a blue kiddie pool
Young Bronco (maybe one years old) standing in a kiddie pool.
Leonberger standing in a blue kiddie pool
Young Bronco standing in a kiddie pool.
A Leonberger standing in lake water
Bronco standing in White Rock Lake.
A Leonberger swimming with a ball in his mouth
Leonberger swimming with a ball. Stock Photo ID: 720242263 by Christian Mueller
A Leonberger standing in beach waves
Leonberger on the beach. Stock Photo ID: 1110805445 by Lolostock
Two Leonbergers swimming next to each other
Two Leonbergers swimming. Stock Photo ID: 1989806678 by Taibomaus.
Leonberger standing in water
Leonberger standing in river. Photo by Stephanie Lucero on Unsplash.
Our Leonberger standing in a blue kiddie pool
Our Bronco in a kiddie pool.
Our Leonberger standing in a blue kiddie pool
Another photo of our Bronco in a kiddie pool
Leonberger dog swimming in a lake
Bronco swimming in White Rock Lake, Texas.
Leonberger dog swimming in a lake
Another photo of Bronco swimming in White Rock Lake, Texas.
Leonberger dog standing in a lake water
Bronco standing in White Rock Lake, nearby Dallas, Texas.
Leonberger dog in lake water
Bronco again
Leonberger dog walking out of a lake
Bronco coming out of White Rock Lake
Leonberger dog walking into water. There is a canoe in the background.
Bronco walking into White Rock Lake
Leonberger dog walking out of a lake. There is a canoe in the background.
Bronco coming back out of White Rock Lake
Leonberger dog walking out of a lake
Bronco coming out of White Rock Lake on a different day.
Leonberger dog walking out of a lake
Bronco coming out of White Rock Lake
Leonberger dog walking out of a lake
Bronco in White Rock Lake
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Author: thomasstigwikman

My name is Thomas Wikman. I am a software/robotics engineer with a background in physics. I am currently retired. I took early retirement. I am a dog lover, and especially a Leonberger lover, a home brewer, craft beer enthusiast, I’m learning French, and I am an avid reader. I live in Dallas, Texas, but I am originally from Sweden. I am married to Claudia, and we have three children. I have two blogs. The first feature the crazy adventures of our Leonberger Le Bronco von der Löwenhöhle as well as information on Leonbergers. The second blog, superfactful, feature information and facts I think are very interesting. With this blog I would like to create a list of facts that are accepted as true among the experts of the field and yet disputed amongst the public or highly surprising. These facts are special and in lieu of a better word I call them super-facts.

54 thoughts on “25 Waterberger Photos”

    1. Thank you so much Kymber. Yes he really loved to swim. As soon as we arrived at White Rock lake he ran to the shore and went right in. The water in White Rock Lake looked muddy, especially by the shore, but it was clean and full of fish, and birds and snakes. The lake is located right outside Dallas and was a 15 minute drive from our house.

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    1. Thank you Gwen. Yes he kind of looked like a bear. Once when I walked by a neighbor’s house, a neighbor who let his big black dogs run lose, he shouted to his wife “honey come get the dogs. Someone is walking a bear out here”.

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    1. Thank you Denise. Ever since I made my first Facebook post about him swimming and chasing birds I’ve been using that joke. You might have heard it before. You are right, he was full of cheers, loved to play and run and swim.

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  13. Happy blogaversary today Thomas and here’s to many more. I really enjoyed today’s post. He was just a big gentle giant it looked liked. Oh how much fun he had in the water I see. Thanks for sharing these wonderful and fun pictures today.

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    1. Thank you so much Deanne. Yes you are right, Bronco was a big gentle giant. He was playful, kind, protective of our small dogs and as you said he had a lot of fun in the water. Sometimes we worried when he swam really far out but he always came back.

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  18. Ahh, Bronco in the kiddie pool 🐶

    I’ve never heard of a Leonberger owner or breeder in the Philippines. I wonder if they’re okay in a hot climate like ours. Most breeds I know of that are common in my country are German Shepherd, Shih Tzu, and Golden Retriever. We used to have a family of Siberian Husky, though.

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    1. I don’t know how hot it is in the Philippines. However, Texas summers are hot but it was OK because we have air-conditioning. But my thinking is that if a German Shepherd and a Siberian Husky’s can tolerate the climate a Leonberger should too.

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