Central Switzerland · Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Emmen wants to become a city – the Entlebucher would rather stay in the country
Der Hündeler, Edition of Wednesday, 11 November 2026
What happened
Emmen in the canton of Lucerne has grown steadily over the years. Now the municipality wants to shed the label of “suburb” and rename itself a city.
What does this mean for your Entlebucher?
The Entlebucher Mountain Dog comes from the same canton, a few valleys further on, and was bred to drive cattle. In a city of Emmen it would mostly find commuters, and they are harder to drive. For dogs the renaming changes nothing: the lead requirement, the dog-waste bins and the dog tax are called the same in a city as in a village. Only the cows become rarer.
What you can do now: Nothing. A place-name sign cannot be herded.