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Bernese Mountain Dog overview
An ancient breed originating in Switzerland for use as a livestock herder and cart puller. Selective breeding has left a legacy of unreliability and unprovoked aggression in some lines.
Unsuitable for the urban environment or hotter climates. The Bernese prefers to live and sleep outside and prefers the colder weather. Affectionate and sometimes sloppy, they are readily obedience trained but are probably best suited to the experienced owner.
Other known names for Bernese Mountain Dog
Berner Sennenhund, Berner, Bernese, The Little Bear of Switzerland, Berner
Bernese Mountain Dog foreign names
Berner Sennenhond (Dutch), Bouvier Bernois (French), Berner Sennenhund (German), Boyero de Berna / Perro de Montaña Bernés (Spanish)
Origin
Switzerland
Breed Group
Biological data
Height
Male: 64-70 cm.
25-27½ inches.
Female: 58-66 cm.
23-26 inches.
Colours, markings and patterns
Jet black, with rich reddish brown on cheeks, over eyes, on all four limbs and on chest.
Slight to medium sized symmetrical white head marking (blaze) and white chest marking (cross) are essential.
Preferred but not essential: white paws, white not reaching higher than pastern, white tip of tail.
A few white hairs at nape of neck, and white anal patch undesirable but tolerated.
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Bernese Mountain Dog – Breed standard
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AKC, FCI, CKC
Bernese Mountain Dog references and further reading
Australia
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Victoria
Austria
Verein für Schweizer Sennenhunde in Österreich
Canada
The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Canada
Germany
Deutschen Club für Berner Sennenhunde
Norway
Norsk Berner Sennenhund Klubb
Portugal
Associaçäo Portuguesa dos Boieiros Suiços
Russia
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Russia
Spain
Club Espanol de Boyeros Suizos
Sweden
Svenska Sennenhundklubben
Switzerland
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Switzerland
UK
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Great Britain
Northern Bernese Mountain Dog Club
Southern Bernese Mountain Dog Club
USA
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Rockies
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