The Akita's owners called in a rescue on May 13 for their injured dog who wouldn’t budge after they successfully climbed the 3,209-foot-high Scafell Pike, the highest and the most prominent mountain in England located in the country's North West. She shares her home with three naughty Salukis and one Jack Russell Terrier.A dog that needed some help getting down from England’s highest peak was “cool, calm and positively regal,” said the rescue team. She has written for various publications and is currently a columnist for AKC Family Dog. The Swiss have a saying about the breed’s lifespan: “Three years a young dog, three years a good dog, three years an old dog … all else a gift from God.”īerners are enjoying a surge in popularity, rising from number 51 in the AKC breed rankings a decade ago to number 33 today.Īs you’d expect from a dog developed in Swiss mountains, Berners love the cold and go nuts in the snow.ĭo you own a Bernese Mountain Dog? Have you spent time with one? Let’s hear what you think about this fascinating breed in the comments! And if you have a favorite breed you’d like us to write about, let us know that, too!Ībout the author: Caroline Coile is the author of 34 dog books, including the top-selling Barron’s Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds. Like most giant dogs, Berners have a short life span: only seven years on average. Owners include Robert Redford, Goldie Hawn, Robert De Niro, David Carradine, Julia Child, Nick Faldo, Charles Gibson, Mark Harmon, James Gandalfini, Robert Duncan, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, William DeVane, William Safire, and Francois Mitterand. For genetics buffs, this pattern is caused by the interaction of the gene that causes black and tan (such as what you see in Doberman Pinschers) and the genes that cause what’s known as Irish spotting, which refers to white on the lower legs, muzzle, parts of the neck, and tail tip.īerners are talented cart pullers and can earn titles in drafting.Ī Bernese Mountain Dog was in the film Good Boy!Ī Bernese Mountain Dog is the subject of the book Bad Dog: A Love Story. The Bernese Mountain Dog comes in only one color pattern: black and tan trimmed with white. In parts of Europe the breed is included in the “cattle dog” group, however. The American Kennel Club recognized the Bernese Mountain Dog in 1937.
Only through a concerted breeding program was the breed revived. It was not really a herding dog, though, and was more likely to guard the livestock than control them.īy the late 1800s, few Berners remained in their homeland. It functioned mostly as a watchdog for most families, but it could also pull a cart or drive a small herd of livestock for short distances when needed. The breed went by various names in its native land, including Gelbbackler (meaning yellow cheeks), Vierauger (meaning four wyes), Durrbachhunde, and Berner Sennenhund. The Bernese Mountain dog was developed near Berne this is why it’s a Bernese, not “Burmese” Mountain Dog, as some people assume. The Bernese is the only of the four breeds to have a long coat. These dogs may have come from Roman mastiff-type dogs crossed with native cold resistant Swiss flock-guarding dogs after the Roman invasion of Switzerland. Other family members are the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Entelbucher Mountain Dog, and Appenzell Mountain Dog. The Bernese Mountain Dog belongs to the family of Swiss mountain dogs, or Sennehunde ( senne from the German word for alpine pasture, and hunde meaning dog). He began life as a draft dog, guardian, drover, and general farm dog, but these days he’s more likely to be a therapy dog, a kid’s playmate, or all-around family dog. One moment he’s guarding you from danger, and the next he’s determined he can fit in your lap! But maybe that’s no surprise, given his jack-of-all-trades background.
A larger than life Teddy bear, the Bernese Mountain Dog is part bear, part cuddle bug.
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