Bernese Mountain Dog
Switzerland · 23.5–27 in tall · medium double coat
Next to the average dog it is heavy-shedding, dog-friendly, prone to drooling, and child-friendly. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise.
Find out if a Bernese Mountain Dog suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- there is already a dog at home
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- people come and go a lot
Think twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- hair on everything would bother you
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Bernese Mountain Dog, German: Berner Sennenhund or Dürrbächler, is a large dog breed originating from the canton of Bern, Switzerland and the Swiss Alps. It is one of four Sennenhund-type breeds, with ancestral roots in Roman mastiffs. The name Berner (or Bernese in English) refers to the breed's area of origin in the canton of Bern, and Sennenhund is derived from the German Senne ("alpine pasture") and Hund ("hound/dog"), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senne (m pl; Senn, m sg). Historically used as a general farm dog, the large Sennenhunde also pulled carts as draft animals.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
