Rusty Wire Bernese & Buffalo BMD Standard

An affectionate dog, the Bernese Mountain Dog
thrives on attention and reacts in a playful, loving
manner. These dogs have been called "gentle
giants" by some: while the word giant might be a
bit misleading, the gentle is not. The male rises to
25"- 27" and carries a distinctive masculinitiy, and
the females of the breed are quite feminine and
will grow to 23" - 26" measured at the whithers.

The Bernese Mountain Dog is a dry mouth dog. This is important to know, as this breed will not
"slober" all over you, your clothes, your friends, ha ha, your friends clothes. I'm sure you get the
picture.

The Bernese Mountain Dog has a striking,
tri-colored coat. He is sturdy and balanced,
intelligent, strong and agile enough to do the
draft and droving work for which he was used in
the mountainous regions of his origin. The coat is
thick, moderately long and slightly wavy or
straight. It has a bright natural sheen and is very
soft to the touch. Extremely curly or extremely
dull-looking coats are undesirable. The Bernese
Mountain Dog is shown in natural coat and
undue trimming is to be discouraged.

The natural working gait of the Bernese Mountain Dog is a
slow trot. However, in keeping with his use in draft and
droving work, he is capable of speed and agility. There is
good reach in front and a powerful drive from the rear that
is transmitted through a level back. There is no wasted
action. Front and rear legs on each side follow through in
the same plane. At increased speed, legs tend to converge
toward the center line.

The Bernese Mountain Dog is known in its native
Switzerland as the Berner Sennenhund, which literally
translated means Bernese Alpine Herdsmen's Dog.

Bernese Mountain Dogs have historically worked as drovers, draft dogs and watchdogs in the farmlands of the canton
of Berne. Their ancestors are thought to have been first brought to Switzerland more than 2,000 years ago by invading
Roman soldiers. Brought to the United States in 1926, the Bernese Mountain Dog joined the AKC "Stud Book" in 1937.