Bernese Mountain Dogs anyone?

DB and I did give the thought of getting another puppy, but I shoved it off.  The two big boyz are more than enough for me to walk, bathe and split my attention-giving for them. DB insisted that we should at least get a puppy, but I was persistent, No means NO.

Having another puppy right now is not the right time for us. If I want another puppy I would check out other dog breeds besides Labrador Retrievers which are great dogs.  I love all kinds of breeds and especially the one our neighbor, Margie has, a Bernese Mountain name Como. Como is such a loving dog, so affectionate, friendly and very playful. Como has medium black with tan hair and has some white on her paws, chest, and face.  She has a great disposition, happy and always wants to be with you.

A Bernese Mountain dog is a herding dog.  Como loves his rides on the tractor whenever she goes home to her parents’ farm.  Como will be herding the cows and horses, very playful with the other farm animals. She obeys all voice and hand commands so well. Bathing and drying her was so easy, no fuss at all.  At her age, 7 years old, she still behaves like a puppy – loves to play fetch, run and enjoys all her walks. Fetching tennis balls, running along the horses, pulling the kids’ wagon are her favorite forms of exercise and that is how Margie maintain her weight so he wouldn’t be overweight. 

Bernese Mountain dogs are wonderful watchdogs.  Margie’s parents’ love it when Como comes over.  She watches over every thing in the farm, all person who drove up the driveway and any strangers on the farm, she will be warning you ahead of time.  This breed is also good with kids. 

Caring for the Bernese Mountain dog is the same as caring for all other puppies. Patience and consistency are the keys to successful training them. Initially they will at a lost when they set paws in your home, but once they get their surroundings checked, they will start looking towards you for everything from food, play/walk, bathroom, and attention. Bernese Mountain dogs loves to work for its owners.  Some owners train their berneses to work in the farm, as search and rescue dogs and some train them for obedience competition, or are trained as service/utility dogs.  Like and other large breed dogs, Bernese Mountain dogs do get bored if not exercised enough.  They know how to dig holes, a burrow in your yard if you are not careful of execising them enough.  These dogs need weekly brushing which is absolutely essential, trimming their nails and as with these breeds with floppy ears, their ears need to be cleaned frequently, too.

This breed needs to be thoroughly mixed in with the family and should not be left alone in the house or even chained up for a long period of time.  The dog might turn aggressive and the owner needs to be very assertive with this breed.  Never allow this breed to “win” its fun “games”.  The alpha should be the winner of all “games”.

*Pictures source from DogChannel.com*