[nagdu] Bernese Mountain dog

[Tracy Carcione]

It's Bernese mountain dog, actually.  There a Swiss breed; Bern is the
capital of Switzerland.  They are indeed big furry dogs, and I wouldn't
think one would be too happy in the South. And BIG!

Tracy

> Hi Steve and all,
>
> Oh yes, isn't that the truth.  I wonder how much of this is the reporter's
> slant.   I'm not at all impressed, the reporter didn't even get the breed
> of
> the dog right.  I think he meant Burmese Mountain Dog.  I know they use
> them
> a lot in Canadian guide dog schools.  The guy the article was about, is
> from
> North Carolina?  I'm surprised they would give a dog like that to a guy
> down
> south, those dogs are cold climate dogs and have lots of long hair, and I
> wouldn't think they would do so well in the heat.  I saw a Burmese
> Mountain
> Dog once at the dog park.  They sure are beautiful, and huge!!   Quite a
> bit
> bigger than a golden or lab, that's for sure.  The one I met was a gentle
> giant, very sweet and calm.  I've heard that  laid back temperament is the
> norm for that breed, and I've also heard they are very intelligent, which
> I'm sure are the reasons the Canadians use them as guides.
>
> But like everyone else, I was thoroughly disgusted by just about every
> aspect of the article.  Just when you think things are getting better and
> people are more enlightened these days...  We still have a long way to go,
> don't we?
>
> AnnaLisa and Sundance
>
>
>
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