[nagdu] Bernese Mountain dog

[Tracy Carcione]

Yes, I thought of that too.  Really big breeds usually have short lifespans.
I love Irish wolfhounds, but they hardly ever live past 8.  That's too
much grief for me.

I don't know if the short life has to do with the breed or the size.  I
don't know, for instance, if a big shepherd or lab lives a shorter time
than his smaller brothers.
Tracy


> I'm thinking they have a relatively short life span too, like 6-8 years.
> I
> do know of an owner trainer who uses them as her breed of choice.  I just
> don't know if I could accept a guide who I knew was going to have a fairly
> short working career.
>
> Julie
>
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> Subject: [nagdu] Bernese Mountain dog
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>> 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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