Yes, all pedigree Bernese Mountain Dogs should be black, tan and white. Any other colours are considered ''faulty''. Here is an extract from the official Kennel Club breed standard about colour for this breed:
''Jet black, with rich reddish-brown on cheeks, over eyes, on all four legs and on chest. Slight to medium-sized symmetrical white head marking (blaze) and white chest marking (cross) are essential. Preferred but not essential, white paws, white not reaching higher than pastern, white tip to tail. A few white hairs at nape of neck, and white anal patch undesirable but tolerated.''
Yes, Bernese Mountain Dogs are recognised by the Canadian Kennel Club and are in the Working Dogs group.
Bernese Mountain dogs are known for it. (:
Yes, the Bernese Mountain Dog sheds more than average, hence they are not recommended as pets for those who are allergic to dogs or dislikes shedding.
Longhaired.
No, they are not great retrievers.
Bernese mountain dogs are sturdy large working class dogs. The have many striking features such as a luxurious dense black coat with chestnut brown leg accents tapering to white socks. They have such friend faces with the white blaze on the nose and the white fur on their chest. They are excellent as well as beautiful companions.
They LOVE squeeky toys!!!
It's mostly based on your opinion but Bernese Mountain Dogs and Golden Retrievers are both gentle dogs and get along with children very well.
it is Bernese mt. dog I have just bought a husky cross bernese mountain dog, bonnie, she is 10 weeks old, has the colouring of the mt dog and the eyes of the husky. What is she known as,? Bernsky....Husknese? And has any one got any pics of their own to see what she will look like in the future?? ************************* The Bernese Mountain dog is the breed that looks like a black bear with brown and white markngs and is recognized by the AKC however there is another COMPLETELY different breed of dog known as the Burmese Mountain dog that looks more like a German Shepard. Burmese Mountain dogs were bred to guard temples in Burma - Bernese Mountain dogs are a Swiss breed of dog bred to pull carts and protect herds.
A bernese Mountain dog is a pure bread dog. It's not "made up" of other kinds of dogs...
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winter its so obvious their from Switzerland