If golden retrievers are gentle and warm men, Huskies are quirky little fairies. Then Bernese Mountain is the girl next door who lives downstairs in your house and is always clinging to you and wanting you to play with her. She looks pretty and well-behaved, and she can be both cute and coquettish - she's taller than you when she stands.
The Bernese Mountain Dog is a type of Swiss mountain dog, the same as the Bernese Mountain Dog. The Swiss Mountain Dog, the Appenze Cattle Dog, and the Entrebuch Cattle Dog share a common origin.
The most popular theory about the origins of these Swiss Mountain Dogs is that the invading Roman army brought the dogs’ ancestors to Switzerland 2,000 years ago.
Later, after the dogs brought by the Romans were crossed with local dogs, Swiss Mountain Dogs with different characteristics gradually developed.
The Bernese Mountain Dog is mainly concentrated in the central region of Berne (Berne) and around the former Alps.
Although now used as a family companion dog, the Bernese Mountain Dog looks very coquettish and like a big child.
But they also used to be farm dogs, working very hard to help their families improve their lives.
They are mainly used as guard dogs and drawing dogs, and are also used to drive cattle.
The most important job is to help people transport milk and cheese to the market.
Later, with the gradual development of industrialization, they gradually lost their jobs, and the number of people raising them became smaller and smaller, and they were even on the verge of extinction for a time.
It was not until the establishment of the Swiss Kennel Club (SKG) in 1883 that these dogs in Switzerland were valued again.
The dog show organized by the Swiss Dog Club in 1902 attracted people's attention to Swiss dogs. At the International Dog Show in Bern in 1904, the breed began to be named after the Bernese Mountain.
Among them, Dr. Albert Heim made a great contribution to the revival of Swiss dogs.
He was probably the most respected European dog breeder of his era, preserving documentation for many breeds and developing early breed standards.
In 1907, he founded the Bernese Mountain Dog Club. Thanks to his efforts, Bernese Mountain gradually gained popularity and regained its rightful status.
In 1954, the Bernese Mountain Dog was recognized by the FCI as an independent breed in Switzerland.
With the efforts of many professional breeders and enthusiasts, these gentle giant dogs that once worked hard for humans have once again entered people's lives as family companion dogs.
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