In The New Bernese Mountain Dog, you will learn about the breed's origins and trace its path to world recognition. You will study the Standard and gain perspective on the great producers and top winners. You will gain a deep appreciation of the Berner's numerous talents for obedience at many levels and its uncanny ability to relate so well to humans. A special chapter on carting sheds light on this area of breed competition, and important information is included on breeding and health issues of particular concern to the breed. The New Bernese Mountain Dog has something to offer every owner and friend of the breed. If Bernese Mountain Dogs grace your world, The New Bernese Mountain Dog should grace your library and enhance your pleasure in the breed.
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For centuries the Bernese Mountain Dog has served happily as a true friend of man. A peerless draft dog, the "Berner" drew small carts from farm to dairy of the milk so essential to the livelihood of rural Switzerland. At home, these wonderful dogs performed hundreds of vital tasks around the farmstead and provided companionship and protection to the entire family. Today ever increasing numbers of people are discovering the breed's many assets. Truly the Bernese Mountain Dog's time is coming. Some say it is already here.
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Sharon Chesnutt Smith is a respected authority on the Bernese. She has shown and bred these dogs successfully for a number of years and is approved as a Bernese judge by the American Kennel Club.
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56 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
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Best book for serious Berner owners,
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This review is from: The New Bernese Mountain Dog (Hardcover)
The history of Bernese Mountain Dogs in America, their breeders and specialty show records set this book apart from the rest. If you own a Berner and want to learn about his ancestors, get out his pedigree and go to work. If he has distinguished ancestors, you'll find their pictures and records here. Extremely useful for those wishing to learn to pick good Berners. Illustrations make the breed standards clear and show common faults. Is your dog good enough to show? Do you think you are becoming serious enough to consider showing for confirmation or obedience? What about breeeding? With three Berners under foot, I refer to this book more than any other in my dog library.
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This book has quite a bit of information for those wanting to show their Berner. I am not interested in showing and was quite disappointed. It does not talk a lot about simple pet training or other issues and has only black & white picture. I find the book quite boring and not too practical.
24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
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Great for owners and new buyers of Berners.,
This review is from: The New Bernese Mountain Dog (Hardcover)
This was my second book on the Bernese Mountain Dog and by far the best. It gives great background info. It is so in detail about what to look for if you plan to show your dog. Not only in writing but in pictures. I refer back to this book alot. All beginners should have this book in their collection. I can not praise the Author enough. It's such a fine job of writing
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Bernese Mountain Dogs originated in Switzerland as farm dogs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
draft rig, droving work, stud dog owner, obedience title holders, conformation dog, draft dog, mountain dogs, elbow dysplasia, kennel name, tail carriage, thinning shears, whelping box, scissors bite, farm dogs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sanctuary Woods, Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, Working Group, Gale Werth, United States, American Kennel Club, Denise Dean, Carolyn Kinley, Bella's Clara, Mary Alice Horstick, Bea Knight, Deborah Mulvey, Alphorn's Copyright of Echo, Marjorie Reho, Adele Miller, Broken Oaks Bergita, Dina de L'Armary, Gretchen Johnson, Halidom Davos, Mon Plaisir's Shady Lady, Year Dog, Albert Heim, Alison Jaskiewicz, Bella's Axel New!
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Bernese Mountain Dogs originated in Switzerland as farm dogs. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
draft rig, droving work, stud dog owner, obedience title holders, conformation dog, draft dog, mountain dogs, elbow dysplasia, kennel name, tail carriage, thinning shears, whelping box, scissors bite, farm dogs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sanctuary Woods, Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, Working Group, Gale Werth, United States, American Kennel Club, Denise Dean, Carolyn Kinley, Bella's Clara, Mary Alice Horstick, Bea Knight, Deborah Mulvey, Alphorn's Copyright of Echo, Marjorie Reho, Adele Miller, Broken Oaks Bergita, Dina de L'Armary, Gretchen Johnson, Halidom Davos, Mon Plaisir's Shady Lady, Year Dog, Albert Heim, Alison Jaskiewicz, Bella's Axel New!
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- Bernese Mountain Dog by Lilian Ostermiller on 5 pages
- German Shepherds (Dogs Library) by Miller on page 38
- Bernese Mountain Dog (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) by Louise Harper on page 58
- Helen of Troy by Margaret George on page 194
- Bernese Mountain Dog: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet by Julia M. Crawford on page 35
- Dogs Who Grew Me: A Tribute to the Six Dogs Who Taught Me What Really Matters in Life (Capital Ideas) by Ann Pregosin on page 183
- The Dogs Who Grew Me: A Tribute to the Six Dogs Who Taught Me What Really Matters in Life (Capital Ideas) by Ann Pregosin on page 183
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