Bernese Mountain Dog

Mastiffs & molossers · Switzerland

About the Bernese Mountain Dog

The Bernese Mountain Dog, German: Berner Sennenhund or Dürrbächler, is a large dog breed originating from the canton of Bern, Switzerland and the Swiss Alps. It is one of four Sennenhund-type breeds, with ancestral roots in Roman mastiffs. The name Berner refers to the breed's area of origin in the canton of Bern, and Sennenhund is derived from the German Senne and Hund ("hound/dog"), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senne. Historically used as a general farm dog, the large Sennenhunde also pulled carts as draft animals. The breed was formally recognized in 1912.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bernese Mountain Dog” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Mastiffs & molossers
Origin (Wikidata)	Switzerland
Map pin	Representative point in Switzerland (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 64–70 cm (25–28 in) Females: 58–66 cm (23–26 in)
Weight	Males: 36–55 kg (79–121 lb) Females: 34–45 kg (75–99 lb)
Size class	Giant (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 2 (standard no. 45)
Wikidata	Q37608

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

Dog breeds from Switzerland · Mastiffs & molossers