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| HEIGHT: 58 - 70 cm. |
| WEIGHT: 60 kg. |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY: 13 - 15 years. |
| DESCRIPTION of the Bernese Cowherd Mountain Dog |
| The people who know this Dog breed the most usually define these dogs as docile and kind animals, happy and self secure. |
| ADVICE 599 |
| With a vigilant attitude and brave temperament, its mere presence is good to dissuade strangers. Besides that, these dogs have a lot of resistance and they are always willing for work. |
| Theses are currently used as a company dog and it is logically like that. From an aesthetic point of view, it is a beautiful animal, with proportioned shapes and owner of a great long and abundant hair that makes it very showy. |
| Its temperament circles aspects that are well valued. It takes care of the family as a guardian dog, but without showing aggressiveness. |
| ADVICE 600 |
| It is absolutely unconditional with its owner and, precisely for being so close; it is not good for this dog to change masters. |
| ADVICE 601 |
| It is reserved and alert with strangers so it can face any sudden happening. |
| ADVICE 602 |
| It feels a particular devotion for children. It not only loves playing with them, but also watches them permanently and doesn't allow anyone to disturb them. |
| With long hair, three colors, middle-big size, strong and agile dog, with a versatile utility, with robust extremities, harmonic and balanced. |
| ADVICE 603 |
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Its behavior is secure, careful, alert and intrepid in everyday situations, depending and keen in its relation with trustful person and its temperament is even, docile.
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| CHARACTERISTICS of a Bernese Cowherd Mountain Dog |
| HEAD: |
| Strong, the skull not too big, seen from the front and the side, it has a notable stop, but not too much, and a frontal depression not very developed; middle sized snout, strong and straight. |
| EYES: |
| Dark coffee in color, almond shaped with very adjacent eyelid. |
| EARS: |
| Triangle and slightly rounded, placed high, middle size. While resting, the ears hang. |
| CHEST AND BACK: |
| Up to the level of the elbows, wide, with a marked fore chest; wide and oval ribs. The back is strong and straight. The body is wide and strong. |
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| TAIL: |
| With a lot of hair, the length is more or less to the hock. While resting, the tail hangs; if by contrary, the dog is in motion, it waves at the level of the back or a little bit over it. |
| FRONT EXTREMITIES: |
| Slightly separated when seen from the front, parallel and straight. The shoulders are straight, strong, in an oblique position, muscular and stuck to the body, without making an obtuse angle with the arms. |
| BACK EXTREMITIES: |
| Seem from the back, they are straight, not too narrow; the paws shouldn't appear turned to the outside. Pretty long thighs, seen from the side, they should have a sharp angle in relation with the tibia; wide, strong and muscular. |
| MOVEMENT: |
| It has an even and spacious walk in all of the types of movement. Spacious and free steps. Seen from the front and the back and when trotting, the members move in a straight line. |
| COLOR: |
| The color of deep black with reddish spots on the cheeks, over the eyes, in the extremities and the chest; and with white spots located as follows: a clean white spot on the head that goes to the nose and, getting wider, it makes a spot around the snout. A white drawing, wide, that goes with no interruption from the throat to the chest. It is desirable for the dog to have white paws as well as the tip of the tail. A small white spot on the nape of the neck is tolerated. |
| SIZE: |
| Males: 64 - 70 cm to the cross, being 66 - 68 cm the ideal measure. Females: 58 - 66 cm to the cross, being 60 - 63 cm the ideal measure. |
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