Hi, No its not a southern thing, we have talking Berners here in the Great White North too:-))
Rose -----Original Message----- From: THOMAS SLIDER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: December 11, 2002 12:23 PM To: Jennifer Burgess Cc: Molly Bass; Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List Subject: Re: Can your Berner Babble (talk)? So far, I have just heard of the Southern berners 'talking'!!!! Must be the water they drink or air they breath!! :-) Anna's dog language also has different sounds and she is very vocal at times! A true southern belle! Carol Slider in NC Jennifer Burgess wrote: > Believe it or not, my 6 month old BMD Rex "talks" to me all the time. It's > a series of vocalizations...not growling or barking, but sounds almost like > a language, with inflections and all. I also have a Blk Lab & have always > had Labs before until Rex. He is my first talking dog. It is so funny. If > I talk back, he responds...even moves his head back and forth, up and > down.... it's hilarious! I wish I knew what he was saying...This is truly a > precocious breed! > > Jennifer Burgess > Rex and Mabel > Memphis, Tennessee > > > Hi Carol, > > Anna's momma and daddy both talk although her mother barks more than chats, > he daddy converses and really does his best to communicate with you. Her > aunt Bianca, who socialized the pups as mom said 3.5 weeks was the length of > her contract for maternity leave, also talks and mumbles so between daddy > and aunt Bianca, all 5 girls picked up the "talking" concept. However, > Anna's sister Nuschi, most like her momma, prefers to bark but will converse > if she feels like it! >
