My Berner lives in the desert of AZ but was born in TN. He "talks" with us - it sounds like the Charlie Brown's teacher" "wa wa, wa wa wa".
He (our Berner boy) is so cute and totally communicates with us. He "asks" to go out, he lets us know when it's breakfast/dinner time (a particular leap is his signal), and he "tells" us when someone is approaching the yard (by barking). He also barks the "twilight bark". Every night around 7 pm (while the coyotes howl), we say, "there must be puppies missing!" To all those with children and Berners, you'll know what I mean! Jennifer Graves Mesa, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 6:47 AM Subject: RE: Can your Berner Babble (talk)? > 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! > > >
