Thought I'd add my insight to this topic: "So lets hear from the golden to berner people out there - is that why you are switching? In your experience with both breeds, are their temperaments more alike or different? Add anything else relevant you can think of."
As someone who grew up with Goldens my whole life, I never even considered another breed. That is, until I met my first Berner. So when I graduated college and moved out on my own, I got my 1st Berner, Griffon. >From my experience, the similarities between Berners & Goldens are: good family dogs, stubborn, loyal, & sweet. And contrary to popular belief- I feel Goldens shed MORE than Berners. Every Golden my family has had is much more hyper than Griffon ever was. This was one of my main reasons for not getting a Golden of my own. When Griff was a pup, he would sit and want to be loved, while my parents' Golden was bouncing off the walls. The Golden we had before was the same way. The difference in energy levels was drastic. We lost Griffon to MH in November- he was a month shy of his 5th b-day. And deciding if we would stick with the breed a tough decision- no way could we have our hearts broken again. Then, about a couple weeks after Griffy had passed, I saw my neighbor with his Berner, Jesse, who proceeded to sit on my feet so I could pet him. It was definitely bitter-sweet as Jesse & Griffon had very similar characteristics. But my decision was made- I wouldn't give up on the breed- just that particular breeder. About a week ago we welcomed our newest Berner, Bruin, into the family- and he is a sweetheart! And even comparing Bruin to my parent's 2 year-old Golden- the hyper activity isn't there. We just had a visit from my parents w/ Benny- and even though I love Benny to death, he is quite a handful =). My parents are going to get Benny a buddy- and it will be a Berner, not another Golden. So yet another family is crossing over to the Berner side. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
