Michael Chan wrote: >William's right. It's Bernese Mountain Dog, and it's frequently >shortened to "Berner". Common mispronunciations include "Burmese" >Mountain Dogs. On one occasion I ran with that gaffe and said they got >their names from the fighting "Burmese" monks who trained them to guard >Buddhist temples, and that they are the only breed known that could >actually be trained to fight in Bando Tiger form.
And was your explanation accepted? Inquiring minds, and all that... >Berner Sennenhund is the original name. They are closely related to the >Greater Swiss, as well as somewhat related to the St. Bernard, Great >Pyrenees, and Newfoundland, all of whom trace their roots to the >Molosser dogs of the Romans. The breed was developed in the canton of >Berne, Switzerland and is named after the canton as well as the "senner" >or cattleman he worked for, and "hund" (dog). The breed were originally >working dogs, used principally as carters, herders/drovers, and watch >dogs. My S.O. isn't much of a dog enthusiast, but when she met one of her colleagues' Bernese Mountain Dog she fell instantly in love. Those dogs have such sweet dispositions. If we ever get lifestyles that are slow enough to permit dog ownership Lisa and I will likely look at a "Berner". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
