Bernese Mountain Dog
- Size
- giant
- Height at withers
- 64–70 cm, males58–66 cm, females
- Weight
- 38–50 kg, males36–48 kg, females
- Lifespan
- 7–10 years
- Group
- CalmGood with kids
An editorial estimate, not a measurement.
Suits. Спокойный семейный гигант, хорошо с детьми, красив.
Be aware. Живёт мало даже по меркам крупных пород. Жару переносит плохо, шерсти много.
Temperament
Спокойный, добродушный и неторопливый великан. Зенненхунд редко бывает агрессивен, с детьми терпелив, к чужим дружелюбно-сдержан. Плохо переносит одиночество и жару. Взрослеет медленно, щенячество тянется до двух лет.
Care
Длинная шерсть с подшёрстком: вычёсывать через день, в линьку ежедневно. Жару переносит тяжело — летом гулять рано и поздно. Щенка не перегружать до полутора лет. Главная и печальная особенность породы — короткий срок жизни и высокая частота опухолей, особенно гистиоцитарной саркомы. Это стоит знать до покупки, а не после.
Origin
Швейцарская фермерская собака из кантона Берн: возила молочные тележки, охраняла двор, помогала со скотом. Одна из четырёх зенненхундов.
What to watch in this breed
Breed predispositions are not a diagnosis and not a sentence. They are what occurs in this breed more often than in others, and what is worth knowing in advance.
- Watch firstHip dysplasia
- The puppy sits to one side, struggles to get up after sleeping, runs with a “bunny hop” using both hind legs together. What is in your hands: no excess weight and no jumping down from height while it grows. The puppy’s parents are screened by X-ray — ask the breeder.
- Keep in mindElbow dysplasia
- Limping on a front leg after exercise, especially in a growing dog, and reluctance to go down stairs. It is often put down to a pulled muscle — but a limp that keeps coming back is not a strain.
- OccursPoor heat tolerance
- In a Kazakh summer this is the breed’s main risk. Walk early morning and late evening, always carry water, never leave the animal in a car. Signs of overheating: rapid panting with the tongue out, drooling, an unsteady gait. Heatstroke kills in minutes, not hours.
A predisposition means a probability, not a disease. Most animals of these breeds live their lives without any of it. We do not diagnose: the list is here so you know what to ask your vet at a routine check-up and which signs not to write off as old age.
Weight and lifespan are a guide for the breed, not a standard for your animal. Actual figures depend on the line, care and health.
Where to get one: Bernese Mountain Dog breeders
These records are collected by us and marked verified only after a call. Ring ahead: available litters change every week.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.