10 Reasons You Should NOT Get A Bernese Mountain Dog

10 Reasons you should NOT get a Bernese Mountain Dog Puppy! Bernese Mountain Dogs are a beautiful breed, but the Bernese Mountain dog is not for everyone! In this video I break down 10 reasons you should not get a Bernese Mountain Dog. Let me know in the comments what reasons you would add to my list!

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[geraldarcuri]

Great advice. Berners are stunningly beautiful, and much fun. But they are not for everyone. You have to be dedicated to their care as long as they live.

[LucienSabre]

Numbers 2, 3, 6 and 9…OMG, so true. 😂 We keep our Berner in the kitchen (which is quite large and has access to an equally large garden) — exactly because of the shedding hairs — but we must always close the door whenever we leave, otherwise he will open it and follow us everywhere, and if we leave him alone for too much and he knows we’re at home he will bark to call us. He would eat any kind of food he comes across (he especially adores pizza and steak, when he was younger he managed to steal them from the table a few times)….and I think he got out of his puppy stage at 4 years old. 🤣 Luckily he’s also 9 years old but has no major health issues yet and no signs of old age, so hopefully he’s gonna be an exception in that.

[OakwiseBecoming]

Re chronic diarrhea, I’ve read Berners don’t have most of the problems they’re known for if they’re fed real raw meat and bones and not commercial dry food. My GSDs have no diarrhea since we switched. The puppy we bred in our home and was raised with real food had no diarrhea whereas the puppies we bought from breeders all had diarrhea, one had explosive diarrhea for months.

I’m a living room breeder now because frankly I did a much better job and I have serious criticisms of the KCs and the breeding practices of “responsible breeders.” It’s better to get a puppy bred by a normal family in a home. Like humans did for thousands of years that we had dogs before we had KCs and “experts.” What did those dogs eat for thousands of years? Meat scraps and bones.

[MarkSchillaci]

Must say...I learned quite a bit on Berner's that I didnt know....very informative!!

[DonLewis]

Philadelphia checking in. Beautiful breed!

[LynnGodshall]

What a creative angle to choose - allows people to be aware of many facts regarding owning this breed AND to make an informed decision on the choice of their dog!

[googlyooglyoogl]

As a puppy mine chewed on things occasionally when I wasn't paying attention. Also if you're someone who expects to come home and not immediately pet your dog for five minutes they may not be right for you.

[jollycoveimaginginc.]

Everything is absolutely true. My Berner did all those things and lived to be 11 years old

[pokytrokyt]

I was lucky: my Berner lived 10.5 years. When selecting a breeder, make sure they get on OFA certification of each litter’s parents that they are free of hip or elbow displasia. Healthy parents = healthier puppies. Also: these are big dogs - nothing on your countertops is safe!

[OakwiseBecoming]

We have 3 medium to long hair GSDs (known for being one of the worst shedders) plus a Border Collie. I feel the opposite about robot vacuum, they saved my life! You just have to have realistic expectations of what they can handle and run them regularly.

[cherylmillard]

I have a Belgian Malinois and a German Shorthaired Pointer. Both have insane food, toy and prey drive, both are puppyish, highly trainable, but the GSP has selective hearing and is affectionate on his own terms. The Malinois sheds her double coat everywhere, I can't pee by myself, she's also extremely Velcro and her recall pretty solid.
Please when you're ready, do a video about why it's so important to request OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) test results for the parent's hips, elbows and genetic testing for diseases like Degenerative Myelopathy and other genetic issues. I rarely see this addressed and it's so important, because of my breeder setting a high standard for OFA test results for her breeding pairs, my Rottweiler lived a couple months past 14, they're another breed known for their short lives. But I also know one dog does not a scientific sample make. 😉

[simoneholenstein]

I‘d add „you‘re not ready to handle a big, heavy dog“… especially for first time owners (like myself😅) I‘d argue it‘s difficult to train your bernese so effectively before they grow large that you will never encounter a situation when you need to be able to physically control/restrain them. they might not have a mean bone in their body but by their sheer size you need to be careful around kids, elderly people or those not steady on their feet.

[wnose]

Here's another reason you should not get a bernese: you don't have the time/energy to maintain their coat at least twice a week.

If you don't take care of their coats, they get matted and those can be very hard to remove. Worst case, you have to shave them, which ruins their double coat.

[laudes]

i have a beagle & a berner & the beagles the worst for shedding by a mile 😂