It's A Berner-ful Life: Common Ancestor

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Common Ancestor

There is a very informative on-line site called the Berner-Garde Foundation which collects health and pedigree information about the Bernese Mountain Dog. It is an open site, which means that anyone can get access to the information. Breeders and dog owners use this site to share information about their dogs in order to try help improve the health of the breed.

Both of my dogs came to me with a 4 generation pedigree and that is the pedigree that you see when you look up their information in the Berner-Garde database. Tonight, I was looking at their pedigrees a bit further back using the Berner-Garde database, and what did I find? Maggie and Bosley have a common ancestor. Jerry V Rosiendlithal is a dog from Switzerland that shows up 5 generations back in Maggie's pedigree and 6 generations back in Bosley's pedigree. I never expected to find a link in Maggie and Bosley's pedigrees, but I should not be too surprised, as Bernese have a very limited gene pool and Jerry V Rosiendlithal shows up over and over in many pedigrees. Jerry is an FCI International/World/Swiss/Nordic/Danish Champion. No wonder he was so popular.

3 comments:

onecollieOctober 19, 2009 at 11:43 PM
well that is way cool!!!......you should become a pedigree fanatic like me, I have traced all my collies pedigrees back to the beginning!..tons of fun!
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manymuddypawsOctober 20, 2009 at 7:13 AM
that's super cool...

i don't even have Wicca's pedigree. LOL
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SarahOctober 20, 2009 at 7:59 AM
really cool!! sounds like the FCR gene pool ... lots of common dogs if you look back a few generations!!!

awwwww they are cousins :)
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An Extraordinary Dog For Extraordinary People

"The Bernese Mountain Dog is different from most other dogs in many respects. Take his size, for example. Everything about a fully grown Bernese is big and strong, massive and mighty; his body, his paws, his teeth , his tongue, his tail,his emotions, his responses, his will, his good, and when they exist, not-so-good habits. Anyone who wants to adopt a Berner needs to think large. A Berner cannot be carried to the vet's in a basket; a struggling Berner cannot be pulled along on a leash; a fully-grown Bernese cannot be forced into a down position by the use of a hand-or even two. A Berner cannot be bathed in a sink, scooped up with an arm, or lifted across a puddle. A Berner slurps water with a bigger tongue from a bigger bowl (and thus slobbers more water on his folks); his coat takes longer to brush; he must go for longer walks. A Berner's paw leaves bigger , deeper, muddier tracks in the house, in flowerbeds, in the car, and on clothes; he shakes off more water upon entering the house after a hike in the rain; his tail wags with greater strength at a higher lever; he barks less frequently, but louder. A Berner bounces more merrily, mourns more deeply, sulks more sadly, resists more strongly, clings more closely, and loves more intensely. A Berner Sennenhund requires more than the little finger. He needs the whole hand, no both hands; no, still not enough. A Berner needs the total person."

---excerpt from"The Bernese Mountain Dog A Dog of Destiny" by Bernd Guenter.