Bernese Mountain Dog, breed of Swiss working dog taken to Switzerland more than 2,000 years ago by invading Romans. The breed was widely used to pull carts and to drive cattle to and from their pastures and to protect farms from predators. Bernese Mounta
as ahuntingdog of thearistocracy. Originally used to trailhares,rabbits, anddeer, it has also been used in huntingbirds,foxes, and othergame. It is characterized as a slow, deliberate hunter, with a deep voice and a “nose” second in keenness only to that of theBloodhound. TheAmerican ...