This is our second year taking Maple up to the mountains to find our Christmas Tree. She had a blast hiking in the snow and eating it all 🤣

My male Berner is wonderful 60% of the time (sleeps well, potty almost on command, walks well, travels in car beautifully, super smart and knows lots of commands including settle and wait, lets me brush him every morning, brush his teeth every morning), but the rest of the time he can be so mouthy, biting (and he’s not teething anymore) and very reactive (growling and biting) if he has something in his mouth that he shouldn’t have and we need to get it away from him.

When will it get better? He’s not snuggly now. We can barely sit on the couch to relax.

I'm really, really hoping to get a BMD in the next 10 years, and I really want to make sure I do it in the most ethical, health-and-temperament-forward way possible. But I'm super wary, it seems like the further east you go the more backyard breeders there are? For those who have rescued BMDs, how did you do it?

I'm also not opposed to supporting a proper, ethical breeder, but I'm even more nervous about finding the right organization with that.

This is Sully. He loves a good boop toy. Unfortunately, he has yet to find one that he can’t de-boop in a day. Anyone have any recs for honking, squeaking boop toys that can withstand 150 pounds of chewing love for a reasonable period of time.

Mind you, this is from a MINI Bernese lol

Where do I press to reboot it? 😂

My dog is 8 months old and the groomer says she doesn’t have her full coat yet. Temps this week are around freezing or a bit below this week - should I be putting her in a sweater or any other cold weather gear for outside? It’s pretty cold - right now it’s -13°C (9°F) with wind chill. Thanks.

Hey fellow benatics. Moose's fur length is long in places and short in others. Just for him last week and he's 6 months old. Should I get his coat evened out? Will it even out itself. The lengths are different enough where he looks almost patchy. Thanks!

Guinness, who is the litter sibling of my Berner Annie. Love this big guy so much.

Looking for a more complex puzzle feeder- we have used a few different maze style ones, but our Maple is still wolfing down her food way too fast. Any recommendations that people have tried and liked?

I have an 11 week old Bernese and she does get the zoomies and loves to run around and jump up to investigate people and everything else in the house. While I’m training her generally and it’s going well, I’m worried this behaviour may cause long term damage to her knees and legs. The floors can be a little slippy sometimes too when she’s running.