All of our Berners are also happy retrievers. Haley, at 11 1/2 will still retrieve enthusiastically. In her puppy temperament test, she retrieved the thrown object 5 times, and the evaluator stopped at that point. (Always bringing it back happily, not just investigating).
Cassie, our 4 year old will play fetch with a tennis ball for as long as we allow. She has never willingly quit, and usually outlasts our Border Collie! It isn't a breed specific game! Some of ours has been cultivated, but Haley's was totally natural, and Cassie's retrieve drive is far beyond what has ever been taught. Kris Clark and Kris Osojnicki and the Bevy of mostly Berners Haley, Mara, Lexi, Cassie & Niko (& Pearle the Border Collie) Chalet & Tiki (both in loving memory) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
