Hi Michael A good explanation, thanks. greetings from the land of the big dogs :-) Markus
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Chan Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My Next Dog? On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 00:42 -0600, William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Markus Maurer" > Subject: RE: My Next Dog? > > > > Hi William > > why is the dog called "Burnese" in english when it is a "Berner > > Sennenhund" > > from "Berne" in Switzerland ? > > > > The Canadian Kennel Club calls them > Bernese Mountain Dog > I know a couple of people who have them, and they often shorten the name > to "Berner" > > William Robb William's right. It's Bernese Mountain Dog, and it's frequently shortened to "Berner". Common mispronunciations include "Burmese" Mountain Dogs. On one occasion I ran with that gaffe and said they got their names from the fighting "Burmese" monks who trained them to guard Buddhist temples, and that they are the only breed known that could actually be trained to fight in Bando Tiger form. Berner Sennenhund is the original name. They are closely related to the Greater Swiss, as well as somewhat related to the St. Bernard, Great Pyrenees, and Newfoundland, all of whom trace their roots to the Molosser dogs of the Romans. The breed was developed in the canton of Berne, Switzerland and is named after the canton as well as the "senner" or cattleman he worked for, and "hund" (dog). The breed were originally working dogs, used principally as carters, herders/drovers, and watch dogs. Michael Chan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
