Hello All! I have been a reader of "the digest" since last September, but this is my first attempt at writing to you folks. I am the proud owner of my first Berner, Bentley Dean. He is ten months old now, and he is the love of my life. He is wonderful in every way, and I could not ask for a better companion. My question concerns his size. At 10 months, he weighs only 70 pounds. He is otherwise in perfect health. I feed him Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy Food and I have fed him that since I got him at 8 weeks last September. In your experience, do you find this to be abnormally small? He is perfectly marked and looks proportionate, weight to height, etc. He gets a great deal of exercise. I live three doors down from a dog park, and he runs around quite a bit. His best friend/brother is a Great Dane who keeps him on his feet. His mother weighs approx 85 pounds and I believe his father weighs in the 90's. As I said above, I am not concerned about his health with this weight issue, but I am constantly asked if he is small for the breed, and I just don't know the answer.
Any comments would be appreciated! Thank you! Jane and Bentley Dean from Grand Rapids, MI
