Excellent points Rose. The first berner does not show any fear when he ducks
from an unwelcome pat. His tail is still up (he walks with quite the raised
'banner'). It appears as though he's saying hey, I haven't given you the OK
to touch me, I'm still checking you out. Not a bad thing by any
Well I do feel I found a great puppy school when we brought the third dog
home. He has a web site http://www.beachescanineacademy.com that does go
into the different periods of dogs. The first two dogs went to the same
training school (pretty old school, now that I know better -- not choke
collar
One of the reasons for the different breeds in my house is I love the
personalities. The way you describe your first Berner, Jenn, reminds me of
my Leo, Cowboy. Cowboy is a thinker, a very smart boy, CGC in nothing
flat, clicker trained easily. Bored easily. He loves people, but when
first
but not likely to protect you
from the mad axman!
Rose Tierney
-Original Message-
From: Jennifer Popp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: December 19, 2002 7:22 PM
To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List
Subject: Socialization of dogs
Ok, I've got a general question for the wealth of berner
So my questions are: Is it just genetics that determine this type of trait?
Is it the socialization at a very young age? Does the puppy school make that
much of a difference in the social behaviour of dogs? Can anyone shed any
light on this??
Certainly a genetically timid dog could show the
Ok, I've got a general question for the wealth of berner knowledge on this
list. And I'm sure this question will be one of those that had widely
opposing views, so be kind to Pat and don't get nasty. Here goes
I remember when I got my first berner (5 years ago) some admirers of the
breed I'd
