I have had Bernese dogs for many years, their longevity has been 11 to 12 and a half years. Only one we lost at the age of 7 years due to a misdiagnosed Lyme disease, and to this day, we suffer his loss.
My family has had Berners for 20-plus years. They are very loveable. The cost for a pure bread Berner is expensive up to 3 thousand dollars. Medical expenses can be an issue. They tend to overeat and safe exercise after age 12 is essential in my opinion. If you were to get a Berner I would suggest not getting a male unless you are looking for more of a guard dog in my opinion. Males can be more difficult to train. We have had 4 Berner dogs 2 males and 2 females. They had lived from 8 to 10 years. The males often like to take long walks without the rest of us as often as possible. They seem to mellow out after 2 years. I miss having them around but I couldn't afford a dog that size. I personally think they have the neatest personalities. Very powerful dogs and some people may still use them for pulling wagons. As far as anxiety goes, if you are planning to have someone train the dog as a service dog for anxiety then cool but other than that i would not suggest this dog for helping with anxiety. One thing is for sure they don't do much with inactive families, but when there is something that is different they will let you know. The youngest dog which is 3 years old now barks at the golfers in the backyard. There is 4 different-sized Bernese. 2 100 plus pound dogs 1 with long hair and the biggest one which is the Swiss with short hair. 2 smaller dogs under 75 lbs. The female Bernese are much more mellow. Living in colder regions is a huge plus for them I feel. They have heavy 2-layerr coats. If someone was to buy a dog based on personal anxiety issues then I would suggest reading up on dog breeds capable of handling anxiety in adults. At any rate, they are working dogs for sure that is what they were bred for in Europe. I am assuming you want a mellow dog? I have similar anxiety thoughts but I would like a Karelian bear dog or a Stabyhoun. As I often go camping alone where bears and mountain lions roam. It is wise for me to have a dog around and a friend when going camping. Something that never crossed my mind when i was younger. My brother on the other hand thinks I should get a basset hound. Lol My best to you and your search for the right dog for your needs and abilities.
My psychiatrist and counselor have said that I need a emotional pup and my regular & back doctor say that I should look in to getting a service pup. Looking in to getting one through a Veteran's Support service but some of her requirements are pretty stiff.
I have a 7 month old bernese puppy so I may be biased but I’d pick a bernese over a golden retriever any day. They fit my lifestyle perfectly. And yes they are def watchdogs. My pup never barked until about 5 months old. Now he uses his bark powers to let me know when someone is by my door or near my home in general. Since I live alone I personally appreciate it. Berners might not hold onto to toys for long but they will hoard all of your socks. Overall 10/10 would recommend.
I don’t know if this would help anyone but I am very allergic to golden retrievers everyone I’ve ever met however I’m not allergic to Bernese Mountain dogs as I’ve babysat one 4 to 5 days a week for a few years. Naturally my heart goes to the BMD. I’ve never seen a more loving Sweet funny caring dog. If he does something that makes you laugh he will remember and will repeat it. Every time I took him for a walk, every time, someone would stop me and tell me how beautiful he was and I even had people stop their car in the street put down their windows and say the exact same thing how beautiful he was. Obviously either the golden and the Berner would be great choices for you and your family, don’t let its short lifespan deter you, they will be the best years you’ve ever had with an animal.
Our Berner girl will be 3 yo in a couple of days. She's a total sweetheart, who sheds something awful all the time. Walks on leash are not so much fun because she wants to sniff every blade of grass or leaf as we go. 15-20 minutes just to go around the block minimum. Does much better in off leash areas. Otherwise, great big fluffy wonderful gal.
@@Mark1Mach2 It's called Pineview Berners. Idk how good they are tho. My dog ended up having a lot of health issues. Even tho the parents are both AKC registered it seems as if they aren't professional. It was also very pricey for a mixed breed
I've owned both and would have a house full of both breeds again if I could afford the care and feeding. My Bernie lived to about 12 and my golden developed renal failure at 18.5 yrs of age. I'm now retired and have a 16 yr old Chihuahua.
So, I may get a lot of negative feedback but the best thing for exercising a Golden is hunting! Hence the name retriever. One thing though for some of us Veterans is that we can't be around gunfire anymore. Side note, I am looking to get a service/emotional support dog after my last cat "leave's me," which will be very hard to take. I am looking into both of these as well as a Newfie, Great Danes, even a couple different breeds of Mastiff's. Thanks for showing the maladies they may have. Good job.
Golden retrievers love children, I mean any kid, even strangers. That's something really special. Mine is 55 kgs (not fat at all) super smart, polite but damn when it hits you running you might get injured lol
Einmal Berner Sennen, immer Berner Sennen! Once Bernese, always Bernese! However, Golden is a nice dog too... Who needs a retriever, it's OK, who needs a ideal and loyal family dog, I will prefer Bernese.
Hi I have owned both breeds. My retriever lived to be 14 years. His biggest problem was that he was a wanderer. No matter what training, if he was left unchained, he was gone. I presently have a 7 year old Bernese Mtd dog. I should note that I am 67 years old. Other than the shedding factor, I would rate my Bernese at 110%. He is incredibly talented in changing his disposition to mask mine. He will lay sedate or in the next instant enjoy a quick fight. The only trouble we have is he has claimed ownership of the passenger seat of my 1972 MGB. LOL
What IS that thing @5:22 (&7:05)?!? Certainly not a Berner!! (nor Appenzeller or Entlebucher)… BTW, it's pronounced "Bear-ner/Bear-nese," not "Bur-ner/Bur-nese" (From the Canton of Bern [also pronounced "Bearn"], Switzerland). I'd call the 6-8 year lifespan prediction a bit pessimistic, though, as they mentioned, it depends a lot on the breeder. All of ours (8-9 over the last 30+ years) lived to at least 10, except the first (only 7) and yes, they did all die of some sort of cancer: mostly lymphoma or soft tissue tumors. Also, biggest difference between the breeds is in family relationships: I've known a number of Golden Retrievers-I would describe them as "devoted," but Berners are more like "NEEDY." Unless you have someone in the house nearly all the time, your Berner may become neurotic and destructive. One night we went out to a party for ~6 hours on a night that wasn't "on the schedule" and came home to the kitchen trash pulled out of the can, brought into the center of the living room, ripped apart and spread evenly all over the floor. There were kitchen food scraps in there and he never touched any of it that we could see-just punctuating his disapproval of our absence. Another of our Berners could never get the hang of scratching at the door to let us know she wanted in. One night we forgot and left her out all night-next morning we found she had uprooted and shredded all the bedding plants my wife had spent the whole previous day planting in the flower bed-no other damage in the yard. My mother had one (a rescue) that wouldn't even let her go to the bathroom in peace. This time we bought 2 litter mates-they seem good company for each other and we're hoping our extended family (5 adults/4 children) will suppress any tendency to attach to a specific person-so far, so good, but we'll see how it goes (they just turned 6 months old)…
can you give me some advice? i'm thinking about bernese or golden, still on research, probably will get a dog next year, live alone in a apartment, in a hot country, i've talked to bernese and golden breeders, both have told me that living in a aparment is "ok" if i take them out regularly, i was specially concerned about bernese in the hot weather (in hottest days it goes from 25ºC to 35ºC, coldest days goes from 15ºC to 25ºC), the breeder told me "it was ok because they're born in the hot weather and got used to it, but i would need some special cares like cold wather, cold fruits and AC on hotter days". Can you give me any advice?
@@veccher wow-only gets down to 15°C in winter?!? I must say our summers are similar (unofficial record here is ~48°C), however, and our Berners do fine in front of their favorite AC vent. The big problem is exercise, which you certainly shouldn’t do >30°C (maybe even >25°-opinions?). For us this means either waiting til 1:00AM or getting up at 5:00AM for their walks. We’ve found an alternative outing in "shopping trips" to dog-friendly, air-conditioned stores (actually, walk around the store for an hour, then feel guilty and buy something). They’re pretty lazy indoors and probably wouldn’t demand daily walks, but their health would certainly suffer-they tend to have big appetites and pack on the pounds… The biggest difference between the breeds is having someone with them most of the day: being gone at work 8 hr/day won’t cut it with a Berner-they’re far too needy of their people. Living alone, you’d probably have to work at home, have a job that allows dogs, or arrange for a sitter. They can be very destructive left alone for long periods. That would be my main concern in your situation. Best of luck! PS-our pups are closing in on 10 months old and 50 kg (!)
@@veccher please consider other breeds. Both types of dogs love cold weather and thrive in the snow. They will suffer in warmer temperatures. Also, they need long Walks. We have bred Berners ans are in touch with Retriever owners, too: we all agree that the dogs need to be Walked at least 3 times a day adding up to 2h/das.
Which dog suits you best please do let us know in the comment down below!!!👇👇👇
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Can't have either
(I have 2 it's too much-)
We didn't choose. We have 1 of each. Greatest combo ever.
We combined them! We now have a Golden Mountain Dog. amazing!
Awesome!
I have had Bernese dogs for many years, their longevity has been 11 to 12 and a half years. Only one we lost at the age of 7 years due to a misdiagnosed Lyme disease, and to this day, we suffer his loss.
i have a berner and hes soooo calm so i would take a berne always!!! they are amazing but i do love golden to
Me and my psychiatrist have been considering getting a service dog for my anxiety and I think a berner would be amazing...
Good for you!!
I hope you didn't. They're prone to serious panic attacks themselves so your behaviour can affect him negatively. Get a poodle or a golden.
My family has had Berners for 20-plus years. They are very loveable. The cost for a pure bread Berner is expensive up to 3 thousand dollars. Medical expenses can be an issue. They tend to overeat and safe exercise after age 12 is essential in my opinion. If you were to get a Berner I would suggest not getting a male unless you are looking for more of a guard dog in my opinion. Males can be more difficult to train. We have had 4 Berner dogs 2 males and 2 females. They had lived from 8 to 10 years. The males often like to take long walks without the rest of us as often as possible. They seem to mellow out after 2 years.
I miss having them around but I couldn't afford a dog that size. I personally think they have the neatest personalities. Very powerful dogs and some people may still use them for pulling wagons.
As far as anxiety goes, if you are planning to have someone train the dog as a service dog for anxiety then cool but other than that i would not suggest this dog for helping with anxiety. One thing is for sure they don't do much with inactive families, but when there is something that is different they will let you know. The youngest dog which is 3 years old now barks at the golfers in the backyard. There is 4 different-sized Bernese. 2 100 plus pound dogs 1 with long hair and the biggest one which is the Swiss with short hair. 2 smaller dogs under 75 lbs. The female Bernese are much more mellow. Living in colder regions is a huge plus for them I feel. They have heavy 2-layerr coats. If someone was to buy a dog based on personal anxiety issues then I would suggest reading up on dog breeds capable of handling anxiety in adults.
At any rate, they are working dogs for sure that is what they were bred for in Europe. I am assuming you want a mellow dog? I have similar anxiety thoughts but I would like a Karelian bear dog or a Stabyhoun. As I often go camping alone where bears and mountain lions roam. It is wise for me to have a dog around and a friend when going camping. Something that never crossed my mind when i was younger.
My brother on the other hand thinks I should get a basset hound. Lol
My best to you and your search for the right dog for your needs and abilities.
My psychiatrist and counselor have said that I need a emotional pup and my regular & back doctor say that I should look in to getting a service pup. Looking in to getting one through a Veteran's Support service but some of her requirements are pretty stiff.
@@nobodyisprfct thank you for all the info about the Berners man!
I have a 7 month old bernese puppy so I may be biased but I’d pick a bernese over a golden retriever any day. They fit my lifestyle perfectly. And yes they are def watchdogs. My pup never barked until about 5 months old. Now he uses his bark powers to let me know when someone is by my door or near my home in general. Since I live alone I personally appreciate it. Berners might not hold onto to toys for long but they will hoard all of your socks. Overall 10/10 would recommend.
Bernese always❤️ Our third bernese is now 11 and a half years. Hope she become at least 12 years and 8 month like our first bernese!
That is a good age !! Assume you give them great nutrition & don't overfeed ??
I really hope you Bernie loves as long as your last one and much longer!
@@Mark1Mach2 She has passed on 21- 11- 2021 at the age of 11 years and 9 months. Still a respectabele age for a bernese.
@@DVK1662 it is very very respectable for a Bernese! May she RIP 🌈💐
@@DVK1662 and sorry for your loss, losing a pet is a very hard thing 😌😐🙁
I don’t know if this would help anyone but I am very allergic to golden retrievers everyone I’ve ever met however I’m not allergic to Bernese Mountain dogs as I’ve babysat one 4 to 5 days a week for a few years. Naturally my heart goes to the BMD. I’ve never seen a more loving Sweet funny caring dog. If he does something that makes you laugh he will remember and will repeat it. Every time I took him for a walk, every time, someone would stop me and tell me how beautiful he was and I even had people stop their car in the street put down their windows and say the exact same thing how beautiful he was. Obviously either the golden and the Berner would be great choices for you and your family, don’t let its short lifespan deter you, they will be the best years you’ve ever had with an animal.
Our Berner girl will be 3 yo in a couple of days. She's a total sweetheart, who sheds something awful all the time. Walks on leash are not so much fun because she wants to sniff every blade of grass or leaf as we go. 15-20 minutes just to go around the block minimum. Does much better in off leash areas. Otherwise, great big fluffy wonderful gal.
My dog is a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Golden Retriever mix. I thought this video would be interesting for me🤣.
No way same. My dog is half bernese n half golden
@@Steely_wire54 cool!
HEY! You've got the best of both then! 😁😁😁😁
Wow how and where did you get them?
@@Mark1Mach2 It's called Pineview Berners. Idk how good they are tho. My dog ended up having a lot of health issues. Even tho the parents are both AKC registered it seems as if they aren't professional. It was also very pricey for a mixed breed
Always golden retriever...my first love🥰
I'd like to have Bernese
Amazing choice dude...
I have 4 bernese. They actually try to outdo each other who can love the most
I've owned both and would have a house full of both breeds again if I could afford the care and feeding. My Bernie lived to about 12 and my golden developed renal failure at 18.5 yrs of age. I'm now retired and have a 16 yr old Chihuahua.
I have a bernese mountain dog. It took my family 1 week to train her fully
So, I may get a lot of negative feedback but the best thing for exercising a Golden is hunting! Hence the name retriever. One thing though for some of us Veterans is that we can't be around gunfire anymore.
Side note, I am looking to get a service/emotional support dog after my last cat "leave's me," which will be very hard to take. I am looking into both of these as well as a Newfie, Great Danes, even a couple different breeds of Mastiff's. Thanks for showing the maladies they may have. Good job.
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I might choose both of them 🤣😜
Agree...they both are adorable☺
I got a golden Bernese mix
@@dailypets8940 They look just like golden retrievers but just with different colors.
Berne....their tales are so cute when they r running.. Like a spinning umbrella..
I prefer to let my berners hair grow out, looks better if you brush and take care of it. Best dog ever, such a lover!
I totally agree!
No one thought of lowering the music sound? I can hardly hear the narrator😐
Had a Bernese for 11 years, she is irreplaceable so Golden retriever for me please!!!
How could you possibly choose?
One of each would be the answer!
Luvvly.
I wouldn't train my big Bern for a hundred Goldens and I love them too and had a few... but the Big girl is the best!
Golden retrievers love children, I mean any kid, even strangers. That's something really special. Mine is 55 kgs (not fat at all) super smart, polite but damn when it hits you running you might get injured lol
Na dúvida, tenha os dois. Eu tenho uma bernese, a Malu, e uma golden, a Luna. Felicidade em dobro.
Golden retriever ❤️❤️❤️ but Bernese is so beautiful also
This is golden retriever and bernese mountain dog is beautiful
Einmal Berner Sennen, immer Berner Sennen! Once Bernese, always Bernese! However, Golden is a nice dog too... Who needs a retriever, it's OK, who needs a ideal and loyal family dog, I will prefer Bernese.
Bernese, for sure
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the 6-8 lifespan is unthinkingable. losing a dog is so hard especially when you're a 1 dog person
This! My golden only lived up to 7.5 years… I still don’t know if I ever want another dog 💔
@@Patricia-xz1vz 😢😢😢 sorry for the loss.
Berners live longer upto 10 to 12 years if taken care of the health. So don't worry too much about it. But I understand ❤
Love my beautiful Golden Boy 💛
I'm in doubt so will get 1 each, thank you!
Both!
I have a mix of both. He is amazing
I have a golden 2 cats a Bernese and a snake, I am literally living in a zoo
I have a mix of the golden and the burnese
I have a Bernese. Is the best dog ever
We got a mix , so I can’t complain
Mothers golden retriever was very protective.
Golden retriever!!!
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Golden Retrievers are the best!!!!
I have a berner his name is oscar hes beautiful and we love him so much
65-75 lbs??
When mine was sick before he died he was 112 pounds!
i wishd id had golden retrierver.bernse and 44+56-100 breeds
Hi I have owned both breeds. My retriever lived to be 14 years. His biggest problem was that he was a wanderer. No matter what training, if he was left unchained, he was gone. I presently have a 7 year old Bernese Mtd dog. I should note that I am 67 years old. Other than the shedding factor, I would rate my Bernese at 110%. He is incredibly talented in changing his disposition to mask mine. He will lay sedate or in the next instant enjoy a quick fight. The only trouble we have is he has claimed ownership of the passenger seat of my 1972 MGB. LOL
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The Berner Sennen life span is now 8 - 10 years
Only and always Mr berner!!! Mic drop!
All 2 beautiful!!!
i will take a mix
The best is a golden mountain dog!
I just got a mix of the two lol
I love both :D
Both😍😍
Please no music.
I want a mix of both breed
no choooooooose, booooooooooth!
Team bernese here.
I wishd id had botj and 2 fiat unos
Golden retriver
Half of all Berners die of cancer before they are 10 years old. Buyer beware.
of course they do the average life expectation is 8 years. Mine is ten and for now he is completely healthy
My bernese died at 11, n’est dog ever !!
Averaging 12 yrs on mine
Bernese
Uhh Many Berners are over 120 lbs. Be prepared !
My big girl grew 10 lbs a month for the first year... 120 lbs... she is the best!
My male Berner is 18 months and 125 lbs.
I would like to have both❤️
bernes funny
What IS that thing @5:22 (&7:05)?!? Certainly not a Berner!! (nor Appenzeller or Entlebucher)… BTW, it's pronounced "Bear-ner/Bear-nese," not "Bur-ner/Bur-nese" (From the Canton of Bern [also pronounced "Bearn"], Switzerland).
I'd call the 6-8 year lifespan prediction a bit pessimistic, though, as they mentioned, it depends a lot on the breeder. All of ours (8-9 over the last 30+ years) lived to at least 10, except the first (only 7) and yes, they did all die of some sort of cancer: mostly lymphoma or soft tissue tumors.
Also, biggest difference between the breeds is in family relationships: I've known a number of Golden Retrievers-I would describe them as "devoted," but Berners are more like "NEEDY." Unless you have someone in the house nearly all the time, your Berner may become neurotic and destructive. One night we went out to a party for ~6 hours on a night that wasn't "on the schedule" and came home to the kitchen trash pulled out of the can, brought into the center of the living room, ripped apart and spread evenly all over the floor. There were kitchen food scraps in there and he never touched any of it that we could see-just punctuating his disapproval of our absence. Another of our Berners could never get the hang of scratching at the door to let us know she wanted in. One night we forgot and left her out all night-next morning we found she had uprooted and shredded all the bedding plants my wife had spent the whole previous day planting in the flower bed-no other damage in the yard. My mother had one (a rescue) that wouldn't even let her go to the bathroom in peace. This time we bought 2 litter mates-they seem good company for each other and we're hoping our extended family (5 adults/4 children) will suppress any tendency to attach to a specific person-so far, so good, but we'll see how it goes (they just turned 6 months old)…
Thanks for your honest feedback and sharing your personal experience🤗...we will definetly look after our mistakes you mentioned in your comment!!!🤓
can you give me some advice? i'm thinking about bernese or golden, still on research, probably will get a dog next year, live alone in a apartment, in a hot country, i've talked to bernese and golden breeders, both have told me that living in a aparment is "ok" if i take them out regularly, i was specially concerned about bernese in the hot weather (in hottest days it goes from 25ºC to 35ºC, coldest days goes from 15ºC to 25ºC), the breeder told me "it was ok because they're born in the hot weather and got used to it, but i would need some special cares like cold wather, cold fruits and AC on hotter days".
Can you give me any advice?
@@veccher wow-only gets down to 15°C in winter?!? I must say our summers are similar (unofficial record here is ~48°C), however, and our Berners do fine in front of their favorite AC vent. The big problem is exercise, which you certainly shouldn’t do >30°C (maybe even >25°-opinions?). For us this means either waiting til 1:00AM or getting up at 5:00AM for their walks. We’ve found an alternative outing in "shopping trips" to dog-friendly, air-conditioned stores (actually, walk around the store for an hour, then feel guilty and buy something). They’re pretty lazy indoors and probably wouldn’t demand daily walks, but their health would certainly suffer-they tend to have big appetites and pack on the pounds…
The biggest difference between the breeds is having someone with them most of the day: being gone at work 8 hr/day won’t cut it with a Berner-they’re far too needy of their people. Living alone, you’d probably have to work at home, have a job that allows dogs, or arrange for a sitter. They can be very destructive left alone for long periods. That would be my main concern in your situation.
Best of luck!
PS-our pups are closing in on 10 months old and 50 kg (!)
@@veccher please consider other breeds. Both types of dogs love cold weather and thrive in the snow. They will suffer in warmer temperatures. Also, they need long Walks. We have bred Berners ans are in touch with Retriever owners, too: we all agree that the dogs need to be Walked at least 3 times a day adding up to 2h/das.