Product Description
Author - Sylvana Vogel Tedeschi
336 pages include the history of the breed is along with photos of the foundation dogs. The standard is fully explained and well- illustrated. Particular attention is paid to the temperament and behaviour of these former farm dogs showing how their history has moulded their character.
Richly illustrated chapters follow, discussing how a puppy develops mentally and physically with good advice on raising and general management, as well as life with the adult Bernese today. The last chapter contains information about problems involved in the growth of the skeleton and how these issues can be influenced by nutrition and proper care of the puppy.
The inclusion, as an appendix, of the first complete translation of Professor Albert Heim´s text, "Die Schweizer Sennenhunde" published in 1914, enables English readers to read what the founder of the breed himself wrote nearly 100 years ago. Margret Bärtschi has written fascinating explanatory notes which bring the original to life by clarifying references made by Heim which would normally not be understood by a reader today.
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