Browsing Tag Bernese Mountain Dog

Although Sam was deemed “unadoptable,” a 10-year-old Shepherd mix with a tumor found a loving home with a shelter volunteer.

Bruno was stoic Sunday as he paddled through the surf, clambered on his surfboard and tried to catch the perfect wave. The English Bulldog found a wave and smoothly rode it until he bumped into another pooch stalled on his surfboard. The crash took a chunk out of Bruno’s board, but that didn’t matter – [...]

Author’s Note:  This is Part 2 in a series about the Surf Dog Phenomenon in Southern California. In Part 1, we met Buddy, the legendary Jack Russell Terrier who has been surfing with Bruce Hooker for the past 9 years. Buddy will be competing again this year in the Surf Dogs Surf-A-Thon to be held on [...]

Originally used as farm dogs in Switzerland, hardy Bernese Mountain Dogs can withstand cold weather, and are very strong and agile for their size.