Bernese Mountain Dog

The Bernese Mountain Dog, called in Swiss German the Berner  Sennenhund, is a large breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps.
The name Sennenhund is derived from the German "Senne" (alpine pasture) and "hund" (dog), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called  Senn. Berner (or Bernese in English) refers to the area of the breed's origin, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. Originally kept as general farm dogs, large Sennenhunds in the past were also used as draft animals, pulling carts.

Other names : Berner Sennenhund, Berner, Bernese, The Little Bear of  Switzerland
Nicknames : "Berner"
Country of origin : Switzerland