How much does a Bernese Mountain Dog generally cost?

The ancestors of the Bernese Mountain Dog were brought to Switzerland by the Roman army, and later crossbred with local sheepdogs, producing four breeds of mountain dogs: the Bernese Mountain Dog, the Great Swiss Mountain Dog, the Appenzeller Sennenhund, and the Entlebucher Mountain Dog. Historically they were the shepherd's best helper, and now they have also become a beloved companion dog. Let's take a look below at how much a Bernese Mountain Dog costs!

How much does a Bernese Mountain Dog cost?

The average price for a pet-quality Bernese Mountain Dog is around 6000 to 10000 yuan each. The price is not low, though prices vary greatly from city to city, but the most expensive show-quality Bernese Mountain Dog costs 120,000 yuan. There are relatively few breeders of Bernese Mountain Dogs in our country; a purebred male dog (puppy) costs around 6000 yuan, but there is room for negotiation. Adult dogs are also not plentiful domestically, with basic prices all above 10,000.

Is the Bernese Mountain Dog easy to keep?

The Bernese Mountain Dog is easy to keep. The Bernese Mountain Dog is an excellent and popular breed, with three colors of black, white, and yellow, long legs, and being intelligent, sturdy, and agile. Male dogs appear majestic, while females appear gentle. An adult Bernese Mountain Dog is a very refined, polite, and well-mannered dog, with the advantages of being strong, highly obedient, confident, unafraid of difficulties, and never wild. They follow their owner wherever they go, have deep affection for their owner, and will not throw tantrums over trivial matters. What is very different from other dog breeds is that they have a strong desire to communicate with their owner, making them an easy breed to keep.

How do you choose a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy?

1. First, after the puppies are born, mark the puppies with normal coat color, dividing lines, body shape, and pigmentation first.

2. The marked puppies will open their eyes at about 12 to 15 days, then check whether the eye color is normal (blue eyes are disqualified and eliminated), and at 40 days check the visual distance of both eyes.

3. At 30 days, observe from the body posture whether the torso proportions, head shape, and skeleton and limbs are well-proportioned.

4. At 40 days is the important critical moment for whether the puppy will be raised as a show dog. Observe from the standing posture whether it has a commanding presence, whether its personality is steady, whether its curiosity is low, whether it interacts with people relatively often, etc., and whether the height from the front limb base to the shoulder and the proportion from shoulder to tail rump is the golden ratio.

5. At 120 days, observe again the degree to which each condition is met. At this time the puppy is already fully socialized. Evaluate from the completion of basic commands and degree of obedience whether the dog has show dog qualifications, such as the bite after changing teeth, the degree of closeness when running on a leash, and turning the puppy's body over and placing it on the ground to observe whether it can turn itself over quickly on its own.