Browsing: Care & Grooming
There is no way around it: this breed sheds, constantly, and then sheds considerably more twice a year when the coat blows. Grooming a Bernese is not an occasional job, it is a routine.
The guides here cover what that routine actually looks like – brushing frequency and technique for a double coat, why you do not shave a Berner, bathing without stripping the coat, and the specific places matting develops on a heavily feathered dog. Coat blow gets its own treatment, because it is the thing new owners are least prepared for.
Grooming also matters more than it looks for a large breed. Handling a dog’s paws, ears and mouth from puppyhood is what makes veterinary visits and nail trims manageable at 100 pounds rather than a wrestling match.
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I’ve lived with Bernese Mountain Dogs since 2011, and the biggest exercise lesson my dogs taught me is simple: Berners do best with steady, moderate activity, not hard workouts. Here’s how much exercise a Bernese Mountain Dog really needs by age, which activities are safe, how to handle hot weather, and how to spot too much or too little.