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Great Bernese

Bernese Mountain Dog / Great Pyrenees Mixed Breed Dogs

Information and Pictures

A black, white and tan Great Bernese is laying on a floor in a doorway

"This is Eiger, our 10-month old Great Bernese (Bernese Mountain Dog / Great Pyrenees mix breed dog). He is such a great dog. Everyone comments on what an unusual temperament he has. He is very mellow. He is a love and really great with our two little kids. He, however, does like to bark and seems somewhat aware of his size. He also sheds quite a bit."

Description

The Great Bernese is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between Bernese Mountain Dog and the Great Pyrenees. The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. Not all of these designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. It is very common for breeders to breed multi-generation crosses.

Recognition
  • ACHC = American Canine Hybrid Club
  • DRA = Dog Registry of America, Inc.
  • IDCR = International Designer Canine Registry®
A black, tan and white Great Bernese is sitting in front of a table which has a Christmas tree and books on it

Greta, the Bernese / Pyrenees mix (Great Bernese) at 7 months old, weighing 85 pounds—"Greta's disposition is much like a Great Pyrenees with the affection and family likeness for a Bernese Mtn. Dog. She was one of 6 littermates. She was the only one from the litter to have any Bernese Markings. She is great with kids and other dogs."

Close Up - A black, tan and white Great Bernese puppy is laying on a teal-blue bed with pillows around it

Greta the Bernese / Pyrenees mix (Great Bernese) as a puppy at 10 weeks old

A black, white and tan Great Bernese puppy is laying on its side in grass

Greta the Bernese / Pyrenees mix (Great Bernese) as a puppy at 7 weeks old

A tan with white Great Bernese is walking around in sand. Its mouth is open.

"Mocha Bear the Great Bernese—his father was a Great Pyrenees and mother a Berner!! He was among a litter of 11 and he was the second smallest of the eleven."

A tan with white Great Bernese is walking on a beach that is getting rushed by waves

Mocha Bear the Great Bernese (Bernese / Pyrenees mix) playing in the ocean

Action shot - A tan with white Great Bernese dog is jumping at a small black and tan Min Pin  dog in a playful manor. Its mouth is open and tongue is out.

Mocha Bear the Great Bernese playing with another dog on the beach

A tan with white Great Bernese is sniffing a large stick

Mocha Bear the Great Bernese smelling a fallen down tree in the woods

A tan with white Great Bernese is walking across a beach. Its mouth is open and its long tongue is hanging way out

Mocha Bear the Great Bernese taking a walk on the beach

A tan, black with white Great Bernese puppy is sniffing a green and black camera case outside at the bottom of a staircase

Mocha Bear the Great Bernese (Bernese / Pyrenees mix) as a puppy investigating something new