Q 01/05

The Bernese Mountain Dog originates from which Swiss canton?

A) Bern

B) Zurich

C) Lucerne

D) Valais

Answer · why

A) Bern

The German name Berner Sennenhund refers to the same area of origin.

Q 02/05

The Bernese is one of how many Sennenhund-type breeds?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Three

D) Six

Answer · why

B) Four

All four share the same tricolour coat and the Alpine herdsman heritage.

Q 03/05

The word Sennenhund derives from the German Senne, meaning what?

A) Mountain snow

B) Alpine pasture

C) Cheese wheel

D) Milk cart

Answer · why

B) Alpine pasture

The dogs accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senn.

Q 04/05

The Bernese Mountain Dog has ancestral roots in the mastiffs of which ancient civilisation?

A) Greek

B) Celtic

C) Roman

D) Viking

Answer · why

C) Roman

One writer doubts it, noting the region never had Roman roads or towns.

Q 05/05

The breed was historically also called the Dürrbächler, after what?

A) A small town where the dogs were common

B) A famous 19th-century breeder

C) A high mountain pass

D) A local type of hard cheese

Answer · why

A) A small town where the dogs were common

Dürrbach gave its name to the first breed club, the Schweizerischer Dürrbach-Klub, in 1907.