Attention: Aspiring Breed Judges of Bernese Mountain Dogs
We would like to welcome you for Judge's Education at our National Specialty. Judges interested in learning more about the Bernese Mountain Dog are encouraged to join us. We usually have 400 to 600 dogs and all the top dogs in the nation are usually there.
For a listing of conformation judging mentors please click here.
For materials, mentors, and future seminars, please contact Mary Alice Eschweiler, sheppatch@aol.com, 32022 W. Hwy. K, Hartland, WI, 53029, telephone 262-367-6564.
Recommended resources for judges education include the following.
The Alpenhorn, the BMDCA's bimonthly magazine, $45.00 per year from >Keri Jackson, 420 Celebration Rd, Knoxville, TN 37934(kerijackson@msn.com). Single issues $7.00 To Elizabeth Pearson, editor, 5706 Keating Rd.NW, Olympia, WA 96502. August features our National Specialty. See http://www.bmdca.org/pages/BMDCA_Publications.php for further detail.
The BMDCA Yearbook 1968-2001 on CD ROM, Vicky Whitney, 245 Dulohery Lane, Bozeman, MT 59715; (406) 587-8049; hvwhitney@msn.com A reduced rate for judges only: $40.00. Please include your Judge's Number when ordering.
Smith, Sharon Chesnutt, 1995. The New Bernese Mountain Dog. Howel Book House, New York. Written with American emphasis.
Russ and Rogers, 1994. The Beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog. Alpine Publications, Loveland, CO. The first US book on the breed.
Simonds, Jude, 1990. The Complete Bernese Mountain Dog. Howell Book House, Inc. New York. Well balanced book on care and training, some emphasis on the breed in Britain.
Cochrane, Diana, 1981. The Bernese Mountain Dog. Feoirlinn Publications, Lincolnshire, England. Emphasis on the breed in Britain.
Raber, Hans. 1971. Die Schweizerhunde-Rassen. MullerVerlag Ruschlikon. All Swiss breeds.
Bartschi, Margret, and Spengler, Hans. 1992. Hunde sehen, zuchten, erlebenL Das Buch vom Berner Sennenhund. Paul Haupt Verlag. Bern. The most comprehensive, and probably the most accurate, book ever printed on the breed. Currently out of print.
90 Jahre Ans Schweizerischer Klub fuer Berner Sennenhunde; Ein handbuch fur alle, die den Duerrbaechler kennen, lieben und zuechhten. Worth the pictures even if you don't read German or French.
Guenter, Bernd. 2004. The Bernese Mountain Dog, a Dog of Destiny. Exceptional photographs as well as text.
Willis, Dr. Malcolm B. 1998. The Bernese Mountain Dog Today. Good breed genetics material.
Berner Garde Foundation: A Bernese Mountain Dog database of over 20,000 pedigrees, including health issues. See: http://www.bernergarde.org/
Last modified: December 4, 2009.