Facts
- Family
- Mastiffs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- Alpine[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 45, group 2[4] Swiss Mountain- and Cattledogs
- Origin
- Switzerland[4] Map point 46°48′ N · 8°14′ E[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Bouvier bernois (French), Berner sennenhond (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- BMD[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. [1]
Also in the Alpine clade: Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Saint Bernard.
Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.
Sources
- Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
- Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (
data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09 - Wikidata Q37608 (Bernese Mountain Dog) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 45 "BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q39 (Switzerland, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.