All dog breeders will tell you that their dogs will be good companions for your kids; this is actually not quite accurate.

In fact, any dog will view your children as being part of the pact and will apply pact rules accordingly. For example, if the dog is segregated from the children, it will consider the kids as being a threat to its social rank. The opposite is also true. If the dog is treated as part of the pact even as children are born, the dog will accept them as additional members.These behaviours have nothing to do with the temperament of the animal, they are purely instinctual. If the dog is well socialized and educated, most breed will harmoniously live with kids as well as adults.

To truly evaluate how a dog will behave around your children (and adults), consider what the breed was originally bred for and what temperament breeders have cultivated in the breed. For example, a sporting dog will tend to be a faster runner, highly energetic, and vigorous. This can be amplified should the dog not get enough exercise. A guard dog will be more likely to guard.

The Bernese has the advantage of being rather calm and a little bit clumsy.His role is to observe and alert if needed. Even if the dog accepts to play with your kids, he will much rather lie down and watch them play. Should a child be too rough with him, the Berner will avoid the child.A quirky behaviour of the Berner is its tendency to sit on the feet of people and lean against them. With a toddler, it is possible that you will find the latter laying down against this big fur ball.Generally, its low exercise requirements and slow pace makes him an ideal companion. At La Maison Delassie, our priority is to reproduce dogs with an extremely gentle temperament so as to make life with them as pleasant as possible.