What kind of dog is the Bernese Mountain Dog which is from the Swiss Alps?
Draught dog A draught dog, draft dog, or cart dog is a variety of working dog used to pull a cart. Dogs have been used to move both people and product, in two separate events; sulky pulling and drafting. Collies, Bernese Mountain Dogs, St. Bernards, Bouvier des Flanders, Newfoundlands and Rottweilers were all bred for this purpose; Rottweilers and Collies were also used as sheepdogs.
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (German: "Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund" or French: "Grand Bouvier Suisse" ) is a dog breed which was developed in the Swiss Alps. The name "Sennenhund" refers to people called "Senn" or "Senner", dairymen and herders in the Swiss Alps. Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs are almost certainly the result of indigenous dogs mating with large mastiff types brought to Switzerland by foreign settlers. At one time, the breed was believed to have been among the most popular in Switzerland. It was assumed to have almost died out by the late 19th century, since its work was being done by other breeds or machines, but was rediscovered in the early 1900s.