How to identify a Bernese Mountain Dog

Bernese Mountain Dog

1. Jet black ground color with “rich rust and clear white” markings
2. White blaze and muzzle band; the chest marking “typically forms an inverted cross”
3. Coat “thick, moderately long and slightly wavy or straight,” with a natural sheen
4. Bushy tail carried low, never curled over the back

Rottweiler

1. “Always black with rust to mahogany markings”
2. Rust spot over each eye, rust on cheeks, a strip on each side of the muzzle, and triangles on the chest
3. Pendant, triangular ears and a broad head
4. Docked tail (“one or two tail vertebrae”) or natural

Bernese Mountain Dog

1. Jet black ground color with “rich rust and clear white” markings
2. White blaze and muzzle band; the chest marking “typically forms an inverted cross”
3. Coat “thick, moderately long and slightly wavy or straight,” with a natural sheen
4. Bushy tail carried low, never curled over the back

Saint Bernard

1. White with red, red with white, or brindle patches with white; “never of one color or without white”
2. White chest, feet, tail tip, noseband and collar, often with a dark mask and ears
3. Huge head with forehead wrinkles that “converge toward the furrow”
4. Short or long coat; long, heavy tail that often hangs “in the shape of an ’f’”; at least 27½ inches for males