Most hunting dogs aren't muscular enought to drag a kill. (eg bloodhound, coonhound.)
Um....what are you talking about?? How can hunting dogs, which are bred to do jobs such as tracking, killing, retrieving, dragging, flushing, etc...not be muscular enough to do the job!?! Your statment makes no sence at all.

A Coonhound doesn't have to weigh 200 pounds, because the game it is bred to go after, raccoons & possums, weigh under 30 pounds.

A Bloodhound isn't bred to drag it's kill, it's bred to track the game, but it could drag it if it was trained to drag the kill.


If you want a hunting dog which can drag big game such as wild sheep, deer, boar, small bear, lynx, bobcat, etc you would get a Samoyed, Elkhound, Karelian Bear Dog, Norwegian Elkhound, West Siberian Laika, or a Norbottenspets- which are bred for hunting big game.

Bottom Line: Hunting dogs are muscular enough to do the job they are bred to do.

P.S. A Bernese Mountain Dog's aptitude is cattle-driver, tracking dog, watchdog, and family pet. It's not meant to be a big game hunting dog used for dragging its masters kill.