Originally posted by Rachel
When I last saw this thread the latest *development* was not on it. I think it is good for you to have a cautious attitude and be careful in checking if she would be the right mix for Dale and Christian. Don't forget to inquire how she would relate to the cats too. Be strong on that as looking at her picture I could understand how one would want to scoop her up and start nuturing her immediately. By the way, what's the name you already have picked out?

I think we might have a Swissy in our neighborhood. I've seen the dog outside only a couple times as we drive by the house, and can't quite make out it is a Bermese Mountain Dog, with shorter hair, or a Swissy. It's hair doesn't seem to be quite as flat as Dale's but then it doesn't seems to be as rough as a Bermese Mountain Dog either. It sort of looks like a Bermese Mountain Dog that has been trimmed down.
Well, if both my husband and I both fall in love with her in person...and choose to adopt her,...she will be called Harley.

The dog in you're neighborhood, could very well be a shaved Berner. My uncle has a neighbor in Florida, where he lives, and they give their Berner a shave when it gets really hot. Swissie's fur is very much like a labs...short (they do have an undercoat too)...It can range in color from black to tan...(the under coat)...

Well, the good thing of it all, is that the breeder will have her for 2 and 1/2 weeks, before we meet her at the Swissie event, and he probably has at least 10 full grown Swissie's of his own that he shows, and/or breeds, so he can see how she is with all of them too...he willhave a pretty understanding of her temperment in that 2 week time...but we will see when we meet her.