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Holy smokes! I must calm down before I reply to your posts.....I believe Berners must NEVER be shaved! The Berner's thick fur insulates them from cold, but also protects them from the heat; shaving their fur can cause them great harm, like sunburn and excess over-heating. You must brush them at least every 2nd day when they are blowing their coats or "excessive matting of the undercoat can lead to severe discomfort or skin problems for the animal.The coat of a Bernese mountain dog should be trimmed only slightly."(BMDCC) We brush our dogs daily when blowing their coats, and in summer, about every 2nd or 3rd day. We let them sleep on our deck where it is cool or in the air-conditioned bedroom, but, in all the time I've had with Berners, I've never heard of any one shearing, shaving or otherwise clipping exess hair off a Berner to keep them comfortable, rather, I've heard that doing so can cause much trouble for the dog. In my experience, (3 Berners), and having had to deal with extremely hot summers (on & off) in the past 10 years, we took our dogs for their walks at 5 or 5: 30 a.m. (depending on weather forecast) and then would let them lay on a cool concrete floor in the basement, under a shady tree, in the garage, or wherever it is coolest with plenty of water, ice cubes for chewing, and never had troubles with them. I truly believe you should not ever trim or cut off their fur. But, please, do research and see for yourself! Our dogs do not have any hot spots, it may be an issue with their food? We feed our dogs grain free super-premium food.
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