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Having just recently lost my 41/2 year old berner with health issues muscles and spinal I would keep an eye on them.
I am not trying to alarm anyone but this is the reason why I say watch very carefully.
If they start at any time intermittent lameness then get it looked into and if they seem uncomfortable when trying to lay down get it looked into.
Ollie showed intermittent lameness most of his life was exercise intolerant but never had the shaking legs. He had been under the vets on and off for the lameness he was always better by the time we arrived at the vets.
Unfortunatley even with extensive testing we did not know what was wrong with him till a post mortem was done.
They are complex breed in all areas health and training, they can be fine one minute then down the next so please please I urge you to watch over them.
Ollie was running on the field one morning in the snow trying to get his friend Maisie the Old English Sheepdog to chase him by the early hours of the morning Thursday we were at a vet hospital everyone stumped as he seemed fine again when we arrived by the next evening he was admitted and then it was all down hill from there. No injuries that day just the normal walk and chasing around for a few minutes as was his way.
As most of you point out they are already adult and are coping with the shaking and showing no untoward signs. There is a condition called tremblers or wobblers mostly Great Danes and Dobermans but also known to be found in Bernese.
One to do some research into maybe.
Just to add Ollie had neither of these he did have a rare degeneration of the spine in the neck area one of the two problems he suffered and it seemed had been suffering with most of his young life.
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