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What is the Berner-Garde Foundation?
The Berner-Garde Foundation was established to collect, maintain and
disseminate information about genetic diseases observed in the Bernese Mountain
Dog. The BGF is comprised of a voluntary Board of Directors, several committees
and, at it's core, a computerized database. The database contains information
which has been compiled over many years from voluntary submissions of
data from owners and from other public sources of information, including the
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals(OFA) and the Canine Eye Registration
Foundation(CERF).
The information in the BGF database is now available online to owners,
breeders, veterinarians and researchers who are working to reduce genetic
disease in the Bernese Mountain Dog. Click on the bottom menu item (left) to
access the database.
In addition to maintaining the database, the Berner-Garde Foundation supports
research studies aimed at reducing the health problems found in Bernese
Mountain Dogs. Research proposals are approved on a case-by-case
basis by the Board of Directors.
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