BGF information

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3. What is Berner-Garde?

BGF was established to collect, maintain and disseminate
information about genetic diseases observed in the Bernese
Mountain Dog.
It is comprised of a voluntary Board of Directors, several committees
and a computerized database.
The database contains information from voluntary submissions of
data from owners and other public sources of information, including
the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA).
Information BGF database is available to all owners, Bernese
Mountain Dog clubs, both national and international, veterinarians,
researchers and other appropriate users who are working to reduce
genetic disease in the BMD.

4. Three Main Initiatives

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The Berner-Garde health and pedigree
database that we maintain online.
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The Bernese Mountain Dog DNA and
Tissue Repository housed at Michigan
State University.
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Working with researchers to provide
information that will assist them in their
efforts.

5. The Berner-Garde Foundation

Dedicated to improving the lifespan of our
beloved Berners
Staffed completely by volunteers
Depends completely on donations to fund
the database and DNA Repository
FOR THE LOVE OF A BERNER …

6. How did Berner-Garde start?

Berner-Garde was a vision of Martin and
Barbara Packard in the late 70s
Martin created PC database in 80s
Berner-Garde Foundation incorporated
1995 as a non-profit organization
The Berner-Garde database went live on
the internet on February 22, 2004
BMD DNA & Tissue Repository 2007

7. What is Berner-Garde and why is it important?

Berner-Garde is an international health database
containing information on literally thousands of
Berners.
Information is used by:
Health Researchers
Veterinarians
Breeders
Companion dog owners
PPO’s

8. BG Operators

30 BG operators in seven countries
Berner-Garde assists the BMDCA
Membership Database
▪ Mailing Labels
▪ Email the Bulletin
Draft Database
28 persons with specific BMDCA access
We also have access to people who can
translate Japanese, Spanish, Polish, and Italian.

9. BGF Database, by the numbers

36,992
121,830
38,301
14,095
82,615
14,095
20,936
13,304
People
Dogs
Litters
Dogs with Certs
Certifications/Tests
Dogs with Health Rec
Health Records
Death Dates

10. Top 15 Internationally

Rank
Country
Page Views
Visits
Unique Visitors
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United States
3,991,362
163,926
37,484
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Canada
487,784
18,568
4,457
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United Kingdom
137,340
5,379
2,117
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Japan
109,670
7,899
1,245
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Netherlands
83,546
3,252
623
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Australia
80,842
2,012
966
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Germany
46,965
3,735
1,474
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Finland
46,453
1,835
680
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Argentina
42,643
1,225
450
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Spain
20,688
1,568
733
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Poland
20,259
1,154
704
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Italy
18,739
1,122
697
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Ireland
17,097
582
194
14
Denmark
14,462
674
241
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France
14,132
1,184
522
Russia: Litters 195 Dogs 372

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• Berner-Garde received a database from the Dutch
club, VBSH.
• The database (called Animal Stackers) was privately
maintained by a club member.
• Since they no longer maintain it, they asked the dogs
be added to Berner-Garde.
• It contains 106,789 Berners, but it is not known how
many of those may already be in Berner-Garde at this
time?
• Gary will work on the data as time permits

12. Where does information in Berner-Garde come from?

INFORMATION VOLUNTARILY
SUBMITTED BY…
Breeders
Stud-dog owners
Companion dog owners
Regional club rescue chairs
OR INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC SOURCES
SUCH AS…
AKC website
Health (OFA, CERF, etc.)
databases
Show catalogs

13. Information in Berner-Garde does NOT come from…

Individual submissions from someone other than
the owner, the breeder, stud dog owner or breed
rescue
Posts on breed-related yahoo groups such as the
Berner-L, BMDBreeder-L, BMDCAMembers lists
Information on health and date of death in
Garde does NOT come from…
Breeder websites
Posts on

14. Info on each dog is also maintained…

Breeder – Sire and dam of dog
Physical info about dog
Height
Weight
Microchip/tattoo information
Info on bite, coat, tail carriage, eye color
Health Certifications (e.g. hip and elbow test
results, eye, cardiac, thyroid, DM test results) that
have been verified by a BG Site Operator
Health Info – may include information on
temperament, health issues, etc.
Health Studies the dog has participated in

15. More info on each dog is available, including…

•Titles and Awards won
•Litters produced
•Photo of dog
•COI or Co-efficient of Inbreeding

16. Accessing the Database

17. PEOPLE SEARCH

18. People Information

19. Dog Information

20. Dog Relative Information

21. Accessing Litter Report

22. Litter Report

23. Certifications

24. Dog Health

25. Health Detail

26. Physical Characteristics

27. Studies

28. Titles

29. People

30. Canine Health Studies

31. Pedigree

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33. Coefficient of Inbreeding

34. Report Menu

35. Stud Finder

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38. Trial Pedigree

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40. Submit Data

41. Personal Information

42. Dog Submission

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45. Litter Susbmission

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47. Diagnosed Information

48. Bernese Mountain Dog DNA and Tissue Repository

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Thank You!

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www.bernergarde.org

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THANK YOU!

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