- By Dan Veaner
- Around Town
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If you happened upon Myers Park last Sunday you found the Freeville based Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Fingerlakes Bernerfest 2007 show in full force. Dog enthusiasts entered the show with a $5 entry fee, a dish to pass, and a dog-related raffle item. While the focus was on Bernese Mountain Dogs, other breeds were welcome to participate.The club fenced off a circle in Myers Park, and AKC Provisional Judge Donna Webster served as 'ringmaster' to the non-competitive show. Owners lined up to put their dogs through their paces.
Bernese Mountain Dogs are beautiful animals with a good-natured temperament. The club was founded in 1979, and currently boasts about 40 members in New York and Pennsylvania. They meet at various dog shows four times a year, and publishes a newsletter for its members.
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