He ʻīlio kahiko ka ʻīlio mauna Bernese i hele mai mai Switzerland mai, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ʻāina ʻo Bern. ʻO ia kekahi o nā pōhaku Swiss ʻehā akā ʻo ka mea kaulana loa a kaulana loa ma waho o Switzerland. He ʻīlio ikaika loa kēia, ʻo ia ke kumu i koho ʻia ai no ka huki ʻana i nā kaʻa koʻikoʻi ma nā māla waiu Swiss. Ua hele mua mai ʻo ia i ʻAmelika i ka makahiki 1926 a mai ia manawa ua ulu mau kona kaulana ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio lawelawe a me ka ʻīlio ʻohana.
ʻO ka mea āu e manaʻo ai mai kekahi hui ʻo Bernese Mountain Dog he ʻīlio nui a ʻoi aku ka nui ma mua o ka makua liʻiliʻi ʻē aʻe, a ʻoiai e loaʻa iā ia nā genes mai kona makua ʻē aʻe, e loaʻa mau iā ia kahi ʻano ʻono Bernese Mountain Dog a. ʻoluʻolu. a he ʻano ikaika ʻo ia akā ʻano hilahila.