Bernese Mountain Dog 〈Proven 2024〉

As they began their descent toward the village, a sudden mountain mist rolled in—thick, grey, and disorienting. Sophie froze, the familiar path suddenly erased. The woods turned into a wall of shadows.

That night, as the fire crackled, Barnaby lay by Sophie’s feet. He was a mountain dog, after all—happiest when his "herd" was safe and his chin was resting on a pair of warm slippers. bernese mountain dog

One crisp October morning, the youngest Miller, seven-year-old Sophie, decided the cows needed a "parade." She tied a silk ribbon to Barnaby’s collar and grabbed her wooden cart. Barnaby, possessing the ancestral soul of a draft dog, immediately understood the assignment. He stood still as a statue while Sophie loaded the cart with her "essentials": three lopsided pumpkins, a thermos of cocoa, and a very confused tabby cat named Mochi. As they began their descent toward the village,