In 1994 a general survey to determine disease incidence in Bernese Mountain Dogs was conducted by the BMDCA's Health Committee, results were compiled and a findings report prepared by Kathy Berge, DVM . Surveys were mailed to 1,372 owners; 691 owners returned completed surveys for 1,468 dogs. The survey was mailed out in February 1994, and the summary of results printed in the BMDCA's October 1994 Alpenhorn.