One inch taller or shorter than the ideal is acceptable. Males weigh from between 70 and 84 pounds. Females weigh from between 57 and 71 pounds. Because a herding dog is required to be in constant motion while the flock is being driven, correct, efficient movement is essential. The natural and preferred gait for the Bergamasco is a free, extended, elastic trot with both front and rear feet remaining close to the ground.
Pasterns are supple and flex freely.
When moving, the dog's head moves forward so that the head is nearly even with the backline. Ambling, when it appears to be the dog's natural gait. Viciousness or extreme shyness. Bridge of muzzle decidedly convex or concave. Overshot, with a space greater than one eighth of an inch between the outer surface of the lower incisors and the inner surface of the upper incisors, or undershot.