Litter is bring planned with Ch. Ursli Dolce for Spring 2012. Dolce was bred in January with Ch. Hickory's Southern Lights, "Aussie". Puppies would be expected around March 11 if Dolce is pregnant. More information on Aussie www.hickoryberners.com .
Please contact us if you are interested in a puppy. We require that we meet all families. Sorry, no shipping available. All puppies will be sold on AKC limited registration papers only. Puppy questionaire attached.
AVAILABLE IN OTHER AREAS:
Sorry, we do not have information on other available litters at this time.
Other Litters/Rescues/Adults resources:
Rescues available with the Chattahoochie Valley BMD Club
Breeders in the southeast...CLICK HERE
Bernese Mtn Dog Club of America Breeder Referral...click here
Wisconsin breeders - visit here
Illinois breeders - visit here
For more information on dog's clearances, visit www.bernergarde.org.
Please email me if you would like assistance finding your local Bernese Mountain Dog Club.
PAST LITTER DATA
Brissago's A Litter (click here) DOB Sept 5, 2008 4 boys, 1 girl All clearances listed in OFA and Bernergarde. 100% clear hips and elbows.
Mother: Wagontale's Painted Belle RN, CGC, Therapy Dog x Sire: CH Sunshines Night Moves
Brissago's B Litter (click here) DOB DOB April 26, 2010 2 girls no clearances on puppies to date
Mother: Ch. Ursli Dolce x Sire: AKC/CKC CH Blumoon Tanzenite v Blackrock CD NDD
Brissago's C Litter DOB April 16, 2011 6 girls and 1 boy.....no clearances yet, too young
Mother: Ch. Ursli Dolce x Sire: Ch. Eiger du Roi des Lacs
Lincoln expresses his feelings from the B Litter.
The best advice I ever received was to buy your breeder, not your puppy.
So what does this mean? This means you need to be comfortable enough with your breeder to ask questions, not matter how silly or simple the question may be. The BMD is a wonderful breed but is plagued by genetic disease. What you save upfront in purchase price, could ultimately be spent on expensive surgery and medications.
A good Berner breeder knows their pedigree. Be cautious of dogs tagged as "imports", regardless of the country they come from. A breeder should know they history of the full pedigree: which dogs are alive, which have passed on, why did they pass on, which dogs had genetic issues. There has been a rash of Eastern European and Russian imports that thier health history is unknown. This could be an expensive gamble.
Be cautious of breeders who do not do clearances because "we don't have that problem". Be cautious of breeders who do not do clearance because "it causes discomfort to the dog". EVERY line has issues, a good breeder knows how to improve thier lines. Testing does not cause discomfort to a dog any more then drawing blood or swabbing a cheek.
Be cautious of a breeder that will not show you the certificates from Vetgen, Pennhip, OFA and other registries. It's easy to say they have clearance, make them prove it! I love bragging about my dogs clearances!
Be cautious of the person that says "we just breed family pets". Does this person understand genenetic diseases (do they know what IMPA, hip displasia, OCD, vWD is?) and the history of their dogs? Again it's an expensive gamble on someone who knows little about the breed. Often these folks have 2-3 girls and one male with little breed education. That's a possible 48 pups a years!!! (3 girls x 2 seasons x 8 pups each = 48)
Bernese Mountain Dogs have a lot of health problems and an average life span of 8 years. Anyone who says thier dogs do not have problems...RUN!!
The AKC is only a registery - they do not check up on quality of breedings.
Please feel free to contact me with questions. I am always available to answer questions you may have. Email me anytime.