Only recently adding the Bernedoodle into our breeding program, after many years of undergoing the import process to get some beautiful Bernese Mountain Dogs from Ireland, we have had our first two successful litters in 2023, after importing two beautiful stud boys from Ireland. We are predominately planning on breeding First Generation Standard Bernedoodles, but we also will do F1b Medium & Standard Bernedoodles (Standard F1 Bernedoodle x Toy/Mini Poodle). In a few years time we will hopefully also be breeding First Generation Mini Bernedoodles. In terms of previous litters and my own personal opinion on Bernedoodles, I can really only speak for my first 2 litters of puppies and than the research I have undertaken. The puppies were very calm, laid back babies up until the time they went to their new homes, and a couple of the puppies were sold for Therapy dogs as Bernedoodles have been widely used in other countries as therapy dogs. I have heard back from a couple of other families who said their Bernedoodles were very easily trained, very calm, and have beautiful temperaments, and another family who has said her puppy has turned into a full on 'teenager', but very smart and easily trained. Personally, I think they make a great all rounder large breed dog who have a calm enough temperament that they should be fine living in an apartment (mainly the bernedoodles with a mini cross), and they'll also enjoy a daily walk but it shouldn't bother them too much if they miss out for a day. My Bernese Mountain Dogs are extremely loving, loyal, a little bit goofy, and very laid back, so I'm hoping these traits will show in their puppies. I also love my standard poodle girls they are being crossed with, who are also beautiful laid back girls, very gentle and graceful, and are happy to lay around the yard all day. The two litters I have bred which are first generation had beautiful non shedding fleece coats (all puppies in both litters).

Bernese Mountain Dogs globally have quite a below average lifespan due to a cancer called Histiocytic Sarcoma (HS), where some studies state that Bernese Mountain Dogs have an overall cancer incident of 50%, and half of which is comprised of HS, and geneticists have not been able to pin point where this gene comes from, as in the hereditary ability of how in passes on to offspring or if it is just within the breed. Therefore, our aim in breeding bernedoodles is to increase the lifespan withinin the Bernese Mountain Dog breed by crossing a Bernese Mountain Dog with a Poodle in the hopes it significantly decreases the risk of cancer and increases their lifespan, as crossbreeds are known to have less problems than purebred dogs due to a stronger genetic diversity. Our Bernese Mountain Dogs that we have imported from Ireland have both sets of grandparents still alive at 12 years old, so we have done our research when importing them to try and find Bernese Mountain Dogs where the cancer doesn't seem to be in their lines, even though it is still unkown how HS works.