Craigue Hill Kennel AKC Registered Bernese Mountain Dogs

01/14/2025

Keep jewels in your thoughts. She’s battling a pretty significant kidney infection, spent weekend in the hospital. We go today to see how things are functioning however she still isn’t wanting to eat or drink much. She goes to the vet today for a re check to see if her kidneys have started to improve or what our next steps will be.

12/20/2024

Little puppy update! Vega is in heat. We checked her progesterone levels she isn’t ready yet, we repeat again Monday and likely will breed then. That will give us end of February pups! Vega spent the last week with us, she is one of our females in our guarian homes. She is the sweetest girl, so well mannered and she is going to be the bestest mom!

12/14/2024

12/07/2024

Sleepover tonight and mystic and snowball want to crash it 😅

12/03/2024

Tonight’s dinner consisted of the fridge leftovers 😅 yes we feed our dogs leftovers, is it for everyone absolutely not. Some dogs bellies cannot tolerate it however if you noticed it is almost all protein based we try to avoid giving them junk. Either way they do not complain!

11/18/2024

The part of owning animals that they don’t tell you. These last few weeks have been exhausting… snowballs elbow healing has not gone as planned with battling infections which are finally resolved however we are keeping him on antibiotics until he’s fully healed to prevent him from getting a septic joint infection. Today he was scheduled to be neutered which we got clearance from his orthopedic surgeon and he said it was probably best to get it done all at same time for recovery sake. However snowball isn’t handling it well. They did give him pain medicine however it wasn’t helping enough, luckily we had left over pain meds from his elbow surgery he wasn’t getting anymore and gave him those. This is the part of dog (or any animal) ownership you are not always prepared for but must go through with them for them.

It has been so incredibly difficult to watch snowball having to go through all this pain. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. I hope in a couple more weeks this will be over and it will just be a real bad memory.

Having pet insurance is practically a necessity. Snowballs vet bills have totaled close to $7000 and we have one more surgical procedure and follow up to attend. With our insurance all of this will cost $1700 likely a little less.

Keep little snowball in your prayers and thoughts he sure does need it now.

11/15/2024

And the part of breeding I absolutely hate. No puppies this go around which means her and mystic will likely have pups around the same time in the spring 🫣 we are slightly relieved because jewels is a c section and our vet just left so this would have been an emergency c-section (last one was close to $10,000 😬). The new vet will do them but only certain days. So it gives us time to get established up at Dover so regardless it will not be an emergency for her or us!

We have plenty of litters planned this coming year more than people who are on our list so don’t forget about our referral program!

We will keep you updated on Vegas! I cannot wait to see the pups she makes!

11/15/2024

Anxiously waiting the moment of truth. If she is pregnant I’d say it’s a small litter or she took the last day of getting together with Tito which would make her due date next Friday/Saturday. Fingers crossed for everyone I know you have been waiting to add a new pup into your life!

But don’t fret! Vega is super close to being in heat and she would be due end of January so puppies are in the future regardless!

11/11/2024

Jewels goes in Friday for vet check. I am a little skeptical that she’s pregnant or it’s a small litter. She has not gotten any bigger in the last two weeks. It could have been the puppy food she’s on as that is what we are supposed to feed and she gets free access to food. So stay tuned I’m hoping my gut is wrong. But please don’t fret! Vega is due to be into heat any moment and we will have pups either way in the next two to three months, plus two more litters in April and another litter next summer. Mother nature can be so frustrating but it’s all part of the process. I just want to keep everyone as informed as I can, transparency goes a long way! So keep your fingers crossed! Maybe she has just five pups in there instead of ten this time!

11/07/2024

Tito in for his yearly check up! He’s pretty happy about it!

Jewels goes in next Wednesday for pregnancy confirmation we came in yesterday and bones don’t form until 5-7 days before delivery which was news to me! But I always let them schedule us, anyhow it was an oversight on their part. Always learning something! So next week we go in for her x ray and the week after she is due 11/18. Here’s to good news next week and hoping her fat belly is puppies and not because of puppy food she’s on 🤣🤣

11/03/2024

We are 2.5 weeks away from puppies coming!!! This litter is likely all spoken for, we have 8 people in line and a few for next spring already!

We expect to have a BUSY year in 2025 with five litters arriving! This is to help cut down our long wait lists!!

Our females in their foster homes turn two in just a few months and one has already surpassed her clearance with amazing confirmation and hips! Second one is getting ready for her testing next!

We are starting to get some personal referrals too!! We have decided that if you have been referred to us by a previous buyer we will give both, you and the previous buyer a discount of $500 each!

We are still adhering to the $200 deposit to get on our list to secure a puppy but don’t worry that goes towards the overall cost of the pup! It has worked out well thus far as we know the folks on our list are serious buyers and people can better plan out their pups arrivals.

PM us if you’re interested in getting an application and please include your email so we can send the forms along!

P.S don’t mind the floors we are getting our new ones installed this week, but the girls still think it’s a great place to snooze 💤

11/01/2024

Snowball is home! He’s pretty drugged and has to keep his basket muzzle on so he doesn’t chew his external fixator off it was that or a dreaded cone so we opted for this it’s more comfortable and he can drink water easier. He’s stuck in here for minimum of three weeks only out to potty to ensure best recovery chances which are really good if we stick to vet recommendations which we will. Heres to a rough few weeks!

10/29/2024

Hope your day is going well. I got out of work today and got a text on way home that snowball was hit by a car. He broke his shoulder and dislocated what would be our ulnar bone. Our vet was able to get him in for x rays and pain meds and a referral to orthopedic surgeon for the rest where we will go tomorrow. They were getting ready to close so luckily I had casting supplies and good old fashion sticks to split his leg so he wouldn’t fracture the dislocated bone. Send little snowball some love this is likely a long recovery

10/19/2024

Meet Tito, Tito is currently looking for a new foster home. Tito is part of our breeding program and as such our foster rules will apply to him. Tito is very much a ladies man, he is often skiddish with men so a man’s only home would not suit him well. He loves to go out for walks and sleep in your bed and become the largest weighted blanket you’ve ever had. Due to his height he is perfect table height so it is recommended that food be put up if you are not going to be attentive otherwise he will help himself to it. There is no fee for Tito due to him being an active part of our breeding program. Please PM me for an application and a date/time to meet him.

10/16/2024

Jewels uterus was being tricky to find but all said in done we are 99% sure she is pregnant!

10/15/2024

Putting out feelers now, next year we will be looking to place two females into foster for our breeding program. PM for details and to get an application!

10/02/2024

We are at the vets for our annual check ups! Mom got us donuts so we are very happy!

09/17/2024

Mystic is healing well! She’s been at her Grammies! Snowball was just to much for her, we are going to bring her home tomorrow and her staples come out Saturday.

On a side note Jewels was bred with Tito this week, we are awaiting the vets call to schedule her c-section but pups will likely arrive anytime between 11/18-11/20. Stay tuned for more updates!