Downy Dutch Bernese

12/04/2023

Happy doggos after a day of playing in the ❄️snow❄️
Also… does it get any cuter than these two!?

10/11/2023

TWO YEARS OLD!
As the leaves have been changing colors and temperatures dropping, I found myself reflecting on my photo shoot with this sweet bunch. Then I realized in the midst of all that has been going on lately, I had completely forgot their birthday! Back on August 31st/September 1st these seven sweet pups turned TWO! Happy second birthday babies!

05/11/2023

✨BRUCE✨

04/29/2023

Happy weekend from these three!
Piper - Bruce - Clover

This is a little different vibe for us but we go through this tunnel to get to one of the dog beaches on Lake Pend Oreille. Thought it was cool and needed a picture. 🤷🏼‍♀️

03/27/2023

Three foot warmers ready to work!

03/13/2023

Sweet girls…. 🥰
Piper & Clover

02/18/2023

We got the official results for Clover’s health tests! Her hips are good, elbows are normal, eyes normal, and heart normal! BernerGarde # 195094
We are planning for this girl to have her first litter this year! Stay tuned!

01/30/2023

My sweet girl Clover 🍀 spent the weekend on a road trip with me. We drove down to Boise to our reproductive vet for their “breeder’s weekend”. This is an opportunity for breeders to get all the health testing done in one shot. Clover had her eyes, heart, hips, and elbows tested. Everything looks really good! We’ll share the official results once we get them back from OFA!! It was an exhausting weekend so Clover will rest while we wait. 🥱😉

01/20/2023

A little of the lil floof Clover to brighten your day.

01/06/2023

It’s Friday! 😜

12/24/2022

Don’t worry…. Bruce is on Santa watch. He’ll make sure he gets to your house too! 🎅🏼🛷🦌 Happy Christmas Eve!!

12/06/2022

Bruce is growing into such a handsome boy! Seven months and passing up the other two in size!

12/05/2022

The lovely Miss Maisel! (Pink girl) She has grown into such a lovely girl! She went ice fishing with her family! Oh how I love updates on past pups!

11/29/2022

Clover ☘️
My most favorite girl. She is such a love and has the most INCREDIBLE coat.

10/09/2022

Sunday vibes, curtesy of Bruce.

09/30/2022

Clover (15 months - 85 lbs) and Bruce (5 months - current weight ?)
Bruce is quickly catching up to Clover in size. I should weigh him. 🤔 All he wants to do is eat!

09/20/2022

09/13/2022

Update of Dawson! (Green collar/Hulk) Such a handsome boy. He got his own birthday cake!

08/31/2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Marvel litter! 🎉🎈🎂
I can’t believe these babies are one!
Technically, Millie (purple) and Caspian (yellow) were born on the first but the rest came on the 31st! Have the best day doggos! 🥰

08/02/2022

I got this update recently! This is Snickers AKA orange collar AKA Rocket. He loves his family, playing in the near by creek, and has such a fun personality! He’s a very handsome boy too!!

07/28/2022

I love getting updates! This is Maisel (on the right-pink collar Marvel litter) and her sister Mona. She is such a pretty girl and her mom says she is “such a goofball”. Can’t believe this litter is almost one!

07/23/2022

The number one thing that drives decisions with my breeding program is the well-being of each dog individually. Before considering results of health tests, temperaments, or conformation, I look at the dog as an individual and what allows for that dog to live it’s best life.
Miss Olive made an absolutely amazing littler of puppies. I would have kept them all if the I could have got my husband on board. 😂 However, some dogs just aren’t meant to be breeding dogs. I won’t breed my females more than four times but if I see that they are not thriving during the entire process then I will not breed again. This was the case for Olive. As difficult as it was, we decided to have her fixed and find her a forever pet home. We could not have found a better forever for this girl. She is TRULY living her best life. She has her new mom and dad, four tiny humans, and a berner house mate named Aspen. She gets to go on regular adventures and gets all the river play she can get. I get to see frequent updates and it makes my heart SO HAPPY to see her THRIVE. She is such a happy girl.

06/22/2022

This floof is officially one! Clover has been such a fun part of the family! She is turning into quite a lovely representation of the breed!

06/16/2022

We have officially moved into our home in North Idaho and we are loving it! Our mountain dogs now live in the mountains and they’re not sad about it either. 😉

05/13/2022

My master plan…..
My husband won’t notice…. Right? 🙊🤣😬

05/01/2022

MAISEL
Pink collar (Pepper Pots)
She has a berner house mate/sister that she has caught up to in size!

05/01/2022

DAWSON
Green collar (Hulk)

04/30/2022

HUGO
Blue collar (Captain)

04/29/2022

MURPH
Black collar (Ta’Challa)

04/28/2022

MILLIE
(Purple collar - Wanda)

04/27/2022

CASPIAN
Yellow collar (Groot)

04/26/2022

I think we’re well over due for an update on all these pups! So here is orange collar….
SNICKERS
(Formally Rocket)

02/21/2022

We are about to embark on a new adventure! For us, that means chasing our dreams of owning property and living in the mountains. In June we will be moving to beautiful northern Idaho. While there is still much to be done, we are thrilled for this new chapter and for our mountain dogs to LIVE in the mountains! Chasing dreams is a lot of work and takes time, because of this we will not be having another litter for quite some time. We are disappointed at the thought of not having sweet puppies running around but we are so excited to be able to provide an amazing place to raise future litters.

12/30/2021

Olive’s favorite Christmas gift is definitely the chew toy in her mouth. She likes to carry it around and chew on it when the need strikes. Maybe she figures if it stays in her mouth she won’t have to share it with the other two?!
What are your pups favorite Christmas gifts?

12/24/2021

We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!! These three are ready and have been such good girls! Now if we could just keep their tails from knocking ornaments off the tree! 😂

12/18/2021

Looking for a gift idea for your furry friend? This bed. It is at Costco. We got them in the warehouse but you can order the brown online. It was $24.99 in our warehouse. Online it is $31.99. It’s not a big ugly bed. The dogs love it. And you can’t beat the price!
For size reference, Piper has the pink collar and she’s over 105 lbs. Olive has the purple collar and she’s around 95 lbs.

12/16/2021

I think miss Olive is dreaming of a white Christmas.
Unfortunately, we live in the part of Idaho that doesn’t get much snow and when we do it doesn’t stick around long.
Bernese love the snow and it is so fun to see them come alive in it! We love taking our bears to the mountains so they can really play in the snow. How have your dogs reacted to their first snow?

12/14/2021

We had the privilege of walking in the Night Light Parade with the Shafer Butte Mountain Dog Society! It was so much fun and everyone loved seeing the dogs. Since Clover is only five months we didn’t want her walking the entire way. Gotta keep those growing joints healthy! We had a wagon for her but the rodeo princesses that were in front of us just had to have her ride with them! 😂 She loved it and sat in the back of that truck like she was a princess herself!