04/13/2022
Meet Charlie, our available Bernese Golden Irish puppy. Mellow, gentle and friendly, he loves kids and has a happy personality. See our full selection at bernerpuppy.com.
Happy, healthy and family raised with children, our puppies come with a 3-year health warranty. They are vet checked, microchipped, and current on their vaccinations. Our sweet natured B.I.G puppies have already begun their crate training and are now ready to join their forever families. With improved longevity, hybrid vigor and genetic diversity compared to a purebred dog, our mixed breed B.I.G puppies are BIG on compassion, BIG on loving life, and BIG on their relationship with you. Contact us today to set up a Facetime or Zoom call to meet your favorite of our Irish Golden Mountain Dog puppies. Visits to our home by appointment are also welcome.
Why would I choose a B.I.G. puppy (Bernese-Irish-Golden Retriever hybrid)? Our family has been raising hybrid puppies since 2001. Although Michael grew up on a family farm in Iowa, and was involved in Agriculture, his first experience with genetics was in his undergraduate research with Dr. Walt Fehr’s soybean breeding. Genetics quickly became an interest to Michael in this work. In 2000 he located on a rural acreage at our present location near Wolcott, Indiana. Our dream of raising hybrid (or cross breed) puppies was then conceived and began to materialize.
At this time, there were very few hybrid breeds of dogs available, as the majority of breeders focused only on purebred breeds. Michael’s interest in genetics led to him deciding to raise a family pet and therapy dog from lines that had been strictly selected for good health, outstanding temperament and trainability that was not a purebred, but a hybrid.
The genetic health of purebred dogs has suffered somewhat over the years, due to the limited gene pools found in purebred dogs. All purebred dogs are by default in**ed and have a higher risk of being susceptible to diseases due to this inbreeding. There are two ways to alleviate this condition which is caused by the inbreeding of purebred dogs. First, testing for known genetic issues and using purebred parents that pass these tests to produce future generations of healthy purebreds. Second is to outcross to similar breeds in an attempt to reduce the genetic mutations that cause genetic disease. We decided to focus on raising a mixed breed dog, since due to its genetic diversity, it has a much lower risk of the genetic defects that can be found in either of its purebred parent breeds. Our puppies’ parents are from carefully researched lines that have been OFA hip, elbow and cardiac tested as well as having extensive genetic testing.
Our first hybrid combination was the Golden Retriever, Irish Setter, combination. More recently, always looking for opportunities to improve genetic diversity, we added the Bernese Mountain Dog to our Irish Golden mix. With gorgeous, silky black coats and tri color markings, this calm, confident, alert breed is an exceptional choice for families with children. Adding the Berner’s always sweet, friendly nature and sturdy size to our Irish Golden hybrid mix has produced beautiful, sweet natured B.I.G. puppies, our name for the Bernese Mountain Dog, Irish Setter, Golden Retriever mix. As mixed breed puppies, these happy, healthy puppies have improved hybrid vigor due to their genetic diversity and superior longevity while still retaining the friendly, happy characteristics of its parent breeds.
Our B.I.G puppies can be expected to be a family friendly puppy with a happy, social, and loving nature. Since they are a hybrid mix, instead of a purebred, they can be expected to have a longer, healthier life than a purebred puppy of the same breeds. Medium in activity level and larger in size, they can be expected to fall between 50 and 90 pounds as adults. They are best suited for a family who wants their dog to be involved in their everyday lives and wants a willing, happy, easily trained companion. Submit an application today, to reserve your sweet natured B.I.G. puppy!
