Rocky Mountain Karelian Bear Dogs

05/01/2024

Welcome home Kenai! We added a new KBD to the family! Isn't he the cutest!? Thank you Snowy Mountain Bear Dogs for this new addition!

07/08/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to our Juneau!! I can't believe it has been a year since Yara had this litter! Juneau is such a good puppy and she is extremely smart. We are so thankful for her. Over the past few months, we have been really working with her on being leash led, listening to off-leash commands, and being gentle with our farm animals. She especially enjoys playing with the lambs :) We plan to breed her next year after her 2nd birthday. We are so excited to continue the KBD legacy with Juneau!

I hope all the pups from Yara and Ukko's 2022 litter are living their best life wherever they are! Thank you to all the new owners that shared about their pups. My favorite thing about RMKBD is hearing from all the new owners about how much their pups mean to them! I just love hearing that something I do now can bring joy to other people for a very long time.

- Faith, for all of us at RMKBD

05/08/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to Yuri!

"Hi, this is Yuri Karhue (Yuri, a Russian affectionate term for 'good farm boy' - in honor of Rocky Mountain Karelians and Karhue, Finnish for 'bear'). He was the 'green collar' pup in Faith's puppy pics. Yuri is fantastic, well socialized (he goes to doggie daycare 3x per week in an attempt to tire him), he is great with people, and is extremely curious of babies in strollers. He's a city pup in Seattle, WA. He loves to ride the bus and the ferries as we find new weekend adventures. He is great with his directionals (turn right, turn left, stay straight, let's cross) so long city walks are always on the docket. He is an excellent swimmer and enjoys the dog beaches on Lake Washington. He also has some local friends, Murphy - a huge Mastiff-Lab, and Olive a very small Frenchie. Now, at 1 year he just hit the 50lb. mark. Happy birthday to Yuri and his brothers and sisters!"
- Andrew WA, US

Thanks so much for all you shared Andrew!

04/08/2023

Happy 1st Birthday Ripley!! I love the description they gave of her, I remember her being like that while we had her!

03/08/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to Oksi!! Sounds like he is quite the hunting dog!

"Oksi is doing great! He's roughly 55lbs and extremely athletic, when the weather was cooler we would train wounded deer recovery(using a deer leg from last season) and his furthest recovered deer was from over a mile away!

He's great with my wife, extremely protective of the house, very high prey drive(kept a few rabbits and a nutria out of my wife's garden), and is all around a perfect dog." - Madison KS, US

02/08/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to R***r! Sounds like she is loving life in MT!

"Here's a good selection of R***r in the western Montana mountains. She loves chasing deer, moose, elk, squirrels, and chipmunks. She also trees quite a few Grouse. No bears yet, but she tells us she will find them soon.

She gets along very well with the 2 labs and they all run and play together all day. She is a wonderful member of the family. She also loves to ride down the mountain in the truck and chase the snowmobiles." - Jeremy MT, US

Be watching for the next few birthday posts this week!

01/08/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to all the pups from Yara and Ukko's litter on August 6th, 2022! I will be posting updates on the puppies/dogs this week. I asked the new owners to share how their puppy is doing at one year old and they graciously shared!

First, we would like to wish Kody Blue, a happy birthday!
"Kody Blue is doing great. Every day is a good day for Kody. He is still 100% puppy and is always raring to go every morning. Even though this summer has had some hot days, Kody Blue is thriving in Oklahoma." - Brian OK, US

Enjoy the pictures he shared with us! Happy Birthday, Kody! I am so glad you are living it up in Oklahoma!

14/03/2023

Week Seven Update! I can't believe they are that old already! They are all doing super well. Growing great and loving the weather we had today! It is crazy, but next week, all the puppies will be going to their forever homes. I am sad to see them go, but I am excited for them as they go off to their new lives. I am excited to meet their new owners and see over the next few months how the pups grow and mature. Enjoy these fun pictures I got today! Stay tuned for our final update on Isla's 2023 litter.

07/03/2023

Introducing Juneau! She is 7 months old today! Juneau is the newest addition to the pack! She is from Yara's 2022 litter. She is super friendly and loves to play. She is very well-behaved and even at 7 months she already has the "come", "stay", "fetch", and "kennel up" commands down. She will be a momma in about two years, and she will be bred by a male we will be adding to our pack soon. Juneau has the natural Karelian Bear Dog instincts of hunting, she is also a good farm dog and will not bother our farm animals. We love her and are excited that our pack is growing. Happy birthday Juneau!

06/03/2023

Puppies Five and Six Week Update! They are all doing so well! They love to eat their puppy food and play outside in this warmer weather! They are so chubby; it is so fun to see them grow. 😍 Isla is doing well, and she is also enjoying the warmer weather. Enjoy the pictures! 🥰

24/02/2023

After much debating, we finally decided on nicknames for the puppies until they go to their forever homes. 🥰 Enjoy the pictures! The puppies are loving the new names we can tell 😉

22/02/2023

Week Four Update! The puppies are growing so fast! They are super chubby and extremely cute! Isla and Ukko love the snow and the puppies are just today getting introduced to it! They are also trying out puppy food for the first time, some love it and some don't know what to think yet! Stay tuned for more updates!

18/02/2023

Just a video to make you smile! :)

14/02/2023

Week Three Update! It is hard for us to believe that they are so old already! The puppies are getting so big! Mother and puppies are healthy. We are so excited to see them grow! We have put collars on them but the biggest boy decided he didn't like his, so we will have to train him to like collars! 🤣 They move so much that it is hard to get clear pictures! :) I will keep posting updates! All four are reserved.

10/02/2023

The puppies are two and a half weeks old! They all have their eyes open and are doing so well! They are extremely chubby even though they are only two weeks. Isla is doing well. We are so excited to continue to see the puppies grow. All four males are spoken for. Stay tuned for more updates!

30/01/2023

One Week Update! The puppies are growing so fast! They are all doing great and momma is keeping healthy. Enjoy these pictures!

26/01/2023

I have exciting news!! Isla and Ukko are now the proud parents of four male puppies! They are all doing well and growing fast! They were born on 1/23/2023. They all came fast and Isla did great. They are so cute! I will be posting more pictures over the next eight weeks as they grow, so stay tuned!

24/12/2022

Merry Christmas! We have exciting news!! Isla was bred in November, and she will have puppies in January! We are so excited for the precious puppies to arrive! 🥳😍 Stay tuned for pictures of the pups as they arrive and grow!

14/09/2022

Here is a quick video of the puppies playing together! They love this nice weather! This is yellow collared puppy and red collared puppy. 😊

11/09/2022

Good Evening, everyone, it has been a while since I posted, (I apologize) so the puppies have grown so much since I last posted! They are now eating solid foods and doing so well!! We are so excited to see them grow. They all look healthy, we are weighing them regularly and they are all gaining weight by the day! Green collar male is the biggest at 7lbs! The rest are not far behind! They are each developing such great personalities! It is a joy to have puppies around again :) Enjoy the pictures!
All eight of the puppies are reserved. If you are interested in future litters, feel free to reach out!

20/08/2022

The puppies are two weeks old today! So exciting!! They all have their eyes open and are crawling around more! 😍 They are just so cute! Yara is doing well, still recovering from having eight puppies, but she is good. She is doing a fantastic job raising and taking care of them. Here are a few photos to brighten your day! 😊
All of her puppies from this litter are reserved. If you'd like info about our upcoming litters, feel free to reach out!

12/08/2022

The puppies are getting bigger and momma is doing well! We have enjoyed watching the puppies grow over the last few days. There are three males and five females! We just put their colored collars on so that we can watch each one's growth more closely. I can't wait until they open their eyes! It will be so fun 😀 Here are some pictures! They are just so cute 🤩
All of the puppies from this litter are reserved. We are so excited to get to know each puppy and each new owner better :)

07/08/2022

On the early morning of Saturday the 6th, Yara had eight puppies!!!🐕🐶 We are so excited! She did a great job. The puppies and momma are looking good, THEY ARE SO CUTE! We will be posting more pictures soon! 😀

08/07/2022

🥳 Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Dear Yara! 🎂
We are so exited to announce Yara's 6th Birthday! She has been a great dog and we are so excited for her next litter!! She is going to be having puppies in August. If you are interested, email me or message us here!

21/06/2022

We have exciting news! 🥳🎉 Yara is expecting!
Yara and Ukko will be the proud parents of some pups come August! We are so excited to meet all the little puppies! Yara was bred the first week in June (I apologize for the late post) so that puts her puppies due in August! Which means the puppies will be ready to go to their new homes come October! We are so excited to see Yara be a momma, we know she will do great! If you'd like to know more about this litter or any of our upcoming ones, feel free to PM me or email us at: [email protected] we'd love to hear from you!

Since I am talking about Yara and puppies, I figured now would be a great time to introduce her to you all! This is Yara!
She is a very serious, and majestic Karelian. She is the oldest of the pack, born on July 8th, 2016. She loves to go for walks and be around people. She doesn't seem afraid of the next challenge. We adopted her from Jackknife Mountain Karelians after they decided to be done breeding. She didn't take long to get comfortable around us and she certainly seems to love Montana! She is a great momma and has about 10 puppies per litter. We are proud to call her our own.

~ Faith for us all here at Rocky Mountain KBD

31/05/2022

Happy Birthday to our sire, Ukko! He is 5 years old today! 🥳

Here is a little more about him! Ukko our sire, is a playful, fun loving dog, even at his age, he is still a puppy at heart. Being the youngest of the three born on today 5 years ago. He loves people - especially little kids, he is so sweet with them! We recently adopted him from Jackknife Mountain Karelians. He adjusted to the change extremely well. He loves to run and play but also likes to go for hunts. He is a great father and we are so proud he is ours. He compliments our pack so well!

19/05/2022

Hello Everyone! Rocky Mountain Karelian Bear Dogs is back! 🥳🐕

After I made the post saying that we were done because of tragic circumstances, I thought Rocky Mountain Karelians, was done for good - and rightfully so considering the circumstances. The tragic circumstances were both of our dogs, Daisy and Bo, dying. (just to be clear, it was nothing that was health related, so if you bought a puppy from us, don't worry your puppy's health is not at risk). We are still heart broken and miss them greatly! Thankfully, time is a huge help in healing wounds, but the scar will always be there, we will always miss them.

After all that happened, I wasn't sure if this would ever become a reality - but it has, thanks to Charisse from Jackknife Mountain Karelians, in Washington. Charisse heard about our loss and contacted us asking if we would be interested in incorporating her kennel and dogs, into Rocky Mountain Karelian Bear Dogs. Due to personal reasons, Charisse decided to be done breeding. We decided after lengthily discussion amongst the family, that we would love to take on this opportunity that Charisse offered us. We are now the proud owners of, Yara, Isla, and Ukko. All great KBD's, they have been and will be great parents! We are so excited to get to know them better over the years and to share the Karelian bear dog, to more and more people! Stay tuned as we will be posting pictures of the dogs and more about the dogs themselves. We are also expecting the next litter from Yara and Ukko in August, so stay tuned for that!

- Faith, for us all here at Rocky Mountain KBD's.

19/03/2022