Homeward Bound Bernedoodles

14/06/2024

Guardian home opportunity!!! If you live in Colorado Springs area, we have an awesome opportunity for an adult male Goldendoodle. Harold is a year and a half old and does good with kids and other animals. He is just under 30 pounds with a non-shedding coat. He has passed all of his health testing and is ready for a guardian home! Guardian homes receive a dog free of charge and help take the dog to the vet for occasional breedings. We provide financial compensation for time taking the dog to breedings. If you would like to find out more, please message us on this page.

17/07/2023

Golden Mountain Doodles at 4 weeks old!

We have two spots available on this litter. Go home August 12th.
Please reach out for more info

11/07/2023

National Park’s puppies are 3 weeks old!!

They are all growing big and strong. Their new adventures this week are learning how to go potty on the potty trays, playing with noisy Dalton the Dragon and being as cute as ever!!

Two more available spots on this litter!! Don’t miss out 😍

09/07/2023

Check out our Golden Mountain Doodles at 3 weeks old❤️

Availability on the litter ready Aug 12th

09/07/2023

Sunday snuggles with our Golden Mountain Doodles🥹

We have a couple openings on this litter ready August 12th!

04/07/2023

🇺🇸🇺🇸Happy 4th of July from our Golden Mountain Doodle crew 🇺🇸🇺🇸

They are two weeks old now- almost all of them have eyes and ears now open!

Reach out for more info on this extraordinary litter!

01/07/2023

We got to see handsome Chewie from Cammie’s 2021 Bernedoodle litter 😍

27/06/2023

Introducing Zoei and Liams gorgeous 13 Golden Mountain Doodle pups. This is our summer “National Parks” litter. We do have some availability on this litter! Pups are expected to mature in the 30 - 45 pound range.

22/06/2023

Edited to add: It’s really sad when the only picture you have of the two of you is from 4 years ago 🤣.

So what is the story of Homeward Bound Bernedoodles??? It sprung out of the partnership of Shari Hall at Shining Star Doodles and Bria Freeman at Selah Mountain Dogs. Bria and Shari have 7 kids between them as well as many other children that Bria has helped raise through foster care.
Bria and Shari’s partnership grew out of a deep friendship centered in integrity, faith, generosity, and care of others. Bria and Shari both have a passion for animals and people and have spent countless hours studying dog training, animal husbandry, nutrition, genetics, and puppy raising. They both share a vision to see healthy, happy, well-tempered dogs matched with humans that are looking for the perfect companion or therapy prospect. They truly believe that breeding and raising pups well can change people’s lives. They both have many testimonies of autistic support, su***de prevention, emotional supoort, hearing support, mobility support, ptsd support, and therapy dogs have tremendous impact on the lives of their owners. They have seen the dogs also flourishing in these purposes.

Since Bria and Shari have also seen how amazing a well-tempered family dog is with children, they also found purpose in placing many of their pups into homes where they can be the childhood dog that is happily recalled in family memories for the rest of a lifetime. Shari also witnessed the therapeutic qualities of dogs in her own family when her daughter was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Their dogs played a huge role in the treatment of the condition and were instrumental in the daughters improvement. Bria has also experienced this with her foster care work. Dogs often play a huge role in emotional regulation and sensory input when working through trauma, and stress. They are also a safe and non-judgmental source of love. Their own personal experiences have been huge in the desire to share their dogs with others.

Bria and Shari have both been raising goldendoodles for 7 years. While goldendoodles are very human focused dogs, Bernedoodles can often be a bit more environmentally focused. For emotional support there is often a need for a very human focused dog that will make sure their human is engaging with the world. In other cases, a dog that is more of a calming presence in a room and not as focused on the human is helpful - such as in the case of a trauma therapist that wants a support dog in their office.
Bria and Shari decided to use their shared knowledge and resources and invested in some Bernedoodle breeding dogs together in order to offer a slightly different type of therapy and support from their Goldendoodle lines. Homeward Bound is a co-op breeding program where we share the resources, time and knowledge between us. We hope to share some of our love and dogs with you as well!

21/06/2023

Introducing our first litter of Golden Mountain Doodles from parents Zoei (Goldendoodle) and Liam (bernedoodle)!!

Golden Mountain Doodles are a purpose bred mix with the goals of high genetic diversity (correlation to better health), high trainabilty, mellow temperaments, and human focus. This litter comes from proven therapy and support lines and is partially being raised by a service dog trainer. We work hard to provide temperament and training info to help pups and families thrive together and have as easy of a transition as possible.

Both parents have full health testing (dna, as well as OFA on hips, elbows, patellas and heart). Pups should mature in the 30 - 45 pound range. They are ready to go home mid August. Pups are sold with a health guarantee. We have availability on this litter! Message for more info!

26/12/2022

Exciting news! We are preparing for our first ever Golden Mountain Doodle litter.

What is a Golden Mountain Doodle? It is a mix of a Bernese Mountain Dog, Poodle, and Golden Retriever.

But, “why?” you ask. Well……

Bernese Mountain Dogs can be awesome mellow dogs but sometimes a bit stubborn and less adaptable to new environments. Golden Retrivers on the other hand are extremely outgoing, friendly, easy going, and adaptable. Combining those two breeds along with the non-shedding, and intelligence/trainability of the Poodle often results in the ideal temperament mix.

Golden Mountain Doodles also offer the benefit of increased genetic diversity. Genetic diversity is correlated with overall health and longevity. Thoughtfully cross-breeding with purpose means screening for all diseases associated with the breeds you are combining. All of our parent dogs are screened for breed relevant health conditions with DNA testing, OFA and Penn HIP screenings.

Our F1 Goldendoodle (50 percent Retriver and 50 percent poodle) mama, Millie, and our Multigen Bernedoodle stud Liam (40 percent Bernese and 60 percent poodle) will be bred at towards the end of this week. We are expecting this litter to produce pups in the 40 - 50 pound range. Pups will have wavy low to no shedding coats in which have the traditional tri colored Bernese markings as well as a few parti (white body with black spots and tan markings) marked pups.

These pups should make excellent therapy and emotional support prospects. Both mom and dad have produced therapy and support dogs. This litter is being bred under the advice of dog trainer and breeding mentors who have experienced the wonderful temperaments of this mix. If you would like the opportunity to add one of these pups to your life, please message us for more info.

22/12/2022

Queenie is Christmas ready 🎄

02/12/2022

Little Penelope (on the left) snuggling up with her mama Abbie Mae and human mama.

Penelope is a multigen Bernedoodle weighing in at 24 lbs. She was from our flower litter with Abbie Mae during the summer.

30/11/2022

A Bernedoodle in it’s natural habitat-snuggling.

26/11/2022

Manuka, mini Bernedoodle! This precious girl is a full sibling to Liam (Dad of our upcoming litter)!!
We are expecting pups to look similar to Manuka and Liam with the upcoming litter 😍

Photo credits to her mama Erin!

16/11/2022

A precious puppy from Liam 😍

(This puppy was from an outside breeding Liam did with a fellow breeders mama dog)

11/11/2022

Winston enjoying the good life 😴

He recently passed his CGC and Therapy Dog testing, so a nap is very much deserved!

Winston is a Liam offspring!! One of the many puppies from Liam’s line with an outstanding temperament.

(Reach out for more info on our winter litter)

07/11/2022

Pretty girl Andie- multigen Bernedoodle

She is the full sister to our stud, Liam!

03/11/2022

Wondering what our upcoming Kylie and Liam puppies will look like?

Here is one of Liam’s offspring and a great representation of what our upcoming litter will look like! Soft, wavy, allergy friendly coats that are tri-colored!!

Reach out for more info on our Kylie/Liam litter!

02/11/2022

Litter Plans!

Kylie and Liam will be having medium multigeneration Bernedoodles early 2023! These puppies will all have tri-colored wavy coats that are allergy friendly.

We are expecting phenomenal temperaments from this litter! Both parents are mellow and very friendly. Liam has produced several service dog prospects offspring! These puppies will be excellent family dogs as well as service or therapy prospects!

If you are interested in one of Kylie and Liam puppies don’t hesitate on reaching out to reserve a higher picking position!

15/10/2022

Congrats to Amanda and Sampson for passing your service dog certification exam. Sampson was the youngest dog to ever pass it at our local testing facility. Sampson is from our Bernie/Sinatra litter.

29/08/2022

This sweet boy is just too handsome! He’s green collar from Nova’s retirement litter and will be ready for his new home next weekend! Message us if interested in finding out more about him !

29/08/2022

Beautiful (mid size; 40lb) F1b Bernedoodle puppies for sale! These gorgeous babies will be ready for their new homes Labor Day weekend!

Please message us if you would like more information!

29/08/2022

Nova’s sweetheart [red collar girl] is still looking for her forever home! She has beautiful traditional tri-markings and is as sweet as she is lovely! She is a thoughtful puppy that loves to cuddle up on your lap and snuggle!

29/08/2022

Nova’s handsome tan collar boy is also available! He is a happy-go-lucky boy that is very human focused and eager to please! We love his dark brown eyebrows 😍

29/08/2022

Nova’s white collar girl is available! She is a favorite with all the children! She is a joyful puppy who loves to play but then wants to snuggle up at your feet and take a nap!

29/08/2022

Handsome Green Collar Boy is available! He is a very laid back boy with a nice wavy coat and loves to snuggle!

29/08/2022

Our beloved Nova has four puppies available on her retirement litter! These puppies will be in the 40 pound range and are ready for new homes Labor Day weekend!

We have two boys and two girls available! Please Message us if you are interested in adding one of these sweet pups to your family! 🐶

13/08/2022

Nova’s F1b Bernedoodle babies are five weeks old! These babies are sweet and curious and have the best dispositions! We have availability on this litter, message for more info!

04/08/2022

Nova’s precious F1b bernedoodles are three weeks old! These puppies have beautiful tri markings and the sweetest dispositions! They will make wonderful family companions or emotional support dogs.

We have availability on this litter that will be ready the first week in September. Message us for more info! 💜

Homeward Bound Bernedoodles