Meru & Westley Planned for January 2025
Meru & Westley have a date planned for around October/November. If things go as planned, she will have puppies the beginning December/January ready to go home in February/March.
We will be posting on the Facebook page & on here with a pregnancy announcement once it is confirmed.
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The pups will all be traditional tri color with medium/long soft coats. Meru is 75 & Westley is 85: I expect girls to be approximately 70 - 85 lb. & 85 - 95 lb. for boys.
Meru & Westley's previous puppies have amazing intelligent & affectionate temperaments. Several are thriving in service & therapy dog homes. These puppies will be excellent family dogs as well as therapy & service dog candidates. We are excited to have a beautiful litter of puppies before she retires with her guardian home & one of her kiddos: her guardian family is going to keep a puppy from this litter!
Puppy Socialization​
My puppies are raised using a socialization program Puppy Culture & ENS. This program uses positive training to teach pups that new experiences are fun & safe not something to fear or be anxious about. The puppies will work on: potty training, crate training, going on car rides, visiting the vet, being groomed & having their nails trimmed. I have the puppies play with kids of all ages, adults, other gentle adult dogs of various sizes & our cat.​
Puppy Health Care
The pups will be on a health care schedule supervised by my vet. Their first de-worming's are at 2, 4, 6 & 8 weeks & they receive their first Parvo/Distemper vaccination at 5 weeks & second vaccination at 7-8 weeks. Each pup has a microchip implanted & I pre-pay lifetime registration. They all have individual thorough vet checks before going home & you will receive a written exam report from the vet.
MEET THE PARENTS BELOW
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Meru is an absolute doll. This girl lives with her guardian dad who takes her everywhere with him. You may spot her on the road with her head out his Jeep's window on their way to hike a mountain, swim in the ocean or take a run in the desert. Meru is always down for an adventure, is loyal & may or may not think she is part human. She likes to talk to people, not in an obnoxious way but at times she will cock her head to the side and let out a deep woof expecting you to understand her. When she visits here, she insists on sleeping right next to me in bed much to the chagrin of my girls.
Meru is AKC registered & 75 lbs.
Health Testing Results:
OFA Hips - Good
PennHip DI - 0.45 Great Score
OFA Patellas - Normal
OFA Eyes - Normal
OFA Cardiac - Normal
OFA Dentition - Normal
OFA Link: MERU II (ofa.org)
Embark Genetic Testing:
Degenerative Myopathy SOD1A - Clear
Vonwildebrand's Disease - Clear
Animal Genetic's Labratory:
Degenerative Myopathy SOD1B - Clear
Meet Westley the father to Bernese Mountain dog pups here! His name is inspired by the valiant hero Westley in “The Princess Bride”. He is a very well-structured boy with a thick fluffy coat. Westley is a very laid-back boy especially for his age. He spends a lot of time napping on the couch with the girls but if I’m there he watches me very intently often with a curious, expressive head tilt. His favorite treat is string cheese which he very delicately nibbles from my hand Westley is 85 lb. & his health clearances are:
PennHip - DI 0.36 = Excellent score showing no predispositions to hip dysphasia.
OFA Hips - Good
OFA Elbows - Normal
OFA Cardiac - Normal
OFA Patella - Normal
OFA Dentition - Normal
Animal Genetic testing:
VwD1 - Clear
DM SOD1B - Clear
DM SOD1A - Carries one copy out of two.*Degenerative myelopathy is inherited in an Autosomal Recessive manner in dogs meaning that they must receive two copies of the mutated gene (a copy from each parent) to develop the disease. Westley's puppies will not be affected as he is only bred to females who are 100% clear. Link to more info: Paw Print Genetics - Degenerative Myelopathy
Going Home Details
Each puppy will go home with AKC pedigree & registration papers, detailed care info for going home, full medical records, adoption contract & health guarantee. Puppies will also go home with 1 month health insurance from AKC & Trupanion.
They have had had microchips implanted before going home with you with lifetime registration I have pre-paid so that the pups will always be able to be tracked back to you if lost. Their go home boxes will have a snuggly blanket that smells like mom, probiotics, pumpkin and a small bag of their puppy food.
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Pet homes with their AKC Pedigree, a 5 year genetic guarantee & 1 year extensive hereditary health guarantee that includes hips, elbows, heart, liver, kidneys, eyes & hearing - $3400
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The puppies adoption fees are for pet homes with spay/neuter contracts. If you are looking too add a pup to your ethical breeding program please message me & I would be happy to talk about it with you.
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Oregon Bernese is located in Sandy/Eagle Creek Oregon but we deliver to Seattle, Tacoma, Centralia, Vancouver, The Dalles, Hood River, Salem, Hillsboro & other places within a 1-3 hours if delivery expenses are covered. I have a flight nanny who can deliver across the US.