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Healthy Litter, September 18, 2021

7 Little Berner Babies

Hello fellow Berner Fans, Thank YOU for your interest in our AKC Bernese Mountain Dog breeding program. We are happy to announce a safe delivery of 7 AKC Bernese Mountain Dog Puppies. Born to Aslan and Wealthy on Saturday, September 18, 2021. 2 Males and 5 Females. We planned 2 remaining litters planned for Fall/Winter of 2021. We now offer a lifetime health guarantee. Check out the Puppy Adoption Agreement link below for more details. With hopeful cooperation from mother nature: Aslan and Sephin have a confirmed pregnancy, with a litter due October 5, 2021. Aslan and Sadie have a Pregnancy Test Scheduled for the October 26, 2021 .

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Peaceful Bliss

Thank you for your interest in my breeding program. Here is a link to our "Lifetime Happy Tails Health Guarantee and Puppy Adoption Agreement" page. There is a FAQ file there too and a 2021 Breeding update. Please let me know if you have any remaining questions. I try to cover everything in these documents, but I am eager to add more info if there is something I have missed. https://bernesemountainrailway.com/steps-to-puppy-adoption

Bio Sensor Stimulation

This is Bio Sensor Stimulation, sometimes known as Puppy Imprinting or Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS). We begin this technique when our puppies are 3 days old. and end at 16 days old.

Slumber Party

All puppies from this litter have forever homes. If you would like to be on a waiting list for future litters, please email [email protected]

Retail Therapy

Puppies' first "Retail Therapy" session. We were visiting Tractor Supply Store.

Berner's first Day Trip

Our litter is now 4 weeks old. So our days are filling up with enrichment activities designed to desensitize our fur babies to fear of new situations.

This week, we are working on the Socialization Checklist displayed on slide 6 of this short video.

Growing Transitions

Who's ready for some Berner Cuteness Overload? I'll be posting a series of 4 videos over the next several days, highlighting our litter's transition into their weaning pen, from their whelping box.

Transitions: Episode 2


Transitions: Episode 3

Transitions: Final Episode

Puppies Get Used to an Unstable Walking Service

Puppies are enjoying 61* Weather During Their Crash Course on Construction

Puppy Chaos...Not Really. We're Conditioning Them to All Kinds of Things

Why would a reputable breeder feature construction debris in a "Behind the Scenes" video she is posting?

Here are Two Good Reasons:

1) To be transparent. (We're in the middle of a Beartooth Mountains, WY New Home Construction Project. It's the fulfillment of the dream about our retirement we've had during our 36-year lifetime together.

2) Check out this video at 1:00 for the second reason. What are some ideas you can share with my page followers about this kind of goal?