To the breed:

• to breed the healthy. beautiful typical Bernese Mountain Dog as to its original standards from its native Switzerland: heavy boned, square build (click here), 3-coloured, symmetric marks
• Care for and love all our Berners from puppy to senior (we do not give away or sell our dogs which are no longer in the breeding program)
• Provide a dog friendly home, include them in family live and activities, keep them fit and happy for a long and healthy life
• Breed only with healthy, breed typical parents that are screened and certified for hips, elbows, heart and eyes and of sound temperament.
• Breed a female only once a year to make sure she recovers fully from her strong job as a mother of a lively litter of Berner puppies.
• Give the puppies a clean and family oriented environment so that they are from the very beginning used to human touch.
• When opening their eyes and ears after approx. 10 days, that they are getting used to all smells and sounds that are common in a lively home
• Meet with our other pets and, after their forth week of life, start the socializing process: meet with other humans of all kinds from children to seniors, go for little walks which are extended for a few more minutes every day, so they can discover the great outdoors: the sun, the rain, the snow, rocks, sand, grass, sticks and butterflies and if weather conditions allow, play with their siblings in the outdoor dog run.
• Feed only high quality puppy food
• Meet the Vet for a health check, first booster and microchips.
• Screen prospective puppy owners carefully, if possible (distance) have them visiting with us and our dogs before the decision is made if they are fit to take a puppy into their lives, to make sure our Berners have the very best future ahead of them.

To the prospective new Berner Puppy Owners:

• To make sure they get answers to questions about the breed, it’s positives and also negatives before they decide for a Bernese.
• Keep the waitlist people up to date on the progress of the pregnancy and let them know when the puppies are born, have them updated on the development of the litter and their puppy and get them to visit with their new family member from the fourth week of age.
• Provide all information on all questions and problems that might arise during their waiting time and of course later on when they have taken their new puppy home after the best of our knowledge.
• If for whatever reason the new owner is unable to take proper care of the Bernese purchased from the Mulvehill Kennel, we will take the dog back at any stage of his life.

Our Puppies are ready to share their life and love with their new owners with 10 weeks of age. They come 4 times dewormed, dew claws front and back removed (done with 3 days of age professionally by a vet), vet health passport, first booster, microchipped, CKC registered, pedigree and a non breeding agreement.

When you take home a puppy from Mulvehill, you are provided with

• A sales contract (click here)
• Feeding plan for the first year
• Pedigree
• Non breeding agreement
• CKC Litter Registration
• CKC Single Dog Registration (as soon as available from CKC)
• Copies of the parents papers: registration, health screen cerfs
• Vet Health Passport
• Microchip Certificate
• Pet plan insurance for first 6 weeks after pick up
• For your new Bernese Scrapbook: photos of the parents of this litter, litter photos and pics of your own puppy
• Puppy food for the first couple of days
• And a collar for your friend

When you are home with your new Bernese Puppy, we ask you to keep in touch with us: questions and comments, concerns, share funny stories and happy times and a photo from time to time is very much appreciated too. If you are moving, we ask you to update us with your new home address, phone number. and e-mail address.

A DOG IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT!