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Puppy Plans 2021 Update: Zoe had four puppies on July 30th. She has three beautiful boys and one girl. They are all great puppies with nice bone and coat, great temperaments, etc... Health clearances have been achieved on both parents, as well as their AKC Championships. Soon we will be breeding Blossom as well. For 2020 - Zoe (Ch Coburg Hills Almost Famous - BG#128044) was bred to Rainier's North Face of Eiger (BG#136607), He has all his health clearance; which includes Good Hips, Clear Elbows, Clear for DM and Clear for Sod-B, Normal Heart, and Normal Eyes. He has his AKC championship as well as numerous other titles, such as Rally Novice, Novice Agility Preferred, Novice Draft Dog, and Versatitility Award. You can follow Eiger on Instagram at: swisskissberner. Zoe has also achieved her AKC Championship, as well as all health clearances. The puppies were born on July 7, 2020 and we kept one girl and the others went to their new homes. Siri had a beautiful boy on September 15, 2020 and he is also reserved. In addition, we have been working to get health clearances on several other dogs so we can breed them on their next cycle. We have plans to breed Zoe, Splenda, and Leia when they go into heat (always is postponed during the winter months). We have had a large number of inquiries during this time and are extremely behind in answering them; thank you for your patience as we work to respond to requests. I spend 8 hours a day online and do not want to spend my evenings tied to the computer (very sorry). It is difficult for us to know if a breeding will take, how many puppies we get (and split of male/female), if the timing is right for the people on our list, etc... I will post information here as we have it and work to contact my puppy people. At this time, no dogs have been bred and I am still waiting. Thank you for understanding (I know it's hard to wait and not know)! (Updated: April 21, 2021) |
Process of Purchasing a Puppy:
(1) Fill out our questionnaire and mail it to me (Michelle Merfeld, PO Box 7874, Springfield, OR 97475; email me if you have any questions concerning it. I will email you when I receive it and add you to my waiting list (which is quite long at this point). (2) Once the puppies are born and you have been notified that we will have a puppy for you, we require a deposit ($1,000) to reserve one. Your deposit is applied to the purchase price of a puppy (companion puppies are a total price of $3,000 with a spay/neuter contract) with the balance due when you pick up your puppy at 8 weeks old. If I do not have a puppy that matches your home life, your deposit will be returned. (3) Families will have an opportunity to visit the puppies at 6 weeks, but you will not know which exact puppies will go home with you until they are atleast 7-8 weeks of age and evaluations are complete. We do not have outside visitors prior to 6 weeks so as to not expose puppies to life threatening diseases. No exceptions. (4) We DO NOT ship puppies; please do not inquiry/reserve one unless you are able to travel to pick up your puppy and meet us. We prefer to keep puppies on the west coast (and do not place puppies in Alaska due to a personal experience with a previous puppy buyer; sorry). We reserve the right to return your deposit if at any time we feel you do not meet the profile we seek to provide; a loving home for one of our new puppies. This allows us to ask important questions to determine if we have a match. 
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Breeding Considerations:
All litters are planned after consideration of my girls’ qualities and faults. Health evaluations are done prior to breeding and documentation is available on each dogs' individual page. While no dog is perfect, no known fault is doubled up on. Please make sure you do your research concerning parents' health clearances. We perform the following clearances on breeding dogs (eyes, vWd, heart, DM, thyroid, hips, and elbows).
We utilize the following for testing purposes. Do not assume that a breeder does health testing unless you have their dog's official AKC name and are able to verify the health clearance on the related site or they provide a copy of the health clearance on their website.
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Most puppies will be placed as “companion” dogs; therefore they will NOT be used for breeding and will have a limited AKC registration. They MUST be spayed or neutered. You will not receive their AKC registration until we receive proof of the spay/neuter. We do not place “potential” show puppies with breeders that we do not know. My priority is in placing puppies in loving homes, rather than show homes; many show quality puppies of mine end up in companion pet homes.
Puppies will leave signed contract and a 72 hour guarantee concerning their health. We ask that you follow our recommendations concerning feeding and vaccines. I am available to provide support for the life of your dog. I have raised many berners over the years and can answer many questions you may have.
Puppies are available to approved homes only. Please fill out the questionnaire in order to be on the waiting list. We understand that waiting is hard to do, but your perfect puppy will come along before you know it.
Puppies will leave signed contract and a 72 hour guarantee concerning their health. We ask that you follow our recommendations concerning feeding and vaccines. I am available to provide support for the life of your dog. I have raised many berners over the years and can answer many questions you may have.
Puppies are available to approved homes only. Please fill out the questionnaire in order to be on the waiting list. We understand that waiting is hard to do, but your perfect puppy will come along before you know it.
