Bernedoodles are a cross of a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Poodle. The percentage of each breed in an individual puppy will vary based on the generation of the parents.

Bernese Mountain Dogs are known for their affectionate and gentle nature, making them wonderful companions for families, children, and other pets. They are exceptional dogs with a calm, loyal temperament that allows them to become a wonderful family member that offers both love and protection. They have very striking tricolor coats and a majestic appearance.

The downside is the Bernese can come with health problems, shedding, and also a shorter life span of 6-8 years. When we breed the best of the two breeds - Bernese and Poodle, we can produce puppies that do not have the health problems, are low to no shedding, and have a life-span of 12-15 years. Basically, the best of both breeds! With these added benefits, many Bernedoodles go on to be therapy or service dogs. 

Bernedoodles are known for being intelligent, pleasant, friendly, easy-going, and people loving. I find our puppies to be easily trainable, and very people oriented. They are the perfect, family-focused, fun-loving pet. They seek to please. (While at the same time, they seek for you to pet them!) 
We also raise our puppies using the BAB and Puppy Culture curriculum, so they already have a head-start as far as training and socializing goes. 
As with any puppy, they can have the 'puppy energy', but I have found that they are usually less energetic than a goldendoodle (my personal and unbiased opinion! ;) ) and will want to nap after a good play time. I think they have a good balance of energy vs. calm because of the mixing of the Bernese with the Poodle.

Because we are mixing two dog breeds: Bernese, with their straight hair and Poodle, with their curly hair, we can have a variety of coat types. I think this is the best of both worlds! Our bernedoodles can have straight, wavy, or curly coats. 

An F1 typically has a thick, full coat that is wavy.  If you blow-dry it, they will be fluffy, but if left to dry naturally, it will have a more shaggy look.  Of course it also depends on how long you let their coat get. Not every bernedoodle will have the same type of wave or curl, just like humans have different hair types. 

F1b bernedoodles usually have a wavy or curly coat, depending on which parent they get their coat genetics from. 

Our Ultra Puppies can be straight or wavy while our multi-gen puppies can be wavy, straight, or curly.  Sometimes, I specifically breed a litter to get that straight look.  I will usually specify what the coat type for each litter is going to be, so you know what to expect.

For all coat types, they will need to be regularly groomed and brushed.  The longer their coat gets, the more diligent you will need to be to brush them often and also follow up using a steel comb to make sure you are getting out any mats near the skin.  I tend to groom my dogs every 2 months and keep their coats shorter, so I don't need to do daily maintenance.  Of course, it is up to you and your preference.  You can try different cuts and see what works for you! 

The size of the parents is the main determining factor for the size of their puppies.  Also, we can look at past puppies with the same parents and the size of past generations of parents to determine adult size of a puppy. 

Here are the sizes we offer:

Standards - 60-100 lbs with heights from 22-26" at the shoulder.

Mediums - 35-55 lbs and heights from 20-22" at the shoulder.

Miniatures - 25-35 lbs and from 16-18" tall at the shoulder.

Micro-mini's will be under 25 lbs and around 12-15" tall at the shoulder.

Because we are adding in the incredible variety of color that poodles can have, we can get lots of different colors!

Tri- the classic bernedoodle look! It is the most popular color we have.

Merle - a very distinct color pattern with dark patches marbled against lighter patches. Merle's are a little harder to come by and sometimes get those cute blue eyes!

Sable - a hair pattern when each hair gets two colors. The tips are usually black, while the coat keeps it original color.  Often sable puppies can fade and/or lose the black tips after grooming.  Sometimes, when you groom them they look lighter, but as their hair grows they get darker again.  Fun fact: we have a few mama's in our program that are black-based sable, meaning their tips are not black but the base coat is. These moms have an intense brownish, red color to them and their puppies tend to keep their gorgeous colors!

Parti- this is where the dog is over half white. They can also have merle or sable mixed in with this coloring. 

These names refer to different generations (mixes) of the Bernese with the Poodle and are the different types we breed. 

F1 - the dog is 50% Bernese and 50% Poodle

F1b - the dog is 25% Bernese and 75% Poodle

Ultra - the dog is over 50% Bernese resulting in "extra" Bernese characteristics.

Multi-gen - the dog is a mix of bernedoodles.

*We always make sure the parent dogs will produce the non-shedding coat types.