Riverstead reg. Bernese
Responsible Bernese Mountain Dog Dog Breeders in Riverport , Nova Scotia, Offering Quality Bernese Mountain Dog Puppies For Sale To Approved Buyers. Sorry, we prefer not to ship our puppies.
Contact: Bernadette Warburton
Riverport , Nova Scotia
Ph: (902) 764-2046
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Bernese Mountain Dog Puppy News!
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Updated on: February 4, 2010 |
Currently Available Puppies:I am confirming the presence of a large litter due to whelp February 25th. They will be ready to go to their homes April 30th. Please contact me to receive an application. You will be required to travel here to my home outside of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, before being approved. Some exceptions can be made due to distance and time of year. Thank-you |
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About Our Bernese Mountain Dog Breeding Program
Riverstead Bernese are bred for health, movement and structure, but above all for their superior temperament. My dogs have larger than life personalities. Confident, charming and comic they love their people and just want to be good dogs. With the increased interest in BMD's there are more puppy mills and backyard breeders. Besides being a breeder and owner of Bernese since 1885, I also open my doors as a "not for profit", Private BMD Rescue Home. I have an ever increasing number of people contacting me in need of help concerning poor quality dogs of less than quality bloodlines. Poor health, structure and most disturbing for me, temperament. Many of these dogs are coming from registered kennels. A dogs temperament is not only determined by genetics, but also by the environment they are raised in, especially during the first sixteen weeks of life. So please do your home work. Bernese are a gentle, sensitive breed. If they start out in a kennel with an unhappy, dejected, sad Mother, or in a Pet Shop living in a glass box they can be shy, nervous and reserved. Lacking in confidence. These are not quality traits. A shy puppy can become a fearful adolescent which in turn becomes an aggressive fear biting adult. Expect to be allowed to visit all the dogs in a kennel. Expect to be welcomed as many times as you wish to visit, for as long as you wish. Expect to be able to interact with the dogs. Expect as much from your breeder as they should expect from you. My breeding dogs are of superior Canadian, American and Swiss Champion bloodlines. I am active in conformation showing, draft and obedience work. My dogs are all family members first and reside in the home. There are no kennel dogs here at Riverstead. I have one litter at a time. Puppies are home raised in a loving, involved environment and are well socialized. All pups are $1,500.00; (minus deposit) registered in your name at nine weeks on a NON-BREEDING contract and guaranteed for two years against hereditary disorders. They come with six weeks free medical insurance, a thirty pound bag of quality food, micro-chipped, rear dew claws removed and vaccinated. I do not ask for a deposit to be put on my waiting list. But ask for a deposit of $300.00 when the pups are three weeks and ready for visitors. Any deposit will be refunded no questions asked if you change your mind. Once the puppies are three weeks I encourage families to come and play with the litter as much as possible. The puppies benefit from this interaction so much. It also helps me to determine which pup will go to which home. I do not approve a family until me have met at my home. Here at Riverstead reg. Bernese Mountain Dogs and Rescue Home, great dogs, for great people, is what we strive for. Many of my Riverstead dog owners would be happy to converse with you on my behalf. I am committed to them and to my dogs. I have a yahoo group for my puppy people to share stories or ask questions and an annual Berner Bash here at my home for Riverstead Dogs and their families.
Kennel Club Registrations: Canadian Kennel Club
Club Memberships: Bernese Mountain Dog Club Of Ontario
Shipping: Sorry, we prefer not to ship our puppies.
Health Information About Our Bernese Mountain Dog Dogs & Puppies
My dogs are of champion bloodlines as well as being champions themselves. All my breeding dogs are true to type and temperament. I research the bloodlines I use in my breeding program. I am always looking to improve and build on Riverstead pedigrees. My adult dogs are exercised in the woods daily. They are my constant companions, which is all a Bernese really wants. Their comic and intelligent personality is always encouraged. Puppies are sold on a non-breeding contract, including a twenty four month guarantee against hereditary disorders including dysplasia. They receive all appropriate health checks, vaccines and treatment for common parasites. Fed high quality foods and introduced to fresh and raw vegetables, fruit and meats. Raised with hugs, kisses and lots of interaction. Puppies play outside daily with the other adult dogs as soon as weather and age allows. This helps build a brave and boisterous personality. The Bernese requires a lot of attention, companionship and interaction. If they are not socialized early in life by the age of sixteen weeks, they can become reserved and standoffish towards strangers. Confidence and ego are built. Be sure you are committed to this. All appropriate health certifications on the parents are available for your viewing when you visit here at Riverstead.
Buyer Requirements for Our Bernese Mountain Dog Puppies
I have been involved in rescue for many years and have seen too many animals given up, mistreated, lonely, sad... I prefer homes with someone present majority of the time. I personally don't feel lying on a floor staring at a door knob all day to be a healthy way to live. I require fenced yards in urban and city neighborhoods. I require that people visit me before being approved. If this is not possible due to distance or weather, I may accept doing a phone interview. A refundable deposit of $300.00 is required when pups are three weeks old and able to receive visitors. I do not ship.
Bernese love the outdoors, especially in the cooler months. But are not a breed to be left outside for long periods of time. Their desire to be with their people and their calm temperament makes them a great house dog. A true farm dog, they are kind, caring, gentle and above all else respectful towards all other creatures. They have a great capacity to love. A good watch dog, letting you know when visitors have arrived but NEVER a guard dog. Bernese remember friends they have met before and are exuberant in welcoming them back. They require moderate exercise. But should not be used as a jogging companion. Being a large boned breed they are not built for such activities. Hiking in the woods is more their style. The breed was used for draft work in their native Switzerland, hauling the milk to the dairy. This required steady movement, strength and a stable, calm temperament. They are not inclined to wander once matured and generally stay close to their people from day one. They are easily trained and are inclined to learn full language, they will surprise you with just how much them understand. Bernese do not respond to harsh training or a heavy hand. They are a happy breed and like happy people. Owners must be kind, patient and consistent in training; as Bernese need time to think things through. Some people will describe them as being stubborn. I see them as contemplative and thoughtful. If you yell at a Bernese to hurry up they will more likely sit down and wait for you to ask nicely. Bernese are very willing and eager to please, they just want to be good dogs. Bernese will jump through hoops for a kind word and a belly rub. The breed is excellent with children, but as they use their paws a lot can unknowingly hurt a small child. Sitting on your feet, leaning, head butting, and paw racking your legs to say hello; this is a breed for a true dog lover. They are not a breed that will be happy being banished to lay on their bed, when there is space under your chair, or a lap waiting for a head. Bernese Mountain Dogs are born comics and once they know what makes you laugh will relish in repeating the same joke. So be forewarned, don't laugh at a Berner when they are acting up. Bernese are a sensitive breed and do not always do well in homes that are very noisy and full of hyper activity. A dog that tends to not have a huge ego when young they must have their confidence built by you. Experiencing the big outside world at a young age is necessary. This does not just mean puppy parks. Take them to the bank, post office, hardware store, anywhere dogs are welcome. The more they experience the more confident they will be. Waiting to take your Bernese out and about until it is four months old can result in a shy and nervous dog. As the alpha leader you showing confidence and an assured presence will tell your Berner all is well and help them to be confident themselves. Socialize... socialize! Bernese Mountain Dogs are slow to develop, taking up to 3 years to mature physically, mentally and emotionally. Many remain goofy and silly their whole lives. I do not sell CKC registered breeding rights on puppies. This is an unethical practice. No reputable breeder would release a dog for breeding as a puppy. A true lover of a breed wants to maintain and improve upon health, structure, movement, temperament and breed traits. I will take legal action against anyone using one of my dogs for breeding without the right to do so.
If you are interested in applying to purchase a quality Bernese Mountain Dog puppy from Riverstead reg. Bernese in Nova Scotia, we would be happy to speak with you. Please contact Bernadette at riverstead@eastlink.ca or (902) 764-2046 for more information! We look forward to hearing from you.
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