GREAT BERNESE
        PUPPIES

 

PARENTS:           

 

• MAX & SKYA

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BREED:               

 

• GREAT BERNESE 

• 62.5% Bernese Mountain Dog

• 37.5% Great Pyrenees

 

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GENDER/COLOR:

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•  Boys: 
   

         1  Rust (Max color) 

         2 Tri-color (Skya's color)

       

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• Girls:
   

       3  Rust (Max color)​

       1  Tri-color (Skya's color)

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BORN:

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• ​June 4, 2025

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GO HOME:

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• ​Around August 3rd

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• The veterinary appointment for their health exams/Health Certificates for the puppies flying home is on ______.

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• Puppies flying home this litter will need to fly in cabin since it will be too hot to fly cargo. They will go home at around age 8 1/2 weeks (instead of our usual 10 weeks) so they will still be small enough to fit in cabin (just under 20 lbs). 

      

 

CONTACT:         

 

• DANA

• GreatBernesePuppies@gmail.com

 

 

LOCATION: 

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• Our horse breeding farm, Buckeye, Arizona. 

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SHIPPING OFFERED?:       

 

• YES

 

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PUPPIES  EXPERIENCE: ​

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• LOTS of daily love and undivided attention 

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• Lots of time indoors and outdoors as part of our family

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• Physical and psychological needs met to the fullest degree 

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• A safe, supported, consistent, fulfilled, environment 

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• Showered with enthusiasm and awe for who they are and who they shall become

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• Sensory and stimulus rich environment 

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• Confidence building activities 

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• Developing a solid foundation for adapting to new situations with ease throughout their lifetime. 

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• Going on fun exploratory walks around the farm and trails​

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• Riding in the cab of our truck

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• Children, toddlers, other vaccinated dogs, kind strangers​​​​​​​​​

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• Raised with 2 cats

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• Share a fence line and sniff noses with our horses 

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• Lots of room to safely run, play and develop 

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• Puppy playground with a ramp, tunnel, places to climb, jump and explore 

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• Age appropriate training by us for good manners

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• Potty training initiated and often completed

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• Know their names, "Come" and "Sit"

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• Multiple baths

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• Nails clipped 

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• Raised by their incredible dog family and a loving human family ​

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• Learning age appropriate dog social behavior, rules, manners and etiquette, taught by their dog family, consisting of their mother, father,  brother and their sweet and devoted "Auntie".

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• Each pack member contributes greatly to the puppies healthy development, confidence and sense of well-being, while setting them up to be well-adjusted, mannerly, altruistic, aware, loving adults, who naturally tend to make good decisions on their own in most circumstances. This eliminates the need to micromanage them. 

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• Puppies can only learn well balanced dog behavior from other well balanced dogs and their dog family members invest the most time and effort in to these teachings.  Humans cannot teach the subtle nuances of dog behavior and dog language.  Our job is to teach them how to behave around humans and their dog family teaches them how reach their​ highest potential with their dog social skills.

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• We are home on the farm and with the puppies each day. They are our number one focus for the precious 9 - 10 weeks that we have with them.  

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• We cherish every moment together. We truly LOVE each one of them! 

 

 

GREAT NUTRITION:

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• Mommy's milk (birth to 9 - 10 weeks - gradual weaning)

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• Supplemented with Esbilac Puppy Milk Replacer (for large litters)

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• Royal Canin & Hill's Science Diet Large Breed Dry Puppy Food - always available

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DE-WORMER: 

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• Panacur​ C

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VACCINATIONS:​​​

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• Age 6 weeks

      Canine Spectra 5​

      Canine Distemper - Parainfluenza -

       Adenovirus Type 2 - Parvovirus

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• Age 8 weeks

       Canine Spectra 5​

       Canine Distemper - Parainfluenza -

       Adenovirus Type 2 - Parvovirus

      

• Vaccinations will continue on schedule until the puppies are in their new home.  See complete vaccination schedule for after they go home on the FAQ page. 

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PUPPY PRICE

 

• $3000 ​​​

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DEPOSIT

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• $500 due when your puppy is approximately age 1 week.  After you have been notified that you are guaranteed a puppy and after you have selected your puppy. 

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• Remaining balance ($2500) at pick up or payments of any amount until pickup date. 

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NO WAITING LIST: 

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• It is quality over quantity for us. We care much more about giving the puppies our undivided attention and a really great start in life, verses, producing litter after litter.

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• We receive puppy inquiries nearly every day so unfortunately, we could never fulfill a long waiting list. 

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• More importantly, we do our best to help match the puppies with their loving homes, when the timing is right for the puppy owners, verses, the next name on a list.​  

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• The new puppy owners tend to be the result of the right timing, or perhaps what is meant to be; in combination with our intuitive sense (as well as the families) for helping to match the puppies with their specific family. 

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• Special families who find their puppies here tend to have trust in this process and are also intuitivity drawn to finding their puppy here (even if they did not realize that at the time).  

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• There are so many lovely people out there and we truly wish that we could provide puppies for each of you, especially after reading your heartfelt messages and seeing photos of your adventures with your families and pets. 

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PUPPY DRAWING: 

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• We think it is only fair to leave it up to the universe, fate, destiny or whatever you opt to call it… 

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• We have found that it works best to select a group of you who have really stood out to us, as far as offering wonderful homes and who are ready for a puppy when our puppies are due.  

 

• After the puppies are born and we know how many males and females we have to offer, we will put your selected names in a bowl and do a random drawing to determine who gets a puppy. 

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SELECTING YOUR PUPPY:​

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• We will contact you in the order that your name was drawn. You are welcome to select your puppy at that point, (if you are drawn to one in particular) or you can reserve a puppy and decide which one to select later.

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• After the puppies are born, remarkably, each new puppy owner tends to be drawn to a specific puppy. Thus far, there has never been an instance where two puppy owners wanted the same puppy and no other. They may share that they would be happy with any of them that are a certain color or gender, for example but after the puppies are born, a clear connection comes to light.

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• We also have a strong intuitive sense for which puppy belongs with each family after the puppies are born. We are happy to share that information with you if you are having trouble deciding but I think it is best that each family follows their own intuition first. Each puppy owner ultimately ends up with the puppy that was born to spend a life with them, on a soul level. 

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SEND US AN EMAIL: 

 

• If you feel in your heart that your next special family member will find you from here, please send us an email.

 

• Then continue to check our website for updates and please let us know that you are still interested in a puppy as her due date approaches.

 

• We will get back in touch with you after the drawing and together, we will figure out who gets a puppy. These things always have a way of working out at the right time, just after the puppies are born.

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• My apologies ahead of time if I do not respond to your email in a timely manner, between litters.

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• Emails related to my horse business take up my limited computer time and it may be months before the puppy emails are read so please do not give up if you have not heard from me. All emails are eventually answered. I do appreciate your thoughtful messages and feel terrible once I realize how long I have left the puppy emails unattended!  

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• When we do have puppies, we keep in DAILY contact with the puppy parents. 

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• I can appreciate that some of you would prefer a more concrete plan ahead of time about getting a puppy and that other breeders do things differently but for those of you who are seeking a best friend and canine soulmate, follow your intuition and trust that you and your puppy will indeed find each other at just the right time. I believe that is guaranteed.  

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PUPPY UPDATES:

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• We will send you daily photos, videos and updates about your puppy from birth until they are on their way to you. 

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• You will receive information about their development, their personalities, animal communication, puppy training, Guardian breed insight and answers to any questions that you may have along the way. Of course, you are welcome to visit them anytime as well! 

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PUPPIES GO HOME:

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• Puppies typically stay with us until they are age 10 weeks and that is what we recommend. There are important developmental milestones that occur during their 9th week, such as learning doggie rules and other appropriate dog behaviors that they learn from their parents.  Puppies may leave up to about 10 days sooner (if necessary) or can usually stay longer if that is best for your schedule.  

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DRIVING VERSES FLYING HOME:

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• This is a personal decision but we generally recommend flying over driving if the drive would be long, over multiple days. Sleeping on an airplane for a few hours, verses, a 2 or 3 day drive is easier for the puppy. Long drives require that the puppy is inactive for many hours, which is boring for them at that age. More importantly, is the fact that are not fully vaccinated at the age they go home so staying a pet friendly hotel or Airbnb, as well as some potty stops, may be putting your puppy at risk for contagious diseases. We do not recommend letting your puppy out at rest stops, as that is were other dogs have been. Stop in areas with natural terrain instead. 

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PUPPY CAR POOL:

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• Often puppy families live in the same general area, such as Southern, California. Rather than have 2 or 3 families make the drive out to Arizona to pick up their puppy, 1 family will volunteer to drive out and pick up their puppy, along with 1 or 2 littermates and the other families will meet up with them in CA, for example. The puppies tend to travel better together anyway so this can be easier on the puppies (and the driver). By the time the puppies go home, the puppy families have gotten to know each other well via our puppy group text.  

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AIRLINE FLIGHTS: 

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• We drive your puppy to the veterinarian to get the Exam & Health Certificate needed for their flight and we take your puppy to the airport to be sure that they are safely on their way to you. 

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• Health Certificates are always needed for cargo flights. Some airlines require them for in cabin flights and some do not. 

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• The veterinary fee for the health exam and Health Certificate is approximately $150.  (Subject to change as these are not our fees).  ​

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• The puppies sometimes fly cargo, which is pressurized and temperature controlled. The airlines have temperature restrictions so pets do not fly if it is too hot or too cold during the time they are loaded and unloaded from the airplane. Non-stop flights are much preferred.​​

 

• The airlines have really stepped up their safety protocols these days since pets are flying everyday. Thankfully, all of our puppies have arrived safely and in good spirits to all areas of the the US and Canada. Since they have such a well rounded start in life with us, they can handle a strange experience like a flight with relative ease. They usually walk out of their airline crate to greet their family upon arrival with confidence, kisses and tail wags. 

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• If it is too hot (or too cold at the destination) to fly cargo, or if it is the owners preference, puppies may fly in cabin but they will need to go home early so it is a trade off for their development.  In order to fit under the seat, they will need to go home at about exactly 9 weeks or a few days earlier. They are generally close to 20 lbs at 9 weeks, which tends to be the maximum size allowable to be able to fit under the seat.  We recommend a collapsible carrier that expands on at least 3 sides so the puppies can stretch out and sleep on the flight. 

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• There are some lesser known airlines that are now (thankfully) allowing larger dogs to fly in cabin, on the floor, without a crate. JSX Airlines is an example. 

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• I see a day when the larger airlines will follow suit with JSX and allow the convenience of in cabin travel with our larger dogs, in the same way that most hotels and restaurants with patio dining now allow dogs. Our dogs have reached a whole new status in our families these days, verses any other time in history, and we want to be able to take our wonderful, well-behaved, Great Bernese with us. 

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Flight Nanny: 

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• My son, Sage, (age 26), is an experienced traveler and if he is available, he is happy to be a "Flight Nanny" and fly with your puppy, if that is easier for you. His fee is $300, $350 or $400, depending upon the flight time, plus, his round trip ticket and the airline pet fee. His fee does include his approximate $100 travel expenses for airport parking, gas, meal, etc so those are not extra charges.  Generally he is able to fly out and back the same day so there has been no need for a hotel. 

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• Sage typically travels with at least one puppy from each litter and he does a fantastic job caring for them each step of the way. He has been with the puppies since birth so he has a close relationship with them. He understands their communication, accurately assess and attends to their needs and they are very comfortable with him on the flights. 

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• For puppies flying in cabin, we generally recommend that one of the puppy parents, or Sage travels with your puppy, verses, one of the larger Flight Nanny services.  We have never sent a puppy home with one of those companies so I am not speaking from experience (and some may be great)  but we have witnessed many other people flying with a puppy during our travels and clearly some do a better job than others.  Aside from witnessing the traveler ignoring the puppies while they cry, the biggest concern is that the person tends to take the puppies to the pet relief areas at the airport, which is a risk for disease for a puppy who is not old enough to be fully vaccinated or they do not let the puppy out of the carrier at all so the puppy is suffering if they need to go potty.  Of course, I have no way of knowing whether the traveler is the puppy owner or a Pet Nanny employee but we have not witnessed the quality of care that Sage or our puppy parents provide.  We advise against using the airport pet relief areas. It is best to find a more remote landscaped part of the airport where no other dogs are likely to have been.  

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• The puppies usually weigh 18 - 20 lbs at 9 weeks and 22 lbs - 25 lbs at the start of their 10th week. 

 

Shipping costs:

 

• Airline flight, Airline Crate, Bedding (for cargo), Veterinary Exam & Health Certificate. No crate needed for JSX Airline or other airlines that let us book a regular ticket for larger dogs. 

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TRAVEL BAG:

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Puppies go home with: 

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• Vaccinations & de-worming records, their upcoming vaccination schedule and the Veterinary Examination Record & Health Certificates (for those who fly home).   

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• Puppy food for their travel home.

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• Collapsible bowl. 

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• Travel supplies; paper towels, poop bags, pee pads, etc.  

 

• Collar & leash

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• Teething bone

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• Training treats

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• Their favorite toy from their puppyhood (selected by them).

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• Soft little blanket containing the scents of their parents, littermates and extended dog family for their comfort. 

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​​​​​​TRAINED PUPPIES:

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• We also offer extended training, beyond what they learn during their first 10 weeks with us. This customized, age-appropriate training utilizes over 50 years of dog experience, resulting in well mannered doggie family members, including those who go on to be Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs. 

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• The additional training begins when their littermates go home, at age 10 weeks. One puppy per litter is in training at a time so that they may receive our undivided attention, as the only puppy in our household.  

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• Aside from potty training, sleeping through the night, learning basic commands and exposure to a vast array of common and unique experiences, through fun and supportive ways, the puppies are additionally trained daily by our very best dog trainers...their dog family, (father, mother, older brother and their "Auntie").  We are happy to discuss more about what they learn from their well behaved doggie family, what we teach and what specific goals you may have for your puppy upon coming home. Our timelines are flexible and our pricing is very reasonable. 

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NEXT LITTER: 

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• Max and Skya's decided to have one last litter.  Due June 4, 2025​

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• After Skya's June litter, we do not expect any more litters for at least a year. 

 

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