MY PHILOSOPHY ABOUT PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG IS SHARED BY THOUSANDS OF BERNER LOVERS ALL OVER THE WORLD. THOSE OF US WHO TRULY EMBRACE THE BEAUTY, CHARACTER AND COMPANIONSHIP OF A WARM FUZZY FRIEND CAN RELATE TO THE HEARTACHE THAT WE SUFFER WHEN WE LOSE A BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG AT AGE THREE TO CANCER,OR WE WATCH OUR BERNER GROW OLD WAY TOO FAST AND LEAVE US AT AGE EIGHT. MANY OF YOU MAY THINK THAT HIP DYSPLASIA IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN WHEN BUYING A LARGE BREED PUPPY.  IF ONLY IT WERE JUST THAT....WE CAN SCREEN FOR HIPS AND ELBOWS, EYES, ETC BUT THERE IS NO SCREENING TEST FOR HISTIOSCARCOMA AND HISTIO KILLS, OFTEN AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. ELLIE, MY FOUNDATION BITCH, IS NOW 10.5 YEARS OLD (born MAY 1999). SHE LOOKS AS BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY AS EVER, NEVER A DAY SICK OR LAME. SHE FREE WHELPED ALL BUT HER LAST LITTER. IN 2007, ELLIE EARNED THE TITLE OF TOP PRODUCER OF CHAMPIONS. I AM A DEDICATED BREEDER THAT IS COMMITTED TO BREEDING HEALTHY DOGS WITH WONDERFUL TEMPERAMENTS. I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR THE BREED, A MEMBER OF THE BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG CLUB OF AMERICA, A MENTOR AND A FRIEND.   

PUPPY BUYERS, DO YOUR RESEARCH, KNOW THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR PUPPY. IF YOU ARE PURCHASING A PUPPY WITHOUT A CONTRACT THAT IS YOUR FIRST CLUE. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. IF YOU KNOW MORE THAN YOUR BREEDER, THAT IS CLUE NUMBER TWO. DO NOT PURCHASE A PUPPY FROM A PET SHOP AND BEWARE OF THE 'BARGAIN PUPPY', YOU MAY END UP WITH SKY HIGH VET BILLS AND A LOT OF SADNESS. CHOOSE THE BREEDER, THEN WAIT FOR THE PUPPY. OTHER DISEASES BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE IS OFTEN CRUEL AND SOME THINGS ARE BEYOND MY CONTROL.