Hi friends! I hope you’ve had a lovely start to your summer! As a Bernese Mountain Dog breeder in Montana, summer is a busy time for us, but we take time to enjoy the little things that make life so beautiful.
The end of May, we took Bourne and Bulochka along on a hike to a lookout tower at the top of a mountain. It was a five mile round trip hike, so too much for Bryshka who was expecting a litter of puppies and Brookie who is still a puppy herself. Bourne and Bulochka loved it, though. We encountered a brief storm on the way up, but when we reached the top, the rain had stopped and the clouds parted, revealing a magnificent rainbow, a beautiful reminder to us that God always keeps His promises.
We got Brookie a life jacket and took her to a mountain lake with us. She had a grand time playing in the water and riding in the kayak.
Bryshka’s puppies were born June 20th! Her litter of five boys and three girls are doing great. This is our “H” litter, and we had lots of fun choosing names. The boys’ names are Huckleberry, Hadrian, Hans, Henry, and Hudson. The girls’ names are Helina, Haven, and Hazel. They all look like miniature versions of Bourne and Bryshka, which we think is great, because Bourne and Bryshka are beautiful dogs!
Five of the puppies are already reserved and will be going to new homes in Texas, Idaho, Ohio, Washington, and here in Montana in mid-August. As of July 17th, we have three puppies still available, two boys and a girl. Head over to our PUPPIES page for more information.
We also took Bulochka on a trip to Logan, Utah, in June. Bulochka’s happiest out in the country away from city noises and all the hustle and bustle, so she was glad when we took a picnic lunch out to a peaceful area by the Logan river.
On the way home, we stopped in Soda Springs, Idaho, and visited a historic site that wagon trains on the Oregon/California Trail traveled through.
Once back home, we took some time to do one of our favorite Montana summer activities–picking wild huckleberries! Bulochka and Brookie both love huckleberry picking and have learned how to pick berries off the bush themselves! See a couple of videos of them picking huckleberries below!
By the way, Brookie is wearing her “Huckleberry” harness which we purchased from Wilderdog. If you create an account and purchase from Wilderdog using our referral link, you’ll get a free $10 to spend, and we’ll get a benefit, too! Click here to shop Wilderdog using our referral link.
Well, until next time!