December 2023 Updates

Merry Christmas friends! We hope you all had a wonderful, joyful, peaceful Christmas season! How lovely it is to celebrate the birth of the Baby Boy who changed the world forever, the King in the manger who offers us freedom and hope. “For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;And the government willContinue reading “December 2023 Updates”

October/November 2023 Updates

Hi friends! Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and a wonderful start to your Christmas season! October and November were very full months for us! Here are just a few highlights from the past two months. Bulochka and Brookie joined us on a fly fishing expedition one day. See Bulochka in the photo atContinue reading “October/November 2023 Updates”

September 2023 Updates

Hi friends and happy October! Here are a few of our highlights from the month of September. Brookie joined us for a hike. It was a fairly steep incline, but as the saying goes, “the best view comes after the hardest climb.” And it was an amazing view. Brookie started out on a leash, butContinue reading “September 2023 Updates”

August 2023 Updates

As we begin the month of September, here’s a look back at some of the highlights from the month of August! Most of Bryshka’s puppies have gone to their forever homes now. We always love to see how excited their new families are to get their new puppy! Huckleberry, Hadrian, Hans, Henry, Hudson, Helina, andContinue reading “August 2023 Updates”

July 2023 Updates

Happy August, friends! I hope your July was wonderful! Warm weather, puppies, trips to the lake, outside playtime–these were some of the good things that filled our month. Pictured above is Brookie, who LOVES to be outside and especially loves playing ball. Bulochka and Brookie came with us to the lake a few times lastContinue reading “July 2023 Updates”

June 2023 Updates

   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 toContinue reading “June 2023 Updates”

Dog Spotlight: Bryshka

Bryshka is our beautiful girl we imported from Russia. She’s sweet, a little sassy, and super affectionate. A couple of years ago, we decided it was time to add another girl to our Bernese Mountain Dog family. We looked at LOTS of dogs online. Probably hundreds. We researched some of the top breeders in EuropeContinue reading “Dog Spotlight: Bryshka”

April/May Updates

    Hi friends! I hope you’ve had a lovely start to your spring!     It seems we’ve had a lot happen in the past couple of months! All of the puppies from Bulochka and Brandi’s litters have gone to their new homes.     Here are a couple of pictures of the puppies before theyContinue reading “April/May Updates”

February/March 2023 Updates

Hi friends! Hope you’ve had a lovely winter! Here’s just a few of the latest Back 40 Berners happenings. Bulochka’s puppies are nine weeks old now; some of them just went to their new homes, and some of them we’re keeping a little bit longer. And, we have an exciting announcement… We are keeping oneContinue reading “February/March 2023 Updates”

January 2023 Updates: New Litter of Puppies!

    Bulochka had her puppies on January 9th. She had ten healthy babies–three boys and seven girls! The delivery and following few days were both exciting and stressful, beautiful and messy, fun and exhausting.     Bulki is loving taking care of her puppies, but she also appreciates our help with them. That is aContinue reading “January 2023 Updates: New Litter of Puppies!”