Updates, Adoption Fee, Deposit, Questionnaire, Recommendations on Owning a Bernedoodle, Sample Contract, and Waiting List

Updates:

7-14-25 - The pictures below are in order of their ripe old age of 8 days! Liberty began whelping around 8pm on Sunday July 6 and finished Monday about 5:30 am So their birthday will be 7-6-2025! If you click on them they will pop into a bigger window and easier to view.
7-10-25 - There are 6 boys and 5 girls. At this stage, they sleep a lot and are enjoying moms milk when they wake up.
7-7-25 - Liberty's stork arrived a little early and her pups were born overnight! She has 11 little gorgeous pups and a photo of her with them is below. Some previous updates have been removed.
7-4-25 - Liberty will have an x-ray tomorrow or Sunday and I'll post the results here. She is looking big!

Visiting:
Prior to a family making the selection of their pup (7th week), they may start visiting them at 4 weeks and weekly thereafter. Before puppies are born, prospective owners may come to the house and meet us, see where the pups will be raised, and ask any questions. We are in Burien in the Seahurst neighborhood. After the puppies go home and since they should not be around other dogs until they are fully vaccinated, I offer playdays every two weeks (10th week, 12th week, and 14th week) until they are 4 months old. This gives the owners a chance to talk and the puppies to play in a safe enviroment. Annually, (in the summertime) there is a reunion where families are welcomed back for a visit.

Adoption Fee:
The adoption fee is $2,900 less a $500 deposit (sent with questionnaire) so families may make pick of a puppy at 7 weeks. Puppies go home on the 8th week.

Questionnaire, Sample Contract, Recommendations on owning a Bernedoodle:
To fill out a questionnaire - (Word version) for owning a puppy, click on the link provided. If you do not have a printer, I can send you the questionnaire via US mail.

To review the contract, that the questionnaire references. It is intended to protect both parties and is signed off on upon pick-up of the puppy.

To view recommendations about owning a Bernedoodle choose the link provided.

Time Frame:
Typically there are 5-10 puppies in a litter. The families shown below will be choosing based on the date of their deposit. Once a deposit is placed, the owner has the option of the current litter, or to wait for the next litter. If identified, their preference of sex, size and coloring is shown - This gives others knowledge of who they may be leaning towards and helps me choose the appropriate sire for those highest on the list. Families do have the right to change their choices below.

Waiting List - Late Summer 2025 Litter
(Also mentioned above on 6-4-25) - Since the families of Abbie's litter have determined when they are picking up their puppy, I have removed them from the list. And, shown below, families are asked what they would like in sex, coloring and size (yet, they may change their mind):
Sarah & Kyle -(Offered a puppy in May, but rolled over so must pick from the the next litter. Female/Tri/35#
Sarah & Alan -(Offered a puppy in May, but rolled over so must pick from the the next litter. Female/Tri/25#
Nancy & Rex -(Offered a puppy in May, but rolled over so must pick from the the next litter. Female/Either/35-45#
Anuj & Sailesh - Male/Tri/35-50#
Elizabeth - Either/Tri/35-45#
Jan, Leigh and Family - Either/Any
Jordan and Family - Male/Any/45#

Managing the List:
In the event a litter is larger than anticipated, or if a family needs to rollover, those lower on the list will be contacted to determine their interest. If someone does rollover, they will be placed on the list numerically, based on the date of their deposit. If anyone can think of something more fair, please advise.

We thought this was funny...There is a series of 3 photos that we put in a loop. Notice the basket getting further away from the wall then a puppy coming up the back bumps her off.