Puppies!!

We've done our homework so that we are able to produce gorgeous coloring and markings.

Our parent dogs are not only health tested but are color and coat type tested.. Phenotype is the physically expressed color of the dog. Genotype is the color genes they carry and can produce.

While some of our Mamas are black and white (phenotype) they carry genes for producing Tri color. (genotype).

Lately we've had quite a few people trying to imagine the facial features of upcoming puppies by trying to imagine a cross between the facial coloring of each parent. It doesn't work that way. Each puppy will be marked differently and none will be a carbon copy of Mom or Dad. That's where the Uncle Harry joke comes in. When human babies are born and we look at their facial features,  it's easily apparent that little Johnny looks just like Mom or Dad or even Uncle Harry. It's understandable that someone would transfer that logic on to a puppy. Just know that we pair our parents based on color genetics with the goal of the look that everyone wants. Scarlett for example does not have a white blaze on her face. Will she produce puppies with a white blaze? Yes she will!!

Our Mommies and Daddies are not brown (I like to use the word Chocolate, it sounds yummier) but they do produce chocolate. Their Phenotype is traditional Tri color or black and white but within their genotype they carry chocolate. The brown gene is little b. Each of our parents carries one b brown and one B Black. The puppies that inherit two little b's will be yummy chocolate. The puppies that inherit Bb will be blacked based. The majority of the litter being black based as in traditional Tri color.  Later in 2022 we'll have a few red/white. That's going to be fun!

Another question I get asked is about a newborns pink nose. Their noses fill in black very quickly (brown on a chocolate). As their nose color is filling in they will have spotty pink with their black or brown nose. Usually by the time you take your puppy home this process is complete and you have a solid black or brown nose. A black based Bernedoodle will not and should not have a brown nose.

Many people are not aware that Bernedoodles come in parti patterns or Merle. Those are some flashy eye catching dogs! We of course have traditional Tri color but also get fun flashy colors for those that think outside of the box.  Most of our litters will be all Tri color including the parti or merle pups. Most of our puppies are traditional Tri color. Our Chocolate Tri color are in high demand. I wish that we got more than a couple in each litter.