Bernedoodle & Australian Mountain Doodle Pricing & Deposits
Pricing
Red/Apricot
$3500
Black or Chocolate Tricolor
$3500 - $4000
Merle Patterns
$4500
Spay/Neuter/Sterilization is required. Breeding rights occasionally considered for established programs only.
Deposits & the Adoption Process
If you are interested in adding a new puppy to your family, you have two options:
Option 1: Place a deposit to reserve an available puppy.
Upcoming litters will have their own page under the Puppies tab on the website and will be updated for each litter to show which puppies are available to reserve. If the page is noted as “pending” it means we are contacting people on our priority wait list first, and will update individual supplies as “available” once that wraps up.
Please complete the Puppy Application and include the name/litter details about the puppy you are interested in so we can start a conversation. A deposit will not be accepted until we have received your application, spoken by phone and confirmed the puppy you are interested in is available.
Once we have communicated and accepted your application, we will share the health guarantee for you to review, sign and return with the $500 deposit. The deposit will hold your puppy until after vet exams are completed. The balance of payment is due after your puppy’s health checkup and no later than 7 weeks of age. Puppies can go home with you once they are 8 weeks of age.
Option 2: Join our interest list.
If we are in between litters and there are no puppies currently available, you can join our Interest/Mailing list (bottom of this page). No deposit required. We will occasionally send out a newsletter via email with updates and/or puppy availability. This is the zero commitment option, joining our interest list does NOT reserve a future pick or a puppy and does NOT add you to our wait list.
We usually respond in less than 24 hours so please check your spam folder if you don’t see our reply.
Health Guarantee/Contract:
Our health guarantee will be provided for review when you are ready to place a deposit. We will ask that you sign and return that document along with the non-refundable $500 fee. Our health guarantee includes the following:
Guarantee that the dog will be free of diagnosed hip/elbow dysplasia for one year.
Guarantee that your puppy will not be affected with DM (Degenerative Myelopathy), vWD (Von Willebrand’s Disease) or PRA/PRCD (Progressive Retinal Atrophy/Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration) which are the most common diseases affecting these breeds. Note: a puppy having onc copy of DM, PRA/PRCD or vWD is considered a “carrier” only and is not a health risk.
Guarantee that you are receiving a puppy in good health. Puppies are vet-checked here before going home with you. We ask that you have the puppy examined by your selected vet within three business days of their arrival at your home.
Requirement to sterilize/spay/neuter between 9 and 12 months of age for females or between 12 to 15 months for males (at the recommendation of our vet).
Requirement to responsibly care for this puppy and provide obedience training.
We have the right to refund payment and cancel a puppy adoption for any reason at any time prior to them going home with you.
Final Payment:
Your initial deposit holds your puppy until vet exams are completed and is not refundable after that time. The balance of payment is due when puppies are 7 weeks of age (or older at the time of reservation). Options for payment are on the 2nd page of the Health Guarantee which is sent to you prior to making the deposit. All payments will be recorded on your signed Health Guarantee with a copy returned to you in your puppy’s going home packet.
Refunds:
Please only place a deposit if you are ready for a new puppy and the timing works for you. The deposit is non-refundable unless something is noted during our vet’s exam for the puppy you reserved.. Once your puppy leaves here, you have five days to have your puppy examined by your own vet for a physical exam. If the puppy were to be found to have a life threatening disease/condition at this exam, your puppy would be returned to us for a replacement puppy from a future litter or refund (less any shipping fees). Replacement or refund is at breeder’s discretion. Details are provided in the health guarantee sent to you prior to placing your deposit.
Our Location
Oregon Central Coast
Originally located in Southern California, we began our program in 2015 with Aussie Bernedoodles, Bernedoodles and Aussiedoodles.
In 2020 we relocated to the beautiful Oregon Central Coast and continue to raise Aussie Bernedoodles and Bernedoodles in our Oregon home.
The closest airport to us is Eugene Airport (EUG) approximately 1hr. 15 minutes from us (one way) and the next closest is Portland International Airport (PDX) which is approximately 3hr. 30 minutes (one way). There is an additional cost for us to meet you at PDX or bring a puppy there to meet a flight nanny.
Vet Check & Vaccinations:
All puppies will have received a wellness exam by a Veterinarian before coming home to you and will have been de-wormed as appropriate for their age. We support minimal vaccine use for puppies because we believe this is in their best interest. Our vaccination protocol is based on the recommendations of Dr. Jean Dodds, DVM and various studies supporting minimal vaccine use for puppies combined with the recommendation from our holistic Veterinarian. Due to the maternal antibodies provided by the mother, puppies have immunity for the first 8-9 weeks and vaccinations given prior to 8 weeks may not be effective. Mom’s immunity naturally wears off starting around 9-10 weeks of age but may last as long as 14 weeks. This is why your puppy will receive several vaccines several weeks apart from weeks 9 to 16 to try to hit the time when moms immunity has worn off.
IMPORTANT NOTE: A minimal vaccine schedule works for our puppies because we know the parents are fully vaccinated and puppies nursed within the first hour of birth, thereby receiving immunity from mom’s colostrum. This schedule is likely NOT appropriate for dogs adopted from a shelter or found on the street where you don’t know if mom was vaccinated and the puppies maternal immunity is in question.
We recommend that your puppy should receive its first vaccination between 8-9 weeks of age followed by the second at 11-12 weeks with the final vaccination at 14-15 weeks of age. In order to prevent over-vaccination and/or vaccine reactions, we will not do the puppy’s first vaccination here unless the puppy is staying past 8-1/2 weeks of age. It is the industry standard and best practice for Veterinarians to redo the first vaccination when it has been done by a breeder and we are trying to avoid this for your puppy.
Prior to your puppy coming home at 8 weeks, please pre-schedule their vet appointment for a couple days after they arrive home for a wellness exam and their first vaccination. Your veterinarian will be able to recommend the best vaccine “cocktail” specifically for the area you live. Please use caution with flea and tick and heartworm medications. Vets routinely prescribe these monthly and often administer them at the same time as the combo and/or rabies vaccines. I am not going to advise you not to use them, but do your due diligence and research them. Certain brands have a very high incidence of adverse reactions. The Lepto vaccine, canine influenza and bordatella (kennel cough) can be given at a later date if even needed for your area. Flea/tick/heartworm medications are a treatment and contain toxins, Their role is to kill fleas and ticks on contact and they recommend you wear gloves during administration and when disposing them. Please only use these if absolutely necessary for your puppy’s lifestyle and location.
We personally do not recommend young puppies receive additional vaccinations beyond their Core Vaccines (DAP or DAPP) and/or medications during the same vet visit and recommend Titer testing prior to any boosters after the puppy series. Here is a great link to an article on vaccinations by Dogs Naturally Magazine.
Additional Options for Bringing Your Puppy Home
Utilizing a Flight Nanny
We can also help arrange for a "Pet Flight Nanny" who will fly with the puppy in a soft sided carrier, in cabin and meet you at your local airport for delivery. Pricing for the flight nanny’s time varies but runs approx. $600-$750. Quotes and arrangements for a flight nanny will be made separately after we confirm dates for meeting them at the airport with the puppy. You will pay the flight nanny directly.
Flying Home With Your Puppy
You also have the option to fly in to Eugene International Airport (EUG) and fly home with your puppy (in-cabin). You will purchase an additional ticket for the puppy’s flight (usually $125) and the puppy will fly in an airline approved, soft sided carrier under the seat in front of you.
If you prefer not to rent a car to pickup the puppy at our location, we can bring the puppy to EUG prior to your flight. This option is dependent upon our availability, so double check with us first so we can make sure someone is available to make the trip at your scheduled time.
If a veterinary certificate (APHIS Form 7001) is required for travel, an additional vet check will be required and there will be an additional cost for that vet visit and the fee they charge us for this certificate.
Going Home/Flying/Shipping:
Picking Up At Our Home
Puppies can go home with their families once they are 8 weeks of age. We reserve the right to hold them here longer if we feel it is in their best interest. Pickup day will be scheduled for when they turn 8 weeks of age or the weekend immediately following that. If you need us to hold them here longer, we can do that for an additional daily cost (per terms in the health guarantee/contract) and will include their first DAP vaccination prior to 9 weeks of age in order to keep them on track for their immunizations.
We practice short drives with the puppies beginning at around 4 weeks of age and weekly thereafter so they are acclimated to the movement of the car. If you are driving home with your puppy, we can talk about options to make sure your puppy is comfortable on the trip and has safe options for potting and stretching their legs on the way home.
