Bernedoodles Blend the Traits of these Two Wonderful Breeds:
Bernese Mountain Dog
- Temperament: Good-Natured, Calm, Strong
- Life Expectancy: 7-10 years
- Group: Working Group
Big, powerful, and built for hard work, the Bernese Mountain Dog is also strikingly beautiful and blessed with a sweet, affectionate nature. Berners are generally placid but are always up for a romp with the owner, whom they live to please.
Berners get along with the entire family and are particularly gentle with children, but they will often become more attached to one lucky human. Berners are imposing but not threatening, and they maintain an aloof dignity with strangers.
Standard Poodle
- Temperament: Active, Proud, Very Smart
- Life Expectancy: 10-18 years
- Group: Non-Sporting Group
Whether Standard or medium-size (Moyen) and either black, white, apricot, or a variety of colors, the Poodle stands proudly among dogdom’s true aristocrats. Beneath the curly, hypoallergenic coat is an elegant athlete and companion for all reasons and seasons.
Forget those old stereotypes of Poodles as sissy dogs. Poodles are eager, athletic, and wickedly smart “real dogs” of remarkable versatility. The Standard, with his greater size and strength, is the best all-around athlete of the family, but all Poodles can be trained with great success.