BerryKrazy: Hello...

So, here's a quick introduction. I'm Anna and I'm 15 years old. It all started in 2010 when we decided we wanted to add a dog to our family - we started to research all about them, having never had any experience with owning a canine before! We then started to think about what breed would be most suitable for us, we knew we wanted a large, loyal dog so we bought lots of books. That's when we first came across the Bernese Mountain Dogs, and I instantly loved their striking tri-colour markings and the sound of their intelligent, affectionate and faithful personalities. We started to focus on finding out more about the breed, and it wasn't long before we knew this was the breed for us. We contacted the Bernese Club here in Ireland and waited on their puppy list, then several months later we got a phone call from a breeder who had a litter, and a girl pup looking for a home. This was Amber, and on the 8th of December, 2010, we brought her home. She was gorgeous! As it was wintertime, the weather was very cold and we even had snow, which Amber loved! She liked to watch the chickens (we didn't have the other animals back then) and thought the beach was brilliant! Before we knew it, we were celebrating her first birthday (complete with a tuna cake!). When she was around 15 months old, we came across Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland, who were looking for puppy walkers. We took on a Flat Coated Retriever puppy, called Skye. Amber and Skye were best buddies! Skye was a challenging dog at times, very high energy and chewed everything. Skye left us at a year old to continue training, and has since qualified as a fully trained service dog. We knew we wanted a second dog of our own, so that's when Holly arrived. She's a little Cavalier X Papillon, and my sisters dog. Holly barks a lot, earning her the nickname of Little Miss Barkalot! She's a sweet girl who loves playing fetch. Amber and Holly get on well, despite the size difference. Wilson is a Cavalier who we got in March 2013. We first met Will at just six days old, he's grown since then, although is still quite small, even for his breed. Wilson is a lovely pup, he would chase birds all day long if he could. Since we first got Amber as a puppy, we had been thinking of potentially breeding from her. When we had completed all her health tests, and after lots of consideration - more on that in another post - she had a litter on July 29th 2013. That's when our Cody was born, along with his five siblings. I love all puppies, but there's nothing quite like a Bernese puppy, they're extra special! It was awesome to have another Bernese pup again, and Cody is a fantastic dog. We also had two other AADI pups over the last two years, Bramble and Louis, although we aren't planning to have another one in the near future, but we do have them for short term boarding occasionally. Over the next few weeks I'm sure you'll get to know more about all of our pets through my upcoming posts. Here's some pictures from the dogs over the last four years, enjoy :) Anna xoxo