Our Story
Hey There!
We are Austin and Elli.
Both of us have always had a soft spot in our hearts for dogs.
As a young girl, I was the one trying to bring home every puppy my parents would let me. When our family dog, Goldie, had her litter of pups it was the highlight of the summer as a kid. There was nothing like chunky puppies that would follow you around and be part of your imaginary games.
Austin, also grew up with Sandy, a quirky Golden Retriever and later Bear and Mimsy, two mini poodles.
We both agree that a house isn't a home until you add a dog and that kids and a dog just seem to go together.
After getting married, we quickly added our first dog, a bernedoodle to our family. Like every first time dog family, we had our list of wants when we started looking. I really wanted a Bernese Mountain Dog because of their big, blocky body and their lovable, laid back personality. Austin just wanted a dog.
After doing some research (aka googling) about Bernese Mountain Dogs and thinking about where we were in life and where we would be in the next decade, we realized that a Bernese wouldn't be the best for our family at that moment.
The first major problems was we were living in a studio apartment. Our landlord had given us permission to get a puppy, but being in such tight quarters and without a yard of our own getting such a large dog didn't feel feasible. Then when I saw the average lifespan of 6-8 years for a Bernese, I wasn't ready to have such a short time with a dog. I really wanted our puppy to grow up with our future kids. Also adding a big dog that shedded didn't seem like a great idea either. I didn't want to deal with the hair like confetti all over our apartment from a Bernese.
So we decided to get a Bernedoodle (Poodle X Bernese) pup.
We found a puppy that was within driving distance and picked up Luna. In the litter, Luna was the confident, spunky little pup that is also intelligent and intuitive. Our love for Bernedoodles was born!
When we decided to start breeding bernedoodles, we wanted to make sure we were doing things right. So we mentored under Jeanette Forrey of 4e Kennels who not only teaches the logistics of owning a breeding program, but also trains breeders how to create and tailor a puppy curriculum that prepares a puppy be a confident member of the family and discover which puppies have the best aptitude for potential service or therapy work. It was from her that we learned how to temperament test our puppies and help guide families into pick the best puppy for their situation.
At A+E Farms our goal is to create phenomenal Bernedoodle companions. We focus on health and temperament in our parent dogs so that our bernedoodle puppies have long lives and easy to get along with personalities. Once a puppy goes home, we are here to be part of your team to help you through the journey of becoming a bernedoodle family. We give support and recommendations for training, products to have, as well as a sounding board for all the good and the bad that may arise throughout the life of your dog.
As dog breeders, it is so important that to us to honor our dogs and stand behind each puppy we create.
Here at A+E Farms we are proud of each of our puppies and can't wait to add you to our A + E Farms family!
Email us if you have any questions and check us out on facebook and instagram! We look forward to being in contact with you <3
Sincerely,
Austin and Elli