Santera Kennel - Bernese Mountain Dog Breeding Program

Bernese Mountain Dogs - Males

We x-ray all our dogs hips/elbows at a year and again at two years. The males we use in our breeding program have had their eyes CERFed and are also genetically clear of vWD (a blood clotting disorder).

We generally do not offer our dogs at stud until we have proven them and found out what traits they might be producing. For the most part our studs are for our own use but we do sometimes let others use them if they have the same clearances as the males and are of sound temperament and structure.

Santera Northwind Grandeur	Santera Northwind Grandeur - Jettee was born in late November of 2008. He was the only surviving puppy from Turina's C-section. What a beautiful baby he was. He has been growing into a lovely boy. He has the sweetest temperament and is like a big lanky teenager growing up. At 15 months he is still growing. He has a good on his OFA hip prelims and a normal on his OFA elbow prelims. He had his eyes checked and they were also normal. He is clear of vWD by parentage and also both his parents were tested normal by the DNA DM test.

Yadigar av Milkcreek	Yadigar av Milkcreek - Yadi arrived from Norway at 8 weeks. His sire is from Sweden and his dam is our AM. CH. Always an Angel's grandmother. He grew from a small 12 pound puppy to a large boy. He weighed 100 pounds at 17 months which is very unusual for my boys since I do watch their weight closely. He has a fantastic personality. He is very easy going but a very smart boy. He makes a great house dog. He has lovely angles front and rear with a good tail carriage and nice markings. His coat is very straight and is going to be quite heavy. His head is a soft expression but is a little longer in muzzle than what we often see here. I think he will fill out more as he ages. He is a little longer in body and not quite as fluid a mover as Cherub. His hips are OFA certified. He did get a grade one in one elbow at 2 years although he passed both his elbow prelims at one year. He is genetically clear of vWD. Yadi is producing some sweet dogs with nice size and lovely coats. He has had some very nice moving offspring with better head types than he has himself. Angles on his pups are usually very good front and rear and many of his pups have been shorter in body than he is. His oldest pup was born in 2005 so we are still watching his offspring grow up.

Santera Myboy Tavi	Santera Myboy Tavi - Tavi was born in Feb. ‘04. His first show was the BMDCA National in Gettsyburg in ‘05. He really did quite well by making the final cuts in both is 12-18 mo. class and his 12-15 mo. class in sweepstakes. He had never been away from home or on indoor mats before that time. He had a great time looking at everyone and everything as he moved along in the ring. He is a very sound male with beautiful markings, a heavy coat, excellent movement, and good head expression. He has lots of attitude also for those of you who have watched me try to show him in the ring. We hope to have some fun with him. He has had his eyes CERFed, his OFA prelims are hips good/elbows normal. Both his parents were tested by VET GEN for vWD and were found to be genetically clear of vWD. Tavi has been shown in the ring and is pointed.