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Murphy | Powell Bernadoodle

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Murphy is a Bernadoodle from Powell, Ohio and a graduate of the Homestead Dogs 2-week Overnight Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp. Nice work Murphy!

Bernadoodle

The Bernadoodle is a hybid mix between a Poodle and a Bernese Mountain Dog. They are not an official AKC-listed breed and considered by some to be a “designer breed”. No puppies are going to be a 50-50 mix in parent traits so there can be some variance in any one Bernadoodle. Just in size alone, the Poodle is available in small, medium and large which will naturally affect the Bernadoodle’s size (10-90 pounds).

They also have levels of Bernadoodles. A Bernadoodle is mixed with a Poodle or a Bernese Mountain Dog to create a 75-25 mix.
No matter how you mix the ingredients, the Bernadoodle is made up of some pretty good canine genes and will end up with a pretty great pup.

Poodle

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

With its regal appearance and fancy hairdo, at first glance the Poodle appears to be the breed destined for luxery with the nobles. That would be an underestimation.

Commonly associated with France (it is their national dog!), the Poodle lineage began over 400 years ago as a retrieving water dog in Germany. The Poodle is very athletic, an amazing swimmer, super-smart and has an acute sense of smell. It is the only non-sporting dog eligible for the AKC Retriever Hunting Tests and available in small, medium and large! (Standard, Miniature and Toy)

While it’s looks imply a super-model style regimen, the regal look has a purpose. The German duck hunters established this style to accentuate its natural swimming abilities. The legs, neck and tail were shaved for greater range of movement in the water. Un-shaved areas were meant to protect vital joints and organs from inclement weather.

Trainability Grade: B+
Eager to please and highly intelligent, Poodles are easily trained. Poodles love learning new things and enjoy agility, obedience and tracking exercises.

Read more about the Poodle at the American Kennel Club and The Poodle Club of America.

Bernese Mountain Dog

Feel the Bern.

Known as the Berner Sennehund in their native Switzerland, Bernese Mountain Dogs have been a utilitarian staple on Swiss dairy farms for over 2000 years. Their descendents were brought in by invading Roman soldiers and over time developed a breed ideally suited for the Bern area farmers.

“Berners” were bred to be intelligent to perform a variety of tasks around the farm, most notably, guard dog and pulling weight, or drafting. With powerful legs and shoulders, Bernese Mountain Dogs have been known to pull many time their own weight.

Their numbers began to diminish once mechanized farming became more popular towards the end of the 19th century. But some good PR efforts by Berner fans brought the breed back and by the beginning of the 20th century had made their way to the United States. Today they rank in the top-25 most popular dogs on the AKC listing.

It’s easy to see why. While Bernese Mountain Dogs can be shy around strangers, they love the humans in their pack. They are famously good and gentle with children but are ready to crank it up a notch when playing with an adult. One job many Berners have been known to enjoy is pulling children around.

Trainability: B-
Bernese Mountain Dogs are smart, affectionate and love to be with and please their humans. They can be prone to separation anxiety and their feelings can get hurt. But if you keep it fun, you’ll have an eager partner in training.

Read more about the Bernese Mountain Dog at the American Kennel Club and the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club, the Bernese Mountain Dog of America, the Poodle Club of America, and Bernadoodles.

Murphy

Bernadoodle

Date of Birth	March 1, 2020
City	Powell, Ohio
School	2-week Overnight Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp
Graduate	June 13, 2020
Occupation	Delaware County First Responder Therapy Dog
Hobbies	Being Goofy, swimming
Vet Clinic	Healthy Pets of Wedgewood, Powell, Ohio

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Coco | Catahoula Leopard Dog

Coco is a Catahoula Leopard Dog from Delaware, Ohio and enrolled in the Homestead Dogs 3-week Therapy Dog training

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Coco is a Catahoula Leopard Dog from Delaware, Ohio and a graduate of the Homestead Dogs Therapy Dog Training Camp. She is now serving as a Therapy Dog for the Delaware County First Responders and even has her own page on the Delaware County website. What a Cher bebe!

Catahoula Leopard Dog

Only from the land of Gumbo.

The Catahoula Leopard Dog has many names, Catahoula Hound, Catahoula Hog Dog, Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog and Catahoula Cur. There’s just as many theories as to its origins.

One consistency is Catahoula, which is a lake in northern Louisiana (although some believe it could have been a translation error derived from the Choctaw tribe of the region). The other consistency is the Native American’s wolf-like canine. One thought is the Spanish crossed their Bloodhounds, Mastiffs and Greyhounds with this wolf-like dog. When the French arrived with their hounds, they were cross-bred again leading to the Catahoula.

Another theory has the American Indians doing the cross-breeding with the newly arrived Greyhounds and Molossers. Yet another had the French mix the Native American’s canine with their Beauceron breed.

No matter how you slice it, the Catahoula Leopard dog is a Louisiana original and remains so to this day, becoming the official state dog in 1979.

Similar to a few other working dogs, the Catahoula is not recognized by the AKC but is by the United Kennel Club. Like those other workers, some felt the AKC’s focus on breed physical appearance could potentially diminish it’s working skills.

Trainability: C+
The Catahoula Leopard Dog is extremely intelligent with an amazing work ethic. While not the most cuddly dog, they love their people and will be fiercely loyal to a gentle, firm-handed owner. However, this dog MUST have a job, or jobs, to do and have plenty of running room. A first-time dog owner who prefers to simply relax after work in their small apartment in a densely packed city is a recipe for disaster.

Read more about the Catahoula Leopard Dog at the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel Club.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club and the United Kennel Club.

Coco

Catahoula Leopard Dog

Date of Birth	October 1, 2019
City	Delaware, Ohio
School	3-Week Overnight Therapy Dog Training Camp
Graduate	August 28, 2020
Occupation	Therapy Dog to Delaware County First Responders
Hobbies	Alerting Mom to visitors
Vet Clinic	Gahanna Animal Hospital, Gahanna, Ohio