Why Choose Blackwood Acres?

We’re not for everyone. But for the special families who choose us to raise their new family member, we are committed to providing an exceptional experience.

It’s not buying a puppy. It’s adding to the family.

Here’s what you can expect when you trust Blackwood Acres Kennels…

A brand you can trust and be proud of to…

  • Operate with integrity and honesty in everything

  • Write concise and detailed emails and website copy

  • Keep a fun and regularly-updated Instagram page where your family and friends can watch your puppy grow

  • Provide beautiful and professional puppy photos

  • Post entertaining and educational social media content

  • Maintain a beautiful, easy-to-navigate, and regularly-updated website

  • Provide detailed info on our parents dogs, including temperaments and health testing

  • Give updates on Blackwood Acres puppies that have gone home

  • Donate 10% of every puppy’s adoption fee to charity

A healthy, well-rounded puppy produced by…

  • Healthy, happy parent dogs

  • An advanced service and therapy dog socialization curriculum (Badass Breeder)

  • Empowerment to be confident and resilient

  • Vaccination, de-wormings, and microchipping

  • A health clearance from our licensed vet

  • A two-year health guarantee of a replacement puppy in the case of congenital health defects

  • Being taught the life-saving “puppy, puppy, puppy” recall

  • Official American Kennel Club registration paperwork

An incredible adoption experience consisting of…

  • Regular updates via social media and email

  • Near-daily uploads to private Google Drive album

  • Bringing you along on the journey as your puppy grows

  • A lovely, well-thought-out go-home bag

  • Discounts and benefits for other companies

  • Our Preparing for Puppyhood book mailed right to your door

  • Detailed records and reports on your puppy

  • A professional and streamlined adoption process

  • Videos and scorecards of temperament evaluations provided of the whole litter

  • Priority picks reserved for service dogs, breeders, previous clients, and VIP clients

Exceptional customer service includes…

  • Every single person being treated with kindness and respect, whether they adopt a puppy or not

  • Clients becoming part of the family

  • Seeking to bring a smile to your face

  • Easy-to-follow and -understand communications

  • Responses within 24-48 business hours

  • Always being happy to answer your questions

  • Remembering each and every puppy we raise and send home

  • Fun client benefits

  • A private Facebook group and responses to every client’s post

  • A gift on puppy’s 1st birthday

  • Breeder support through your puppy’s lifetime

  • Gladly taking our puppies back if you can no longer care for them

Ever-expanding knowledge of…

  • Bernese Mountain Dogs as a breed

  • Health and longevity in Berners

  • Ethical breeding practices

  • Different temperaments in puppies

  • How to conduct accurate temperament evaluations

  • How to instill confidence and empower, not coddle

  • Service and therapy dog desired traits

  • Desirable traits for families with young children

  • Matching puppies’ temperaments with family’s home and lifestyle

  • Useful supplies and gear

If this sounds like what you’re looking for in a breeder you can trust, we look forward to receiving your application!