Bear

Looking for a loving, intelligent, beautifully trained companion who is ready to become part of your family? Meet Bear!

Bear is a handsome, 1-year-old Standard Bernedoodle with an amazing personality and a top level of training. He is loving, affectionate, social, energetic, and very intelligent. He adores people, loves spending time with other dogs, and has a fun, playful personality that makes him such a joy to be around.

What makes Bear unique is the extensive professional training he has received at SwissRidge. Unlike bringing home a young puppy and starting from scratch, Bear has already completed an advanced off-leash training program and has developed an excellent foundation of obedience, manners, and reliability.

Bear’s Advanced Training

Bear has been professionally trained both on and off leash, with an emphasis on maintaining obedience and focus even in highly distracting environments.

His training includes:

• Advanced off-leash obedience: Bear has been trained to respond to commands without a leash, even around distractions.
• Reliable recall: He has an excellent “come” command and has been trained to return when called, even when there are exciting things happening around him.
• Sit, down, and stay: Bear knows all his basic obedience commands and has progressed well beyond the basics.
• Extended place command: Bear can remain calmly on his designated place for hours at a time when asked. This is a very valuable skill for everyday life, whether you’re entertaining guests, cooking dinner, working from home, or wanting him to settle and relax.
• Loose-leash walking: Bear walks beautifully on a leash without pulling.
• Advanced off-leash heel: He has been trained to maintain a proper heel position beside his handler, even in distracting environments.
• Down and Sit in motion: He can also transition into a down and sit while his handler is moving, which shows his advanced level of obedience and impulse control.
• Distraction training: Bear has been extensively trained to maintain focus on his handler around people, other dogs, and environmental distractions.

Bear’s training has been designed to give his future owners the freedom to include him in all kinds of activities and environments while maintaining structure and control.

Bear’s Personality

Beyond his impressive training, Bear is a very affectionate and social dog.

He loves people and enjoys being part of whatever is going on around him. He is friendly, outgoing, playful, and always happy to receive attention and affection. He also loves other dogs and enjoys opportunities to interact and play.

What Type of Home Would Be Best for Bear?

Although Bear is extremely well trained, we feel he would be best suited to a more experienced dog owner who understands the importance of consistency, structure, and maintaining boundaries.

Bear is a smart boy, and like many intelligent dogs, he may occasionally test boundaries if given the opportunity. His training has given him an excellent foundation, but it is important that his new family continues to reinforce the expectations and commands he has learned.

He has been trained using a variety of professional training tools and techniques. His future owners will need to be comfortable learning how to use these tools properly and consistently to maintain his level of obedience.

We want Bear to be just as successful in his new home as he has been during his training, which is why we place such a strong emphasis on educating his future family.

Personalized Training With Our Head Trainer, Lucas Mucha

One of the biggest advantages of bringing Bear home is that his new family will receive 3–5 days of personalized, in-person training at SwissRidge Kennels with our Head Trainer, Lucas.

This is not simply a quick demonstration of what Bear knows. It is an opportunity for his new owners to learn how to handle him properly, understand his training, and confidently transfer everything he has learned into their own home and lifestyle.

During these sessions, Lucas will work directly with Bear’s new owners to teach them:

• How to give and reinforce all of Bear’s obedience commands.
• How to maintain his advanced on-leash and off-leash training.
• How to properly use the training tools Bear is familiar with.
• How to establish boundaries, structure, and clear expectations.
• How to handle distractions and maintain Bear’s attention and responsiveness.
• How to incorporate his training into everyday situations, including walks, visitors, outings, and daily routines.
• How to maintain his training long-term so he continues to be a well-mannered, obedient companion.

The training period will be approximately 3–5 days, depending on what his new owners need to feel comfortable and confident handling him.

Health and What Is Included

Bear is up to date on all vaccinations and deworming.

He will also come with:

• A 2-year health guarantee from SwissRidge Kennels.
• Ongoing training support to help his new family with any questions that arise.
• 3–5 days of personalized, hands-on training with our Head Trainer, Lucas, at SwissRidge Kennels.
• The benefit of an extensive professional training program that has already been completed.