Bernese Mountain Dog Puppy Handbook The Complete Guide to Temperament, Training, Health & Happy Family Life — by Anita L. Miller Bring home a Bernese you can live with—calm, kind, and beautifully mannered from day one. This friendly, step-by-step handbook shows you exactly how to raise your giant fluffball into the steady, people-loving companion the breed is famous for. What you’ll learn (without the guesswork): A plain-English tour of the Berner temperament—how to harness sensitivity for fast, reward-based learning. - Week-by-week puppy plan: house-training, crate comfort, bite inhibition, polite greetings, recall, and loose-leash walking that won’t turn into a tug-of-war. - Growth & health essentials for a giant breed: feeding right, safe exercise before growth plates close, red-flag symptoms you should never ignore, and vet-visit roadmaps. - Grooming made easy: double-coat care, nails/ears/teeth routines, and shedding-season strategies that actually work. - Socialization that fits the breed (confidence over chaos): curated people/dog introductions, city & apartment tips, car skills, kids & multi-pet harmony. - Activity & enrichment the Berner way: low-impact games, brain work, and beginner draft/nosework ideas. Inside you’ll also find: Checklists for first-week setup, daily rhythm, and travel/holiday planning. - Buyer’s guide for choosing an ethical breeder (and red flags to skip). - Sample daily/weekly schedules for puppies, teens, and adults. Written with warmth and realism, Bernese Mountain Dog Puppy Handbook turns evidence-based advice into doable, 10-minute habits you can keep. Whether this is your first dog or your first Berner, you’ll have a clear path from adorable whirlwind to rock-steady family dog—without losing the goofy charm that makes this breed irresistible. Perfect for: new and expecting Berner owners, families with kids, apartment dwellers, and anyone who wants a thoughtful, humane blueprint for raising a giant-breed puppy.