Our Adoption Process
Bernese Mountain Dogs
List of Services
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Adoption QuestionnaireList Item 1
To ensure that our puppies are going to loving, forever homes we like to know a little bit about you.
Please email me at alexisfacto@goldenmoosehomestead.com and let me know that you'd like to complete our adoption questionaire so I can send you the questions.
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Deposit
Deposits are first-come-first-serve and go toward the full price (not a separate fee). Deposits are non-refundable but can be transferred to a different puppy/future litter. A receipt of your deposit will be sent via email after it is recieved.
Bernese: A deposit of $300 is required to hold your puppy pick for when pick of litter's begin at 6 weeks.
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Puppy Pricing
All of our Bernese puppies are $1500. We are licensed & required to collect Indiana State Sales Tax (7% as of 2025) which is figured into the price.
All of our puppies are pet-only AKC registration. Please reach out and ask about full registartion--we have a different process for potential breeding homes.
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Updates & Picks
The website will be updated weekly starting at around 2 weeks or when they open their eyes--photos, current weights, and what the puppies have been up to or learning that week.
When the puppies are 6 weeks old we welcome visitors to meet the puppies in person.
Litter picks for Berners will start at week 6 with all picks completed by week 7.
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Pick up
Puppies can be picked up at 8 weeks of age at the earliest.
We can hold puppies and continue puppy culture until 12 weeks old.
A boarding fee of $10/day applies for pickups past 12 weeks to encourage timely pickups.
If puppies aren't picked up before 13 weeks the deposit will be considered forfited.
For extreme circumstances just reach out and we can work with you.
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Long-Distance Transportation
We can't transport puppies via a third party.
Puppies can be picked up at our home in Boswell, IN or within a 45 minute radius of our town. We can also meet at the Indianapolis airport if you decide to fly in.