We welcomed our canine companion home on April 16th, 2020. Everything about Luna seemed to happen in just the right way. From finding her, the timing, and the dog she is turning out to be. Getting a new dog wasn’t supposed to be on the agenda for 2020. My girlfriend and I knew we wanted a dog in the future and already decided that the perfect one for us would be hypoallergenic, calm temperament and active enough for us to explore the world with us. The goal was to work this year to pay off some student loans and get comfortable in my new position at work. Come 2021 I’d have some money saved up, success and comfort at work and enough time to designate towards training our pup. But then in March of 2020.. *the Pandemic has entered the chat*..
We are fortunate enough to have jobs that could transition rather seamlessly to remote work. The initial transition was a bit stressful but quickly became feasible and even preferred compared to the office in some ways. Being a very social and adventurous couple we decided to make the most of the quarantine by enjoying the time to relax and recharge for when things got back to normal. However, the quarantine lasted longer than expected.. we were looking for something productive to keep us busy and entertained outside of work. Boredom spurred a few preliminary Google searches for “puppies near me” and then “hypoallergenic dogs” and eventually “Bernedoodles”.
After doing research on the Bernedoodle breed it became evident that this would be a perfect breed for us. A hypoallergenic dog with high intelligence, loyalty and mild activity levels, sign me up! …in 2021, I thought. I started looking up bernedoodles for sale on a few of the certified sites for puppies just so I could know what to look for when we were ready to pull the trigger on one in a few months. Bad idea. I pretty quickly found a few cool bernedoodles and was curious how long, on average, they were available before claimed. I found that the tri-colored bernedoodles we were looking for generally were taken quickly, usually within a few days of their availability.
During my search I came across a puppy named ‘Yang’. She was the cutest one in the litter and her name stuck out to me because I have a Yin-Yang tattoo on my right arm. I showed her to my girlfriend and she fell in love instantly. I explained that the dog met the criteria of what we were looking for and when we were ready we could find one similar. After spending the next few days thinking of the implications of having a dog we decided it was as good a time as ever to raise a pup of our own while we had extended time at home. We decided to reserve ‘Yang’ and when we got her changed her name to ‘Luna’. These are her adventures.
Live, Laugh, Luna
Beach Day
Fort Myers Beach, FL
Luna’s first time on the beach. Loved splashing in the water and digging holes in the sand. Didn’t go deep enough to swim but she’ll get there!
Puppy Paradise
Chillin’ at home
Toys are of no shortage at casa de Hunter & Lacy. The green rug is the perfect place to chew on toys and relax. Unfortunately the green carpet also resembles grass, a potty training horror story.
Sunshine going to wash my blues away
Bonita Springs Dog Beach for the sunset
Luna is a full blown Mer-dog (Mermaid Dog) now since our previous trip to the beach and this would be our last beach trip in Florida before we move to Austin – *soaking it all in*
Suns Out, Tongues Out!
Going for a fall walk around Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas
Exploring our new digs in Austin. The leaves were changing colors and Luna had a new haircut to showoff
Hunter's Happenings 
2 thoughts on “The Bernedoodle Chronicles”