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Busy weekend at the Berner Country Retreat as we decided to add to the family! Meet Tallulah, 10 weeks old. What does Ca...
05/03/2026

Busy weekend at the Berner Country Retreat as we decided to add to the family! Meet Tallulah, 10 weeks old. What does Captain think of her?? Well, his photo says it all.

Downside to getting a new dog bus…🤣🤣 I was calling for Walter and I was like “he was RIGHT behind me, where the heck did...
04/17/2026

Downside to getting a new dog bus…🤣🤣 I was calling for Walter and I was like “he was RIGHT behind me, where the heck did he go” and then I see him looking at me through the window of the van next to us. Poor Wally 😂😂 berneroftheday bernerlovers bernerdaily berners bernesemountaindog bernese bernesemountaindogsofinstagram bernesemountaindogs bernesedaily berneselove bernesemountaindoglovers berneseofinstagram berneseoftheday

New dog bus alert!! Meet Vans Gruber, the new Berner mobile. Loved my Sienna but the AC went out and Toyota couldn’t fix...
03/31/2026

New dog bus alert!! Meet Vans Gruber, the new Berner mobile. Loved my Sienna but the AC went out and Toyota couldn’t fix it not to mention gas prices so…I went electric! So far the Berners seem to like it (tho it doesn’t smell like them. Yet😂) Always wanted an old school VW bus but not practical for work so this is the closest I’ve come!

The first photo is the Christmas I had PLANNED for this year. All my boarders had stockings and we were hosting dinner a...
12/18/2025

The first photo is the Christmas I had PLANNED for this year. All my boarders had stockings and we were hosting dinner at our house and I was gonna break out my mom’s silverware. Buuuuut the universe had other plans I guess. The second photo is my room at the hospital. Got thrown off my horse Monday evening and broke my pelvis in three places. Been in the trauma dept since then and tomorrow I head to a rehab facility before I can go home. Gotta farm out my boarders to other walkers and can’t have playgroups for at least two months. Sigh. But yknow what? It could have been much worse so I’m just thankful it’s only 2-3 months of pain and not a lifetime. So I’m mad at myself but there’s a Christmas every year so it will come around again. And a big shout out to who’s been a champ and is willing to take care of my ass for the next few months #2025 bernersofinstagram bernerlife bernerlove berneroftheday bernerlovers bernerdaily berners bernesemountaindog bernese bernesemountaindogsofinstagram bernesemountaindogs bernesedaily berneselove bernesemountaindoglovers berneseofinstagram berneseoftheday

Ok time for something funny. I was recording the dogs playing when I realized that poor Baloo had stopped because appare...
12/10/2025

Ok time for something funny. I was recording the dogs playing when I realized that poor Baloo had stopped because apparently the WiFi signal was weak and his brain was still buffering. This dog cracks me up. The ultimate Stimpy.

This is a hard one…we said goodbye to Woodsey last week. It’s taken me a while to actually absorb the fact that he’s gon...
11/23/2025

This is a hard one…we said goodbye to Woodsey last week. It’s taken me a while to actually absorb the fact that he’s gone. And to be honest, I question whether I want to keep doing this job. Woodsey wasn’t even 6 years old. I saw him for his regular walk on the Friday and Sunday night he was gone. Woods was a happy go lucky guy who enjoyed the beach and attention and his Berner friends. After I got back from my last vacation I met Woodsey at Funston and surprised him. And the reaction he gave me when he first saw me was the best thing I’ve ever seen. That’s what I’m going to remember best about him. That sheer, unadulterated joy that radiated from him when he was happy. I’m missing you already Woodsey, my friend. I hope the Berner gang was there to meet you and have already showed you dog heaven. Rest easy my good boy.

Another sad post I’m afraid. The world lost another sweet Berner soul on Saturday. Bruna was one of the sweetest dogs I’...
10/29/2025

Another sad post I’m afraid. The world lost another sweet Berner soul on Saturday. Bruna was one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever know. Overly dramatic, quirky and diabolical but she was a big sweetheart. It hurts me to no end to know that she is gone. I have so many stories about her it’s hard to pick just one. She had a penchant for slinking off into greenery and hiding. And getting stuck in shrubbery and then quietly crying for me to save her. But she was at her best when spending the night with me and slowly making me think I was losing my mind but sitting behind me and making quiet hooting sounds at me and then pretending she didn’t 😂😂 She also uncannily looked like a Bantha from Star Wars and I couldn’t watch the Mandalorian without seeing her onscreen and going “Bruna!” Oh sweet Bruna-I am going to miss you something awful. She made it to 11 years and outlived most of the other Berners in these photos/vids. Rest well until I see you again in the dog Good Place, Bruna! Give my love to OG Benny and Benny 2.0, Biden, Bear, Joy, Nana, Mila, Kona, Charlie, Crosby, Archer, Izzy, Lily, Kibar, Oscar, Beulah, Biggie and Wooster and so many others. 💔

09/24/2025

For just the price of a call out to .toyota.of.oakland we can restore air conditioning to the dog bus. They flaked on me again and this was the result. Please, repost and share so we can end the suffering of these innocent animals. I’ve emailed/called/texted and apparently no one there knows how to keep an appointment OR contact someone back. Fix the ac now .toyota.of.oakland One Toyota of Oakland

Stray dog just lounging on the pyramid of Giza. And meanwhile back at home, Captain brought a few friends over to party ...
09/08/2025

Stray dog just lounging on the pyramid of Giza. And meanwhile back at home, Captain brought a few friends over to party with!

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