Trained Bernedoodle Puppies for Sale
Stokeshire Designer Doodles raises therapy-grade Bernedoodle puppies in Medford, Wisconsin. Every puppy in our program is family-raised from birth, health-tested through Embark and OFA protocols, and eligible for our structured Doodle School training before going home. We do not sell untrained puppies and then offer training as an afterthought. Training is built into the architecture of how we raise dogs.
Families who choose a trained Bernedoodle from Stokeshire bring home a puppy at 12 weeks with a crate training foundation, potty routine exposure, leash introduction, early obedience commands, and weeks of structured socialization. The transition into your home is calmer, faster, and significantly less overwhelming than starting with an untrained eight-week-old.
What Your Trained Bernedoodle Will Know
Doodle School is a 4-week residential training program that begins at 8 weeks of age. Your puppy lives full-time with one of our trainers in a real home environment — not a kennel. This is a critical distinction. Puppies learn household rhythms, not facility routines.
- Crate Training — Your puppy learns to view the crate as a safe, settled space. Most Doodle School graduates sleep through the night from their first night home.
- Potty Routine Foundation — Structured outdoor schedules and designated bathroom areas. Accidents can still happen at 12 weeks, but the routine is established and the puppy understands the expectation.
- Leash Introduction — Early exposure to leash pressure, walking on various surfaces, and comfortable movement alongside a handler.
- Early Obedience — Introduction to sit, down, come, kennel, wait, and a positive interrupter using positive reinforcement and hand signals. These are foundations, not finished behaviors.
- Socialization — Exposure to household sounds, surfaces, handling by multiple people, other dogs, and age-appropriate environmental challenges that build confidence.
- Nervous System Regulation — The outcome most families notice first. Graduates arrive home with a calm baseline. They recover from novelty faster, settle more easily, and adapt to new environments without prolonged anxiety.
No program can produce a fully trained dog at 12 weeks. Any breeder or trainer who promises this should be approached with caution. Doodle School produces a meaningful foundation — the behavioral equivalent of kindergarten. Long-term success requires continued practice and, ideally, ongoing work with a professional trainer in your area.
Why Early Training Changes Everything
The most common feedback from Doodle School families is not about commands. It is about the first two weeks at home. Families consistently report that the transition was calmer, smoother, and less disruptive than they expected.
An untrained eight-week-old puppy requires constant supervision, frequent outdoor trips through the night, and weeks of basic conditioning before household life begins to feel manageable. A Doodle School graduate arrives with that conditioning underway. You spend less time troubleshooting and more time bonding.
For households with young children, demanding work schedules, or first-time puppy owners, this difference is substantial.
How Stokeshire Training Is Different
Most puppy training programs send a trainer to your house once or twice a week for an hour. The puppy spends 167 hours a week without professional guidance and one hour with it. The math does not work.
At Stokeshire, Doodle School puppies live with their trainer around the clock for the entire program. They learn in a real home — with real household sounds, real routines, real distractions. This is not a boarding facility with a training add-on. It is an immersive residential program where the puppy's entire environment is structured for development.
Our trainers use positive reinforcement as the foundation of a balanced approach. Training is built around understanding canine communication, reading the puppy's nervous system, and creating positive associations with the behaviors and routines that matter most in family life.
The result is a puppy who is not just obedient but genuinely settled.
Training Programs for Bernedoodle Puppies
Training at Stokeshire is available exclusively to families who have placed a puppy with us. We do not accept outside dogs. This ensures every puppy in training was raised in our program from birth, with known genetics, health history, and temperament data.
4-Week Doodle School™
Full residential program. Puppy lives with trainer 24/7 from 8–12 weeks. Crate training, potty foundation, leash introduction, early obedience, socialization, and nervous system regulation. Your puppy comes home at 12 weeks with training notes and a care transition guide.
Bootcamp
Flexible-duration intensive. Same core principles as Doodle School in a shorter, focused format. Custom durations available. Ideal for families who want early structure without the full 4-week commitment. Scheduled around your go-home date.
What "Therapy-Grade" Means at Stokeshire
When we describe our Bernedoodles as therapy-grade, we are referring to temperament selection and early development — not a certification. Therapy dog certification is a separate process that requires training, evaluation, and registration through an accredited organization after the dog matures.
What we can control is the starting material. Our breeding program selects for calm disposition, low reactivity, comfort with handling, and the kind of stable nervous system that makes a dog a strong candidate for therapy work. Our early development protocols — including structured socialization, environmental exposure, and positive reinforcement training — are designed to strengthen these traits before they reach your family.
Stokeshire Bernedoodles have been placed with families pursuing therapy dog certification, emotional support roles, school therapy programs, and clinical settings. These placements reflect the temperament foundation our program produces — but the certification path is the family's responsibility, not something we can offer assurances about.
The best therapy dog candidates in our program are identified through temperament assessment — calm, people-focused puppies with low reactivity and high handler sensitivity are selected for therapy-track families regardless of breed.
What Doodle School Families Say
I am so impressed with Fuzzy. He's the most mild-mannered 3.5-month-old puppy I have ever met. He's doing great at home. The kids are excited about training him. We are so happy we chose to put our puppy in training with Kelsey. She was so responsive and made sure to understand our lifestyle, which made the transition to home a breeze. Our dog is a dream puppy — he's so well-behaved and mild-tempered and we credit Kelsey for all of her hard work.— Fuzzy's Family · Doodle School Graduate
We brought Winston home at 12 weeks — 6 lbs of fluff who's now 24 lbs of love. His early training made a huge difference. He sleeps through the night, goes to his crate without a bribe, and has adjusted so well to our home. He's confident, smart, and full of puppy energy.— Michelle Bailey · Winston's Mom · Mini Bernedoodle
Wonderful experience from start to finish. We did have our mini Bernedoodle go through Bootcamp and 4 weeks of Doodle School with Karlee, which was very helpful. She did a fantastic job. We are so in love with our newest family member, Zara.— Elizabeth Z. · Zara's Family · Mini Bernedoodle · Doodle School
About the Bernedoodle
The Bernedoodle combines the steady, affectionate temperament of the Bernese Mountain Dog with the intelligence and low-shedding coat of the Poodle. This cross produces a dog that is typically loyal, trainable, and well-suited to family environments. Bernedoodles tend to bond deeply with their people and are often described as intuitive companions — responsive to emotional tone and comfortable in close contact.
Sizes We Breed
| Size | Adult Weight | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Micro Mini | 10–24 lbs | Apartments, smaller homes, travel-friendly companion |
| Mini | 25–50 lbs | Most popular family size — versatile and manageable |
| Standard | 50–100 lbs | Families wanting a larger, more substantial companion |
Available coat patterns include tri-color, phantom, merle, sable, and parti in both furnished (low-shedding) and unfurnished varieties. Unfurnished Bernedoodles carry a straight coat similar to the Bernese Mountain Dog and should not be expected to be hypoallergenic.
Full Bernedoodle Breed Guide → · What Is a Bernedoodle? → · Bernedoodle vs. Australian Mountain Doodle →
How to Reserve a Trained Bernedoodle
Trained Bernedoodle puppies are available only to families on our waitlist. Doodle School enrollment is confirmed at Match Day (typically 6–7 weeks of age), and training begins the following week. Spots are limited each quarter to ensure individualized attention for every puppy.
Apply
Submit a puppy application and tell us about your family, lifestyle, and what you're looking for.
Reserve
Place a $500 deposit to secure your position on a specific Bernedoodle litter waitlist.
Match Day
At 6–7 weeks, attend Match Day via Google Meet after temperament testing. Confirm Doodle School enrollment.
Doodle School
Your puppy enters training at 8 weeks and graduates at 12 weeks with a strong foundation.
Go Home
Your trained Bernedoodle comes home with health records, training notes, vaccination records, and a care guide.
