What is a Guardian Home?

A Guardian Home is a family that houses and raises one of our puppies as their own.

They enter into a formal and legal agreement with Jena’s Blissful Bernese Mountain Dogs LLC that is beneficial for all parties.

1. The family gets to have an awesome pup (my personal pick of the litter) for no fee as well as awards for reaching training certificates.

2. We get to maintain ownership and breeding rights.

3. The puppy gets the one-on-one attention they deserve while also having the same home for the entirety of their life. This enables us to grow and maintain our breeding program without becoming an actual “kennel” where dogs are not family pets but more so “breeding stock”. That is one of the last things we would want for our dogs and their happiness is of the utmost importance to us.

Being a Guardian Family is a wonderful way to have a top-quality dog as a family companion while supporting our breeding program. These dogs are forever family pets, loved and cared for in a home environment, while we retain breeding rights. 

We believe every dog deserves a loving, forever family. Unlike kennel-raised dogs, dogs in our Guardian Home program get socialization, attention, and a real family life, which helps them become well-balanced, happy companions. This program benefits everyone—the dog, the family, and our breeding program.

How It Works

• Puppies are whelped at our home; mama stays with us until pups are weaned.
• Females may remain in the program up to 5 years (no more than 4 litters), males up to 6 years.
• We cover all breeding-related expenses.
• At the end of their program, dogs are spayed/neutered, and AKC papers are released to you.
• Your dog is your family pet—cuddles, adventures, and everyday life are theirs to enjoy!

Care & Requirements
Guardian Families must:

• Feed an approved food, agreed upon by breeder and guardian.
• Provide regular veterinary care (no elective vet visits or medications without breeder approval, except wellness exams and vaccines).
• Give monthly heartworm/flea/tick prevention agreed upon by breeder and guardian.
• Provide proper exercise and training (avoid excessive exercise or jumping to protect joint health), including crate training and breed-specific grooming.
• Ensure puppies are well-socialized.

Female Dogs

• Notify breeder immediately at first sign of heat so cycles can be tracked.
• Females are not bred until 2 years old and fully genetic/health tested.

Guardian Home Qualifications

• Location: Within 2 hours of Lima, Ohio for females; within 30 minutes for males.
• Housing: No apartments; must have a fully fenced yard or underground fence.
• Families must provide love, care, socialization, veterinary care, exercise, training, and agreed-upon nutrition.​

Looking Ahead
We are currently accepting applications for future puppy additions to our program potentially in 2027 and 2028.

If your family meets the requirements and your heart feels a connection, this could be your chance to share a lifetime of love with a truly special dog.​

Please reach out if you are interested, feel free to contact us via email jenasblissfulbernese@gmail.com or text/call us 419-905-8508 or fill out a puppy application.