Breeding bundles of joy

~Bernese Mountain Dogs~

 

Creekwood Bernese is located in the heart of Central MN and we’re a family breeder of Bernese Mountain Dogs. Our home, Creekwood Acres, is a 90-acre patch of fenced-in rolling fields, with a creek and forest that the dogs love to explore in. We have a small rejuvenative farm operation with grass-fed beef, chickens, a few pigs each year, a big garden and a guest house cottage that we rent out regularly (as a result, the dogs get to meet many new faces on a regular basis).

We got our first Bernese Mountain Dog, Ruby, in 2004 and immediately fell in love. We were exhaustive in our research before getting her. We wanted to be sure that this breed would be a good fit for us. We attended many dog shows and talked with many breeders before finding an excellent breeder we trusted. 

Ruby was with us for over 12 years, an incredible feat for this breed.

We strive to raise the happiest and healthiest dogs possible. Since we work out of our home, we get to be present with them almost all of the time. They have a wonderful life of roaming our property and encountering many smells, animals and people.

We raise the puppies for the first 9 weeks of their life, ensuring that they are introduced to appropriate stimuli (people, other animals, sounds, smells, experiences) at the appropriate age. This method provides the most well rounded puppy, both socially and mentally.

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Sarah & Todd Theisen

We had long dreamed of finding land in the country and so in 2004 we made the move. Creekwood Acres became our home where we worked hard to build a small-scale sustainable farm alongside Todd’s long-existing hardwood flooring business, TMT Integrity Flooring, LLC.

Bernese Mountain Dog breeding has been a long time in the making and we’re so thrilled to be currently making this long-held dream a reality.

We love our life in the country. What we do is hard work, but it’s rewarding and worth the effort. Raising Bernese Mountain Dogs is a passion and we work very hard to produce wonderful dogs to spread joy wherever they go.

Current Creekwood Acres Bernese K-9 family

 
 
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Frances

I’m the Queen Bee at Creekwood. I’m quite a smart character and am quite a social butterfly. I love to visit with everyone that comes here.

AKC # WS60062108

Berner Garde # 158827

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Greta

I’m sweet as pie. I’m a little quieter than those other two, but I make my presence known. I’m a loyal friend, always there for those who need me.

AKC# WS61746505

Berner Garde# 158842

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Watson

They call me Wiggly Watson because I’m quite wiggly and silly. My favorite thing to do is walk between people’s legs and stop… then the humans are forced to scratch my back. I’m also a registered therapy dog.

AKC# 65914005

Berner Garde# 188827

 
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Creekwood Cottage

The Creekwood Cottage is available for rent on Hipcamp if you’d like to come stay and visit the farm and the pups! Our cozy cottage was built by our family using lumber sawn on our property.