In the age of AI generated content, please know that we actually wrote the bulk of this. You can Google all of this information, but we wanted to provide a shortlist of our experiences and understandings.
Choosing between Mini or Standard sized Bernedoodles, at least in our opinion, is fairly obvious and you don’t need Google to tell you.
Size and Weight Differences
- Mini: 15-35lbs – This can come as a surprise to some, as a 35lb dog doesn’t conjure up “mini” images. However, when you consider that full grown Bernese Mountain Dog can approach 115lbs, 35 starts to sound reasonably ‘mini’
- Standard: 35 – 90lbs – Well duh, anything above 35 is not mini, but considered standard
What Other Differences Are there?
Google will tell you that the mini size ‘has more energy’. That may be true to some extent, but, at scale, over the life of the dog, ‘more energy’ fades as they get older. The older mini Bernedoodles mamas we have love the couch just as much as the next dog.. We tend to think that Google equates “more energy” with “can move faster when it’s a puppy”
Which Should I Choose?
That’s up to you. Standard Bernedoodles are big dogs. If your living situation/small children/etc doesn’t fit, look for a mini. This isn’t quantum physics..