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Our boy Toa is now 5 months old. He is an indoor dog and is fully crate trained (which I recommend because he's teething and I can't imagine what he could get in to!)
We do not have access to a professional trainer yet, so we have been training him on our own at home. He has been fully house trained and can also sit, stay, lay down, pee on command, and 'speak'. He obeys verbal as well as visual commands for each of these, and he is an excellent walker on leash.
I am amazed at how easy it was to train him. We started at about 10 weeks old. My husband and I haven't had much experience with dogs, other than having them when we were kids.
Toa is an awesome dog, and really great indoors. He gets along with the cats and they aren't a high energy breed. If you want them to perform, they will. If you want them to sit and relax, then they'll do that too! lol . I think it's doable to have them in the house just fine, as long as you keep them brushed and vacuum often!
My advice would be to research and read LOTS! Generic dog stuff before breed specific. And, for training, start EARLY! The best window is between 7-16 weeks for them. While they are young, and before they start to teethe. When they are really young, they are less independant and will be more willing to listen to you.
Hope this helps anyone considering a berner! They are amazing and I already want another one! lol
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