Bernedoodle & Goldendoodle puppies

Get a loyal friend to brighten every day

Add a family member who is always excited to be with you and always looking forward to you coming home.

Chocolate and tri-color Bernedoodle puppies

A poor match is a nightmare that can be avoided 🙅‍♂️

A bad match is bad for the puppy and the family. The good news is that it is easily avoidable.

In order to give each puppy a voice in matching them with a family, we use the BAB temperament test.

There’s a lot to the BAB program but the temperament test allows us to match the puppy with a family.

A good match makes the transition easier for both the puppy and the family.

Nassim & Faraz Kissing Their Puppy
Nassim & Faraz from Los Angeles

A puppy brings…

Adding a puppy to your family brings more than a momentary smile—it changes your life!

  • A surprise gift

    Put a smile on your loved one's face with a gift of countless memories and years of companionship.

    Massimo Christmas gift puppy
  • Live active & healthy

    Puppies encourage exercise and outdoor activities which reduce stress and increase clarity. Simply petting a puppy reduces stress hormones.

    Athletic woman posing with puppy on a mountain with a sunset in the background
  • Loyal companionship

    Add someone to your family who is always excited to welcome you home and ready to go on quiet walks and crazy adventures.

    Reggie smiling with Goldendoodle puppy gift

Getting started

Usually the first thing families looking for a puppy do is browse around our website. Here are few quick links to get you started.

  • Available puppies

    View our available puppies. Read about them and get to know them 🙂.

  • Upcoming litters

    Want to know what to expect with upcoming litters? Get on the waiting list so you don't miss out.

  • Fill out application

    The first step in getting on the waiting list for a litter or adopting a puppy is filling out an application.

About our family

I grew up raising puppies. My dad raised German Shepherds when I was 7–15 years old. When Trina and I started breeding doodles in 2014, it brought back memories of my childhood.

Robin Schertz

Finish reading Robin’s story on our about page.

The process is easy

Adopting an available puppy or getting on the waiting list for an upcoming litter is easy and we’ll help you every step of the way. You can always text or call Robin at (574) 596-0350 with any question.

  1. Fill out application

    The first step of adopting a puppy or getting on the reservation waiting list is to fill out an application.

  2. Pay deposit

    Pay the $500 deposit online using your credit or debit card.

  3. Pick your puppy

    Either check out available puppies or if your puppy isn't born yet get added to the reservation waiting list of an upcoming litter.

  4. Take home a lifelong friend

    To help transition to your home go smoothly, we include a going home kit and are available to answer any questions for the lifetime of your puppy.

Testimonials

Read about our commitment to serving both our puppies and adoption parents. Read all our reviews on Google or leave a review.

  • We now have referred Robin to 3 of our friends

    We cannot thank Robin & Trina enough for all their help throughout this process & for giving us our baby girl, Berkeley!

    We now have referred Robin to 3 of our friends who all already picked their pup from their litters! Needless to say, we’re very happy with their service and beautiful pups.

    The best part is, they still text us every so often to check in on her 5 months later! 🙂 THANK YOU

  • Robin called FIVE minutes later

    Where to begin?! Very long story short we had a puppy from someone fall through, after some google searching, found Fawn River. I left my info on their website, thinking I’d hear from them a few days later, low and behold Robin called him FIVE minutes later 😂 it took me a few moments to gather my thoughts as I was not expecting to hear back so quickly… Koa (Benji) was going to be ours just a few days later!

    Koa is an amazing boy, who loves to cuddle, play and just be around you. He’s very social, loves meeting anybody and everybody and wants to play with every dog he meets! He’s a beautiful, healthy boy and we couldn’t ask for a better addition to our family!

  • So confident and loves everyone she meets

    We are in love with our newest family member ! We picked up Posey who was formerly known as Azalea 5/7/24. We toured the facility and spent sometime meeting our new pup. Robin was kind and so helpful and made the purchase from out of state so easy! She is our second bernedoodle but our first from Fawn River.

    We can’t thank you enough Posey is so confident and loves everyone she meets and we know it’s because of the great start she had from you and your family a world of difference from our other bernedoodle who was scared and very nervous . Posey is so smart and picked up the bell method to go potty outside with in the first few days.

    If you are looking for a bernedoodle we would highly recommend Fawn River Doodles!

Reasons to choose Fawn River Doodles

Although it may seem like all puppies are the same, here's why Fawn River Bernedoodles and Goldendoodles are different.

  • Going home kit

    Every puppy goes home with $240 of goodies to help the transition for your puppy and family.

  • Raised on BAB Program

    Our puppies are prepared to transition to a new home because we socialize them following the BAB program.

  • Temperament matched

    We give our puppies a voice in the family they are matched with. This is better for the puppy and the family.

  • Free FaceTime calls

    We know how frustrating it is when you can't see your puppy. Robin is available and looking forward to talking to you.

  • Lifetime support

    We know you won't think of all the questions you have before you buy your puppy. That's why we offer lifetime support.

  • Vet checked & 3 year health guarantee

    Before going home your puppy will be checked from head to toe and goes home with a 3 year health guarantee.

Family portrait of 3 boys in the woods with a puppy

A note from Robin

A lot of people are looking for the cheapest puppy. That’s not what we’re here for. Raising puppies that are clean, socialized, and cared for are not going to be the cheapest puppies available.

Puppies matched with your family

If you want a puppy that is matched to your family and a puppy that transitions from our home to yours, you need a puppy that has been socialized and exposed to different places, situations, and people.

We use the BAB Program because it’s a structured approach to socializing puppies and preparing them for their new home.

We don’t allow one of our puppies to end up at a shelter. That’s why we take incredible care with matching each puppy with each family.

We know that life happens and if you buy a puppy from us and can’t continue taking care of it, we’ll take it back.

Connecting families across the United States

We are located in quiet Goshen, IN but we match families with puppies from across the United States.

Even though we fly puppies across the US we love our local customers too 🚗. Here are some of the cities within driving distance of our farm.

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Frequently asked questions

FAQs

We've done our best to answer the most asked questions. If you don't see your question listed here search for your specific question on our FAQs page.

  • How do I help my puppy adjust to its new home?

    The first few days of bringing a new puppy home can be overwhelming. These are some tips for you so you can have a smooth transition.

    Choose a potty spot

    You should start by taking your puppy to an outside spot where you want him to go potty. Be sure to use a command like “go potty” so the puppy can learn. 

    Introduce your home one room at a time

    Introduce your house to your puppy one room at a time. This will prevent a sensory overload and allows the puppy to get used to its new surroundings slowly.

    Introduce family members individually

    Try to let your puppy meet each family member individually.

    Introduce its sleeping space

    Show your puppy their sleeping space, which could either be a crate or a dog bed.

    Give chew toys

    Puppies like to chew so be sure to provide safe puppy chew toys.

    Keep a close eye on your new family member

    It’s important for your puppy to stay supervised within the early days.

    Start training immediately

    It’s critical that your puppy learns rules from the beginning. This is becaused the more structured and consistent its day is, the better adjusted it will be. Don’t yell or punish the puppy as this will only frighten and confuse it.

    Take things slow

    Under your supervision, gradually expand the puppy’s environment. With lots of affection, consistent rules and routine, rewards for good behavior, and gentle corrections, your puppy will adjust in no time.

  • What is the BAB program?

    BAB (Badass Breeder) is a program created by Jeanette Forrey to help breeders empower their puppies and give them a voice in what they need. It also makes a big difference in finding the right families for each puppy and the right puppy for each family.

    Here’s what Jeanette has to say on why she created her program:

    Puppies are raised to believe in themselves and be the best they can be through guiding emotional responses, meeting their innate needs in order, building confidence through intentional and purposeful curriculum and handling that aligns to their sensitive developmental benchmarks, and lastly, evaluating each puppy prior to placement to ensure their voice is heard and they are honored and respected not only with their breeder but with their new human as well.

    Jeanette, founder of Badass Breeders

    Here’s summary of a list of benefits for puppies raised on the BAB program.

    Better Stress Handling

    When the puppies are a few days old we start with Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS). This improves their stress responses later in life. 

    Improved Confidence

    Early Scent Introduction (ESI) is also started at a few days old. It is a procedure to help with nose awareness and confidence. 

    Puppy/Family Temperament Matching

    At 7-8 weeks we do temperament testing. This is a test that helps us place a puppy with the right family, and helps you pick a puppy that will thrive in your home. 

  • Why do I want a puppy raised on the BAB program?

    This is something we have been working on over the last couple years. It’s not something that happened overnight because it takes a lot of time.

    We love our puppies and parents, and we always try to do our very best in raising and training our puppies. The BAB program has helped us so much because it’s a proven, structured approach to raising confident puppies. It has made such a difference in our puppies and how they transition into their new homes.

    Better stress handling

    We start when they are a few days old with Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS). This improves their stress responses later in life. We do this is by applying gentle stressors like gently pulling on their tail, rubbing between their toes, gently rubbing a hand over their eyes and face, turning them upside down. We do this all with great care and with much love.

    Improved confidence

    We also do Early Scent Introduction (ESI). It is a procedure to help with nose awareness and confidence. It enhances their ability to identify and react to scents. Similar to ENS this is introduced at days 3-16 of a puppies life and is very beneficial to their development.

    We introduce the puppies to many new things each week starting at week 4. New toys in the whelping box and exposure to many sounds. When they are older they go outside to the play area to experience even more.

    Puppy/family temperament matching

    At 7-8 weeks we do temperament testing, this is a test that helps us place a puppy with the right family and helps you pick a puppy that will thrive in your home. This way everyone gets a voice in the placement process.

    All of this takes a lot of time and energy, but the benefits have been so amazing since we have started that it just makes sense to keep doing it all– better placements, fewer problems, and fewer puppies that need to be re-homed.