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Bergamasco puppies

Bergamasco puppies and litters from UK breeders, with the parents’ health tests and licence details.

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Advertise Bergamasco puppies for sale

Have a Bergamasco litter due or ready? Advertise it here with the mother's details, health test results and your licence number, and link it to your free breeder profile.

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Is it free to advertise here?

Yes. A breeder profile and your litter and stud dog adverts are free. Premium profiles, featured placement and sponsored articles are optional paid extras; see pricing.

Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

Is my listing already here?

We add licensed breeders from councils' public registers. Search for your kennel name; if it is listed you can claim it and edit everything.

Buying a Bergamasco puppy

Thinking about a Bergamasco puppy? A young Bergamasco has a soft coat that is brushed as normal. Some time between 8 and 15 months it begins to clump, and over the next few months the owner helps it settle into flat felted flocks by separating them by hand, so ask how much support the breeder offers during that stage. Before paying a deposit, ask to see hip scores for both parents, the litter's COI and the RKC registration details, and always meet the puppies with their mother. Bergamascos grow into large, alert herding and guarding dogs, so they suit households with space, time for training and secure fencing. Always check a breeder's health paperwork yourself, and contact the Bergamasco Club UK if you would like general advice about the breed.

Health tests to ask about

On its Bergamasco breed page the RKC lists one step before breeding: prioritising genetic diversity. It does not offer a breed-specific DNA testing package for the Bergamasco, although individual DNA tests can be ordered. The UK population is small; the breed club counted around 77 Bergamascos in the country in November 2023. Before any mating, breeders should check the predicted coefficient of inbreeding (COI) of the litter with the RKC's inbreeding coefficient calculator. The RKC advises a COI at or below the breed average, and ideally as low as possible.

The Bergamasco Club UK treats hip scoring as the standard test for breeding stock and does not currently ask for other tests as standard. Its breed officer can help breeders research the ancestry of possible mates. Hip scores are issued under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme, which accepts dogs from one year of age. The breed is in Breed Watch Category 1, meaning the RKC has not identified any points of concern specific to it.

  • Genetic diversity: predicted litter COI checked with the RKC inbreeding coefficient calculator (the RKC's pre-breeding recommendation)
  • BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme (standard for breeding stock according to the Bergamasco Club UK; not listed by the RKC for this breed)
  • No breed-specific RKC DNA testing package; individual DNA tests available
  • Breed Watch: Category 1 (no breed-specific points of concern)
  • Recorded results for registered dogs: RKC Health Test Results Finder

More for Bergamasco owners and breeders

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