Welcome to the A.K.A Bernese Mt. Dog web site.  My name is Tracy Bolman and my husband Doug and I live in Holland, Michigan.  We have three children, Ashley who is 10 and twins Kristina and Austin who are 7, thus the name of our kennel "A.K.A!"  We live on 20 acres in Holland where we have three dogs, two cats and three horses. 

I fell in love with Bernese Mountain Dogs 15 years ago when my girlfriend Cindy Bos came into the veterinary clinic where I was working with her beautiful Berner named Josie. It was not until 6 years ago that I bought my first Bernese Mt. Dog from Dr. Randy Carpenter. I named her "Keena" and she has been an absolute blessing to our family. We also kept one of Keena's daughter's Layla. Layla is a ball of energy and loves to play on our farm. Soon we hope to have some puppies from her as well. As you can see I have found it impossible to own just one BMD. In the summer of 2008 I bought "Ellie." Ellie is out of "Lowenzehn's Mystic Pizza" and "Yupp Vom Colmberg Waldchen." She is a beautiful dog with lots of bone; so far Ellie is everything I hoped for. She is one of the sweetest Bernese Mt. Dogs I own. We also co-own "Paxton." Paxton lives in Nova Scotia and is being loved by his owner Linda Wozniak. Paxton is out of "Keena" and Karen and Harry Hodgson's "Callaway." Linda is doing confirmation and obedience with Paxton so look for them in the show ring!

Our goal is to raise healthy, beautiful, well-socialized Bernese Mt. Dogs.  We do not keep our dogs in a kennel.  They live in our home with our family.  When we go on vacation our dogs come with us.  We try to have one litter every spring.  Our children play a large role in socializing our puppies from the first day they are born to the day they leave.

All our dogs are health tested.  I take my dogs at two years of age to have their eyes, thyroid, heart, elbows and hips checked at Michigan State University.  Keena has all of her clearances and is a very healthy dog. Her results are listed on this site. The health test results for my dogs are also listed on “Berner Garde.” This is a site, which helps track the health of various Bernese Mountain Dogs.

All three of our dogs are considered "show" quality.  Keena comes from a background of numerous champions.  Keena and Gus have both been in the show ring and Layla will soon follow in the spring of 2008.  However, showing is not my main focus.  My main focus is having my dogs here with me on my farm running around with our family.  When we go on trips they love to jump up in our motor home for the next adventure!!   All our Berners love to play in the water. 

 I currently belong to the "Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America" and "Heart of Michigan Bernese Mt.Dog Club"  both of which have helped me in so many ways to learn all that I can about this awesome breed.  When my dogs finish thier health testing the results are posted on the "Berner Garde" web site. This web site makes it possible to track various BMD's and their health. If you feel that a Bernese Mt.Dog is right for you please contact me and I will help you find that special puppy. Thank you for visiting my site and I hope you enjoyed it!