About Us - the People!

A Family - Striving to Share the Love of the Karelian Bear Dog

Hello! We are Rocky Mountain Karelian Bear Dogs.

We started Rocky Mountain Karelian Bear Dogs in 2020 after we had owned KBDs for a while, we decided we wanted to share the amazing Karelian Bear Dog. We live on a ranch in Central Montana, where we have cattle, sheep, and chickens - and of course our three Karelians! We want more people to be able to have and love this breed. Our goal is simple: we want to help others find a dog that suits them best.

We promise to provide you with a well-socialized, well-cared for, and much-loved KBD puppy. We will do all that is in our power to insure the safety and well-being of our dogs and puppies. We love our puppies, so we will carefully screen our potential customers to make sure all our puppies are going to amazing homes. We are so excited to meet you, please contact us with any questions! Thank you!

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Meet Our Karelians!

Meet - Isla

Isla (Izzy) is one of our Dams. She is adventurous, and she loves to hunt - she also seems to like being in her own space, she is what I imagine an introverted dog to be like! We also adopted her from Jackknife Mountain Karelians, she took a little longer to warm up to us, but she was very loyal to her original owners. She seems to love her new surroundings after getting used to them. She was born on July 29th, 2016. She is also a great momma! She usually has about 5 puppies per litter.

We are so thankful we own her and are proud to call her ours.

Meet - Yara

This is Yara, one of our dams. She is a very serious and majestic Karelian. She is the oldest of the pack, born on July 8th, 2016. She loves to go for walks and be around people. She doesn't seem afraid of the next challenge. We adopted her from Jackknife Mountain Karelians after they decided to be done breeding. She didn't take long to get comfortable around us and seems to love Montana! She is a great momma and has about ten puppies per litter. We are proud to call her our own.

Meet - Juneau

Juneau is the newest addition to the pack! She is from Yara's 2023 litter. She is super friendly and loves to play. She is very well-behaved and even at 7 months she already has the "come", "stay", "fetch", and "kennel up" commands down. She will be a momma in about two years, she will be bred by a male we will be adding to our pack soon. Juneau has the natural Karelian Bear Dog instincts of hunting, she is also a good farm dog and will not bother our farm animals. We love her and are excited that our pack is growing.

Meet - Ukko

Ukko is our Sire, he is a playful, fun-loving dog, even at his age, he is still a puppy at heart. Being the youngest of the three born on May 31st, 2017. He loves people - especially little kids, he is so sweet with them! We also adopted him from Jackknife Mountain Karelians. He adjusted to the change extremely well. He loves to run and play but also likes to go for hunts. He is a great father and we are so proud he is ours. He compliments our pack so well!