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The run away popularity of these bernedoodles has triggered development of new sizes, new generations and new hybrids. The Bernese Mountain Dog, when bred to a standard poodle, produces a smarter dog with less shedding and a longer lifespan. When bred to a small poodle, the Bernese Mountain dog produces a mini bernedoodle. When that product is bred back to yet a smaller poodle, a smaller mini is produced. That generation is more poodle than the original bernedoodle, and the wonderfully mellow temperament that was originally associated with the bernedoodle, is not as obvious in ensuing generations, nor in the smaller dogs, as the poodles used to breed them are not as mellow as the standard poodle used to breed the original hybrid. Other breeders have incorporated genetics from other dog breeds in an attempt to improve on an already wonderful combination. Whether those combinations will in fact yield improvements in health, intelligence and life span can only be known as we watch how the breed develops in the future