RETIRED MAMA’S & PAPA’S !
Every one of these girls truly made the world a better place and we are so grateful to each and every one of them!
As a full time Breeder, you have to have a lot of dogs. We usually breed our dogs when they are around 18 months old, and we will breed our girls a maximum of 3 times. Dogs have a heat cycle about every 6 months and reproductive Vets recommend breeding back to back and then retiring your girl while she’s still young. If you think about that, as soon as a Mama has her first litter you need to have a new puppy in the line up so she is ready for her first breeding as your 3 year old girl is retiring. Many Breeder’s will find their retired girls a forever home when they are done breeding her. We found that we couldn’t do that as the dogs were part of our family. As a result we quickly had a house full of retired dogs - not a good business plan! In steps the “guardian home”. Most of our younger dogs live with a “guardian”, a friend of ours who has one of our dogs in their home, and who will be the pup’s forever family. We buy the dog, pay for all testing and medical care, but she lives with another family. All of our guardians live very close to us and we give them all the support they need. When the girl is ready to have a litter, she comes to our house to have her pups and stays with us until the puppies are weaned, usually about six weeks. Because these girls are such natural Mama’s and are focused on their puppies they don’t mind being away from their families for a few weeks. While here, we literally live in our kennels with our Mom’s and puppies 24/7, loving and caring for them every step of the way. Of course their guardian families come to visit too! After 3 breedings, the dog is spayed and she officially becomes the guardian families forever dog! It’s a wonderful way for a family to get a high quality dog, a win - win for everyone!
