We don't believe in supply-and-demand breeding. Future breedings will be dependent upon our own personal needs, as well as the desires of the co-owners of our dogs. Any dogs bred here in the future will be placed only with good friends. If I don't know you, you wont get a dog from me. I am always willing to meet new people and make new friends, but believe me, the trust has to be there before I can place a dog with you. I want to keep track of every dog I've produced, so I can be assured of their well-being. And you will be expected to sign a contract. (This is not so that I can demand breed-backs or dictate every thing you do, but to protect the dog, the breed, and the integrity of my kennel name.)
If you are in Texas or any of the surrounding states and are going to be at the shows, feel free to hit me up. (I show in Texas, Oklahoma, anywhere within reasonable driving distance.) Sometimes shows can be hectic, so if I'm not in an immediate position to stop and talk to you, please don't take it personally. There is almost sure to be some dead time later in which we can talk.
Expect this page to be very empty for a while yet. I don't know that I will ever have much of a program, as my goal is more to focus on the quality of the dogs I have. I enjoy training and competing, building up these great dogs, and I'm afraid my thoughts on breeding is that it should come only after you're really in a good place with your dogs. It should be part of a natural progression, based mainly on when you want more dogs for yourself. Making puppies should not be the main goal of what you do.
For my goals, I want to produce and keep a nice, moderate dog. Middle-of-the-road size and structure, avoiding the extremes. I am aware that these dogs came from very specialist roots, but I believe they make a very versatile athlete when well-bred and properly trained. I like a very moderate dog that can do well in any field. I can't say I would be looking to breed to the UKC or ADBA standard, but rather to try and achieve a dog who can do well in both. I think there are things present in each ring which would benefit the other.
My utopia would be a dog who could walk out of the show ring with his new ribbons and be ready to blast through an agility course, pull a heavy load on the weight pull track, exercise the control needed to do competition obedience, and then come home and be ready to fall right back into life with the family. In short, I want a dog who can do it all, get 'er done with more gusto than most, and look good doing it! The perfect dog should have a nice balance of brains, beauty, strength, stamina, agility, and stability.
"Is Your Dog Breeding Quality?"
If you are looking for a puppy, please carefully research the breeder(s) you are looking at. Do they have more than one or two litters per year? Are they defensive if you ask them why they bred those particular dogs? What about when you ask about genetic defects or health guarantees? When you ask about the registration information or what titles their dogs have, do they look at you blankly? If you ask about how their dogs improve the breed, do they enthusiastically point out the head size of the male or the female's ability to throw massive pups? When you visit with the litter, are the parents locked away because they "aren't good with strangers?"
RUN, don't walk!
For an excellent link that shows the differences between Backyard Breeders (BYBs) and reputable breeders, Click Here. Or here.
