FAQs
We hope this page will help you in answering any questions you may have
about us, our breeding program, and how we place our puppies. If you have a
question that is not answered here, please email me and ask.
Do you sell puppies on a contract?
Yes our puppies are sold on contracts, the pets are on a spay neuter agreement, and
show puppies are on special contracts based on needs of buyers. You will find I am
easy to work with. The contract is written very simple, it does not have fancy terms and
conditions that are difficult to interpret. We have the right to refund deposits and withdraw from a sale at anytime for any reason. If a buyer backs out after a sale is started buyer looses deposit unless puppy is not perfectly fit for sale.
I just want a pet, not a fancy show dog.
We hear this all the time. We breed to fit the structure of the breed, temperament, and
health of each breed. Not every puppy we produce will qualify as a show puppy. Not
every show quality puppy has to be shown, you can have a show quality puppy as a
pet. But buying from a show breeder you have a much better chance of getting a
puppy that looks like the breed you are after, conforms to standard, and is healthier.
So just because we breed show dogs, does not mean we don't have perfect pets too.
Can we pick out our own puppy from the litter?
Yes you my pick your puppy from a litter, however, we will guide you as to the
temperaments, size, and overall qualities of each puppy so that your choice puppy will
fit your needs. We do not want to place a hyper puppy in quiet homes or shy puppies
with wild kids. it just won't be a good fit. We do our best to honestly represent each
puppy and match them to homes that will suit them. I do NOT tell you what you wanna
hear to make a sale. I give honest size, temperament and structure qualities to the
best I can. I have turned many sales away cause I know that puppy won't fit that home.
Doesn't mean I won't sell you a puppy, just not that one for whatever reason we
discuss. Most puppies once old enough, you will see some descriptions as to
qualities, size, and or personalities on puppy pages displayed with several photos of
that puppy.
Do you hold puppies for people till they are ready?
Yes we often will hold a puppy for someone till he/she is old enough and ready to go to
new home. We do require a deposit paid in order to hold a puppy. We will NOT hold
puppies without a deposit towards purchase. We do not take deposits on unborn
puppies. Deposit is refundable or transferrable only if puppy does not meet health
requirements at time of purchase.
Will you keep a puppy extra couple days or weeks?
Yes we will many times keep puppies as long as they are paid for, for extra time till
you are ready to pick him/her up. We know many people get puppies for special
occasions, after vacations are over, etc. So it is no problem to hold a puppy after he
is ready to go for extra time till you are ready to bring him home. If kept for month or
more, we will require you to pay for updated shots and small board fee.
Do you guarantee your puppies?
Yes we do. We will guarantee for life that if you ever don't want to or can't keep the
puppy we will take him/her back no matter what the age. We also guarantee for 3-5
years the health of your puppy. Just ask to see our contract and guarantee.
What age to you let your puppies leave for there new homes?
No puppy leaves here before 8 weeks old, many leave at 10-12 weeks. It varies on
size and how I feel the puppies ability in being ready to handle the change of lifestyle
to a new family.
Do the puppies come already named or can we name them anything we want?
Most puppies do not come with a name. We allow you to pick a name for your puppy
and you can use whatever you want, our only request is that you do not name the
puppy anything evil or devilish. Please register the puppy with a full name.
What do your puppies come with?
Most our puppies come to you, socialized to kids and other dogs, accustomed to car
rides, groomed, with vet certificate and shots current. Also included in puppy
package maybe food, toys and chew bone. They come with AKC papers, copies of
parents testing, and many years of love to give.All puppies will have a current state of
FL health certificate. If you want him/her microchipped, just ask.
Can you provide references?
Yes, we will be happy to provide you with many references from many of our families
with puppies. Just ask. Or feel free to see our page of puppies in new homes too.
What forms of payment do you accept?
We much prefer cash, but will accept personal checks for deposits. When picking up your puppy you will need to bring cash or a certified check . Some people choose to pay in full with a personal check ahead of time for their puppy and then don't have to bring money with them when picking up their puppy. We also can take PayPal.
Why do you have two kennel names?
I started over 20 years ago with Forever as my name. When I ventured into other breeds they already had people using similar names, so I came up with "Honor" for the other breeds. I will never change the poodles as I have over 7 generations with that name. Be careful in looking for your puppy because I have heard of other people using my Forever name for poodles.
What is a guardian home?
It is a home where the puppy will belong to me on paper and I will have the right to
breed him or her when I choose to. But the puppy lives with someone else as there
family pet. In this type home, people usually live within few hours of me and must make
him/her available when needed for breeding. I do this with many of my dogs so that
they get a great life as a family pet and get to produce great puppies for my breeding
program. Once he/she is retired from breeding, he/she is spayed/neutered and AKC
papers then turned over to guardian family. Many of the dogs you will see on my
website do not live here, they are in guardian homes as pets. If this is something you
might consider doing, please let me know. I do have some girls and boys currently
looking for guardian homes.
A guardian home gets to be the proud family of one of our breeding quality dogs, gets benifits such as free grooming, teeth cleaning, free boarding for vacations(or take vacation while she is here raising a litter), as well as other benifits until he/she is retired from breeding. Contact me for more details.
What do you feed your dogs?
We are currently feeding our dogs RAW. We mix meat with Sojos mix. We also use Fresh Pet(must be kept cold but easy to feed).
We find feeding raw that they poop less, have less internal parasites, and easier to train them with fewer tinier stools.
If you decide this is not the food for you, then you can put your puppy on Origen dry kibble as we find it to be the highest quality kibble.
Our dogs are not feed any corn and little to no grains in there diet.
How much are your puppies?
Prices vary per puppy. It depends on the breed, color, sex, size, temperament, show
quality, etc. We do not sell any puppies of any breed or variety under $1500. Our
male poodles start at $1800. Female poodles start at $2000. Havanese typically
$2000-2500. (sometimes less for certain pet pups). So if your priority is cheap and not
quality, you won't find that here. We have invested into top dogs, showing them, and
health testing. None of which comes by cheap for us. I accept and breed nothing but
the best and why would you want anything else. Other havanese and poodle breeders
may have puppies cheaper then I do, but are they going to stand behind them and
provide you with the health testing from the parents?
How can we tell who is a good breeder?
To tell if a breeder is good quality, you will need to do your homework. Find out the mom and dads registered names. Find there health testing on the OFA website. A vet exam does not replace health testing. If the puppy doesn't come with a health certificate or a guarantee of at least one year you want to move on to another breeder no matter how cute that pup is. If you need help in finding testing online on parents or what test you should be looking for, just ask, I'll show you.
Find out if parents are Akc and champions. Champion parent or parents means they meet the breed standard of quality. Puppies should grow up to look like a proper quality dog. Champions in the background doesn't mean the most recent generations are quality.
Price does not always mean quality. There are puppy mills charging as much or more then we do. They do no testing and no showing to prove quality. Puppies from untested and non show lines may have health problems, deformities, and or barely look like a Havanese when grown. Purchasing from stores or puppy mills isn't rescuing the pup, but supporting the poor quality breeder to keep producing.
If you ask me about another breeder, I will be happy to teach you how to do your homework and what questions to ask. But I will Not trash another breeder no matter what I know. My puppies sell based on the quality they are, I do NOT need to say trash about other breeders to make mine sound good. Be Leary of breeders that do. There is no need to make up, invent, or expose lack of quality on another breeder to make ones dogs sound better. Do your homework yourself on each puppy/breeder and get the facts. I'm happy to show you the quality and testing on all my breeding dogs.
What does AKC breeder of Merit mean?
AKC breeder of Merit means that the breeder has completed all the requirements for
showing, breeding, registering, and health testing there dogs. I qualify for this
award. When purchasing a puppy from a breeder that has this award, you are much
more likely to get a quality puppy. The breeder has been breeding and showing dogs
for over 5 years, produced at least 4 champions, and does health testing on parents
as required by the mother clubs. I have been breeding for over 19 yrs, have over 45
champions, and health tested my puppies parents.
Do you Smoke?
We do NOT smoke, or allow smoking inside our home. Therefore any puppy purchased here by me or one of my friends will have good clear lungs and not be raised around second hand smoke prior to coming to new home. Nor will your puppy have an odor of smoke to it on the way home.
Why is it important to get an AKC registered puppy?
You may have heard of CKC or APRI or many other registries. AKC is the only non
profit purbred only registry. They also now require DNA on all males and they inspect
breeders for paperwork and quality of care of dogs. Other clubs will give you "papers"
for money. They operate "for profit" and are out to make money issueing fancy papers
to make a dog look important to buyers.
Why are your puppies more expensive then some other breeders?
Our puppies prices are based on what we put into our breeding program, we do not
actually at this time, make any money from our puppies. We put all sale price back
into each show dog, the next breeding, and vet bills on our dogs. Some breedings
cost us more then we could get for the pups, and sometimes we pay out huge stud
fees and get no puppies at all. We feed expensive top quality food to ensure there
health. Health testing is important to ensure good health too and it doesn't come by
cheap. We spare no expense when it comes to producing top quality puppies. I want
to feel confident that I am providing the best quality puppies that I can. See link here
for finding a good breeder.
Do you ship puppies?
NO, we do NOT ship our puppies. ALL buyers must personaly come or meet me
somewhere and meet the puppy in person at time of purchase. Buyers must meet,
approve, and like the puppy they are getting. We do not sell sight unseen. Nor do we
ship cargo. You are welcome to fly to Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, or Gainesville
and I will be happy to meet you at one of those airports with the puppy. But we will
NOT ship cargo to your airport. We do not use any ground transport companies either.
Why should we purchase a puppy in Florida?
if you live in fl, I would not seek a pet outside the state. As Florida has lemon laws to protect buyers in all states. Purchasing a pup from another state you will not be protected by the state laws on puppies health. Very few other states have any laws protecting buyers from paying for sick puppies. ALL Florida breeders are required to guarantee puppies for a year. All Florida breeders are required to provide a Florida state health certificate detailing puppies vaccinations. Must show a clean fecal test, free of ear issues, and overall health detailed. If you purchase outside Florida you can get a very young puppy with all kids of issues, parasites, etc. that breeder has no obligation to guarantee anything at all. And no obligations to cover vet bills they caused you. So be careful in what you get. So getting a puppy from a Florida breeder can be a huge benifit due to the healthy vet exam and guarantee breeders must provide with your purchase.
Delivery:
We do many times meet a buyer part way. I will drive up to 2 hrs in any direction to
meet you with your new puppy or deliver the puppy to you. I charge 30 cents a mile
each way. So Tampa, Orlando, or Jacksonville areas would be around $60 cost to
meet me or deliver to you in those areas. Or if I happen to be going somewhere near
you, no charge to bring a puppy along as I was going anyways.
How often to you vaccinate your dogs?
We don't believe on over doing shots on our dogs. Recent research has shown that
annual shots hurt dogs more then they help them. So our dogs get few shots as
needed according to recent research. Vets have to make money, so if they tell you to
come every year, you need to be your puppies lifeline and do whats in his best
interest, if it upsets your vet that he/she whats to give more shots then needed, then
may be time to find a new vet. Remember, the vets best interest is to make money.
We recommend titer testing for vaccine levels rather than vaccinating. We feel it is
more important to do annual stool checks for parasites and heart worm checks, and
dentals to ensure there health not annual shots.
Where do you keep your puppies?
The puppies are born and kept in my room till about 6 weeks of age. They are then
moved to main part of the house where they can see and hear everything around them.
They are kept in playpens with litter box in one corner for proper potty training.
They may also get some crate training time in as they near time to leave. This way
they come with major training started for ease of housebreaking for you.
Can we tour your home?
No we do not allow tours of our home. It is our personal space, our house. Our dogs and us live here. We have nothing to hide, but allowing tours is dangerous to the dogs, kids, and puppies. Mommy dogs are protective of the puppies. Seeing a stranger will make them bark, step on the puppies(can greatly injure them) or even snap at you to protect them. Also, we have no guarantee that you or someone wasn't somewhere like a pet store or place a sick puppy had been and bring a contagious disease to our babies. By taking this precaution and not allowing tours helps to ensure you that we didn't let someone with an unknown health issue come meet your possible future baby and make him/her ill. This is done to protect the puppies during vital time in there life. Plus all our dogs would either bark at you or beg for attention, taking away from meeting the puppies. We are happy to show you our puppies and parents if here on our beautiful front porch. Where I can spray it down after visits to kill germs to protect my babies. And we ask that you don't go to pet stores or other breeders on way to our home. As you may unknowingly bring us the germs on your clothes or shoes that could harm the puppies. Thank you for your understanding.
Why do you raise more then one breed?
I started strictly as a toy poodle breeder over 20 years ago. I have always wanted
miniature poodles too and so began that journey. After showing some standards
i got one of them too. (I am no longer breeding standards or toys, but do still co-breed litters
with friends and clients) As a professional handler and showing many different breeds
of dogs, you begin to fall in love with some of the other breeds. Well then you
eventually get one and it begins. They are lots of other breeds that I love as well as the
ones that I have, but I will not likely ever have them. I will just enjoy showing them for
others. Some of the other breeds I like are PWDs, kerry blue terriers, chinese
cresteds, lowchens, toy fox terriers, papillons, and cavaliers.
Do you breed mix breed puppies? Also known at designer dogs
NO, we do NOT breed mix breed puppies and do NOT stud our dogs to other breeds
for mix breed puppies. We do not sell our puppies to breeders that intend to mix
breeds. With all the health testing and breeding for the perfect quality dog, why would
anyone chance ruining that by mixing the breeds and getting who knows what for
puppies. No one can guarantee that when you mix two breeds they are healthier and
non-shedding. As you never know which coat each pup will have and they are prone to
the health problems of both breeds. While one puppy may get the best of both breeds the littermates may get the worst of both breeds.
about us, our breeding program, and how we place our puppies. If you have a
question that is not answered here, please email me and ask.
Do you sell puppies on a contract?
Yes our puppies are sold on contracts, the pets are on a spay neuter agreement, and
show puppies are on special contracts based on needs of buyers. You will find I am
easy to work with. The contract is written very simple, it does not have fancy terms and
conditions that are difficult to interpret. We have the right to refund deposits and withdraw from a sale at anytime for any reason. If a buyer backs out after a sale is started buyer looses deposit unless puppy is not perfectly fit for sale.
I just want a pet, not a fancy show dog.
We hear this all the time. We breed to fit the structure of the breed, temperament, and
health of each breed. Not every puppy we produce will qualify as a show puppy. Not
every show quality puppy has to be shown, you can have a show quality puppy as a
pet. But buying from a show breeder you have a much better chance of getting a
puppy that looks like the breed you are after, conforms to standard, and is healthier.
So just because we breed show dogs, does not mean we don't have perfect pets too.
Can we pick out our own puppy from the litter?
Yes you my pick your puppy from a litter, however, we will guide you as to the
temperaments, size, and overall qualities of each puppy so that your choice puppy will
fit your needs. We do not want to place a hyper puppy in quiet homes or shy puppies
with wild kids. it just won't be a good fit. We do our best to honestly represent each
puppy and match them to homes that will suit them. I do NOT tell you what you wanna
hear to make a sale. I give honest size, temperament and structure qualities to the
best I can. I have turned many sales away cause I know that puppy won't fit that home.
Doesn't mean I won't sell you a puppy, just not that one for whatever reason we
discuss. Most puppies once old enough, you will see some descriptions as to
qualities, size, and or personalities on puppy pages displayed with several photos of
that puppy.
Do you hold puppies for people till they are ready?
Yes we often will hold a puppy for someone till he/she is old enough and ready to go to
new home. We do require a deposit paid in order to hold a puppy. We will NOT hold
puppies without a deposit towards purchase. We do not take deposits on unborn
puppies. Deposit is refundable or transferrable only if puppy does not meet health
requirements at time of purchase.
Will you keep a puppy extra couple days or weeks?
Yes we will many times keep puppies as long as they are paid for, for extra time till
you are ready to pick him/her up. We know many people get puppies for special
occasions, after vacations are over, etc. So it is no problem to hold a puppy after he
is ready to go for extra time till you are ready to bring him home. If kept for month or
more, we will require you to pay for updated shots and small board fee.
Do you guarantee your puppies?
Yes we do. We will guarantee for life that if you ever don't want to or can't keep the
puppy we will take him/her back no matter what the age. We also guarantee for 3-5
years the health of your puppy. Just ask to see our contract and guarantee.
What age to you let your puppies leave for there new homes?
No puppy leaves here before 8 weeks old, many leave at 10-12 weeks. It varies on
size and how I feel the puppies ability in being ready to handle the change of lifestyle
to a new family.
Do the puppies come already named or can we name them anything we want?
Most puppies do not come with a name. We allow you to pick a name for your puppy
and you can use whatever you want, our only request is that you do not name the
puppy anything evil or devilish. Please register the puppy with a full name.
What do your puppies come with?
Most our puppies come to you, socialized to kids and other dogs, accustomed to car
rides, groomed, with vet certificate and shots current. Also included in puppy
package maybe food, toys and chew bone. They come with AKC papers, copies of
parents testing, and many years of love to give.All puppies will have a current state of
FL health certificate. If you want him/her microchipped, just ask.
Can you provide references?
Yes, we will be happy to provide you with many references from many of our families
with puppies. Just ask. Or feel free to see our page of puppies in new homes too.
What forms of payment do you accept?
We much prefer cash, but will accept personal checks for deposits. When picking up your puppy you will need to bring cash or a certified check . Some people choose to pay in full with a personal check ahead of time for their puppy and then don't have to bring money with them when picking up their puppy. We also can take PayPal.
Why do you have two kennel names?
I started over 20 years ago with Forever as my name. When I ventured into other breeds they already had people using similar names, so I came up with "Honor" for the other breeds. I will never change the poodles as I have over 7 generations with that name. Be careful in looking for your puppy because I have heard of other people using my Forever name for poodles.
What is a guardian home?
It is a home where the puppy will belong to me on paper and I will have the right to
breed him or her when I choose to. But the puppy lives with someone else as there
family pet. In this type home, people usually live within few hours of me and must make
him/her available when needed for breeding. I do this with many of my dogs so that
they get a great life as a family pet and get to produce great puppies for my breeding
program. Once he/she is retired from breeding, he/she is spayed/neutered and AKC
papers then turned over to guardian family. Many of the dogs you will see on my
website do not live here, they are in guardian homes as pets. If this is something you
might consider doing, please let me know. I do have some girls and boys currently
looking for guardian homes.
A guardian home gets to be the proud family of one of our breeding quality dogs, gets benifits such as free grooming, teeth cleaning, free boarding for vacations(or take vacation while she is here raising a litter), as well as other benifits until he/she is retired from breeding. Contact me for more details.
What do you feed your dogs?
We are currently feeding our dogs RAW. We mix meat with Sojos mix. We also use Fresh Pet(must be kept cold but easy to feed).
We find feeding raw that they poop less, have less internal parasites, and easier to train them with fewer tinier stools.
If you decide this is not the food for you, then you can put your puppy on Origen dry kibble as we find it to be the highest quality kibble.
Our dogs are not feed any corn and little to no grains in there diet.
How much are your puppies?
Prices vary per puppy. It depends on the breed, color, sex, size, temperament, show
quality, etc. We do not sell any puppies of any breed or variety under $1500. Our
male poodles start at $1800. Female poodles start at $2000. Havanese typically
$2000-2500. (sometimes less for certain pet pups). So if your priority is cheap and not
quality, you won't find that here. We have invested into top dogs, showing them, and
health testing. None of which comes by cheap for us. I accept and breed nothing but
the best and why would you want anything else. Other havanese and poodle breeders
may have puppies cheaper then I do, but are they going to stand behind them and
provide you with the health testing from the parents?
How can we tell who is a good breeder?
To tell if a breeder is good quality, you will need to do your homework. Find out the mom and dads registered names. Find there health testing on the OFA website. A vet exam does not replace health testing. If the puppy doesn't come with a health certificate or a guarantee of at least one year you want to move on to another breeder no matter how cute that pup is. If you need help in finding testing online on parents or what test you should be looking for, just ask, I'll show you.
Find out if parents are Akc and champions. Champion parent or parents means they meet the breed standard of quality. Puppies should grow up to look like a proper quality dog. Champions in the background doesn't mean the most recent generations are quality.
Price does not always mean quality. There are puppy mills charging as much or more then we do. They do no testing and no showing to prove quality. Puppies from untested and non show lines may have health problems, deformities, and or barely look like a Havanese when grown. Purchasing from stores or puppy mills isn't rescuing the pup, but supporting the poor quality breeder to keep producing.
If you ask me about another breeder, I will be happy to teach you how to do your homework and what questions to ask. But I will Not trash another breeder no matter what I know. My puppies sell based on the quality they are, I do NOT need to say trash about other breeders to make mine sound good. Be Leary of breeders that do. There is no need to make up, invent, or expose lack of quality on another breeder to make ones dogs sound better. Do your homework yourself on each puppy/breeder and get the facts. I'm happy to show you the quality and testing on all my breeding dogs.
What does AKC breeder of Merit mean?
AKC breeder of Merit means that the breeder has completed all the requirements for
showing, breeding, registering, and health testing there dogs. I qualify for this
award. When purchasing a puppy from a breeder that has this award, you are much
more likely to get a quality puppy. The breeder has been breeding and showing dogs
for over 5 years, produced at least 4 champions, and does health testing on parents
as required by the mother clubs. I have been breeding for over 19 yrs, have over 45
champions, and health tested my puppies parents.
Do you Smoke?
We do NOT smoke, or allow smoking inside our home. Therefore any puppy purchased here by me or one of my friends will have good clear lungs and not be raised around second hand smoke prior to coming to new home. Nor will your puppy have an odor of smoke to it on the way home.
Why is it important to get an AKC registered puppy?
You may have heard of CKC or APRI or many other registries. AKC is the only non
profit purbred only registry. They also now require DNA on all males and they inspect
breeders for paperwork and quality of care of dogs. Other clubs will give you "papers"
for money. They operate "for profit" and are out to make money issueing fancy papers
to make a dog look important to buyers.
Why are your puppies more expensive then some other breeders?
Our puppies prices are based on what we put into our breeding program, we do not
actually at this time, make any money from our puppies. We put all sale price back
into each show dog, the next breeding, and vet bills on our dogs. Some breedings
cost us more then we could get for the pups, and sometimes we pay out huge stud
fees and get no puppies at all. We feed expensive top quality food to ensure there
health. Health testing is important to ensure good health too and it doesn't come by
cheap. We spare no expense when it comes to producing top quality puppies. I want
to feel confident that I am providing the best quality puppies that I can. See link here
for finding a good breeder.
Do you ship puppies?
NO, we do NOT ship our puppies. ALL buyers must personaly come or meet me
somewhere and meet the puppy in person at time of purchase. Buyers must meet,
approve, and like the puppy they are getting. We do not sell sight unseen. Nor do we
ship cargo. You are welcome to fly to Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, or Gainesville
and I will be happy to meet you at one of those airports with the puppy. But we will
NOT ship cargo to your airport. We do not use any ground transport companies either.
Why should we purchase a puppy in Florida?
if you live in fl, I would not seek a pet outside the state. As Florida has lemon laws to protect buyers in all states. Purchasing a pup from another state you will not be protected by the state laws on puppies health. Very few other states have any laws protecting buyers from paying for sick puppies. ALL Florida breeders are required to guarantee puppies for a year. All Florida breeders are required to provide a Florida state health certificate detailing puppies vaccinations. Must show a clean fecal test, free of ear issues, and overall health detailed. If you purchase outside Florida you can get a very young puppy with all kids of issues, parasites, etc. that breeder has no obligation to guarantee anything at all. And no obligations to cover vet bills they caused you. So be careful in what you get. So getting a puppy from a Florida breeder can be a huge benifit due to the healthy vet exam and guarantee breeders must provide with your purchase.
Delivery:
We do many times meet a buyer part way. I will drive up to 2 hrs in any direction to
meet you with your new puppy or deliver the puppy to you. I charge 30 cents a mile
each way. So Tampa, Orlando, or Jacksonville areas would be around $60 cost to
meet me or deliver to you in those areas. Or if I happen to be going somewhere near
you, no charge to bring a puppy along as I was going anyways.
How often to you vaccinate your dogs?
We don't believe on over doing shots on our dogs. Recent research has shown that
annual shots hurt dogs more then they help them. So our dogs get few shots as
needed according to recent research. Vets have to make money, so if they tell you to
come every year, you need to be your puppies lifeline and do whats in his best
interest, if it upsets your vet that he/she whats to give more shots then needed, then
may be time to find a new vet. Remember, the vets best interest is to make money.
We recommend titer testing for vaccine levels rather than vaccinating. We feel it is
more important to do annual stool checks for parasites and heart worm checks, and
dentals to ensure there health not annual shots.
Where do you keep your puppies?
The puppies are born and kept in my room till about 6 weeks of age. They are then
moved to main part of the house where they can see and hear everything around them.
They are kept in playpens with litter box in one corner for proper potty training.
They may also get some crate training time in as they near time to leave. This way
they come with major training started for ease of housebreaking for you.
Can we tour your home?
No we do not allow tours of our home. It is our personal space, our house. Our dogs and us live here. We have nothing to hide, but allowing tours is dangerous to the dogs, kids, and puppies. Mommy dogs are protective of the puppies. Seeing a stranger will make them bark, step on the puppies(can greatly injure them) or even snap at you to protect them. Also, we have no guarantee that you or someone wasn't somewhere like a pet store or place a sick puppy had been and bring a contagious disease to our babies. By taking this precaution and not allowing tours helps to ensure you that we didn't let someone with an unknown health issue come meet your possible future baby and make him/her ill. This is done to protect the puppies during vital time in there life. Plus all our dogs would either bark at you or beg for attention, taking away from meeting the puppies. We are happy to show you our puppies and parents if here on our beautiful front porch. Where I can spray it down after visits to kill germs to protect my babies. And we ask that you don't go to pet stores or other breeders on way to our home. As you may unknowingly bring us the germs on your clothes or shoes that could harm the puppies. Thank you for your understanding.
Why do you raise more then one breed?
I started strictly as a toy poodle breeder over 20 years ago. I have always wanted
miniature poodles too and so began that journey. After showing some standards
i got one of them too. (I am no longer breeding standards or toys, but do still co-breed litters
with friends and clients) As a professional handler and showing many different breeds
of dogs, you begin to fall in love with some of the other breeds. Well then you
eventually get one and it begins. They are lots of other breeds that I love as well as the
ones that I have, but I will not likely ever have them. I will just enjoy showing them for
others. Some of the other breeds I like are PWDs, kerry blue terriers, chinese
cresteds, lowchens, toy fox terriers, papillons, and cavaliers.
Do you breed mix breed puppies? Also known at designer dogs
NO, we do NOT breed mix breed puppies and do NOT stud our dogs to other breeds
for mix breed puppies. We do not sell our puppies to breeders that intend to mix
breeds. With all the health testing and breeding for the perfect quality dog, why would
anyone chance ruining that by mixing the breeds and getting who knows what for
puppies. No one can guarantee that when you mix two breeds they are healthier and
non-shedding. As you never know which coat each pup will have and they are prone to
the health problems of both breeds. While one puppy may get the best of both breeds the littermates may get the worst of both breeds.