Finding Buyers Without Looking Like a Mill
The internet rewards the breeders who look most like producers. Here's how I find good homes online without the polish, the ads, or the deposits that signal a mill.
Ethical Breeding
Full or Limited: Who I Let Breed My Puppies, and Who I Don't
Why nearly every puppy I place goes on limited registration, the rare cases I grant full breeding rights, and what limited registration actually does and doesn't prevent.
Inbreeding, Linebreeding, and the COI Number I Refuse to Cross
How I actually use the coefficient of inbreeding in pairing decisions — the 5% rule of thumb, the difference between linebreeding and drift, and a beautiful pairing I walked away from.
The Breeding Female's Career: How Many Litters, How Much Recovery, and When to Retire Her
How I decide how many litters a bitch will have, why I skip heats and never breed back-to-back, and the retirement plan I make before her first litter.
What I Charge, and Why Twenty-Five Years of Ethical Breeding Never Made Me Money
The honest line-item economics of a litter, why the sticker price rarely covers it, how I set a price that isn't about profit, and why a cheap puppy is its own red flag.
Breeding Records: The Documentation Habit That Changed My Program
Most breeders underestimate the value of thorough record-keeping. Here's what I track, how I track it, and why my documentation practice has become the backbone of every decision I make.