Our Past Puppies
The most frequent question I get is, "How can I let these sweet puppies go, and doesn't it break my/our heart?"
The answer is a little yes and a lot of no.
I'll try to answer it for you!
1. Imagine that your best friend comes over with her new puppy. You hold it, you love it, and the puppy is extremely cute, and you don't want to let it go, but you know that it's not your puppy and you have to. That's the first and smallest part of the equation.
2. We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to do this. For many months and possibly years prior, we have studied both parents’ pedigrees- bloodlines, health clearances, training, and titles. For decades, we have studied conformation, structure, correct type per the breed's standards, and educated ourselves in nutrition, husbandry skills, and canine reproduction.
Approximately 62 days after pairing, we get to watch and assist as needed with the miracle of birth, living beings coming into this earth during the delivery. We then get to watch each puppy grow, mature, develop, reach milestones, and thrive. We spend every day for the next eight to ten weeks raising ridiculously cute, lovable, friendly, and now very confident puppies.
Who gets to do that?
3. And lastly but more importantly, we are so fortunate to be able to hand our puppies over to what we KNOW is a wonderful family/handler/trainers that will love them as much as we do and have. The smiles, the laughter, and yes, even at times, the tears of joy are an experience that very few witness-thus making the long days and sleepless nights well worth all of the effort.
"Puppy go home-pick up day" is absolutely a joy for us. Matching the right puppy with the right new human takes time and careful consideration, and we do not take it lightly. We get to spend so much time with happy, grateful, and loving families/trainers/handlers and watch as this new puppy family member fills their lives with joy and happiness. Who gets to do that? Who gets to be part of so much happiness in one day? We do ❤️❤️❤️.
