21/05/2025
Future breeders, and or prospective breeders, novices, newbies, hobbiests, ambitious folks, etc...
Please know that with dogs, and life in general, there are no guarantees. Just because a male is mature does not mean he is fertile. Just because a female is in heat does not mean she will get pregnant. Just because she gets pregnant does not mean she will have puppies. I don't care how many puppies are on the ultrasound. Just because she has any puppies born alive does not mean all or any will survive.
This is a hard hobby, with harsh realities. Sometimes, things go wrong. You gotta be in it for the right reasons. You gotta forget money and think love. You gotta hope for the best and prepare for the worst, because sooner or later, the worst will happen, and sometimes, it's not anyone's fault. Things can go wrong even when you do everything right. Bad things just happen sometimes despite the best efforts and greatest intentions.
That's life, but when the worst happens, if you are in it for the right reasons, you'll stick with it. If not, you'll quit, stop, sell out, and run. Trust me because anyone who has bred dogs long enough has learned hard lessons and they've been tried and tested more than once, and when things do go wrong, I have to constantly remind myself of this, and you will too.
Just remember to help support and teach each other. This isn't a competition. Example, I'm proud of my babies, but I'm not upset if someone chooses to go a different route. If they need help with their puppies or with their future pregnancies, I'm gonna help answer their questions or give them advice because it's the right thing to do.