Pupstarts Breeders

07/06/2026

My heart goes out to the breeder…

03/06/2026

Just a Scottie, doing Scottie things 😂

30/05/2026

Our Sally’s brood are coming on a treat 😊

It’s been a challenge keeping them cool this week, I am not going to lie!

🐶

28/05/2026

Recently we lost a puppy.

It died.

Our vet believed that there was a congenital issue, the puppy failed to thrive at the point of weaning and we lost him.

Apart from the obvious upset and sadness from a breeders perspective, I had to manage and handle this issue with the prospective family, and the other families on the wait list for the litter. They had seen videos and pictures of the puppies since they were born, they too were invested.

It wasn't great, it didn't make me feel good at all, I really considered how best to deal with it, it's a difficult conversation, one we hope not to have.

After it had been resolved it got me thinking about how we converse on these types of topics, and how, as breeders, we handle those awkward conversations. My thoughts turned to scribbles and I wrote a blog on it, in the hope that it helps another breeder navigate what can be a very tricky situation that at some stage happens to us all.....

Maybe it's a dog breeder telling a potential owner that they are not the right fit for a particular puppy. Maybe it's explaining the loss of a puppy.

27/05/2026

My inbox this morning!

If you have recently completed your qualification then it will be winging its way to you today!

26/05/2026

Keeping Mum and pups cool in this weather is a challenge! Hot dogs!

Tops tips welcomed ⬇️

23/05/2026

Let’s talk about successes… I got this message this morning… look at this little star ⭐

Hey! I hope your all well!

“Her training is going well. We have a nice loose lead walk, her recall is super for an 18 week old pup and shes got a brilliant stop whistle!

She is a total water baby, and swims confidently, literally throws herself into water 😂”

18/05/2026

As partners of Petplan we were invited to celebrate their anniversary at the weekend.

50 years of providing pet insurance!

I had no idea about some of the work they do behind the scenes… and they gave us this fab little video book, so I thought I’d share, so you can see what they do too!