12/14/2025
The downside of an ever growing follower count, are those people who only bring negativity. I delete and block a lot of people that have nothing positive to bring to the page.
However, I strongly believe in education as well and do try to explain to those who may not know how certain things work. Opening a civil conversation doesn't hurt anyone.
There have been multiple people leaving nasty remarks on our posts concerning Wrangler and her digestive upset. I want to educate a little bit and hopefully people will see the other side. I could have very easily dealt with her tummy problems and not said anything. Just like many breeders will cull a deaf puppy or one that is struggling instead of putting in the effort to save them. Some breeders, if their female has problems with birthing and can't have another litter, will just opt to put them down. And won't say anything to anyone, these dogs and puppies just aren't seen again. I however, choose to share what happens so people can learn.
Breeding is not for the faint of heart. I want people to see the good, the bad, and the ugly. If you think raising a litter is fun and the puppies are so cute and you get to snuggle with them all day, you're right! It is. But it is also heartbreaking when a failing puppy doesn't make it. It's horribly gross cleaning the puppy's bedding area multiple times a day to keep them as clean as possible and out of p**p and p*e. It's exhausting getting up every couple of hours to take care of the runt that I refuse to not give a chance. It's incredibly expensive to feed and medicate all the animals as needed and provide quality vet care. Luckily I haven't lost a female due to sepsis or loss of blood on the surgery table but that's probably because dogs have always been my life. I know signs to look for and don't hesitate to seek medical care if something is off. I have had to care for dogs with broken bones, and wounds that need sutures, and parasites (we have a cow dog currently who had to fight off Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and is still fighting to gain muscle back).
With whelping it's almost 100% guaranteed the mom will have diarrhea after puppies are born. This is caused from the excess iron and blood in the placentas and fluid that they ingest. The issue with Wrangler was that it was excessive. She had almost pure water and it was frequent. So we sought help. With the right Dr. she is doing so much better in just these couple of days. Believe me, I care about my girl. This stomach issue however is not a cause to eliminate her from breeding at this point. If anything life threatening comes up and our repro vet recommends she retire, by all means she will. But she is a fantastic mother and she's actually holding her body condition very well for 10 puppies especially now that she is not using the bathroom so frequently. She is putting weight back on and has energy to play. These videos are from today where she got to spend some time with Royal just being a dog.
If you have questions or concerns, talk to me as a person. I don't mind having conversations, but don't come and attack our program and say that I don't care about my dogs and they are just for profit. Their health comes before anything else.
