Devine Weims

07/15/2025

I saw this in a forum and liked the way she put this:

As a breeder, I don't negotiate. This is not a business, and you are not a customer. When a puppy buyer who can afford the puppy tries to negotiate price, I am immediately turned off. And I believe it says something about the person's approach to the puppy. A puppy is not a commodity, it is a living, feeling being. What would be the motivation in negotiating? You feel you need to get the "best deal," or what? When the focus is on money rather than puppy, I look twice at whether this might be the best home for the puppy. I don't care about the money, I care about the puppy and its life, and how the puppy buyer perceives that puppy. "Just a dog" or valued family member, etc.? Besides all that, everyone gets treated the same and pays the same price. You are not that special. You're not entitled to something different than I do with the other buyers. That would be unfair to them. If you're just price shopping, and the years of planning and expertise that went into the breeding aren't important to you, you can find another breeder since to you all dogs are the same, plenty of byb who sell their puppies cheap.

Do you try to negotiate with the grocer for a dozen eggs? Would you try to negotiate the fees for adoption of a baby? Is everything in life transactional, or are there things that should not be? Depends on the culture, I suppose. But context is everything.

So IMHO you should not try to negotiate the price. Pay it, or get a puppy somewhere else.

07/12/2025

I get asked time to time if people can get two puppies from a litter, and that is something we definitely do not do.
There is a behavioral phenomenon called littermate syndrome that can happen when two puppies, especially from the same litter or close in age, are raised together in the same home. Despite the heartwarming idea of lifelong companionship, littermate syndrome often leads to serious emotional and behavioral issues for both dogs.
So what is littermate syndrome?
Littermate syndrome refers to a pattern of developmental and behavioral problems that can occur when two puppies are raised in the same home. This can include:
🐾 Extreme attachment to each other and difficulty functioning when separated
🐾 Lack of individual development, which leads to poor socialization with humans and other dogs
🐾 Increased fearfulness and anxiety, especially in new situations
🐾 Difficulty in training, as the dogs focus more on each other than their handler
🐾 Aggression or conflict as they mature and develop different personalities
These issues can begin as early as 8 to 10 weeks of age or may not appear until adolescence. The effects can be long-lasting and very difficult, if not impossible, to reverse.
What does this mean for purchasing a puppy?
Veterinarians, trainers, and behaviorists strongly advise against adopting sibling puppies, or even two unrelated puppies close in age, at the same time. Most reputable breeders follow this guidance and do not adopt littermates out together. This is not a rule based on convenience. It is based on real experience and our desire to set each dog up for long-term success.

06/22/2025

06/18/2025

Dual quality weims, previous litter produced GCh/SHs, pups show great promise in both

06/09/2025

6 weeks!

06/03/2025

I know it's early but I get excited, 5 week photos of the Lone Star Litter!
(excuse the background, the flag I ordered was way too small so I put a green mat behind it thinking I could easily replace the solid color background but it did some weird things 🤪)

05/26/2025

Happy Memorial Day from the Lonestar Litter

05/23/2025

WCA protocol recommends two rounds of vaccines and then a titer, I will run a titer on any of my puppies for free, or $40 anytime they are due for their annuals, also happy to help others get titers run, please message me if interested

Titer testing is the one thing that the veterinary industry should do, but usually doesn't. I KNOW that titer testing saves lives, and prevents vaccine injuries (triggering of allergies, autoimmune disease, immune system dysregulation, a range of chronic diseases, up to and including death from things like Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anemia).

It's a simple blood test that measure the levels of antibodies in the blood. If your pet still has enough antibodies, revaccination does NOTHING but expose your pet to the risk of harm.

If your pets have adequate antibodies, then those antibodies interfere with the vaccine. So these so-called 'boosters' do nothing to increase your pet's level of protection a lot of the time.

WHY?

Because the core vaccines (C3 for dogs, F3 for cats) give a LONG-LASTING IMMUNITY of at least 5-7 years, and often a whole lot longer. Sometimes lifelong!

One problem is that a lot of vets send their titer tests out to external labs, which makes them VERY expensive. I use an in-house test kit. It makes it affordable. Any vet hospital can stock and use these kits.

So it's YOUR JOB to advocate for your pets and ask your vets to get the Biogal Vaccicheck in-house test kits in, so they can give you affordable titer testing, in-house.

If your vets are not open to this, just KEEP ON ASKING - the more that everyone who loves their pets asks their vets to make these tests affordable and accessible, the better!

I'm not anti-vax. They work. They protect from these deadly diseases. There is undeniable, robust, repeated evidence that proves this. I've seen too many dogs die from parvo to not know that vaccines can save lives. And yes, there are alternatives - message me if you want to know more about that!

The bottom line is that you should ALWAYS titer before revaccinating for the core (C3 + F3) vaccines. No ifs, no buts. I wish this was taught at vet schools, and an industry-wide standard!

Have you ever titer tested your dogs? What were the results? How long did their immunity last after vaccination? How has your vet responded to requests? What do they charge? Love to hear from you in the chat.

I help animals all over the world heal and be well + happy with holistic veterinary care, kind training, and energy healing. If you want me to help your pets, message me! Zoom and in person appts available.

05/06/2025

✨Puppy Buyer Etiquette✨
I ask that any inquiry be accompanied by a completed questionnaire, I have several pages on my website regarding "etiquette when contacting a breeder", over the years both my personal and business emails and both facebook inboxes have been inundated by "have any puppies", "how much for a girl" emails and 98% of those are not serious inquiries. If you don't get a response on one, messaging through six different avenues won't actually improve your odds. On the flip side I've received emails with a family's background, experience with the breed, what they are looking for and pictures of the family, home and current dogs.
I'm sure my replies or note on my website saying any inquiries without a questionnaire will go directly to the trash seem rude or off putting to many but there's a few things you have to understand. I do not breed to sell puppies, I breed to ideally improve each generation and produce quality dogs that I can show and hunt, myself, I produce dogs for me. If I end up keeping a whole litter, so be it. I am looking for perfect homes for each and every one of my puppies that will love them as much as I do. I do not need to waste time responding to every "how much" email. I want to see as much passion and desire in buying one of my puppies as I've put into the breeding. Also on that point, if you message me multiple times after we've already engaged in communication and ask me to commit a puppy for you because if not you have another breeder you started talking to....go with that breeder. Just because you found me online and I have available puppies doesn't mean I sell first come first serve. As before, I've put years into producing these puppies, I want you to want my pedigree (and love to the breeders who came before me of course) and the quality I produced, I hope you've looked at my previous puppies, their structure, their movement, their heads, their accomplishments, and not just because you're ready for a puppy and I happen to have one.
There are questions on my application regarding this and I have never outright stated this as a requirement because I don't want people altering their replies to get approved, but since I do try to be as transparent as possible here it is now, I will not place a dog in a home without another dog, a home without breed experience (or other bird dogs) or a home without a yard (absolutely no apts or condos). If you think these are silly requirements, there are other breeders who do not have the same philosophies but this is what I want for my puppies. Also, please do not ask to buy two puppies from the same litter, a quick google search will give you endless info on the seriousness of littermate syndrome.
When I send a puppy to a new home I expect that person to become a part of my family, a part of Devine Weims. I don't have requirements for communication or a certain amount of updates or milestones by certain times or anything like that, but I will be available for the lifetime of that puppy for questions, concerns and of course I love photo updates!
I think I've also decided if I don't immediately delete your message when the entirety of the email is "how much are your puppies?" I'm just going to start saying $4000, if you're still interested well, good for me I guess, but just know if you hear rumors out there that I sell my puppies for way more than most breeders it was probably a result of stupid questions get stupid answers.

https://www.devineweims.com/contactabreeder
https://www.devineweims.com/puppybuyeretiquette

04/15/2025

Inquiries welcome through devineweims.com

02/12/2024

5.5 weeks