Tamera’s Pembroke Welsh Corgis

10/13/2025

Zarla was winners at the Tyler Texas Kennel Club show Saturday

Tamera’s Legend Of Zarla
GCH Cattal’s Don’t Stop Believin x
GCH Tamera’s Show-Me

09/21/2025

Sweet Georgie

09/19/2025

Maple is safely home with Naren and Rachel in Connecticut. So happy for all of them🥰

09/14/2025

Georgie Is the only one left! Pretty sable boy that gets regular baths, blow dry, and toe nail trims. He has also started leash training. Sweet baby

09/09/2025

One of Mary’s puppies left today for his perfect new home. Love these babies #

09/07/2025

Great article about double coats!

From double to single, long to hairless, and curly to wiry, dogs' coats come in different textures, lengths, and colors. What's a double coat? Many...

09/07/2025

Rehoming Retired Breeding Stock: The Bittersweet Goodbye

By Pat Block - Paparazzi Papillons

For those of us who live with dogs not just as companions but as partners in a show and breeding program, there comes a day we wish we could avoid forever—the day we must let one go. Not because of neglect or lack of love, but because the dog we adore has reached the point where she deserves more than we can give her in a pack environment.

In a breeding home, dogs live as a community, each with their role. Some are hopeful youngsters, waiting for their chance to shine. Others are in their prime, contributing to the legacy of the kennel. And then there are the ones who have “done their part”—dogs whose usefulness in the breeding program has ended, but whose worth as a loving companion remains infinite.

That’s where the hard part begins.

Rehoming a retired breeding dog is never a matter of discarding or replacing. It is an act of love. To recognize that a dog who has given so much to you now deserves a quieter life, where she can be the center of someone’s world, is both the right thing to do and one of the hardest.

You weigh the decision endlessly: Will she miss her pack? Will she think I’ve abandoned her? Will she forgive me? You remind yourself that this is not about loss—it’s about giving her the best chapter yet. But the heart doesn’t always listen to reason.

There’s a moment etched forever in memory: when her new mom arrives at.the airport, when you place her leash in her new mom's hand.

You tell yourself this is good. That she will live in a sunny backyard in Los Angeles, where she will nap on the couch, sleep on someone’s bed, and maybe even fly first class in her new mom’s lap. You know her future will be secure, joyful, and filled with love.

And yet, as she looks back at you with trusting eyes, your heart cracks. That look seems to ask: Why aren’t you coming with me?

Tears come easily in these moments. They are not tears of regret, but of love stretched thin across the miles. You want to be joyful, and you are—but joy is tangled in threads of sadness. You know she will flourish, but you also know she will take a piece of your heart with her, leaving behind an empty space in the pack where her presence once filled the room.

The Truth of Letting Go ... Rehoming retired breeding stock is not the end of love—it is the purest expression of it. To put the dog’s happiness above your own attachment is selfless. It means accepting sadness so she can know joy. But, tell that to your breaking heart.

And as the plane lifts off, carrying her to her new life, you whisper a silent promise: I will always be your mommy, even if I’m no longer your owner.

Because at the end of the day, rehoming is not about loss. It is about legacy. It is about trust. And it is about giving the dogs who gave us everything a chance to finally receive everything in return.

09/01/2025

Mary
CH Tamera’s A Spoonful of Sugar

08/31/2025

Bebe

OHBIS GCH
Tamera’s Raise A Commotion

CHIC, DM, vWD, EIC Clear, Fluff factored

08/31/2025

10 week old Fluffy coat girl. Not at risk for DM, VWD, or EIC

08/28/2025

Vern is a sweet, responsive boy. Mary x Bebe. Not at risk for DM, vWD, or EIC. Pm me for info

08/26/2025

Kids and Corgi puppies!