10/14/2025
Why I Believe Good Breeders Should Be Breeding
I see a lot of posts saying, “No one should be breeding while dogs are in shelters.”
I understand the emotion behind that — truly. But it’s just not that simple.
If all breeding stopped tomorrow, the good dogs — the healthy, stable, family-safe dogs — would vanish first. What would remain are untested, unstable lines produced by accident or neglect.
I support rescue wholeheartedly. But rescue and breeding are not opposites.
Rescue saves dogs already in crisis. Responsible breeding prevents that crisis before it ever begins.
It often takes me looking through twenty or more breeders to find even one who fully health tests their dogs. That’s the real issue — not the existence of breeders, but the shortage of good ones.
Even many purebred lines now suffer from shrinking gene pools and rising genetic disease. Without responsible breeders committed to strategic outcrossing and careful selection, entire breeds will continue to weaken. My goal is to help reverse that — to rebuild strong, healthy, long-lived dogs through science, structure, and heart.
Some people also look down on “mixed breeding,” but the truth is almost every recognized breed started that way. The Golden Retriever was created from mixing Setters, Spaniels, and Water Dogs. The Doberman came from mixing several working breeds. Even the beloved Labrador Retriever began as a mix of St. John’s Water Dog, Newfoundland, and other retrievers. Every breed had to begin somewhere — it just took a breeder with vision and responsibility.
And yes, my puppies are priced according to the quality, care, and investment that goes into them — but also because I want people to think twice before seeing a dog as disposable. When something is valued, it’s protected. I never want one of my puppies to end up in a shelter, and I work hard to make sure they never do.
So when people say, “Breeders shouldn’t exist,” I disagree.
Bad breeding shouldn’t exist.
But good breeding — thoughtful, health-focused, ethical breeding — is how we preserve the best of what dogs can be.
The world needs both: rescuers to heal what’s broken, and responsible breeders to make sure fewer dogs ever need rescuing.
