Malta Pugs

09/08/2025

https://my.gooddog.com/malta-pugs-oregon

09/08/2025

Love is a pug ❤️

31/07/2025

AKC Puppies Available

27/07/2025

Sharing 🧡

Sharing 💗 all so true

🐾 Ever wonder how many sacrifices hide behind every litter?

Breeding isn’t just adorable puppy photos and ribbons in the show ring—it’s an ocean of unseen no’s and not-this-times and this list Isnt all Inclusive of the sacrifices of time, energy and stress that breeding entails.
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🕰️ TIME: “Off-duty” doesn’t exist
• Weekends, trips, vacations—all postponed or cut short.
• Movie night? Not while neonates twitch in the whelping box.
• Peaceful sleep? Impossible when a restless, expectant dam paces.
• Breaks? Never, when an incubator hums beside a pup fighting for life.

In breeding, every minute matters.

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💸 MONEY: The outflow never ends
• Top-tier breeding dogs cost—sometimes eye-wateringly so.
• Health screenings, genetic panels, shows, travel, premium nutrition, supplements, C-sections, meds, vaccines, gear—thousands of dollars.
• Profit? Some litters barely break even; some land you in the red.

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💔 EMOTIONS: Patience forged in heartache
• A puppy slipping away in your hands.
• A dam that won’t whelp despite every intervention.
• Telling a hopeful family “no” because the match isn’t right.
• Giving everything, yet receiving criticism, envy, or misinformation in return.

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👩‍⚕️ ROLES: Breeder—and so much more

Nurse • Neonatologist • Foster mom • Geneticist • Logistics manager • Photographer • Janitor • Psychologist • Lifelong adviser

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👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 RELATIONSHIPS: Constantly tested
• “Can’t meet—my girl’s in labor.”
• “Sorry—pups have diarrhea; I’m on watch.”
• “No, I won’t leave them—it’s my responsibility.”

Some understand. Others drift away.

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❤️ THROUGH IT ALL: LOVE

Love for the breed, for each fragile life.
Love that wakes you ten times a night.
Love that refuses shortcuts.
Love that sends healthy, confident puppies into the world, even when you’re exhausted.

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🐶 A responsible breeder isn’t just a “puppy person.”
They trade personal comfort for canine welfare, measure success in wagging tails—not dollars—and willingly live between exhilaration and heartbreak.

Respect responsible breeders. They pour heart, time, and resources into every litter—often unnoticed, always essential.

Feel free to share—breeding is far more than cute puppy pics. 🥰

23/07/2025

Ahhh just love the 4-6 week range it is my favorite
2025 Twigs x Harry babies

20/07/2025

These 4 ladies are available 🤩🥳 my sweet 4th of July girls 🇺🇸 Ida, Claudia, Lou, & Dolley names after presidents first ladies 💕

13/07/2025

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13/07/2025

I love when its puppy time here at the house 🏠 😍
1 boy and 4 girls available as of today 07/31/25

24/01/2025

18/01/2025

Pug 'Louis' was the first Pug to get his AKC Rally Championship title.

01/01/2025

Practicing holding attention and long down in Home Depot 🏡 🙃 dog 4-H starts this month 🤩 & OAKS is prepared