07/09/2025
💢The end of an era..
I've made the tough decision to no longer breed or show shelties. While this decision wasnt easy, its what's best for me at this time in my life. With that being said, I have my last puppies on the ground. We have 2 bi black boys and a blue merle boy who will be looking for homes. I will also have 2 sable sisters that are 5 and a bi black girl that is 5. Possibly a blue merle girl also. Please send a PM about the home you Have to offer.
Gch Kell Crossroads Hidden Figure will remain here and available for stud use. He has proven to produce some beautiful babies who are going in to win their ways. Chilled or fresh semen both available.
Please Read the following as these decisions are not taken lightly but with the best intention in heart for these furry friends of mine.
Every so often, I see a question pop up about whether or not placing retired breeding animals is ethical. To people who aren’t breeders, it often looks bad or feels icky... like breeders are just tossing away dogs once they’ve been used to produce puppies. Let me give you a different perspective...
I receive messages and see posts from the owners of my retired show and breeding dogs. While their lives are comfortable with me, they now get to live an incredibly loved and spoiled life, many times as an only dog with a family that adores them. Different isn’t good or bad. It’s just different. They live a different life with their families than they would have with me. They are content, satisfied, and loved with me; they continue to be all of those things, but with their very own people and without having to share those people with a pack of other dogs.
The day I let one of my retired dogs go to a family is HARD. I cry when I let them go... I look forward to updates on birthdays, “gotcha” days, and out of the blue every few months. I see how they are loved beyond measure, and I am grateful every day that my “retired” dogs have been blessed into the lives of the people that love them just as much as I ever did. I’m glad it could be one of mine that they love.
Quality breeders don’t rehome retired breeding dogs because it’s easy. We do it in spite of how hard it is on us because it’s what’s best for them.