Bedford Kennel

So, our quest to preserve and improve the breed began. We imported our first male "Bruce" (Tangy Ewabo), from Europe and a female, "Wendy" (Doo-Shay's I.B. Brindee Jabo) from the U.S, who's lines go back to some of the top bloodlines in the United States. These dogs were the foundation for most of the bloodlines in our breeding program today.

As previously mentioned, while we love all breeds (and were originally drawn to large-breed dogs), the brachycephalic (snub-nosed) breeds are our favorite and we expanded our breeding program to include Pugs in 2018. We're super excited to breed, show and learn about these wonderful little dogs! AND of course, preserve and contribute to the betterment of the breed(s) in the future!

It's our priority to breed for health, temperament and companionship, with the hopes of producing dogs/pups for show. It's our intention to produce the healthiest, world class dogs. Thus, we breed to improve the breed and feel that the only "good" reason to breed, is to improve the breed. We breed to the breed standard, not trends (colour, etc.) and feel that "quality never goes out of style". We do not "cut corners" and our dogs get the best in health, food and medical care.

We feel that nutrition is of the utmost importance and we feed our dogs TLC holistic puppy/dog food, supplemented with NuVet Plus, fresh fruit, vegetables, cooked meat, eggs, cheese, yogurt, sardines, etc. in moderation (on a semi-regular basis). We feel that premium dog food, regular exercise and early socialization increases general health (body and mind) and longevity.

We're aiming for a square middleweight (15-20 lbs) or "low end" heavyweight (20-22lbs) Boston of good bone and substance. ​By not breeding closely related (they are all related at some point back in their pedigrees, as the breed was made by inbreeding) dogs, we hope to decrease the probability of congenital and genetic defects in our pups.A good Vet once told me that a breeder must consider (for their breeding program) what the world has to offer and not just what's in the locale. We took this to heart and go to great lengths and expense to increase the genetic variability in our breeding program.

We do recognize that there are "bad" out-crosses (breeding unrelated dogs) however and that sometimes a "loose" line-breeding (distantly related) is better than a "bad" outcross, as certain outcross breedings can also have the potential to bring out the bad traits in the sire and dam's bloodlines. A good breeder knows their bloodlines! all breeders of purebred dogs has/have had problems at some point and to some degree! If a breeder tells you they've never had a problem, they are not being truthful. It's how one deals with those problems that sets good breeders apart.

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