TwinHuey Newfoundlands Perm. Reg'd

21/07/2025

🐾 Do you know how many rejections it costs to be a breeder?

Being a breeder is not just pictures of cute puppies and pride in beautiful dogs.
It is also a whole ocean of rejections that are invisible to someone on the outside.

🕰️ Time? There is no such thing as "free"

You forget about weekends, trips, vacations. At least for a few hours.
You can't go to the movies with newborns lying in the crib.
You can't sleep peacefully at night if the pregnant bitch is worried.
You can't leave the incubator when one puppy is fighting for its life.
There is no "break" in breeding. Every minute counts.

💸 Money? You invest endlessly

💰 Good dogs are expensive - and very expensive.
💰Tests, genetic tests, exhibitions, travel, food, supplements, c-sections, medicines, vaccines,accessories - these are thousands of dollars 💵
💰 Income? Sometimes it just goes away. There isn't any. Sometimes you are left in debt and... with an empty bed.

💔 Emotions? You learn patience and pain

➡️ When a puppy dies in your arms, and you are powerless.
➡️ When a bitch does not give birth, despite your efforts.
➡️ When you have to refuse a person who "only wants one dog", because you see that it will not be a good home.
➡️ When you sacrifice everything - and in return you receive hatred, jealousy and slander.

👩 ⚕️No routine - you are a breeder, but also:

🩺 a nurse/neonatalogist
🍼 foster mother
📖 in genetics
📦 in logistics
📷 a photographer
🧹 a cleaning lady
🧠 a psychologist
💬 advisor to their clients, often for years

👨 👩 👧 👦 family and friends ?? Things can be difficult

- "We can't meet because the bitch is giving birth." ""
- "I won't come because the puppies have diarrhea and I need to guard them." ""
- "No, I won't leave them with anyone. "It's my responsibility."

Not everyone will understand. Not everyone will stay.

❤️ But through it all... it's love

Love for animals, for their lives, for the development of the breed.
Love that makes you get up 10 times a night.
Love that doesn't let you take shortcuts.
Love that makes babies grow up healthy and makes you happy despite being sick,or tired.

🐶 A breeder is not a "puppy person".

This is someone who gives up their OWN comfort for the benefit of animals.
This is someone who doesn't equate love with money.
This is someone who lives between joy and pain, and still wouldn't trade it for anything else.

❤️ Respect passionate breeders. Every day they give everything they can, although no one sees it. ❤️

Ps. I give my consent to copying, let it go into the world because Breeding is not only about cute puppies. 🥰 (I copied as well!)

The photo shows our 5 girls, spanning 3 generations.

30/06/2025

Some say when a cherished pet leaves this world, they don't just cross the Rainbow Bridge—they blend into the very fabric of the sky.

Their love becomes the golden glow of dawn, the peaceful hush of dusk, and the gentle breeze that carries a fallen leaf, as if nudged by a paw that isn’t there anymore. They are the warmth that lingers on your pillow where they once lay, the fleeting shadow in your peripheral vision that feels like their presence, still close.

They’re not gone—they’re guardians. When sorrow weighs heavy, they send a breeze to soothe your tears. When joy fills the air, they rustle the leaves, celebrating with you. And on the days when you ache for them most, they paint the skies with colors beyond description, just to remind you: love never ends—it transforms.

And one day, when the time is right, you’ll hear the familiar jingle of a collar you recognize instantly. You’ll turn, and there they’ll be—no longer a whisper in the wind, but a joyful, thunderous rush, wings folded, ready to race into your arms, bringing you home.

20/06/2025

Very interesting publication by the FCI - Federation Cynologique Internationale
Links to the documents, in four different languages, can be found in the first comment of the original post.

What benefits do dog breeds bear to society?
How does understanding breed define animal welfare?

Check out our freshly published booklet, available in four languages!

Links are in the first comment.

20/05/2025

Happy 7th Birthday to our dearest Kelby!
How can she be a Veteran? It feels like yesterday when I was picking her up at her breeder extraordinaire, Hilda Ginter! We could never thank Hilda enough for believing in us and entrusting us with this wonderful, precious girl. From the moment I finally saw her in person, a deep connection was established between us, and the love we share knows no bounds.
From the very first day, Kelby has proved to be everything we were hoping for and so much more. She is a faithful companion, a beautiful and very successful show girl, an amazing mother, and a fantastic grandmother. To meet her is to love her! I am trying not to repeat the tributes I have made in the past, but it's hard!
Now that her motherhood journey has morphed into being the best granny to her progeny, she gets to teach her kids' puppies all the tricks to wrap us around their dewclaws! She will also get to play in the Veterans ring in select shows for as long as she will be enjoying herself. We look forward to the many more memories we get to make with her.

17/05/2025

Puppy's shenanigans...
Granny Kelby playing with Dreamy, closely watched by Mama Zoey (who is just waiting to take over).

14/05/2025

Dirty Newfies shenanigans 🤪

05/05/2025

Dreamy, 14 weeks, soaking up the sun on a cool day 😎

04/05/2025

Grumpy Marcie discovering her new backyard

04/05/2025

Grumpy Marcie meeting her new family, part 3

04/05/2025

Grumpy Marcie meeting her new family, part 2