Cambridge Danes

07/24/2025

🐾 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. 🥰

07/22/2025

03/31/2025

10/07/2024

09/12/2024

What it means to me as a small business owner that breeds great danes when you decide to vote this woman into office.

🎯THINGS THAT WILL INCREASE🎯
1. The price of dog food which will make it even harder to find a good affordable dry food to feed their dogs. Raw feeders will see an increase in all meats, including organ and muscle meats, vitamins & minerals, and all other recommended items for a raw diet will increase even more over the next 4 years.
2. The price of vet services, puppy exams, health certificates, annual wellness exams, prescribed medication, x-rays, scans will increase even more than it has over the last 4 years.
3. The price of bedding, laundry detergent, a washer & dryer, cleaning products, puppy formula, dog treats, your water bill, electric bill, heating bill will increase even more over the next 4 years.
4. The price of flea/tick, heartworm prevention, dewormer, joint & heart support, grooming services, OTC medication, dog collars, leashes, food & water bowls will increase even more over the next 4 years.
5. The price of your shipping expenses for gasoline, which increases the price of ground transportation, air transportation and the price of a ticket one way, airline fees they tack on, the price of flight nanny services with their ticket price, hotel and food expenses will all increase over the next 4 years.
6. The price to health test for hips, heart, thyroid, eyes palate, genetic diseases, color testing will all increase over the next 4 years.
7. The price of advertising your stock on good websites. You can expect those website to increase their price to operate which in return gets passed on to the breeder will increase over the next 4 years.
8. The price of a dog license, kennel license and every day operations of your business.
9. The price of imports or more restrictions placed on imports will all increase over the next 4 years.

🎯THINGS THAT WILL DECREASE🎯
1. The GOOD breeders that tries their hardest and treats their dogs like pets.
2. The AMOUNT of buyers looking for an excellent healthy pet. Not only do breeders feel this pinch, but pet owners do as well and will hold off on purchasing bc everything cost more, including adding another family member. This not only gets passed down to breeders but to shelters, rescues, show owners, and so many others.
3. The PRICE of a good quality healthy dog because the buyer can no longer afford the current price.
4. Donating to shelters and rescues because we save every penny we can these days.

People take a look at your expenses 4 years ago and look at them today!! Soon you'll have no buyers and you'll start decreasing your price even more to find a good quality home, but you put just as much work into your program and you've paid just as much for your stock.

Shelters will have more dogs, rescues won't be able to find good homes! People can't afford it.

And I hope you're ready to lose all those good breeders you've been following for years and dreams of having one of their babies someday because they might not be around much longer.

I hope you're all ready if you vote for her in November!!!

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