Simply Sharing Love we believe in breeding to better the breed. The majority of all income we receive from raising puppies goes to bettering our program, genetics, and the lives of our adults. This includes but is not limited to high-quality food, health care, genetic testing, enrichment, and customer care in the form of starter packs, and lifetime support.
All of our dogs are genetically tested through Embark on over 230,000 genetic markers for 250+ genetic variants associated with canine disease, as well as 35+ physical traits, including coat colors, length, shedding, adult size, and more. Embark’s stringent quality control ensures >99% accuracy for mutation tests and most linkage-based tests. On occasion we do additonal testing to ensure we are breeding ethically.
All of my practices have been learned from Spotta Dachs and we have adopted her practices as she has dedicated a lot of time creating this wheel. We have implemented that our dogs (males and females) receive the best of care starting long before they even become parents. Each one is health tested, and evaluated individually for their mental and physical readiness. We strongly believe a healthy diet and lots of regular exercise make healthier puppies and easier birthing. Being raised in a pack to learn proper social behaviors and body language in turn makes for less stressful couplings.
Occasionally we have a female whose stomach grows so large her legs barely reach the ground and mobility becomes an issue. My husband likes to call these short dog problems.
For these mama’s we do daily aqua-therapy (AKA: time in the bathtub or swimming pool) to keep those muscles supple.
A week before the due date we start customizing the mama to her private birthing area.