Felix takes Best of Breed at SBTCA National 2025
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May 31, 2018 · Breed Standard

The Wavemaker Family Grows

I don’t have a beautiful shiny floored announcement graphic made up, although being a graphic artist I certainly could make one. I don’t feel I really need to make them and really haven’t announced upcoming matings, planned breedings, confirmed pregnancies or puppy arrivals on FB or on this page. Our approved new owner wait list

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May 24, 2018 · Breeding

Bittersweet

If you breed dogs in the manner which we breed dogs you have a great big piece of your heart invested in each litter. We take each litter seriously – we don’t produce many puppies and we spend a lot of our time with each one. Puppies generally remain with us at least three months

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May 21, 2018 · health

Baltic Amber

This flea and tick season we decided to up our natural arsenal of defenses against fleas and ticks. After already finding 2-3 ticks on the dogs (one on myself) we knew this was going to be a difficult season.  We already utilize Wondercide cedar peppermint spray, a variety of Young Living Essential oils sprayed on

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May 15, 2018 · Breeding

Fighting ticks and fleas naturally

Baltic Raw Amber This season we are attempting to fight the terrible tick issues here in the south by using every natural method we know of. We always add DE to their food, spray with various essential oil blends (see other posts) and use peppermint Wondercide – but this season we are also going to

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May 1, 2018 · Breeding

Using Young Living Essential Oils when breeding

Essential Oils Meant to Boost Fertility (for humans and dogs alike) There are several essential oils that may have fertility boosting qualities: Geranium: This oil is fantastic for balancing hormones and regulating a bitch’s cycle. It also has the soothing effect of calming emotions and eliminate stress. Calendula: Great for topical application blended with a carrier oil

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April 1, 2018 · Breeding

How To Identify a Responsible Breeder

So you have decided a purebred dog is for you – now you have begun searching for that perfect puppy. No matter the breed here are some tips to assist you in your journey. It’s critical that you find a breeder who sincerely cares about the puppies’ best interests, even long after they have gone

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March 30, 2018 · Breed Standard

Consider the source

When we began to get involved in pure bred dogs we realized that everyone had an opinion and they weren’t shy about speaking out about it. Suddenly you couldn’t go anyplace with your pure bred dog without some ‘expert’ chatting you up about their thoughts on your dog. Some people had to tell you the

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March 20, 2018 · Breed Standard

Custodians of the breed

There is a disturbing trend happening in the dog world. It’s not the first time this happened but it seems to be the first time it has so directly involved this breed. Trends are never a healthy thing in purebred dogs. This has taken its toll on me personally. Some unethical and selfish people are

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March 17, 2018 · Breed Standard

Our 2018 Crufts Experience

Breeders have many goals when they begin their journey with their chosen breed. For us our goal is to always promote what we felt was the perfect Staffordshire Bull Terrier for US – we don’t place personal value on the success or failures in a show ring but rather we appreciate each experience for what

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January 25, 2018 · Breeding

Not everyone loves Staffords

When filling out applications or interviewing for a Stafford puppy do not be surprised if breeders may ask you a LOT of questions which you may find a bit personal. Please keep in mind that they are asking these questions to make sure the puppy they sell to you is going to be living in

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