Living With a Stafford: Understanding Their Relationships With Other Animals
An honest look at dog sociability, prey drive, and responsible ownership. One of the questions I hear most often from people considering a Staffordshire…
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74 pieces of writingWhat Remains Because We Were Here
On Integrity, Reputation, and the Legacy We Leave. There is something that happens when you spend decades building something you believe in. You accumulate…
Continue readingThe Breed Beyond the Ribbons
Remembering why we show dogs. For more than two decades, dog shows have been part of my life. I have loved evaluating dogs, studying…
Continue readingThe Wisdom of Boundaries
On generosity, trust, and the wisdom of recognizing patterns. On generosity, trust, and lessons learned through experience. Dog breeding is built on relationships. We…
Continue readingMeaningful Breeding
Meaningful breeding means doing all the right things. Making thoughtful decisions. Planning carefully. Spending what it takes. Celebrating when things go well — and grieving when they don’t.
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In the world of dedicated breeding, it’s easy to be dazzled by the glitter of the show ring—the purple rosettes, the gold trophies, the spotlight of a win. Yet, behind every great dog, there stands a legacy. Decades of meticulous selection, careful planning, and sometimes heartbreaking setbacks, all undertaken by those who came before us.
Continue readingYour Success Doesn’t Diminish Mine
To my fellow breeders in this wonderful, challenging, and rewarding world, I’ve been reflecting on our community lately. It’s easy to sometimes feel like we’re on separate islands, focused solely on our own kennels, our own goals, our own ways of doing things. There can be a quiet sense of competition in the air. But
Continue readingA Life Worth Participating In
Some people wake up every morning looking for something to be outraged about. Others awake looking only for positive experiences no matter what goes on around them. I’m that second person. In dogs, in life in general really, but especially in dogs, we find that when you are a passionate, productive person who works actively
Continue readingStaffords and other Animals
The following page was written by a good friend and very smart woman, Beret Walsh, whom I respect a great deal. She put into words the very important topic of Staffords and how they interact with other animals so eloquently. Many of us find ourselves answering these questions daily. If you don’t know this breed
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