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| A Breeder is one who sacrifices personal interests, finances, time, friendships, fancy furniture and deep pile carpeting. She gives up the dreams of a long, luxurious cruise in favor of turning that all important Show into this years "vacation". The Breeder goes without sleep (but never without coffee) in hours spent planning a breeding or watching anxiously over the birth process, and afterwards, over every little sneeze, wiggle or cry. The Breeder skips dinner parties because that litter is due and the babies have to be fed at eight. She disregards birth fluids and puts mouth to mouth to save a gasping newborn, literally blowing life into a tiny, helpless creature that may be the culmination of a lifetime of dreams. A Breeder’s lap is a marvelous place where generations of proud and noble champions once snoozed. A Breeders hands are strong and firm and often soiled, but ever so gentle and sensitive to the thrusts of a puppy's wet nose. A Breeder’s back and knees are usually arthritic from stooping, bending and sitting in the birthing box, but are strong enough to enable the Breeder to show the next choice pup to a Championship. A Breeder’s shoulders are stooped and often heaped with abuse from competitors, but they're wide enough to support the weight of a thousand defeats and frustrations. A Breeder’s arms are always able to wield a mop, support an armful of puppies, or lend a helping hand to a newcomer. A Breeder’s ears are wondrous things, sometimes red (from being talked about) or strangely shaped (from being pressed against a phone receiver, often deaf to criticism, yet always fine-tuned to the whimper of a sick puppy. A Breeder’s eyes are blurred from pedigree research and sometimes blind to her own dog's faults, but they are never so keen to the competitions faults and are always searching for the perfect specimen. A Breeder’s brain is foggy on faces, but it can recall pedigrees faster than an IBM computer. It is so full of knowledge that sometimes it blows a fuse. It catalogues thousands of good bondings, fine ears and perfect heads and buries in the soul the failures and the one that didn't turn out. The Breeder’s heart is often broken, but it beats strongly with hope everlasting and it's always in the right place" Oh, yes, there are breeders and then, there are BREEDERS!! |
| Next litter due in september 2010 |
| Raven will be due in sept 2010. Pet price on puppies is: $550.00 Male $700.00 female. If wanting on list email now. If wanting full papers please let me know also for price will be higher. |