06/06/2026
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This post has been circulating and I thought it was relevant to share... especially with a little clip of me waiting at the vet earlier in the week. Waiting nervously to hear what was their advice to get Daisy feeling 100% again.
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People often think that a breeder lives among perfect dogs. But they forget everything that goes into bringing these little miracles into the world. Photos are sweet, but the reality is intense and demanding.
Every birth is a lottery.
You can prepare, plan, and study everythingโฆ but not a single delivery goes exactly as hoped.
Every time it feels like the first time, even after years of experience.
Death is our greatest enemy.
A bitch who develops complications, a puppy that doesn't make itโฆ
It happens unexpectedly and breaks your heart every time.
Using a good stud dog costs money and effort.
Travel expenses, matings, tests, night time careโฆ
And then hoping that everything goes well: diarrhea, infections, stunted growth.
Breeding is an investment: financial, emotional, and physical.
Bottle feeding? Cute, yesโฆ for the first five minutes.
But after that, feeding every 2โ3 hours, day and night, for weeks.
That is pure survival mode, with a whole lot of energy as salvation.
People often view puppies as โbusinessโ:
โNumber of puppies ร price = profit!โ
But they forget the:
โข Health & Genetic testing
โข Matings
โข Training
โข Nutrition
โข Veterinarian
โข Care and hygiene
โข Photoshoots, advertising, website
โข Kilograms of food and mountains of poop!!๐
What is left? Rarely a gold bar. Let alone a decent hourly wage.
Sleepless nights are inevitable.
No weekends, no holidays, no break.
Who really raises the puppies?
The bitchโฆ AND the breeder.
Every small infection can threaten an entire litter.
And the question โWhy is it so expensive?โ
If we got a pound for every timeโฆ
The dogs would be eating caviar instead of kibble or meat.
Future owners always make us worried.
A puppy isn't a package you just send off.
We choose our puppy humans carefully; sometimes we refuse, sometimes we wait longer.
Emotional fatigue?
You almost never see that.
The pressure, the responsibility, watching over every detailโฆ
And the loneliness during an emergency.
Sometimes we want to quit.
After loss. After setbacks. After exhaustion.
And then a pup opens its little eyesโฆ and everything starts all over again.
It is a passion that never lets you go!
The grief of lossโฆ
We rarely talk about that.
But with every farewell, a piece of us dies with them. Yet we rise again, for the puppies that still need a home.
Yes, there are beautiful moments.
Yes, there is immense joy.
But behind every experienced breeder lies a path full of sleepless nights, tearsโฆ
And an unconditional love for these special animals.
"Text borrowed and author unknown" but oh so true!!
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