09/26/2025
Sharing a post of a responsible Breeder: "Yesterday something happened for the very first time in my years of breeding. I got a call from a shelter: “We have a dog here. The owner passed away. You’re listed as the secondary contact on the microchip.”
Every puppy I place goes home with a microchip. The way the chips I use work, the new owner is listed as the primary, and I’m listed as the secondary. That setup ensures that if something ever happens if the owner can’t be reached I become the safety net. Yesterday, that safety net was put to the test, and it worked exactly as it should.
The man who had purchased this little girl was so excited for her. He had joined my waiting list months before she was even born. He picked her, brought her home in March, and adored her. Sadly, last week he passed away. His two Dobermans were taken to animal control. Thankfully, both breeders had done the right thing and microchipped their puppies with breeder backups. Because of that, both dogs were out of the shelter in under 24 hours.
And that’s exactly how it should be.
There should not be rows of unwanted dogs in shelters. Somewhere, someone was responsible for each one of those lives being brought into the world. That person should also be responsible when the dog no longer has a home.
I firmly believe it should be legally required that every breeder whether you’ve been doing this for 20 years or just ended up with an accidental litter microchips puppies before they leave. If you bring a dog into the world, you should be prepared to take that dog back at any point in its life. Period. If your dog ends up in a shelter and you don’t come get it, you should be fined. Maybe then people would think twice before casually letting litters happen.
This little girl came back to me the first hands that ever held her, the first voice she ever heard. She is safe. She is secure. And she will never be thought of as unwanted. That’s because a plan put in place at six weeks old worked exactly as intended.
So when I see those rescue posts mocking breeders, saying things like, “I don’t need to buy your dog, I’ll rescue it eventually,” I roll my eyes. The only way one of my dogs would ever end up in a rescue is if someone didn’t scan the chip or ignored the contact info. If you call me, that dog will be picked up. Any distance, any age, any condition.
Because that’s what being a responsible breeder really means.
And to Royce, her now passed on parent, RIP my man. Do not worry, she is safe and loved. She always will be."
