09/03/2026
❤️ What Luka Has Taught Me About Breeding ❤️
One of the things I like to do every so often is have a little talk about my program, and this week Luka is the perfect example of something breeding has taught me over the last few years.
My handsome Luka was giving me kisses yesterday. 🥹 Some people can say dog kisses are nasty all they want, but I don’t care. That’s one of the ways they show us love, and Luka is a BIG lover. If anybody comes to my house, he automatically thinks they came specifically to see him. 😂
To me, he is one of the most stunning boys I’ve ever had. His coat, his structure, his personality… I absolutely adore everything about this boy.
Now as a stud? Lord help me. 😂 Luka has about half a clue what he’s supposed to do with a female in heat, and even when we do manage to get puppies from him, he tends to give me just a couple.
And that brings me to my little breeder talk this week.
The last few years have taught me that I can make all the plans in the world, but that doesn’t mean those plans are going to happen.
You can bring home a dog with huge dreams for your program, but once they mature, their structure may not be what you feel comfortable breeding. Their temperament may not be something you want to pass on. Health testing can change everything. Sometimes they simply don’t reproduce the way you hoped. And sometimes Mother Nature just flat out says NOPE. 😂
And I’ll admit it. I take those disappointments hard. I put everything into this program. I plan, I dream, I travel, I spend the money, I wait and I get excited. So when something doesn’t work out, I’m going to pout for a little while. 😂 I’m human and I get attached to those plans.
But one thing I’ve learned is that my dogs have to come before my plans. I’m not going to breed a dog just because I spent money on them or because I had big dreams for what they could produce. If their structure, health or temperament tells me they shouldn’t be part of my breeding program, then my plans change.
And then there are dogs like Luka. ❤️
Maybe he hasn’t turned into the stud I dreamed he would be, but somewhere along the way, that stopped mattering quite so much. He became my boy.
Whether Luka ever gives me another puppy or not, he isn’t going anywhere. I cannot imagine my life without him in it.
That’s one of the biggest lessons breeding has taught me. You plan. You dream. You get excited. You get disappointed. You change directions and you learn.
And sometimes the dog that didn’t fulfill the plan you had for them ends up becoming a piece of your heart instead. ❤️
Although Luka… if you ever decide to figure these girls out, Mama would REALLY appreciate it. 😂🤦♀️❤️
