The Dogstead

05/20/2026

3.5 weeks old! 🥹😍

Girls 💗🩷💜🧡
Boys 💚💙🩵❤️💛

05/15/2026

THIS THIS THIS 🙌🏼

I have owned mixed breeds, I have owned purebreds.

I have adopted from a shelter, I have paid top dollar from a breeder.

I have been heartbroken at seeing dogs who no one wants.

I have been elated when cuddling a whole litter of newborn pups.

The thing I have not done is bred a litter without a plan.

I have not dropped a dog off at a shelter. I have not refused to take back a pup that I bred (and lets face it I have taken dogs that I haven’t bred) to rehome appropriately.

What am I trying to say here? Responsible breeders do not add to the flood of unwanted shelter dogs. Responsible breeders allow families and individuals to make a choice. They can choose a specific breed.

They can choose a specific pedigree. They can choose to support an ethical breeder and get in line for a stable dog of working lines,
show lines, companion lines, or anything else they choose.

Families can choose to avoid the unknown if they want and they are not contributing to the demise of the dogs in shelters.

What IS contributing to the overflow of shelter animals is those who allow a breeding to occur:

“just to see what happens.”
“Just because I want my dog to be a mom.”
“Just because it will be a cute mix.”

Those who do not responsibly ensure their dog is not bred or who
choose to breed the latest “designer” mash-up are contributing.
Shelter dogs are not being euthanized because responsible breeder
have a litter of pups.

Adopt if you want to, Shop if you want to, but
just know at the end of the day that those of us working hard at what we do will never let one of our dogs go to a shelter, they will be loved, rehomed if ever necessary, and loved some more.

04/30/2026

Maple had 5 handsome boys and 4 beautiful girls on Friday April 24! 🥰 She wasn’t wasting any time and had all 9 in under 4 hours.. had there not been 45 minutes between #8 and #9 it would have been closer to 3 hours! 😅😮‍💨 She had such a smooth easy delivery and her and all 9 babies are doing amazin! 🙏🏼 She really is the best momma!

01/31/2026

Let’s see all your pups snow photos in the comments! 😍❄️🐾

01/04/2026

DOGGY DAYCARE THIS WEEK! 🐾 Tuesday & Wednesday! Message me to claim a spot! ☀️🎾

12/01/2025

December Reminders:

- No daycare this week due to cold weather. I will be out of town the following week so daycare days are likely done for the year. If there are any days that pop up I will be sure and post. ☺️

- I will be out of the office December 11th-16th and unavailable for boarding. If you call or message during these dates your messages will not be returned until the 17th. ✈️

10/12/2025

✨ANNOUNCEMENT - SCHEDULE UPDATE✨

Effective starting Monday October 13th:

Boarding Drop Off & Pick Up Hours-

Sunday 8:00am - 9:00am ⬅️
Monday 8:00am - 9:00am ⬅️
Tuesday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 8:00am - 9:00am ⬅️
* arrows next to the changed days

There will be a fifteen minute grace period, after that, there will be an extra day charge of $45. To keep this fair if the clock says :16 or later, late fee is applied.

If you wish to drop off or pick up outside of these hours, there will be an extra day charge of $45 pending the day/time is approved by me.

If you have any questions please feel free to text me! 🐾

09/28/2025

Posted are this coming week’s doggy daycare days! Please TEXT ME the days you would like to send your dog! I am super full with boarding dogs this week and I am only gonna take 3-4 daycare dogs per day! 🐾

09/24/2025

4 handsome boys and 4 beautiful girls! 🥰

It’s been a VERY long night! I’ll put up a highlight video to the stories from through the night! But first.. I need a nap before I fall over 🤪

09/19/2025

Maple had her puppy xray this morning!

Horrible quality, I’ve tried and tried to adjust the brightness and contrast to better see the puppies but it’s just not happening.. but we make do with what we got! The vet thinks 8-9!

Maple has gained 15.2 lbs this time! 🐽

How many do yall think she has?! 🤩

09/12/2025

🐾🤍 See yall in a week!