Zara Farm and Family

05/05/2026

Sheep. Lambs. Springtime. Fun times.

04/21/2026

The newest addition to the farm!! And with brown patches. Possibly the cutest little dude so far...

04/13/2026

First lambs of 2026 🥳 and twins as well💯

01/06/2026

Raising animals is a joy for the whole family, - and we get to delivery that joy to new families every time a puppy goes home.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our time with Rae's litter this year: the cuteness, the sleepless nights, the potty training and playtimes, watching the puppies learn and grow and interact with momma and each other and us humans...

It was a joy to steward them until they found their families.

Thank you for trusting us 🫶🏼🐾

12/29/2025

*warning: farm life post*

Taking a brief pause from the super cute puppy updates to show you another aspect of

We butchered a couple sheep this holiday season 🐑🐏

There are a couple reasons we choose to butcher and not sell sheep (we will have lambs to sell in the spring!):

1. We eat meat. Pretty self-explanatory, but our family finds value in eating the fruit (and meat) of our labors. We input time, energy, resources and love into our animals - and occasionally we need to eat... 😄

2. These were under-producing sheep from our flock and we do not want to reproduce their genetics. The ram was not a great ram - he was small, his offspring were small and weak, we gave him a chance and he proved he wasn't a high quality ram. So, he had to go. The female which we culled had an issue with parasites, and we did not want that negative trait in our flock. In short: their genetics were poor and we do not want to add poor genetics into such a robust line of sheep.

All in all it was a bittersweet experience for our family. We do love our animals. Our ram was a bottle-fed lamb and incredibly sweet. He loved to be scratched behind his ears.

However, we are pursuing a sustainable and high-functioning family farm. This requires us to make tough decisions that will serve us in the long run.

An added bonus: Judah was able to assist in the butchering process!! He hopes to continue learning this valuable skill in order to serve in the future...

12/28/2025

This family received one of the best Christmas presents ever!! (We love how excited the mama was to surprise her kiddos with a puppy!)

Welcome to the family, little Charlie 🐾

12/24/2025

12/22/2025

This transfer of ownership today was one of the sweetest and hardest... Our daughter Mirabelle had taken this puppy as her special project until we found her a family. Needless to say, there were tears on the ride home ...

However, little Miss has found her family and they seem to be getting along splendidly 💫

12/20/2025

Moose has found his forever family and we could not be more excited for them! It is almost as though they were made for each other... What a joy to bring families and pets together 🙌🏼

12/19/2025

This is written so beautifully 🫶🏼
We just had to share 🐾

People say it all the time:

“I promise, they’ll have a good home.”
But what that means to me, as a breeder, goes so far beyond what most people think.

A “good home” isn’t just a nice house.
It isn’t square footage or a fenced yard or matching dog bowls.

It’s a feeling.
A standard.
A commitment.
A heart-space where a dog is truly seen, deeply loved, and intentionally cared for.

A good home is someone who understands this isn’t “just a dog.”
This is a piece of my heart.
A life I stayed up with at 2 AM.
A life I prayed over when they were the size of a lemon.
A life whose first breath I celebrated… and whose first latch I protected.

A good home is someone who shows up for that dog, not just the cute moments.

Someone who:
• rearranges their schedule without complaining.
• gets on the floor and comforts them through fear stages.
• trims nails even when the dog wiggles.
• shows patience through the puppy chaos.
• doesn’t quit when it gets inconvenient.

A good home is someone who asks questions, not someone who pretends they already know.

Someone who chooses growth.
Consistency over shortcuts.
Love over frustration.

A good home is someone who sends updates not because they HAVE to, but because they WANT to.

Those messages mean more to me than people realize.
When I see your puppy smiling in your arms.
When I see them with your kids.
When I see them sleeping in their new bed.

My heart exhales.

Because that’s when I know they’re safe.
That’s when I know I made the right choice.

A good home is someone who honors the contract not because it’s a rule, but because it protects the dog.

Someone who understands:
“If life ever falls apart, this puppy comes back to me.”

Not Craigslist.
Not a shelter.
Not a stranger.
Me.

A good home is someone who remembers that behind every puppy is a breeder who cared so deeply it hurt sometimes.

Who cried over the weak ones.
Who weighed them through the night.
Who kept mama comfortable.
Who didn’t travel because babies needed her.
Who poured time, money, emotion, prayer, and intention into every moment of their beginning.

A good home values that.
Respects that.
And cherishes the puppy because of it.

A good home isn’t perfect.
It’s present.
It’s committed.
It’s willing.
It’s loving.

A good home is someone who looks at this dog and thinks:
“You’re not here to make my life cuter, you’re here to be part of my family.”

That’s what I look for.
That’s what matters to me.
Not perfection.
Not aesthetics.
Not status.

But heart.
Real, patient, everyday love.

Because when I send a puppy home, I’m not “selling a dog.”
I’m trusting a stranger with a life I’ve carried in my hands.
A life I’ve already loved deeply.

And a good home is the kind of home where that love continues for the whole lifetime of the dog.

🤍