Why breeding & How
do I think about breeding
It is not about puppies, about having puppies.
What is much more important to me is a deeply considered value, purpose and meaningfulness. For me, it is a long-developed idea of what I would like to preserve. It was shaped both by my first own bitch, Cayapó, and also by the two previous bitches (a crossbreed and an Australian Shepherd), who were not mine but were part of our family household. Even before carefully considering getting my own Australian Shepherd, I was aware of what I wanted and did not want to preserve from my previous experience and which direction I wanted to take, but only over time did it gradually become clear and confirm to me that Cayapó represents what I would like to preserve. She is the type of Australian Shepherd that makes sense to me and whose qualities I would like to preserve, not change, and further enhance through a carefully considered combination.
My priority is to truly get to know my dogs, devote myself to them, spend time with them, work with them, make versatile use of their potential, and develop and move both them and myself forward. And if I decide to breed, then only in a way that makes the planned combination meaningful and consistent with my idea of responsible Australian Shepherd breeding.
I therefore evaluate such a combination according to a broad range of criteria, with no criterion being less valuable to me than another. It is not mainly about health, it is not mainly about conformation, and it is not mainly about work. It is about the whole. What matters to me is correct body structure, movement, a strong frame, a balanced temperament, an interest in play and cooperation with people, drive, overall harmony between the working and conformation aspects of the dog, as well as a transparent approach to health monitoring and a similar view of breeding on the part of the stud dog’s owners.
I am convinced that a quality combination should not be created at the cost of major compromises. If I had to significantly compromise on any of my criteria in order to carry out a litter, I would not consider such a combination to be right. If I do not find a combination that makes sense to me as a whole, I would rather wait or not breed a litter at all.
Why breeding & How do I think about breeding
It is not about puppies, about having puppies.
What is much more important to me is a deeply considered value, purpose and meaningfulness. For me, it is a long-developed idea of what I would like to preserve. It was shaped both by my first own bitch, Cayapó, and also by the two previous bitches (a crossbreed and an Australian Shepherd), who were not mine but were part of our family household. Even before carefully considering getting my own Australian Shepherd, I was aware of what I wanted and did not want to preserve from my previous experience and which direction I wanted to take, but only over time did it gradually become clear and confirm to me that Cayapó represents what I would like to preserve. She is the type of Australian Shepherd that makes sense to me and whose qualities I would like to preserve, not change, and further enhance through a carefully considered combination.
My priority is to truly get to know my dogs, devote myself to them, spend time with them, work with them, make versatile use of their potential, and develop and move both them and myself forward. And if I decide to breed, then only in a way that makes the planned combination meaningful and consistent with my idea of responsible Australian Shepherd breeding.
I therefore evaluate such a combination according to a broad range of criteria, with no criterion being less valuable to me than another. It is not mainly about health, it is not mainly about conformation, and it is not mainly about work. It is about the whole. What matters to me is correct body structure, movement, a strong frame, a balanced temperament, an interest in play and cooperation with people, drive, overall harmony between the working and conformation aspects of the dog, as well as a transparent approach to health monitoring and a similar view of breeding on the part of the stud dog’s owners.
I am convinced that a quality combination should not be created at the cost of major compromises. If I had to significantly compromise on any of my criteria in order to carry out a litter, I would not consider such a combination to be right. If I do not find a combination that makes sense to me as a whole, I would rather wait or not breed a litter at all.
