It is really good to know the truth about what goes into your well-bred puppy (and what goes into poorly-bred puppies). It is important so that you can understand where your hard-earned money is going and what it is supporting. And, of course, if you’re considering breeding you’ll want to know the costs involved too. […]
This is a long article, but for the short of it you’ll need about $59,052 to begin a breeding program, nearly 2 years and about 2,200 hours of labor before you ever have a puppy in hand. Don’t let that scare you, though. (ok, how can it not?) You only need some of this upfront and the […]
My heart is full right now and I feel especially blessed by God. I honestly couldn’t feel more content with life or more joyful. I am often asked what the worst parts of breeding are but hardly anyone asks about the very best parts. Believe me, there are lots of tough parts in being a […]
Hybrid vigor is a term you’ll read a lot when searching through Cockapoo breeders. Unfortunately there are too few breeders that actually understand this phenomenon and therefore pass along misinformation to their new puppy parents. So what is this potential benefit to the cockapoo hybrid? Hybrid vigor is all about DNA. Genes are little bits […]
A phantom pregnancy is an odd thing to occur and one of the reasons my husband likes to shake his head and say “dogs are weird”. Of course humans can have phantom pregnancies too, but my husband just rolls his eyes when I point that out. A phantom pregnancy is when a female comes into […]
Eden Dog 