Why I Don't Let People Come to My Home

I get asked this all the time, and I promise, I understand the question.

If I was getting a puppy, I'd want to see everything too.

Where they're raised, meet the mom, just make sure it all feels right.

I get it...

There are a few reasons I don't allow visitors into my home... and they're very intentional.

First let's talk about something most people don't even think about...

Your shoes.

Anything you've stepped in vet offices, pet stores, gas stations, parks, even your own yard can carry things like parvo, giardia, coccidia and even worse brucellosis that can decimate my breeding program. Brucellosis is a contagious, often incurable bacterial infection caused by Brucella canis, primarily affecting reproductive organs and causing infertility, miscarriages (late-term), and weak puppies. It is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can spread to humans. Transmission occurs through contact with infected reproductive fluids, urine, saliva, or blood, usually via mating or sniffing/licking contaminated environments.

You won't see it. You won't know it's there but all it takes is one visit, one exposure... and now it's inside my home with a litter of puppies whose immune systems are still developing.

And once something like that is brought in, it's not just

"clean it and move on."

It spreads fast.

It's expensive to treat.

And in worst cases you can lose an entire litter. That’s not a risk I’m willing to take. Ever!

Safety

These puppies are born and raised in my home. They are a part of my daily life.It’s my job to protect them and their environment. Even if it’s not what everyone expects. 

With that being said, I also never want anyone to feel like they’re going into this blind.
So I offer other ways for you to see everything.
You can FaceTime so you can see mom and puppies, and how they are being raise. I send updates and pictures and videos. We do public meet-ups in my vehicle so you can meet your puppy safety before bringing them home.

At the end of the day it’s not about being unwelcoming, it’s about being protective of our dogs and puppies and something that I have worked very hard to build. And I will always choose that.