A bit about my dog breeding practices & philosophies

	Every breeder has certain ethics and beliefs in how they run their program. I encourage everyone who is wanting to add a puppy to their home to do their homework, find out about the breed, find out about the different breeders, ask questions and make sure that the breeder and you are on the same page. You as the purchaser should have a clear idea of what you want in a pup and equally importantly in a breeder. Every puppy is cute, but cute is a given, genetics, health testing, registration, how your pup was raised, how the parents of your pup are kept, the breeders care of their dogs and breeder ethics should be important also. A puppy/dog will become a family member, they may live with you for 14-17 years. So the purchase of your puppy is a very important decision and where you get your puppy is important. The same way it matters how you raise your child, it matters how dogs are cared for, that they are treated well and raised in a loving environment. How a puppy is raised from birth to 8/9 weeks is very important to their sound development. Genetics matter, good pups come from good parent dogs. All of my jacks are excellent, well mannered, sweet natured dogs and they produce the same in their pups. As a dog lover I care very much for my dogs well being and any good breeder should make this their first commitment. Please take the time to buy from a breeder that genuinely cares for their adult dogs, your choice can make all the difference.

	I am so incredibly fortunate to have met the most wonderful, loving caring families to adopt my pups. It always impresses me when someone has done their research and when they ask me questions about my adult dogs, my breeding principles etc to me it shows me they care. As many of us already know a dog is referred to as man's best friend and we know why because we have shared our lives with one, two or three:-) Before I raised dogs I just loved them, I have been actively involved in animal rescues since I was young up until about 8 years ago when I could no longer find the extra time required to do it. But my true love of dogs has instilled in me a true sense of responsibility as a dog breeder. These are not and never will be considered breeding dogs to me, they are dogs that I have lovingly raised as part of our family in the hopes that when they are old enough they will become part of our breeding program. I feel very grateful for the privilege of sharing my life with these wonderful dogs. It always saddens me when I hear of breeders who abuse their privileges as caretakers and consider their dogs as commercial  puppy producers whose purpose is to earn their owners a living. No dog deserves that. Sadly, there will always be some people who care more about their finances than the well being of their dogs but please, please don't encourage or support them by buying their pups. This simply allows it and funds it to continue. Please look past the pretty pictures and expect more of your breeder.

	Our kennel building   Raising jack russells has just reiterated on a daily basis for me how incredible they are. Always loyal, loving, forgiving, undemanding, happy etc So the dogs clearly fulfill their job, that of my best friend but I have obligations too. My biggest responsibility is to do no harm. I have listed below some guidelines I follow to ensure the well being of my dogs. I have set these policies based around my vets professional opinions that they have shared with me, my own extensive experience with raising and owning dogs and with my personal belief that dogs deserve to be treated with kindness and respect and cherished for all the love and joy they bring us. * All of my dogs are family pets. * Every dog I own gets 2-3 daily walks and/or outdoor playtime with me in a fenced area. * We have 5 large fenced in play areas for young pups and young adult dogs to play in safely. * From 5 weeks of age on all puppies get to spend time 3 times a day outside of their pen. If the weather is nice they get to be outside if not they get to have playtime in an open area in the dog room. This is very important early socialization for the puppies and all breeders should provide this for them. This also helps greatly with starting them on house training.