About breeder life

When you call for a price and are shocked. You have no idea. You have no idea how hard it is to be a breeder sometimes. You have no idea how much it costs for a puppy to live up to two to three months and get into a new home.

There are many who fall sideways and die because of your hands. Sometimes even after days or weeks of sleepless nights I try to do everything for this puppy, but to no avail. You have no idea how desperate it is, losing all your strength and for a moment you think it’s not worth it and you think of quitting everything for a “normal” life, but then you see yourself being watched and you keep going.

To you, who emphasizes that you have seen them cheaper. You have no idea. I don’t know how much the notebook costs. Not even a before and after. Of all these years before and after mom and dad live in a row because in the house of a breeder who loves his dogs they die of old age and maybe 15 or 16. No don’t compare me to tribal farm or farm because is like comparing master to conveyor.

No you can’t imagine when you think it’s just a business we live off of our dogs. Correcting you, we live for and for our dogs. It’s 365 days, 24 hours. Not having 8 hours of work, and then you go home and forget about everything. No, they do not understand weekends, holidays and if you have a headache. Your entire life changes when you decide to become a breeder. Change your house and it will never be hairless again. Every room of the house will have dog beds and toys. There will also be dog food in your fridge. If you had a white leather sofa, forget about it, it will be covered by a fantastic blanket from Ikea. Your car will change too. If you liked cool sports cars, now you will have a van with no seats. Your electricity and water bills will increase sharply. You’ll become a shareholder of brands of bleach, floor cleaners, air fresheners, and mosquito repellent, and will be seen asking for newspapers in bars and newsstands. 99% of clothes you will buy in Decathlon and your shoes will be Crocs (closed in winter and in summer with holes). You will see your family and friends less often and when you do see them, you will be the last because you had to prepare the dogs before you leave.

If you have a partner, he/she has earned his place in heaven because he/she is either a dog like you or has unlimited patience. And that’s if we’re lucky, because with such a life we lead, the most normal thing is to stay single. Nah, we’re hard to understand. It’s not easy to understand that, honestly, we put our dogs above everything else, and at some point, above everyone else.

But we love what we do, and that’s why we do it because it’s something you put your heart into, and you can’t even imagine it any other way. No, you don’t imagine that after talking to a breeder and hearing him talk about his dogs or visiting his home, you think they’re just productive animals. We do not ask for extra recognition or apologies, pity or sympathy, but we ask not to destroy what we do and love.
Thank God, there are many people who appreciate our efforts, and when they bring a puppy raised by you into their lives, they appreciate all the work behind it, so that now they can enjoy the earthquake, which is pride, perhaps decades of dedication. Thanks to all those people who repeat dogs from the same breeder and recommend for all those who are asking.

Thank you because for a breeder there is nothing better than seeing your puppies happy and enjoying their new home and all the suffering, pain and defeats that often occur are forgotten when we see who we’ve helped to come into this world and make them happy.
I’m a breeder and I’m proud of it

Credits to: Jema Romero Escudero