“After giving birth, she was not eating or acting right. I took her to the vet five times. I was giving her calcium shots six times a day and antibiotics, but she was still not getting better. She…

Our dog had a litter of puppies– It took quite awhile that night. but 9 had arrived and all had survived And (we thought) they were doing alright. We noticed a few hours later That most of them…

“I felt like I was wasting my time. I was doing everything I could think of to do and nothing was working. My females weren’t coming into heat and if they did, they would have small litters or…

“It was terrifying to see one of my new moms begin to have seizures. Then when another of my moms started acting odd, I became really worried. These dogs are my passion and my love. I didn’t know…

“It was the saddest thing ever. I cried and didn’t know what was going on,” recalls Priscilla. For five years, Priscilla has been raising Siberian Huskies. “I decided to breed dogs when I saw the joy a new…

“It was dreadful. So scary. It was the worst thing I’ve ever been through,” recalls Sharon, Australian Shepard breeder. For 17 years, Sharon has been breeding Australian shepherds and participating in dog shows across the country. “I always…

“I was very nervous. I noticed she didn’t have any milk and I knew something was very wrong,” recalls Cindy, a licensed breeder.For many years, Cindy has been a breeder, but in 2017, three-year-old Bella, one of her…

“I thought it was something I was doing wrong. I was about to give up,” recalls Terisa, licensed breeder. Terisa has been raising French bulldogs for five years. But when one of her females suddenly started losing her…

For more than 17 years, Barbara has been a licensed breeder. Much of that time she bred small breed dogs and never had problems getting her females to go into heat. “They were like rabbits. Their cycles were…