Greetings fellow breeders! 

Listed below are resources and products that have been helpful to me in my breeding program.  I will be adding new things as I prove them and find them to be an excellent aid in raising awesome puppies. 

Enjoy browsing!

Janet

As professional all-breed handlers, Bob and Pat Hastings assisted with many of their clients' breeding programs and bred 28 different breeds on their own. During this time, they researched and developed their structural evaluation process, detailed in the best-selling Puppy Puzzle video. This process is so sensible that it has people "puzzling" around the country and elsewhere!

The Puppy Puzzle DVD offers both a digital remastering of the original video feature, PLUS a bonus feature that includes 50 minutes of new information about eye color, lines of balance, puppy teeth, front and rear angles, herring gut and long loin, rear assembly weaknesses, and hocks, as well as an introduction to Structure in Action.

In the show ring, judges assess the whole package, which is the sum of effective breeding, evaluating, rearing, teaching, conditioning, nutrition, grooming, care and presentation. Pat Hastings discusses all of these elements in this book and shares a variety of tips and tricks that she has found useful over her long career in the dog world. The revised edition is a significantly enhanced resource, with expanded text, more visuals and all-new illustrations.

Another Piece of the Puzzle strives, through selected works by experienced dog people, to illuminate the many ways that humans can nurture every puppy's chances for a wonderful life. From a synopsis of scientific research on puppy development to whelping and rearing insights, this book celebrates the perpetual potential of the human-canine bond.

Whether you're a breeder, exhibitor, performance competitor, puppy owner or prospective puppy buyer, we encourage you to read all sections of this book. What you learn may surprise you or at least make you better prepared for your next experience with puppies.

STRUCTURE IN ACTION is a must for all who share their active lives with dogs. It is an invaluable reference book for anyone wanting a dog for the high-octane lifestyle, since working and performance dogs need the soundest possible structure. Also, it provides excellent information for breeders, who bear the responsibility for matching the most suitable puppy or dog to a client?s expectations. With over 400 visuals, this book details the structural strengths to strive for in breeding programs and the structural issues that must be taken into consideration before leading a dog into an active life

"Putting titles on our dogs can feel great, but acting in their best interests is a mark of personal integrity and a commendable measure of respect for the dogs that are dependent on our knowledge and awareness."  - From "Structure In Action"

The detector is a portable device that helps to determine the optimal time for mating and is a small, portable and very versatile instrument which is powered by a common 9V battery.  It gives readouts of electrical resistance of vaginal mucus which undergoes characteristic changes during the course of heat.

Identifies so-called “false heat”

Eliminates need for expensive progesterone testing and multiple trips to the vet!

Determines optimum time for breeding, especially helpful for timing artificial insemination