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Why are we retiring?

  • loriestumbaugh
  • May 4
  • 2 min read

Although we only have 2-3 litters per year, it has become increasingly difficult to place pups in homes we feel are worthy of our babies! We do not want to settle. We do not want to let our babies go somewhere that we are not 110% about.


We started this breeding journey in 2018 with my sweet Remi. I had a dream I wanted to fulfill. To breed, train and donate potential service dogs and ESA’s. Although I have donated many pups over the years as ESA’s/service dog prospects, I was never able to get to the point of training them. I just don’t have the knowledge, the time or the health anymore.


Since I do not breed dogs to “make money”, my dream started to become a chore. A goal I couldn’t reach. One more thing I had to admit I could no longer do the way it needs to be done. After being diagnosed with autoimmune disease in 2024, I am truly limited as to what I can accomplish in a day, a week or month. I have pain every day of my life. I am not wanting sympathy - I lead a normal life. However, if I cannot be 100% on top of my fame when raising a litter of pups, then ethically, I feel I must retire.


These two litters we have available now are our last. We still have the desire to do good, to make a difference. We have been fostering dogs for our local humane society since November. We have had in our home, up to 16 fosters. We have changed the lives of several dogs that would have been euthanized had we not said “YES! We will take them!” For that I am proud, thankful to God that I still can make a difference in this world.


Big changes are happening here and we cannot wait to reveal God’s plan in our lives. Thank you to everyone who has supported us. We truly thank you. We will miss the babies, but we know our limitations and know where our skills and our hearts can be put to better use.


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