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         "Because nothing can love you as much as a dog can"
                                         478 731-7110
12 miles north of Macon, Ga. & 90 minutes south of Atlanta.
Georgia State Licensed & Inspected. 12 month written health guarantee on each pup  & a starter kit. CKC registered. NO SHIPPING
Deposits are $100.00 per pup (non refundable).   Most pups can leave at 8 weeks of age....tiny ones have to stay awhile longer. Puppies held after 9 weeks will incur an additional  $50 per week surcharge for kennel, board and health care.
(Click on Nursery page on left to see what pups are available)
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   "A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol
means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside.   A dog doesn't
care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not. As I wrote that farewell column to
Marley, I realized it was all right there in front of us, if only we opened our eyes. Sometimes it took a dog with bad breath, worse manners, and pure intentions to help us see."
— John Grogan
...From the movie...."Marley &  Me"

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About me.....
My  girls ("Demi" -Toy Poodle,  "Muffy" -Maltese, "Scarlet" -Yorkie ,  &  "Soco" -Doberman ), sleep with me every night ...They have their own clothes...and I spoil them rotten  with gifts. There's not enough words to tell you how much they mean to me ! 
 
I reserve the right to refuse the sale of a puppy to a home where I don't feel it will be loved and cared for.  I look at what's in the best interest of my babies. It started out as a hobby over 42 years ago.  I  ABSOLUTELY LOVE dogs !   I strive for  "Quality"... Not  "Quantity". I  have a small amount of dogs,  (not all are
 breeders ) ...and would rather produce   sound (QUALITY) pups, rather than  masses of potential problems. I raise my  babies here at my home.  I offer a 12 month written health guarantee with  each pup ...and a "puppy starter" kit....treats, sleeping "Buddy" and  chew toys.   If  you love dogs as much as I do, then you know that they have feelings,  aches and pains, just as we humans do. They rely on us for their every need.  Each one comes with it's own personality, that can never to be replaced....and  when its time to say goodbye to them," dogs  leave tiny little paw prints on our  hearts that can never be erased"  (author: Myself ).
 I take  animals seriously ! A dog is not  just for Christmas...it is a life long commitment. If you are thinking of buying  someone  (or yourself) a puppy
as a gift...PLEASE find out if that's what they really want.  ...and NEVER buy a pup on the spur of the moment without giving it a LOT of  thought....because Puppies are not rental property.
 A puppy doesn't understand  when someone takes  him to a new home that his new parents may not like  cleaning up after him, he doesn't understand why someone yells at him because he  didn't come to them as fast as they would like. No matter how outgoing a puppy  is at the breeders home, he may be afraid and shy in his new home....after all,  he has never seen the stranger that has taken him to this strange place. He  doesn't understand yelling or running him under furniture to chase him down to  make him love his new owner. He only understands that he has left the only  mother ( & home )  he has ever known...and he doesn't know what to do. 

Please be patient with him... If you don't think you can invest 10-15 years of  your time with a pet...please don't take one home with you. They are not a toy  you play with and place on a shelf when you are tired. They need constant  care...just  like a human baby.
They need food, water, cleaning up after  accidents, vaccines, etc. ...but most of all they need love,  patience &  understanding. They may cry the first few nights, they may not know who your  children are...because I don't have any small children in my home. Sometimes  puppies don't turn out the way the new owner wants it to because there are  children in the home...and kids are kids no matter who they belong to. If kids  run the puppy everywhere, it will become withdrawn and afraid....and almost  impossible to housebreak....and can learn to "snap" at a child to defend itself.  It needs some "quiet time" until it gets used to its  surroundings.

 I am not a"show breeder", I  just love dogs. Although you  could end up with a puppy of show quality, I do not guarantee it. I raise family  pets. I don't want your money  if you are going to take a puppy from my  home & not care for it properly. I don't have a "weekend puppy rental" program either. When you take a pup to your home...it's YOUR responsibility to house break it. I know from experience that some people raise their dog like they do their children...let them have their way. My dogs KNOW who their master is and all of mine are housebroke...even my Dobermans who are over 100 lbs.  A puppy is for  life....it will give you his love....don't he deserve yours in return?



"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your   dog". You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours faithful and   true to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be
worthy such   "devotion" 
Please think about the  life you are thinking of adopting. It won't always be the cute  pup it is  now...Someday it will be old, its teeth may fall out, it may go blind, or   it  can't get around due to arthritis (which may cause Vet bills)...Will  you love it then? If the answer is "Yes", then you are truly a dog loving  person...
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                                     My Nursery Rules:
From time to time I have customers wanting to see the nursery, this is not possible because of:
 1. Due to germs being brought in thru no fault of your own, I am taking the advice of my vet  (also State Inspectors) & not letting anyone in my nursery. Parvo can be brought in on hands, shoes & clothing..... & due to the fact that some pups are not old enough for vaccines a disease could spread thru out my nursery.  I don't have anything to hide (if I did the State Inspectors would surely find it)
 2. It is kept quiet in my nursery (except for a radio), if a stranger were to go in there some mothers  (trying to protect their babies) would actually stomp them to death or severly injure  them, not meaning to . No one is allowed to go into a nursery at a hospital therefore  I am protecting my babies...I hope you understand. I will email you a pic of the parents if you request it.

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Just A Dog

From time to time,   people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog,"
  or,  "that's a lot of money for just a
dog."
  They don't understand the distance  traveled,
the time spent, 
or the costs involved for "just a dog."


  Some of my proudest
moments have come about with "just a dog."

Many hours have passed and
my only company was "just a dog,"
  but I did not  once feel slighted.
 
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by
"just a dog," and in
those days of darkness, the gentle touch of
"just a dog" gave me comfort
and reason to overcome the   day.

      If you, too, think it's "just a
dog,"
then   you will probably understand phases like "just a friend," "just a
sunrise," or
"just a promise."

  "Just a dog" brings into my life
the very essence of
friendship, trust, and   pure unbridled joy.
  
"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better  
person. Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look
longingly   to the future.


  So for me and folks like me, it's not
"just a dog"
  but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future,

  the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
  "Just
a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and
the worries of the day.

      I hope that someday they can understand
that it's not "just a
dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps
me from being "just a  woman."
  So the next time you hear the phrase "just
a dog." just smile,
because they "just don't understand." 
 

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