The Breeder

I love my little puppy; she makes my house a home. She is my sweetest little friend; I never feel alone. She makes me smile; She makes me laugh; She fills my heart with love. Did some person breed her, or did she just fall from above?

I've never been a breeder, never seen life through their eyes; I hold my little puppy and just sit and criticize. I've never known their anguish; I've never felt their pain, the caring of their charges, through the snow or wind or rain.

I've never waited the whole night through for babies to be born, the stress and trepidation when they're still not there by morn. The weight of responsibility for this body in my hands, this darling little baby, who weighs but 60 grams.

Should you do that instead of this . . . or maybe that was wrong? Alone you fight and hope and pray, he'll grow up proud and strong. You pray he'll live to bring great joy to someone else's home You know it's all just up to you; you'll fight this fight alone.

Formula, bottles, heating pads, you've got to get this right, two-hour feedings for this tiny guy, throughout the day and night. Within your heart you dread that you will surely lose this fight,
to save this little baby, but God willing . . . you just MIGHT.

Day one; he's in there fighting; you say a silent prayer. Day two and three, he's doing well, with lots of love and care. Day four and five . . . he's still alive; your hopes soar to the heavens. Day six he slips away again, dies in your hands, day seven.

You take this little angel, and you bury him alone.
With aching heart and burning tears, and an exhausted groan,
You ask yourself, "Why do this? Why suffer through this pain?" Yet watch the joy your puppies bring, and everything's explained.

So, when you think of breeders and you label them with "Greed, Think of all the things that they endure to fill another's need. For when you buy your puppy, with your precious dollars part, You only pay with money. . . while they pay with all their heart.

Author Unknown

"Received this in an email recently and it really hit home with me on what I think 'real' breeders do.....anyone can be called a 'breeder' just by breeding a bitch and whelping a litter but it is the 'real' breeders that are summarized in the 'poem' above...PK

True's First Fun Match

"True" - Koping Win'Weim Say It's True (Sydney x Goose) at just 7 months old attended his first fun match on Sunday. Very happy with the 'report card' -- 2nd in his big sweeps class AND won Group 1!! Looking forward to his first real show weekend in February

How to spend a COLD January morning in Alberta

Remington ( Koping's License 2 Steele) and his rescue 'brother' Magnum cuddle the morning away and hope for a Chinook to come soon

Can Ch Win’Weim Better Wear Jimmy Choo at Koping turns 1 year old today

This sweet big lovable boy has brought so much to our lives here in Calgary………he makes us giggle, laugh and shake our heads most days. Thank you thank you Dana & the Wagler family for allowing this very special boy to join the Koping family – he truly has the best qualities of both his momma Bootsie and papa Goose! This boy is so drivey and smart (sometimes too much for his own good and the people training him) that his future is wide open for tackling many things!


My sweet big baby boy (oh he is the best of his momma and papa)

Two quick sitting portraits from this past weekend

Jimmy Choo loves the Koping bday tradition and says “bring on the ice cream”

"Lazy January weekends"

So far in the New Year, both P!nk and Jimmy Choo have been busy week nights training but on the weekends, they enjoying relaxing infront of the fire place

Merry Christmas

Cuddle Time

Ch Koping's Beauty Queen CD (more fondly known as "Maddie" by her peeps) & Johnny love to have their cuddle time on the couch in the mornings....
As you can see from the picture Maddie is content to stay snuggling on the couch but Johnny looks 'torn' on what to do (pj shirt with rubber boots) :-)