29Feb
I have had several enquiries recently asking which puppies are available. I will not know who is available for a fair few weeks as I do not know the puppies yet. Some people love the way I match puppies to their future homes but some people are horrified. They feel I am choosing their puppy and they don’t like it. (I promise I get where they are coming from).
I want to explain why I do what I do and how I am guiding future puppy owners to the puppy or puppies that will match their family and lifestyle the most.
Before I start, here is a link from my course tutor's blog. It truly highlights the need to find the right home for puppies that we bring into the world. Everything within this post resonates with me and reflects my thoughts and feelings about finding the right homes.
https://pupstartsbreeders.com/selling-puppies-confidently/
We have Huskies and Pomeranians within our breed's genetics. Two totally different breeds in the way of temperament, size and coat lengths. One is a working dog breed while the other is a companion breed. Pomskies inherit genes from both breeds but we cannot predict who will inherit the specific traits that will make up their temperament. Some will inherit more of one breed than the other and many will be a mix of traits.
I plan my pairings that will complement each other so I have high hopes that their puppies will match a variety of homes. Puppies may show similarities to them or may appear quite different and show traits from grandparents or even great-grandparents.
We may get a high husky energetic puppy that needs to be in an active home where they are prepared and motivated to train and exercise their Pomsky mentally and physically and be flexible to meet that puppy's needs.
We may get a quiet puppy who needs to be in a quieter home but with owners who are prepared to put the effort in to work on confidence and help that puppy reach their full potential.
We may have a puppy that isn't suitable to permanently live with young children. Young children can be super exciting as they move fast, make high-pitched sounds and they do not move predictably. Some dogs don't feel comfortable around young children for those reasons. I have had a highly independent puppy who I knew wouldn't be suited to a home around young children. She was brilliant with my sons but I noticed on many occasions where she wanted to do her own thing. She was intelligent and truly awesome but I knew if a young child tried to suddenly cuddle her or pet her head when she was doing her own thing (like digging, playing with her toys etc), she wouldn't hesitate to grumble her version of no. If a child didn't respond to that no, any puppy would bite to get them away. Novice owners may misread the situation and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen.
Woolly Pomskies require more grooming and it is cheaper and great for bonding if owners can do it themselves. I love the long, thick woolly coats and I make sure I put the time in to maintain it. If I didn't, matts would form and they would tighten the dog's skin, causing pain. Whilst potential owners may love the look, they need to be aware of the time and effort it takes to maintain it. Pomskies should not be shaved or trimmed to make it easier for owners.
I want to set my puppies up for success and be confident in the homes they are going to. I find it quite scary when I think about how I am dictating their future. They cannot tell me who they want to live with, the activities they want to do and where they want to live. Therefore, I spend every day with them from birth, observe them each day and watch how they manage various aspects of socialisation. Once I am confident about every puppy, I will go through my waitlist of people who have completed an application form. I can read through their answers and sometimes as I read them, I know the type of Pomsky that they want and need.
I contact those based in order who contacted me first, let them know the puppy or puppies that I believe will match them, provide my reasons and then I will wait for their response.
I completely understand how difficult it can be to accept this method though I hope people will understand. Some owners who have had a “difficult” dog may have realised that that dog didn't match their lifestyle. Maybe they had more energy and were constantly on the go and the family just wanted to sit down for 5 minutes with a cup of tea.
Pomskies match our lifestyle. We are a busy family, with a routine that changes often. I wanted a dog that would be great with children, great with other dogs, easily trainable, accept changes to routine, be happy to go for long walks and do activities, enjoy travelling and just relax on the sofa. My Husky and Pomskies are perfect for us. They are all that I wanted and more. If I wanted another one to add to the pack I would need to explain to the breeder the temperaments of my dogs. I couldn't have a dominant female or male enter the pack as it would be a disaster. I couldn't have a naturally shy puppy as the pack would be too much for them. I wouldn't want a highly energetic dog as it wouldn't work. They may not be able to settle in our routine and I don't have the extra time that would be required to keep them happy.
Claire 🐾
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