All of our puppies are sold

Laffee Taffee and ClarkeBar gave us five of the best little pups we have seen so far. But the litter was unplanned, unscheduled, and a bit inconvenient since we are still living in a tiny home while beginning to build a new Farmhouse. We will miss them all (especially little Bazooka Joe, who I would have kept had I been able). Their new parents will undoubtedly love them very much and we wish them a good life.

Our wait list is closed for the time being. 

Our plan was, and is now, to reopen the list on a fixed breeding schedule. We have four females, each will enter their season and be allowed breed according to our simple ethics: We wait until the female is an adult (this did not happen with Taffee). we do not allow a female to breed more than three times, spay her, and then find a good forever home for her to live out her retirement with a loving family. We love our girls, but this is a farm and so we must do the right thing; rationally, legally, and economically.

The first and only instance of our plan in action was with Carmel Corn SanDiego, who was with us for four years, had two litters of very good pups, and is now living on a farm in Ferndale, California. She did not have the psychological fortitude to have the third litter and so she was retired early.  We miss her still and think of her often.

Taffee had her first litter too early, despite all of our well laid plans. She, and Clarke, never showed any interest in each other at all, and then there we puppies on the way. . .  She is young, but we will not allow her to breed again for at least a year. Her health does not appear to have been negatively effected by this litter, she was a good mother, and she was happy the whole time. So she will stay in the planned schedule unless something changes.

The Cinnamon Bear is next up on the schedule, but the timing still needs worked out. She gives us plenty of warning about her cycle and we will wait until the new kennel is put together. Clarke is a happy boy and does his job well. So we will offer another large litter at some point in the future.

The two "Littles", Abba Zabba and Bit O'honey, will not be put into the schedule until they are at least two years old, and then only if they are suited for it. We expect good things from them already. Beatrix O'honey has been a good helper for Taffee and loved the babies since they first met.

So for now, Rocketdog Bassets is on hold for a new kennel.