A.F.: I do not keep a lot of dogs in my house, because I believe the best environment for a dog to grow up and enjoy life is in a family who have time to spend on them for the rest of its life and this is why I own many dogs who have wonderful lives with good friends. I currently have 4 dogs at home who will never leave my side, I recently added two young girls and hopefully I will add a girl from my current litter to this pack. I’m proud to say all my dogs live loose in the house in great harmony. My breeding program is based on Sindelar & Benmar bloodlines and my goal is to produce correct breed type as a priority, sound mind, body & spirit, health and temperament goes together with this, and we can not forget class as the icing on the cake. I’m always attracted to good fronts that look and move the way they are supposed to. I do not breed often because I’m always traveling. Right now I have my 4th generation of Amstaff at home after 5 years from my previous litter. I breed my girls over 2 years old when they are fully health tested and I have not ever bred a bitch more than 4 times in their lifetime. I would consider a 5th breeding with a very good producer female, but in my opinion, that’s enough times to get the dog or bitch who would be the next step in my breeding program. BIS: Is your kennel a one man show, or do you believe in team work and if so how many people do you have in your team? A.F.: Well this is more like a one woman show Lol when it comes to the day by day work with the dogs, planning breedings, training, showing, etc.. but yes I believe in teamwork when talking about a breeding program. I have to mention my mom is the one who takes care of the dogs when I’m traveling around and the one who spoils them so badly that I look like the “bad guy” when I’m back home and get everyone back on the normal routine.
BIS: How about collaborating with other breeders? A.F.: I believe this is the only way to be successful in dog breeding, teamwork makes everything better, even when we all have our own ideas and sometimes-different opinions, this is the best way to get enough information about the dogs & the bloodlines you’re working with in your own breeding program. I’m lucky to have met Lacey Tulloch from LBK’s Kennel in the US who has been my “partner in crime” for the past 6 years, I did co-breed some litters with her as I did too with Karen and Ed Thomason from Alpine Fall’s. They are a big part of me and my dogs. I will always be open to help and share what I have learned with any other breeder or enthusiastic of the breed.
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