Ducky (OFA) x Marah (OFA CHIC) 
Breeding planned for Spring 2020
Exceptional temperaments expected to go with typey conformation
To be considered for a pup from this litter, please complete a questionnaire 
puppy pedigree here

Interested in buying a Puppy?

If you are interested in buying a puppy, please complete the questionnaire.  The answers you give on the questionnaire will let me know why you think a Canaan Dog is a good fit for your family and assist me in picking the right puppy for you.  

If you can, please visit me!  It is always best to see a Canaan Dog in the fur.  If you can't visit, I'll get to know you over the phone.  Please see my Links page.  The links are there to help you gather as much information as possible before making a 14+ year commitment.
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My MO:
I have an informal waiting list of people who have completed my questionnaire.  I send out updates during the pregnancy, whelp and rearing.  At 7 weeks I do a temperament test and at 8 weeks I do a structural evaluation.  The results from these will let me know if I have any show prospects, which will get preference in placing with a show home.  Then I contact everyone on my waiting list to get a good feel for what type of dog would make the best fit for each family and make my placements accordingly. 

I don't do 'first come, first served". 

I follow Dr. Dodds' limited vaccination protocol by vaccinating for distemper and parvo at 9 weeks.  I keep the pups until they are 10 weeks old. 

In addition to microchipping and registering the pups with AKC & UKC, I also use the Puppy Culture protocols in raising the pups. 

And of course, you get a lifetime commitment from me!
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Please contact me for pricing.

Contracts: I breed to preserve the bloodline of the Canaan Dog; however, not all of the puppies produced are breed quality pups.  The occasional pet quality puppy is sold on a spay/neuter pet ​contract.    

​Health Testing: The Canaan Dog Club of America, Inc has identified 5 health tests for Canaan Dogs in order to earn an OFA CHIC rating: hips & elbows, patellas, thyroid, and eyes.  In addition, I test all puppies for degenerative myelopathy (DM).  All of my litters are from parents that have passed their CHIC tests and are DM complimentary (meaning I will breed a carrier to a clear, but not a carrier to a carrier).  

Tips for before you get your puppy can be found here and here. 

To see a partial list of the things I do with the puppies to prepare them to be bold, confident, well socialized Canaan Dogs click here.  I also follow the Puppy Culture protocols in raising my litters.  Click here for more information on Puppy Culture. 
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My co-breeder Risa Baumrind and I are currently the only Canaan Dog breeders listed on the Puppy Culture Breeder World Map.

A cautionary word on picking a Breeder to get your puppy from:
Be sure your new Canaan Dog puppy really is from a registered litter before you put down any money (even a deposit) or sign a contract, and from parents with health certifications that you can find on OFA. Sometimes registrations are late thanks to the mail system and regulatory bodies, but if you have any questions that aren't answered to your satisfaction by the breeder... you might want to look elsewhere for your newest family member.  Most breeders will be thrilled to be asked about the health testing they've done prior to breeding as it is the indication of an informed puppy buyer.  
If it's a Canaan pup from desert born parents or grandparents and you're working directly with folks in Israel to ensure it is properly registered via the miun system, that's one thing. If it's a Canaan pup from generations of registered parents that doesn't itself have a registration or parental health checks, that's perhaps something else.
What it means to get your dog from a preservation breeder: