 Our main
focus in breeding is producing healthy puppies with stable
temperaments  for lifelong family
companionship.
Every litter that we contemplate is planned for the future of our own breeding program, NOT for commercial purposes. We take great care in choosing the prospective sire and dam of each litter with a purpose in mind. In other words, We are not producing pups that we wouldn't want to live with ourselves! We believe in breeding only when we have a list of qualified homes interested in our puppies. Each potential home is asked to fill out our questionnaire initially as a tool to help us get to know you better. There are absolutely no "right answers" and no "wrong answers" to this little form. We don't ask your annual income or want to know what kind of car you drive (as do some breeders), we just want to get some initial "chit-chat" out of the way before more formally discussing the purchase of one of our pups! People ALWAYS ask "How many people
do you have on your waiting list"? We do keep a database (or
"waiting list" if you prefer) of names compiled from
submitted questionnaires and
query forms noting who is looking for
what type of pup (sex, color, pet, showdog, etc.) When each
litter is imminent I start contacting people on that list to find
out if they are still looking for a pup or not. What I have found
over the years is that there is no way to predict how many people
will "still be looking" when we start going down our
list. Sometimes the first six people on the list are still
looking for a pup and will be given first consideration and yet
other times we get down to the nineteenth person on the list.
When pups are born, of course, the best laid plans can be foiled
and those waiting can be quickly disappointed (including
ourselves!). All puppies from Katwala are guaranteed for their entire lifetime. This guarantee includes not only health and temperament concerns, but it also insures short term "babysitting" or full return and placement into a new loving home. If it becomes necessary for any reason (divorce, death, allergy, etc.), we will take back one of my puppies. We feel that we chose to bring these puppies into the world and are thus forever responsible for their love and care. Please feel free to browse our contracts for further information about our prices and guarantees. Our pups are all born and raised in our
home and are all exposed to the sights, By the time our pups are 4 or 5 weeks of age they are out with us every morning and evening in the yard (weather permitting) playing ball with the "big dogs". By participating with the whole crew they learn the rules of life not only from their dam but also from other members of the pack.
We are planning not planning any future litters at this point in time.
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As sure as we
have five people looking for a female pup, we'll be blessed
with a WHOLE litter of males. Murphy's law seems to rule when
it comes to things like breeding!
sounds and smells of every day living from day one.
Our babies are socialized early on with children and other
animals. 
We welcome visitors to our home after pups have reached
a certain age and prospective puppy parents are always welcome to
come visit and play. Our puppies do not get released to go to
their new homes until they are 8 weeks of age or older. After the
pups have reached that age we make our own pick from each litter
and then invite prospective parents (already screened and
reference checked) to come visit the litter and discuss which pup
WE feel would be best for their family situation and why.
Everyone looking for a puppy is looking for different traits both
physically and mentally and in most cases there is a pup that
suits those needs in the litter.