Photo:: L. Paulson

Dear Puppy Seeker,

The US breeding program is in it's infancy, averaging less than 10 litters per year.  There are currently only a few breeders in the United States.  And most, like Kennel Flora, produce only a few litters (1-3) with each breeding female over their breeding career.  First and foremost, our farmdogs are part of our family and the health and well-being of our dogs is our primary concern.  Kennel Flora never produces back-to-back litters with any of their breeding females.

The US farmdog community is small. The breed is considered a rare breed. Due to the rarity of the breed here in the US, and it's limited size in it's native countries, it can only be bred responsibly if done very slowly and selectively. Because we already have a very limited gene pool in the US and in Scandinavia, breeding too many litters within a short time period with the same foundation stock would result in a "breeding monopoly," which could eventually lead to severe in-breeding. With this in mind, kennels currently in the US are committed to preserving the integrity of the breed, and do not be producing puppies to meet the demand.

Puppy seekers responding to this posting are not automatically placed on a waiting list and puppies are not sold on a "first-come-first-serve" basis. Our goal is to place puppies in homes where both the puppy and the family are a good match for each other.

All puppies are sold with a contract agreement which requires strict adherence to breeding considerations outlined in each individual contract.  Breeders usually reserve the right to evaluate any farmdog purchased from them at maturity to determine whether or not they should be kept intact for potential breeding.  Breeders, including Kennel Flora usually ask that a farmdog puppy be kept intact to maturity, even dogs destined to be spayed or neutered anyway.  There are health considerations associated with this request which are addressed on the canine health page of this website.  Families interested in potentially breeding farmdogs should share this desire with the breeder to help with initial puppy selection.

A reputable farmdog breeder will have many questions to ask a potential puppy buyer, and in turn, there are questions every puppy buyer should also ask of a breeder.  The Danish-Swedish Farmdos is not an AKC breed, however, AKC offers good advice to puppy seekers on their website.

It takes patience and perseverance to bring one of these little dogs into your home. If you are sincerely interested in pursuing this endeavor, please get in touch and let us get to know you.

Sincerely yours,

 Kennel Flora