{"id":9569,"date":"2026-04-18T17:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/?page_id=9569"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:45:01","slug":"breeding-blog-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/index.php\/breeding-blog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeding Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breeding Dogs&nbsp;<br>thoughts and grumbles<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A section for notes, thoughts on the challenges of breeding, raising and selling puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c<strong>Ut est rerum omnium magister usus<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<br>~ Julius Caesar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cExperience is the teacher of all things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cow-Drive-2-1024x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cow-Drive-2-1024x371.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cow-Drive-2-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cow-Drive-2-768x278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cow-Drive-2-1536x557.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cow-Drive-2-2048x742.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cow-Drive-2-1568x568.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>My First Generation Collies Driving Cattle<\/strong><br>[Kody, Seren, Llangwm Ffansi]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/index.php\/breeding-blog\/\" title=\"\">Section 1<\/a>: Oct 2024 &#8211; Jul 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Taking Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrity and Honesty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puppy Tests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All Tied Up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special Dogs for Special People<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dogs That Take Us Over the Rainbow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Returns Are Part of Responsible Breeding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dog Breeds and Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Dog&#8217;s Final Journey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sorrow of Puppies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puppy Tme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aglepristone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Single Kibble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mothering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dog Trials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harmony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fads, Brands and Auctions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Escape Artists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time to Maturity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thoughts While Cleaning Kennels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Puppy Prices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Line Breeding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rumors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Dog I&#8217;d Like to Have<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trick Dogs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thunderingpawsfarm.com\/index.php\/breeding-blog-section-2\/\" title=\"\">Section 2<\/a>: Jan 2026 &#8211; Present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breeding Dogs&nbsp;thoughts and grumbles A section for notes, thoughts on the challenges of breeding, raising and selling puppies. \u201cUt est rerum omnium magister usus\u201d&nbsp;~ Julius Caesar \u201cExperience is the teacher of all things.\u201d Section 1: Oct 2024 &#8211; Jul 2025 Section 2: Jan 2026 &#8211; Present<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9569","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - 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