“Papu” Dirtdigger’s Megababe is going to have her first litter with our own “Hurri”, Raaw Headhunter. I’m hoping to have this litter at the fall of 2010. Please contact me for more information.

“Pixie” Dirtdigger’s Apple Thief is still young and needs some more thought before we know who will be her mate. I co-own her with a breeder collegue Taija Jokela from Gwragged Annwn –kennel and we will make our breeding decisions together, as well as share the litters. It's interesting and fun to work together with someone who thinks much the same way than I do. Taija also has a lot more experience than I do, so I learn from her all the time.

About my breeding plans and –ideology;

Tästä pääset lukemaan pohdintaani liittyen rodun rakenteen kehitykseen virallistamisen jälkeen. Teksti on suomeksi. (This is only in finnish)

Quality instead of quantity

Dirtdigger's kennel has grown with another breeder, as my friend Miia Rajala is now breeding with me under prefix Dirtdigger’s. We are keeping the volume small to keep the standard high. So far I only had seven litters, first one born in 2003. One Dirtdigger’s litter was born at Miias. We have made deals and bought new dogs. We have breeding rights of some males. We also have reservations for a puppy from other breeders. Some of our bitches are still pups, so it's impossible to see at this point how they develop. It is interesting to co-operate with breeder colleaques.

Our plan for future is to increase the amount of bitches, but never have more than one breeding bitch at home. We like to have Jack's Paradise genes as the "red line" in our breeding; JP-dogs are what a jack russell is supposed to be like. We also like the great amount of true terrier in them; they are no poodles, but they can also relax. We need our russells to have enough temperament packed together with calm and relaxed way of being. They are not supposed to be too soft, there must be drive in them. Yet a true jack russell is never aggressive, unless it has a good reason to defend itself or the family.

Our bitches are placed in homes where they can have their litters in their own surrounding. We want to do this as comfortable for the dogs as it can be done, never increasing the stress level of a pregnant bitch more than is necessary. No bitch will come to my house just for having a litter. If we place a bitch, it doesn't necessary mean that we would use her for breeding. We only use the one's We think are good enough to produce Dirtdigger's pups.