aboutyume

Hi, welcome to Yume Japanese Chin. I have a very small breeding program averaging 1-2 litters per year usually producing a total of 2-8 pups a year (if that many). I show my dogs in conformation shows but they are pets first and foremost, living in the house with me, not in a kennel, garage, or basement. My puppies are raised in my den from only a few weeks old. They are not kept isolated in a room by themselves with little or no human contact. They grow up seeing and hearing everyday sights and sounds, like the TV, telephone ringing, children talking, music, the smell of food cooking, the other dogs in the family, etc. They are raised as family members and are expected to go into their new homes and continue to be treated as such.

Since I don't breed very often & when I do it is to get that new show puppy for myself, I don't have puppies available very often. My pets are sold without papers and are required to be spayed/neutered. A pet puppy is simply a puppy that I have determined not to have enough qualities to be shown or bred but is no less beautiful or special than a show prospect. What makes the pup a pet may be something so minor that most people would never even notice. It may be that the nose is just a tad too long or ear set is not just right, or tail set isn't high enough or maybe even the fact that the markings aren't just right. None of these things affect the dogs ability to be a wonderful pet.

I require 3 references, 2 can be from family, friends or neighbors, but the 3rd has to be from your vet and has to be on office letterhead. Any puppy determined to be pet quality is required to be spayed/neutered and is sold without registration papers. Because I never want any of my babies in a shelter, research lab, rescue or even abandoned to fend for itself, any dog purchased from me is required to be returned to me if at any time in the dogs life you decide that you can no longer keep him or her.

I also occasionally have older puppies or young adults looking for cushy retirement homes. While I would love to keep each and every one of my dogs until they die of old age,
I will not keep more dogs than I can spend time with every day. They are used to being in a home with under 10 dogs. I always have several laying on the couch with me when I'm watchng TV, some in my lap and some just beside me. I usually have a Chin on my lap when I'm working on the computer and several more at my feet. They even sleep in the bed with me. This is the life they are used to and deserve for the rest of their lives. If I kept every dog, they would not get the attention that they deserve. I feel that if they have given me companionship over the years then I owe it to them to find them the perfect home so they can be spoiled rotten couch potatoes. So, once they are finished showing or breeding my retired dogs are usually available to family homes where they will continue to recieve one on one attention instead of being one of many.
When I have puppies or older dogs available they will be listed on the Available page.