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Colorado Wheatens is an aka of Fuzzypups! Created to place a bigger version of a perfect puppy for families. We are an entity that prides itself on professionalism. Begun in 1993, and relocated to our current location in 1999, we were originally a 4-part business that: 1) sold puppies 2) babysat those puppies into adulthood 3) groomed those puppies/adults and 4) did the majority of rescue in Colorado for the Bichon Frise (up to 80 dogs a year).
We found out quickly that it was not a prudent business decision to co-mingle our boarding and rescue clientele (all neutered) with our breeding dogs (un-neutered). We also discovered that it was impossible to do all aspect of our business to the quality we wanted as each of the 4 aspects of our business were full-time professions.
Further, we determined that it was just not in us to be the one who paced the floor each time we had an expectant mother ready to give birth. The stress is high and the need to be with a breeding mom at her "time" prevented us from giving full attention to the boarding dogs that wanted us to play with them or visit with potential new owners if they wanted to visit puppies. Plus, with our vet 45 minutes away, it could be a life and death situation if we could not quickly get medical help to a whelping mom. Turning over the most stressful portion of the business to someone more experienced, who is honest, ethical and able to devote 100% to that task, was the best decision we ever made.
We were in partnership for 20 years with our Bichon, Shih Tzu and Havanese puppies. We have been in partnership on the Havanese since 2012, adding the Soft Coated Wheaten in 2018. This is long before most folks in the US were aware of either breed.
We have never denied, nor hid the fact that Fuzzypups! is a partnership. We are proud that since our first litter in 1993, we have an outstanding record of placement of healthy, social, AKC standard puppies. In our opinion, we are a better facility because we share the responsibility of breeding, raising and placing puppies. Both raising and placing puppies are a full time profession, and it takes years to reach quality and more time to continue to educate and be on top of changes in the industry. It takes hours to keep web sites updated and more hours to visit with and educate and support our potential and current owners. So sharing the load makes it easy for each of us to do what we do best and provide the best care possible to owners as well as dogs and puppies.
If you want to know who we are, and what our puppies are like, come for a visit. We board the dogs of our clients here and at any given time, you can meet our Fuzzypups! from as early as 10 weeks up to the grand old age of 13-17 years. You can personally visit with any of our clients and ask them what they think and Know about us and what has been their experience as a Fuzzypups! owner. You can also visit our personal pets which include Munchkin, a 2008 Shih Tzu, Tinkerbelle (aka Stinkerbelle) a 2012 Mini Frise and Starlord a 2015 Havanese. Don't have time to visit? Ask us for references! Give us any letter of the alphabet and we will provide you a referral. Or call and talk to Dr. McKenzie at 303-471-5040, she whelped our first litter of Bichon Frise in 1993 and has many Fuzzypups! in her Highlands Ranch practice.
If we have not given you enough information to explain who we are, please feel free to reach out to us, our vets, PACFA, AKC or ask for owner references. We have nothing to hide and hope you will feel comfortable adopting your new forever family member from us. But we also understand that we may not be the breeder for you.
Pam and Janae Knight
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Colorado Wheatens is an aka of Fuzzypups! Created to place a bigger version of a perfect puppy for families. We are an entity that prides itself on professionalism. Begun in 1993, and relocated to our current location in 1999, we were originally a 4-part business that: 1) sold puppies 2) babysat those puppies into adulthood 3) groomed those puppies/adults and 4) did the majority of rescue in Colorado for the Bichon Frise (up to 80 dogs a year).
We found out quickly that it was not a prudent business decision to co-mingle our boarding and rescue clientele (all neutered) with our breeding dogs (un-neutered). We also discovered that it was impossible to do all aspect of our business to the quality we wanted as each of the 4 aspects of our business were full-time professions.
Further, we determined that it was just not in us to be the one who paced the floor each time we had an expectant mother ready to give birth. The stress is high and the need to be with a breeding mom at her "time" prevented us from giving full attention to the boarding dogs that wanted us to play with them or visit with potential new owners if they wanted to visit puppies. Plus, with our vet 45 minutes away, it could be a life and death situation if we could not quickly get medical help to a whelping mom. Turning over the most stressful portion of the business to someone more experienced, who is honest, ethical and able to devote 100% to that task, was the best decision we ever made.
We were in partnership for 20 years with our Bichon, Shih Tzu and Havanese puppies. We have been in partnership on the Havanese since 2012, adding the Soft Coated Wheaten in 2018. This is long before most folks in the US were aware of either breed.
We have never denied, nor hid the fact that Fuzzypups! is a partnership. We are proud that since our first litter in 1993, we have an outstanding record of placement of healthy, social, AKC standard puppies. In our opinion, we are a better facility because we share the responsibility of breeding, raising and placing puppies. Both raising and placing puppies are a full time profession, and it takes years to reach quality and more time to continue to educate and be on top of changes in the industry. It takes hours to keep web sites updated and more hours to visit with and educate and support our potential and current owners. So sharing the load makes it easy for each of us to do what we do best and provide the best care possible to owners as well as dogs and puppies.
If you want to know who we are, and what our puppies are like, come for a visit. We board the dogs of our clients here and at any given time, you can meet our Fuzzypups! from as early as 10 weeks up to the grand old age of 13-17 years. You can personally visit with any of our clients and ask them what they think and Know about us and what has been their experience as a Fuzzypups! owner. You can also visit our personal pets which include Munchkin, a 2008 Shih Tzu, Tinkerbelle (aka Stinkerbelle) a 2012 Mini Frise and Starlord a 2015 Havanese. Don't have time to visit? Ask us for references! Give us any letter of the alphabet and we will provide you a referral. Or call and talk to Dr. McKenzie at 303-471-5040, she whelped our first litter of Bichon Frise in 1993 and has many Fuzzypups! in her Highlands Ranch practice.
If we have not given you enough information to explain who we are, please feel free to reach out to us, our vets, PACFA, AKC or ask for owner references. We have nothing to hide and hope you will feel comfortable adopting your new forever family member from us. But we also understand that we may not be the breeder for you.
Pam and Janae Knight
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