The Basics

We breed only occasionally, so there is not always a litter and there is usually a wait. Every puppy is a life I stay responsible for long after they go home, and breeding rarely is what lets me give each litter proper attention and stay available to every family afterwards. If you would like to be considered for a future litter, the best thing is to get in touch early and start a conversation.

It starts with a conversation, usually a long one, about your life, your experience and the kind of dog you would genuinely enjoy. I do not run a first-come list where families pick a puppy by looks. I match each puppy to a home myself, because I live with the litter day and night and by around seven weeks I know them well. There is no best or worst puppy in a litter, only different dogs who suit different lives, and my job is to work out which one will thrive with you.

Yes, absolutely. Meeting Grace and Astra, and seeing how the dogs actually live with us, will tell you far more than a website can. However, if distance and logistics are a challenge, we have two Instagram accounts that can give you a lot of insights about both dogs: our "personal" account BusyDoggie, and our kennel account Zeta Centauri. The kennel account also has a lot of videos and pictures of our first litter, and the story highlights show our method of raising puppies week by week.

Yes. Both parents are health screened and DNA tested, and I share the full results openly, including the ones that need a little context rather than a simple pass or fail. In a small breed, responsible breeding is about managing risk and genetic diversity intelligently, not chasing a perfect-looking panel. These are listed alongside the dogs. You can read about my thoughts on health testing on my blog: Risk and uncertainty of dog genetics, part 2.

Before coming home, each puppy is vet checked, microchipped, DNA parentage verified, registered with the Raad van Beheer with an official pedigree, and given an EU pet passport, along with age-appropriate vaccinations and parasite treatment. You go home with the documentation, the health information, and with me at the end of the phone. We also give each puppy some toys with a familiar smell of their mother and siblings, and some food that they are used to - the usual stuff!

The price reflects what actually goes into a carefully bred, health-tested, well-raised litter, and it includes everything listed above. I am always happy to talk through what responsible breeding really costs - the costs of our first litter are documented on my blog: What goes in the cost of a pedigree puppy? And the work that goes into these litters is also discussed in a two-part post: The work of a breeder - part 1 and part 2.

No. Very few of our puppies will ever hunt, and that is completely fine, but a Polish Hunting Spaniel is built around its nose and needs a life with real outlets: scent, exploration, problem-solving and proper movement in natural places. You do not need trials or titles - you do need to enjoy giving an active, clever dog something meaningful to do.

They are affectionate, people-oriented dogs who bond closely with their families. They can also be vocal, a little territorial, and reserved with strangers, which is worth knowing before you commit. How a dog is raised and matched matters as much as the breed, and I am happy to talk honestly about whether a Polish Hunting Spaniel suits your particular household.

The test I apply is not whether a dog could cope with your home, but whether they would thrive there. A garden is not the point, and a flat can be an excellent home - what matters is regular access to the kind of life this breed needs: natural places to move and explore, room to use the nose, and people who want to do things with their dog. In a home with more than one adult, I have learned that each person needs to build a real relationship with the dog through shared activity and that affection on its own is not quite enough.

As much as you need, for the whole of the dog's life. I want to hear the ordinary questions and the difficult ones, and I genuinely want to know about problems and not only good news, because that is how I learn and how I can help. Our families also stay in touch with one another.

Contact me as soon as possible. A dog I have bred always has a place to return to, at any point in their life - they are forever part of our extended family, and I would far rather help than have one of my dogs end up somewhere uncertain.

I breed this breed because I believe in what it is meant to be: a moderate, functional hunting spaniel, closely bonded to its people, capable of real work and real family life. It is a young and still small breed, which is part of the appeal: a real chance to build health, genetic diversity and sound function into its future while it is still taking shape, with a community trying to do exactly that.