I had always wanted a dog. More specifically, I had always wanted a puppy. And back in 2008 I was a veterinary technology student and very much an “Adopt Don’t Shop” advocate, so that is what I did. I brought home an 8 week old puppy from the local shelter. A blank slate. Because, after all, isn’t it all in how you raise them? We did all the right socialization at the right time, but by age 4 her quality of life had severely declined because of the required management strategies I had to put into place due to her human and dog aggression. I had worked with trainers, a veterinary behaviorist, and several other professionals. I even became a certified dog trainer myself. But we could not find the right concoction of behavior modification and medication to help her. As much as it tore me apart, I had to make the most difficult decision to humanely euthanize her. Among everything she taught me, I had learned a very important lesson: it is absolutely not all in how you raise them - genetics matter. I had found a new respect for responsible breeders. I never want anyone to need to go through what I had gone through. I would have never guessed back in 2008 that I would be striving to produce responsibly bred, behaviorally sound, and physically healthy dogs. Yet, here I am, and I am so very proud to be doing this most important work.

I got my first Windsprite, Wally, in 2015. I loved him so much I got another, Mirage, in 2018. Two was wonderful, so why not 3? Aura joined us in 2019 at 3 years old. Three wasn’t quite enough, so when all of the puppies from Aura’s first litter went home, one stayed behind - Poki. These dogs are like potato chips, you can’t have just one!

As a certified canine behavior consultant, certified trainer, and someone who has over 15 years of experience in working with dogs professionally from veterinary medicine to pet store retail, I feel confident saying that Windsprites are absolutely a gem. They’re incredibly fun little dogs and I’ve fallen completely in love. They’re brilliant, goofy, playful, and snuggly all in a perfectly small but not too small and fluffy but not too fluffy package. They’re always ready to do whatever it is you want to do.