THANKS FOR YOU INTEREST IN MY KENNELS, BEING A FEMALE KENNEL OWNER IS TOUGH AND ANY RECOGNITION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED...! BEING A KENNEL OWNER IS NOT A HOBBY IT'S A PASSION FOR ME. I'VE OWNED ALOT OF DOGS, BUT PIT BULLS ARE BY FAR MY FAVORITE. SUCH HUMBLE BABIES, WOULDN'T TRADE THEM FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD. I DO ALOT A AWARENESS EVENTS TO TRY AND SAVE THIS PRECIOUS MISUNDERSTOOD BREED. HOPE THAT YOU WILL BRING AWARENESS TO YOUR BOARD IN AS MANY WAYS AS YOU CAN. THANKS AGAIN..KIM....BLOCK N BLUE KENNELS!
1. What inspired you to become a breeder? I WAS INTRIGUED AT HOW MISUNDERSTOOD THIS BREED IS, AND THOUGHT THAT I WOULD PURCHASE A COUPLE OF GREAT DOGS AND OCCASSIONALLY PRODUCE SOME AWESOME PUPS, SO THAT OTHERS COULD ENJOY THEM LIKE I DO.....
2. What lines do you use in your breeding program? MOSTLY RAZORS EDGE, BUT I DO OWN A 50 % EDGE/ 50 % GOTTI DOG AS WELL...LOVE BOTH THE LINES.....
3. Do you think people breeding dogs with faults is a big issue in our community?
I THINK THAT TAKING REG. OR UNREG. DOGS WITH FAULTS AND BREEDING THEM IS TOTALLY UNMORAL. MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THAT ARENT IN IT FOR THEIR LOVE OF THE BREED, BUT THEIR LOVE OF THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR...SAD, SO SAD!
4. How do you differ than most kennels?
I DON'T THINK THAT DIFFER FROM MOST, OTHER KENNEL OWNERS, OTHER THAN BEING A FEMALE OWNER. I THINK THE QUALITY KENNELS SUCH AS MINE HAVE THE SAME IDEALS, AND THAT'S TO PRODUCE A QUALITY DOG, AND KEEP LINES CONSISTANT SO THAT OTHERS MAY DO THE SAME...
5. What kind of health and nutrition tips would you give other breeders?
WELL MY PROGRAM IS SIMPLE, KEEP SHOTS UP TO DATE, FEED A GOOD DRY FOOD AND I MAKE SURE MY DOGS GET AMPLE EXERCISE AND ARE WELL SOCAILIZED.....
6. What registry do you use the most and why?
MOSTLY UKC AND ADBA............SOME ADBA DOGS ARE OK TOO..........
7. Whats the average price for a dog from your kennel and how do you justify that pricing?
MY DOGS RANGE IN PRICING FROM $800.00- $1500.00....I OWN QUAILITY DOGS, WITH GREAT PEDIGREES AND BREED TO KEEP STRUCTURE AND LINES CONSISTANT....ALL PUPS COME WITH 1ST/2ND SHOTS AND A PUPPY CONTRACT...
8. Who are some kennels that you are really keeping an eye on yourself?
WELL I PERSONALLY KNOW DERRICK OWNER OF BLUESSENCE KENNELS...HE'S PRODUCING SOME REALLY AWESOME DOGS. ALSO KNOW ZACK AND CHASITY CLAIBORNE OWNERS OF BULLY CENTRAL KENNELS, THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF DOGS ABOUT TO CHAMP OUT AND VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIER PROGRAM, AS WELL AS MICHEAL COX OWNER OF POWERHOUSE KENNELS, PRODUCING THOSE REAL NICE SHORT DOGS WITH GREAT PEDIGREES. MIKELANDS FEDERATION IS ALWAYS PRODUCING SOME REALLY GREAT PUPS, BUT THE PRICES ARE WAY OUT OF MY LEAGUE. CAN'T SEE PAYING 3-5 GRAND FOR A DOG. JUST A LITTLE STEEP...BUT IF IT WORKS FOR THEM, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. I LIKE CINDERBLOCK KENNELS, THEY ARE PRODUCING SOME REALLY NICE PUPS OVER THERE TOO...I NETWORK WITH ALOT OF KENNELS, LIST IS TOO LONG.............
9. What breedings do you have coming up soon?
I JUST DID AN EDGE BREEDING WITH MY GIRL CASHMERE AND BLUESSENCE KENNELS KALONJI....SUPER NICE BREEDING PUPS WILL BE DROPPING THIS WEEKEND. SURE TO BE SHOW STOPPERS ONE DAY...DID THIS BREEDING FOR THOSE SHORT, THICK, WIDE CHEST BLOCKED UP PUPS.......CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS LITTER TO DROP.....ANYONE INTERESTED CAN CONTACT MY THROUGH MY
EMAIL....BLOCKNBLUEKENNELS@HOTMAIL.COM.....
10. The Dog in the Bully world really standing out to you name and why this dog stands out?
WELL ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT KANYE WEST OUT OF ZULLOU KENNELS, BECAUSE HE IS A BEAST. BIG HEAD, WIDE CHEST, BIG BONE. BUT I'M NOT ATTRACTED TO DOGS THAT LARGE. I PREFER POCKETS. SHORT, THICK, WIDE, BIG HEADS....MY FAVORITE DOG OF ALL TIME WAS "ROMEO" OUTTA BULLY CENTRAL KENNELS , GREAT LIL STUD, HE WAS BIT BY A COPPERHEAD A FEW MONTHS AGO AND DIED. SUPER GOOD LOOKING DOG, GREAT STRUCTURE, TEMPRAMENT, AND PEDIGREE.
11. What is your goals when breeding?
I PRODUCE FOR CONSISTENCY. I CHOOSE MY DOGS VERY CLOSE, BECAUSE I AM VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT THE PEDIGREE, LOOK, AND TEMPREMENT OF THE DOGS I OWN, THEREFORE AS PARTICULAR ABOUT ANY BREEDINGS THAT I DO.
12. On your own yard which of your own dogs in you favorite and why?
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY MY FEMALE CASHMERE IS MY FAVORITE. SHE'S A NICE LIL EDGE FEMALE WITH A GREAT PEDIGREE, OUTSTANDING STRUCTURE AND WELL MANNERED. SHE'S PROVEN HERSELF IN THE SHOWRING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WISH I HAD TWO OF HER.....LOL...GREAT DOG.
13. If you could own any dog which dog would it be and Why?
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A 100% MIKELANDS DOG...LIKE THE DOGS THEY ARE PRODUCING. REAL BULLY BULLIES....SHORT AND THICK....AWESOME DOGS!
14. What is the best advice to someone new to breeding?
CHOOSE YOUR FOUNDATION DOGS WISELY, DON'T BUY THE DOG JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S PRETTY...DO YOUR HOMEWORK. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU DOGS, KEEP THEM UP TO DATE ON ALL SHOTS. KEEP YOUR KENNELS CLEAN, KEEP YOU DOGS ON HEARTGARD. KEEP YOUR DOGS WELL SOCIALIZED AND CHILD FRIENDLY. EVERYONE HAS THIER OWN IDEAS ON BREEDING PROGRAMS, SO I REALLY CAN'T TELL ANYONE HOW TO BREED. WHAT WORKS FOR ME MIGHT NOT WORK FOR THE NEXT KENNELS. SOME CRAZY BREEDINGS HAVE PRODUCED SOME AWESOME DOGS. I GUESS IF YOU LIKE THE DOG AND IT HAS A DECENT PEDIGREE THEN CHANCE THE BREEDING AND SEE WHAT IS PRODUCED....
THANKS AGAIN
KIM...................BLOCK N BLUE KENNELS.........
http://www.myspace.com/mzmagic07Interview done by
Austin
of Dream Catcher Kennel
I enjoied this as a female in the breeding game we do go unheard of and have to work harder just to get a little RECOGNITION. Many Think we just raise the cute puppies but, i do everything from basic care to cleaning kennels to helping a female dog whelp. This game is hard on a female most female are just used as eye candy to go with the dog but, their are many of us who bust our butts with the men out there.
