Sara Reusche: Breeding Sports Lite Dogs
From The Functional Breeding Podcast by The Functional Dog Collaborative
January 22, 2025 · 57 min · Episode 65
About this episode
Sara Reusche discusses the concept of sports lite dogs and their breeding.
This week I welcomed back Sara Reusche (she/her)! Sara is a CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, CVT, and owns Paws Abilities Dog Training, LLC in Southeast Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro. Sara and I talked about what we mean by the term sports lite versus sport bred, what the sports lite dogs she's bred look like - and how everyone deserves an easy dog, even those who want to do sports. To learn more about Sara's training program go to https://pawsabilitiesmn.com/ (they have online offerings so you don't have to be local!) and to learn more about her breeding program check out https://www.facebook.com/puzdog. In this episode we talk a bit about where people might go to find a sports lite dog and what kinds of questions to ask a breeder. If you're looking for a puppy or adult dog, I highly recommend checking out the Puppy Seekers Project. They have a group on Facebook which is incredibly helpful in the puppy search, and when you get there, ask them about how to get recommendations for specific breeders. If you're interested in learning more about breeders who prioritize the goals of the Functional Dog Collaborative, that is the place to go!
People in this episode
Guest: Sara Reusche
Topics covered
- dog breeding
- sports lite dogs
- dog training
- puppy search
- breeder recommendations
Keywords
- sports lite
- dog training
- breeding
- puppy search
- Functional Dog Collaborative
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Paws Abilities Dog Training, LLC, Functional Dog Collaborative, Puppy Seekers Project, Facebook
Places: Southeast Minnesota, Twin Cities metro
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