State your identify, your kennel, and the place your kennel is positioned.
My identify is Louis Spencer IV, of Kombat Kennels. You’ll find us in Nashville, TN.
What kind of canines do you breed, and what impressed you to get entangled with that specific breed?
We breed pocket, commonplace and XL American Bullies. My fiancé had a loopy canine as soon as earlier than, who was territorial and aggressive. After the passing of our late “Samsters” (maltese), we wished to assist full our household once more with a canine. Nevertheless, this canine have to have glorious temperament and be capable of work together with everybody with out aggression.
What’s your favourite bloodline?
Wow, such a trick query! So our kennels #1 & #2 alphas are out of GullySide Kennels. What caught out to us about this kennel was the intense deal with temperament. Our earlier canines confirmed a lot aggression and have been troublesome to have round our youngsters and friends.
We have been as soon as those self same individuals who had a stigma about “Pit Bulls” and Bullies being the identical breed years in the past. Gullyside helped us see how the breed has a typical and was a legit should for our family. We choose the Gotti bloodline look.
In your opinion, what are the traits of a accountable canine breeder?
We recommend finding out the ins and outs of the breeding course of. Additionally, turning into an intern for a extremely respected kennel is the easiest way to have preliminary expertise, earlier than moving into the breeding enterprise.
In our opinion a accountable canine breeder won’t solely care concerning the breed, however have a take care of the species basically. We have now a protracted background with a number of canine breeds. A variety of expertise with canines, and being conscious of their general well being traits, is very vital when you’re making an attempt to convey extra puppies into the world.
What kind of weight loss plan do you retain your canines on all year long?
Kombat Kennels canines are raised on a BARF weight loss plan. The bulk affect on the weight loss plan got here from the wonderful Ch. Honest aka Fatboy Blue. Additionally, a good friend of ours is a retired veterinarian, and used a BARF weight loss plan as a reduction for her sick animals. She noticed drastic adjustments and helped them reside out more healthy lives. We recommend utilizing a uncooked vendor if you don’t perceive correct portioning.
What number of occasions a day do you feed your canines?
Our pups eat 3 occasions a day with no free feeding. Our adults eat twice a day with free feeding.
How do you retain your canines in form all year long?
Our kennel takes pleasure in having the time, house and endurance to maintain our yard in tip high form. We have now designated days for cardio, energy & IQ coaching, which is a should! Cardio can embrace sprints and lengthy walks.
When the climate shouldn’t be so nice we’ve got an indoor treadmill for such exercise. Power coaching appears to be a favourite for the yard. This consists of spring pole coaching, flirt pole work, weighted runs, weight pulling and extra. IQ coaching is our pleasure and pleasure. We sometimes can have our pups at 40+ instructions earlier than the one 12 months mark, and that’s our constant purpose.
Stroll us via the method of buying a pup from Kombat Kennels from begin to end.
It is a nice query subject! All through our expertise we’ve got seen sellers make the shopping for expertise a bust, or not worthwhile. Inside our program we welcome all inquiries no matter a person’s seriousness. We wish each purchaser to know that Kombat Kennels is a spot they are going to eternally have a house in. Our course of is straightforward:
- Contact by any technique: e mail, dm, textual content, name.
- We are going to ship you our upcoming accessible breedings, packages and charges. We may also focus on fee plans.
- We ship informational literature for first time canine/bully homeowners.
- As soon as the client is prepared for buy, we do a fast residence evaluation.
- We are going to both drive or personally fly the pup to the brand new household.
- A buyer receives registration paperwork, and a pup replace photograph is requested each 3 months till 1 12 months of age, to make sure correct care.
Do you at the moment present any of your canines?
The purpose is to have a couple of of our keepers, to take part in exhibits or competitions that match their ability set. Contemplating their bloodline has participated in exhibits, corresponding to their grandfather Bossy’s CH. Raiden, it’s solely proper to proceed the legacy. They’re quick learners, so getting a few these champion titles ought to come straightforward. Keep tuned.
What recommendation does Kombat Kennels have for any upcoming breeders?
We’re new to conducting our personal breedings 100%, however veterans in canine data. What we’ve got discovered over time, is that it takes a number of time, endurance, data, and funding. The nice half about breeding within the bully neighborhood is there’s a number of help and love.
For us we’ve got all the time been in a position to attain out to massive identify kennels corresponding to MMK (ManMadeKennels), Gullyside, Mantime Kennels and Mystylez for help in any state of affairs.
Who do you look as much as within the bully recreation, and why?
Good one! This needs to be the perfect query, as a result of they encourage us in so some ways. Because the proprietor, (Louis IV) I selected my mother and father and future spouse to share my success with. MMK helped us with our perspective on “what success seems like”.
We base our kennel with the evolution of a shared household expertise. We problem ourselves in a different way every day as a household, to study one thing or attempt one thing new with our kennel. That retains us going with motivation.
Inform us about one in all Kombat Kennels essential targets for the 12 months 2021.
Coaching coaching coaching! Between the XL Bullies and pockets, we generally have our work lower out for us. Our focus within the media, is to indicate how straightforward it’s to have nicely educated bullies. It’s wonderful to see the distinction between blood and temperament.
Our purpose is to have every of the courses observe swimsuit of the bloodline. We additionally plan to have our subsequent keeper feminine showcased earlier than the 12 months is over!
Describe how you’ll need issues, within the bully breed Neighborhood, to be 10 years from now.
The most important factor for the bully neighborhood, is the slight separation and stigma that revolves round folks’s lack of expertise about their temperament. Their measurement and construct sometimes scares most individuals who know nothing about them. It sort of makes us chuckle, as a result of our lap canines are vicious warriors and our bullies are light giants.
What separates Kombat Kennels from the competitors?
We make customized crates as a staple for our kennel. There’s not a single kennel we’ve got run throughout that tailor makes crates, appropriate for somebody’s inside design, and sells to the general public at half the price of producers. My fiance is wonderful with the lady’s contact, and I do the soiled work, to make the masterpieces we name PupCave™️.
What different hobbies or pursuits do you participate in?
We’re the creators of PupCave™️ Customized Crate & Kennel. PupCave™️ are customized constructed, spacious and handcrafted with distinctive design. Including security and beauty enchantment to dwelling areas, we assemble typical furnishings into wonderful dwelling areas for pets. We additionally take pleasure in our dance and health studio, known as Boombox Dance Heart, in Lavergne,TN.
What do you consider Bully Lady Journal?
Arms down, Bully Lady Journal is a staple within the bully neighborhood. Bully Lady is the proper outlet for anybody who needs recommendation about bullies, or who needs to discover a secure haven for data on the breed. Bully Lady Journal has an incredible strategy to preserving the bully neighborhood alive and respected. Thanks for every thing you do!