At Flatlands Kennels we breed only dogs who we think encompass the temperament, type and health of the American Pit Bull Terrier or the American Staffordshire Terrier.
More information on the breed standards can be seen here:
APBT: https://www.ukcdogs.com/american-pit-bull-terrier
https://adbadog.com/heritage-american-pit-bull-terrier-conformation-standard/
AmStaff: https://www.ckc.ca/en/Choosing-a-Dog/Choosing-a-Breed/Terriers/American-Staffordshire-Terrier
The standard allows for, and accepts that animal and dog aggression, especially same sex, can occur in the breed naturally and should be something the buyer is prepared for. You cannot “train” this out. You can very easily and peaceably manage it however. We will not sell to homes who will not acknowledge this.
We health test in regards to breed specific test such as CRD1-4, NCL-A, HUU, DM, thyroid, hips (both PennHip and OFA hips), elbows, patellas, cardiac, eyes and anything else we may see the need to address in the breed.
We compete in conformation in UKC, CKC, and ADBA, as well as many sports including Barn Hunt, Wall Climb, Treadmill Racing, Lure Course (in various forms), Scent Detection and Nosework, Dock Diving, CGN, Rally Obedience, Formal Obedience, and more.
We have produced and co bred some dogs of note in Canada:
Canada’s First Grand Champion female AmStaff (co bred by me)
Canada’s First Barn Hunt titled AmStaff (Bred by me)
Canada’s First SDDA titled APBT (co bred by Cheryl Caragan and I, trained and handled by me)
Multiple Conformation Champions (some bred by me, all handled by me)
Multiple High In Trial and High In Class dogs (all trained and handled by me)
Multiple Hall of Fame dogs in various sports (all bred, trained, and handled by me)
The Canadian Pound for Pound record holding dog in Weight Pull (bred, handled, trained by me)
Pound for Pound International Champions (bred by me and handled and trained by me)
We strive to only breed the best dogs, and we always keep the best dogs here, or close to us to move our program forward. If you are interested in our very unique co own and getting into the breed with one of our dogs please contact us. We also offer mentorship in owning and training the dogs.
When we feed our dogs we use formulations to feed only balanced raw diets to ensure our dogs are getting the highest quality fresh food and all the nutrients they need. We raise our puppies and litters on this all the way until they pass away of old age.
When raising our litters, we use only the most current in Scientific research and information to ensure we are hitting all of our puppies’ developmental periods and encouraging a desire of learning and exploring and making choice in them to foster further development once they leave and grow.
We are huge proponents of the Puppy Culture (www.shoppuppyculture.com) and the AviDog Transformational Rearing Programs, of which we are ongoing members (www.avidog.com).
We use the AviDog APET test to match puppies to their homes and formulate training plan with our extensive knowledge of our bloodlines and of dog behavior to send home with new homes.
We require visitation and pickup of puppies unless otherwise discussed and we do expect to have lengthy conversations with you and find out more information about you and your family and lifestyle.
Further to this, we require screening, contracts, and first right of refusals on our dogs.
Our puppies are sold vaccinated at least once, dewormed or fecal tested at least twice, microchipped with CKC chips attached to our breeder #, weaned and prepared for their new homes with the appropriate paperwork when available to the home as needed.
We hope you enjoy reading through our website and any questions you may have can be directed to us via email on our contact page!
Thank you,
Whitney Weston