What separates a good breeder from a great one? In this episode, Kathy Rust of Kizmar Vizslas (South Dakota AKC Vizsla Breeder) shares how she built one of the most respected Vizsla bloodlines in the breed. It was not by chance, but through strategy, relentless research, and wise decisions - and using tail-male breeding theory.

You will hear Kathy’s hard-won lessons on selecting foundation dogs, handling health setbacks, and establishing the mindset every new breeder needs to succeed. You will also learn about creating a tail-male bloodline to forming the breeder circles that enabled Kathy’s tremendous success, this conversation will challenge, inspire, and sharpen your vision for what successful purebred breeding will look like in the future.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:47 Meet Kathy Rust

02:14 Early exposure to dogs and breeding

05:09 Figure skating & competitive breeding mindset

06:38 First Vizsla and her early journey in the breed

08:21 Deep-dive research and pedigree analysis

11:19 Exploring form and function

13:14 Starting the Kizmar bloodline

15:31 Type-to-type breeding

18:09 The Lloyd Brackett breeding method

20:09 Selecting puppies to move forward with

22:50 The most notable Kizmar dogs

26:39 Building a consistent tail-male line

28:44 Theories behind a tail-male line

35:00 The biggest challenge Kizmar faced and overcame

38:41 Advice for unexpected health issues

44:09 Her relationships with puppy owners

46:36 What are breeder circles?

51:49 Defining your breeder identity and mission

54:07 The future of purebred dogs

56:30 Kathy’s message to new breeders

57:37 How Kizmar will be remembered in breed history

58:48 How to learn more about Kizmar

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