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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