Alwyn W.

I’m Alwyn Walker and I’m a Staffy addict.

I believe I am a new type of dog breeder. One that treats his dogs like family members, not farm animals. I believe that this approach combined with an understanding of recent scientific research (on epigenetics, stress hormones, training and nutrition) results in puppies that are ideal as family pets.

I grew up with a brown, floppy eared Doberman and then in my teens and 20’s I helped my parents to breed Cairn Terriers.

My journey with Staffies started when i got my first two littermates that my foster sister Elisa found and called Holly and Willow.  

I took my modern love of research to the internet and after wading through a lot of nonsense opinions, I started to learn a lot about dog training. I looked back over the years and saw how many mistakes I had made with my dogs. The most embarrassing and saddening mistake was punishing them for “bad behaviours” instead of teaching them “good behaviours”. That’s difficult to admit, as I caused unnecessary suffering to some of my dogs that I loved and also damaged our relationships in the process.