Chimera Kennels

Scroll down to see important notes about our breeding program

CLICK ON the IMAGES or the NAMES for more information about each of our stud dogs or future prospect. All dogs and prospects at Chimera Kennels meet very high performance selection measures and are not bred until they have proven themselves worthy. Click here to view our terms on Stud Services

Clients typically under estimate the valuable role females play in a breeding program. The female doesn't just produce the offspring, she also raises them and actually contributes slightly over half the genetic information to the offspring (if one considers mitochondrial DNA). Still though, males and sires tend to be in the spot light. I would like to remind people that quality breeding programs will not only have nice males, but must also have exceptional females as well. We select our females every bit as hard as we do our males. Strong females (both mind and body) are essential to any good program. (Listed in alphebetical order).

A quality breeding program must maintain access to a significant gene pool of quality specimens from which appropriate breeding selections can be made. Most kennels mistakenly base their program off only one or two males and pair such dogs with only average females. Such undedicated kennels do this because they know most clients only look at the male, so these "programs" mistakingly view keeping a number of quality males as an unnecessary cost. This is a huge mistake that restricts breeding decisions and genetic selection. Then over time, while they produce many average dogs but only a rare gem, they wonder why they have not been more successful...and such kennels typically fade away in just a few years. Very few Bandog based kennels last more than 5 years...as they disappear nearly as quickly as they pop up. Our program is focussed, dedicated, well established, and simply gets stronger ever year.

Over the years, Chimera Kennels has grown extensively and maintained a high quality breeding program in an independent fashion; however, to further our success for the future Chimera Kennels has expanded and have developed a few "extension programs" with select individuals. This expansion of resources allows us to select, maintain access to, train, and develop even a larger number of quality dogs, further solidifying the success of the Swinford K-9 program. One of the extension programs that has completely earned our trust is with training decoy, Daniel Jones and his family. Daniel and his wife, Angie, operate Dragon Lady Kennels (DLK). I completely endorse their operation. Earning an endorsement from us is not an easy task, as it requires extensive dedication, work, and commitment to the goal of the SSDA. It requires one to display commitment to select the best performing individuals. Although many people and programs have tried to earn my endorsement, to date very few have displayed the commitment to success the Joneses have displayed. There are some, but they are far and few between. For this reason, we have tried to assist the program at DLK. Through out the years, DLK has earned co-ownership of several of our personal picks from some of our select breedings. Dogs with this designation, although produced by Chimera Kennels, are raised and owned by DLK. The dogs at DLK are exceptional and should be viewed as equal in quality to our own personal dogs. For this reason, dogs co-owned with DLK are now listed on our website, but have the designation "DLK" after their names.