About Us

Who We Are

We are a FIRST GENERATION family farm having moved from the suburbs in 2013. We grow horse hay, make maple syrup, produce meat chickens and since 2022 we have been creating a U-Cut Christmas tree farm on our combined 87 acres – so we are busy non-stop!

We JUST recently moved into our NEW HOUSE after planning and saving for years but we STILL have on-going projects with it. BUT, our new puppy room is MOSTLY completed!

Our goal has always been to stay debt free, so we tend to be very frugal, then upgrade once we have saved enough! If you saw our old house you would UNDERSTAND!

Puppies are NOT our main income, nor our vacation money. We both work jobs on and off the farm. Instead we use puppy money to forward-fund our Christmas tree farm – it takes 7-10 years to go from a tiny tree to a harvestable Christmas tree, not to mention allllll the additional costs of equipment, land-prep, buildings, parking lots, etc.

So not only do we get to help craft this exceptional new breed, but by doing so we are able to help create lasting family memories: both with puppies and with Christmas trees! It’s a win-win!

Why We Breed

A list of why we choose Frenchtons

Frenchtons Are Small

They are similar to boxers in appearance, but more intelligence and a COMPACT size!

NO more Sofa Eaters

Frenchtons will NOT chew up your furniture while you are gone. I teach from a young age to chew toys instead.

Family Fun

Both boxers and Frenchton LOVE to play, and could run all day if you let them! Both are shorter nose breeds, so don’t over work them. Some of our puppies run MILES every day, and most love to play fetch.

Trainability

Both are very easy to train, and eager to please. Frenchtons are very intelligent and may question your “ask”, but their desire to please is greater and they learn quickly!

Loyal

Boxers and Frenchtons are both exceptionally loyal dogs. Frenchtons tend to pick 1 person as their “human” and will follow this person everywhere. Both breeds are willing to protect their human if threatened.

Life Span

European Boxers will live to be 14, a Frenchton averages 10-12 years. Although this may change as the breed continues to develop.

No Shed

Both breeds are low shedding, with Frenchtons shedding the least amount, making caring for them simple and easy!

Friends are Everywhere!

Unlike boxers, Frenchtons view other animals as friends (not dinner). They can often be found snuggled up with a pile of cats, or trying to herd groups of animals. Boxers on the other hand, tend to want to EAT animals of all sizes and MUST have strict training to avoid that. This is why we stopped breeding boxers.

Our Goals as Breeders

Our goal is to breed HAPPY, HEALTHY, puppies that go on to enrich the lives of all those caring for them. We love hearing from our puppy families and getting updates on how they are doing.

We don’t exist simply to sell dogs, but rather, we see it as giving others the chance to enjoy this breed as much as we are! That’s why we are staying a SMALL breeder, and only producing 1-2 litters a year.

Our dogs are our family – we do not re-home them after they are done breeding. Because of this and looking toward the future, I will begin adding carefully selected puppies into guardian homes. Our goal is to eradicate IVDD from the breed by breeding out CDDY. To do this and to prevent birth defects most face, I will be adding in outside blood to our lines.

Our next stud and next puppy will be kept in guardian homes BUT ALL PUPPIES WILL BE RAISED IN OUR PUPPY ROOM. I will be very strict on this as many things can go wrong when puppies are young. So that means a female living off site will join us as part of our family during her last 3 weeks of pregnancy and until the puppies are 6 weeks old (moms wean them at 4 weeks). She will be treated with the same love and care as our in home dogs and her family will be allowed to visit her during this time.

Our township limits the number of dogs you can keep UNLESS you are running an outside kennel (which we will not do). So this is a better option.

CLIENT FEEDBACK

"I have always wanted a French Bulldog but it was so random that I found your post for the puppies. Your beautiful family, faith and of course Carl and Ginger made my decision . . .I just LOVE Wilhelmina btw she is my baby . . . Thankyou for her."

Jenny MayMichigan

"Just wanted to give you an update on Craig. He is the sweetest and doing well! LOVES the snow and loves being at the office with me every day. He has a lot of friends!"

KristiMichigan

"Hi, it's Duffy. I had my 'boy surgery' last Friday but I'm doing great. Mommy says I'm a piglet cause I now weigh 14 lbs. Most days I'm tearing through the house or picking on my big sister. Mommy says I'm extra cute when I'm sleeping."

Duffy (Kelly)Michigan