Hi I'm Tris, owner and founder of Pup Fiction Breeders. For as long as I can remember pets have been at the center of my world. Whether it was our family dog or my pet turtle or hedgehog I have always enjoyed the presence of pets in my life. When I left home to pursue my dream career I was immediately hit with the intense pressure of the environment around me. Feeling like there was nowhere I could turn to ground me in myself in a healthy way amidst the stress of life. Fast forward a few years to me growing up and getting married and finally being at a place in my life where I could responsibly own another animal. It was at this time that I opened my home up to an adopted older dog who was being neglected in her previous home. This moment changed my life as this sweet senior dog began to heal my husband and I's hearts. I realized that a massive part of the void I had felt during my early twenties was because I hadn't been able to let this side of myself that feels completed by a pet have her moment. I had put her in a corner and focused on "more important" things and never took stock of the fact that I had lost an enrichment that came from the light that pets can fill your world with. I enjoyed every second with our adopted senior dog until about 8 months after adopting her when she was diagnosed with stomach cancer. We were immediately told that our only option was to put her into surgery because it was so advanced. This shock hit me like a wheel barrow full of bricks. We live in Los Angeles and vet appointments were so hard to get during the pandemic. We were placed on a list for the next available appointment and told it would take about a week. In that week our sweet dog had stopped eating, started isolating herself, and sadly we lost her in her sleep. We were devastated and felt so misunderstood by the people around us at the time while we grieved her loss.

A year later when my husband and I felt stable enough to even consider another dog, health became the most important factor of inviting a new dog into our home. And it was this journey that we went on of struggling to find a responsible breeder anywhere that we could trust was virtually impossible. We found breeders that lied to us about pet records, breeders who tried to sell us dogs with genetic birth defects that we only discovered after flying to Texas to see the dog in person, and also breeders that wouldn't give us AKC paperwork for our pets stating "they don't give that information to anyone" it seemed that at every turn we constantly ran into the shady side of breeders. And it was so disheartening especially when we were still coping with our recent loss.

After months of being lied to and facing so much heartbreak we finally found a pup we felt we could welcome into our home in good conscious. Our dog Sundance has been the biggest blessing in my life since we brought her home. She is one of the healthiest dogs I've ever owned and is full of so much life. She has completed our home and filled our hearts with so much healing joy. And we wanted this experience for everyone.

During the year of having Sundance we were stopped by so many people walking around Los Feliz or Silver Lake in Los Angeles that would comment on how beautiful our dog was and it would start a conversation about our journey to find her. And that is when we realized we weren't the only people going through this hardship when it comes to finding a dog. Many other people struggle to find a breeder that is responsible and treats their dogs lives as precious. 

That is when we decided to become responsible boutique breeders. We lived in LA and were aware of how many dogs are in need of homes (we fostered dogs all through the pandemic after we partnered with the Labelle Foundation) but we also knew there were people like us out there that had experienced deep trauma in association with negligence of back yard breeders and puppy mill in hiding. And we know that those families may need a dog that they can rely on the genetics of. To know that their pup will be in good health and be around them for years. 

So that's when we decided to breed our dogs, to breed once a year to be responsible with L.A.'s overcrowding issue, and to painstakingly select the bloodlines we use to ensure that our dogs aren't carrying any genetic diseases.

We also believe that a breeder can be someone you buy a dog from but also a partner. Someone that can empathize with you during the tough moments of dog ownership and offer advice or guidance and someone that you can celebrate all the highlights of your dogs life with.

That is our vision. That is why we do what we do.

There's a part of me that has always known that a huge part of my purpose is to nurture. In breeding, I've found a way to express that side of myself by setting aside a time that's sacred where I can reflect on the gift of life every time we deliver a new litter of puppies and devote myself to nurturing all the parts of them that allow them to go on and become future little healers in the world.

I could not be any more blessed to be doing what I'm doing now and truly making a difference in the world around me in my own small way.