How can you know what the standard conditions are of a US kennel?
My problem is that no matter how wonderful the view is, how spacious the kennels and play yards, you are still housing a lot of dogs that specifically are breeds that need a job to be happy.
They also bond very, very deeply with their families. A rottweiler or an akita would be much happier living in a hovel with their own little family to watch over than locked away in a beautiful palace with someone that comes and works with them for some scheduled training and petting.
A CAO or CAS would be much happier as well with their own families, or sitting in the center of a flock of sheep to look after. In a kennel, there is no job for them to do. They are intelligent, sensitive animals and it will affect them.
How well do you think Volka would have turned out so far if he'd grown up in a kennel environment instead of your home? How happy and social do you think he would be?
In North America, and possibly parts of Europe, it is very common for breeders to place potential breeding dogs on co ownerships. Since dogs need to be intact to be shown, we look at how many dogs we are able to handle in our own homes, and place the others with people who want to buy a dog to show or compete in performance venues. Many dogs that are placed intact are on contacts that allow the breeder the option of using the dog in their breeding program at some point.
This way, puppies that we want to keep in our breeding programs don't have to live in a kennel environment. They each get to have their own family and live the fulfilling life of a companion dog. They are also with someone who will show and compete with them, so we can see if they are going to be a dog worthy of breeding with some day. It also means we are free to keep the parents in our care instead of disposing of them after they are done producing puppies, because females live many years after they are done with their last litter.
Of my dog's last litter, one puppy went to a geneticist studying polar bears in Alaska. Another is in training to be a service dog for their owner. Another went to live in a 7 million dollar mansion in San Juan Capistrano (I'm jealous of her. lol) Another is owned by a professional show handler. The others are either with other breeders or being companions in people's homes, and I have access to the males we decided to keep intact. I am really glad they have their own families and people, instead of live in a kennel.
Is something like that an option where you live? If you were able to place your males on co owership contracts that would provide more time for you to devote to your females, and making they get the necessary time and attention for their mental well being.
In North America people with large kennels that produce more than one breed of dog are called puppy mills. Because of the cost of maintaining and producing dogs, they are often neglected and the dogs are often killed when they can no longer have puppies. They only get minimum care and little interaction with people. Also because of the cost of health testing, most of their dogs are not health tested because it reduces their profits. Many also do not vaccinate, and it's common for puppies from such places to be taken from their mothers too young and be sold sick. That is also where pet store puppies come from as well. I would never buy a puppy from a pet store here.