Hi, I’m Heidi!

Guardians of Basilea is my livestock guardian breeding program, but really?

It’s a heart project.

I believe families and farms deserve guardians who are powerful, stable, and safe to live with — dogs who protect without becoming a liability, and who live peacefully within family life, children, livestock, and generational homesteads.

Our Family & Homestead

Our large family lives and works on a growing homestead with goats, poultry, and ALL the livestock. Our 10 children are raised alongside our dogs, and our dogs are raised alongside our children.

My guardians are not kennel dogs.

They are not isolated pasture dogs.

They live real life with us — daily farm routines, children, livestock, visitors, chores. This gives me a true picture of their temperament, judgment, and stability — not just how they look, but who they are.

I believe this kind of upbringing creates guardians who are safer, more thoughtful, and more reliable for real families.

My Vision

My vision is to help create the perfect homestead guardians — a guardian that blends ancient livestock protection instinct with modern family compatibility.

I am intentionally developing guardians who are:

• Calm and emotionally stable

• Thoughtful, slow to escalate, and fair in their responses

• Deeply bonded to their families

• Respectful and steady with livestock

• Capable of handling real predator pressure

• Safe around children and visitors

I believe strong guardian genetics are not weakened by love, bonding, and guidance — they are refined into stable, predictable protectors.

Our Commitment

I breed slowly, intentionally, and responsibly.

All of my breeding dogs are genetically tested through Embark and hip-cleared before being bred. We raise our puppies with structure, exposure, and care — and I commit to supporting every Guardians of Basilea puppy for a lifetime.

This is my contribution to the Grand Korumak Project.