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Balihara Ranch – nearly 3,000 puppies in thirty years. Not passion, but a system. Not breeding, but production. Beautiful dogs. Cruel rhythm. And a price we choose not to see.

The Slovak Club of Swiss Mountain Dogs (SKSSP) has moved its breeding data behind closed doors after a complaint from the owner of Balihara Ranch Kennel. The data didn’t vanish — they were simply moved out of sight. Transparency has turned into a privilege, leaving honest breeders in the shadow of those who found facts inconvenient.

Most of the brightest stars of Balihara Ranch aren’t its own offspring, but dogs from other kennels. They carry a name associated with success — yet behind their shine lies the silence of hundreds of others. Without famous names. Without glory. Without a voice.

Puppies are leaving Balihara Ranch in batches — treated as export goods. A 2023 screenshot suggests that several puppies were offered in one Facebook batch, with the goal of lowering transportation costs. When a living being becomes just another item in a business transaction, we’re no longer talking about breeding — we’re talking about manufacturing life

The FCI stamp is meant to guarantee quality. But as long as it protects breeders instead of dogs, it remains an alibi for those who breed with clean paperwork—and a guilty conscience. True accountability doesn’t begin on paper. It begins behind the kennel gate.

Behind the gate of Balihara Ranch stands a table and four chairs — the very spot where many buyers received their puppies, without ever being shown the actual conditions of the kennel. A symbolic stage masking the reality — and proof that the more is hidden, the less trust remains.

Names are just stage props. The reality is singular: massive puppy production hidden behind rotating kennel names. The Facebook archive speaks for itself: litters carrying the names Ballyhara’s and Cursallagh’s were raised at Balihara Ranch, by the owner’s own admission. An honest breeder doesn’t need multiple identities—one name is enough.

It started with just three litters in 1997. Today, Balihara Ranch produces 20 to 25 litters annually — resulting in over 100 puppies each year. This isn’t a family-run kennel — it’s a systematic puppy factory.

2,557 puppies in 446 litters—and the numbers keep growing. The available data stops partway through 2023, but the breeding hasn’t. Balihara Ranch doesn’t operate like a family kennel. It’s a large-scale production model—where dogs are treated like merchandise.

We asked AI about Balihara Ranch. The response wasn’t a fairy tale about an ideal breeder—it was facts: mass production, thousands of puppies, and serious ethical concerns.