Corn Moon Medicine Dogs: Founding Program of the Native American Indian Dog Preservation Project
Native American Indian Dog (NAID) Breeding & Preservation Program
Corn Moon Medicine Dogs is a founder-led preservation program dedicated to safeguarding the authentic Native American Indian Dog through documented genetics, ethical breeding, and cultural stewardship.
We are a Native American Indian Dog breeder focused on preservation-based breeding, health-tested bloodlines, and protecting the genetic and cultural legacy of the NAID through the Native American Indian Dog Preservation Project (NAIDPP).
Corn Moon Medicine Dogs is a preservation-based Native American Indian Dog (NAID) breeder dedicated to ethical stewardship, documented genetics, and rigorous health testing. Our program exists to protect the genetic integrity, functional temperament, and cultural legacy of the Native American Indian Dog through intentional breeding and responsible placement.
- Health-tested, preservation-bred Native American Indian Dogs, with long-term soundness and vitality as the priority
- Ethical breeding aligned with the Native American Indian Dog Preservation Project (NAIDPP) and its preservation standards
- Intentional placement based on temperament, role, and lifelong fit, rather than first-come availability
Learn about our Native American Indian Dog breeding program →
Our Preservation Mandate
Corn Moon Medicine Dogs is a preservation-based Native American Indian Dog breeder producing purpose-driven, emotionally intelligent medicine dogs through ethical stewardship and documented genetics. We are responsible for the preservation, protection, and advancement of the Native American Indian Dog (NAID) as an authentic, genetically documented breed. Through rigorous standards, ethical governance, and long-term stewardship, we are building a living legacy that safeguards the NAID for future generations.
Are you seeking a dog with purpose, presence, and ancestral depth? Our medicine dogs are raised within a preservation-based program rooted in tradition, temperament, and integrity.
Breed Preservation & Standards Leadership
As the founding stewards of the NAID Preservation Project, we lead breed-wide efforts in genetic documentation, education, and preservation strategy. Through our partnership with Ancestry Know Your Pet DNA and ongoing lineage analysis, we have helped establish genetic recognition of the Native American Indian Dog. Our work ensures that each NAID preserved within the project reflects the authentic characteristics of the breed and contributes meaningfully to its long-term sustainability.
Ethical Breeding & Health Governance
All breeding decisions within our program are guided by health, temperament, genetic diversity, and cultural integrity. Parent dogs undergo comprehensive health screening, including PennHIP evaluations, and puppies are raised using early developmental protocols designed to produce stable, confident, and resilient companions. These practices are not optional. They represent the ethical baseline required for participation in preservation-focused breeding.
Keeper Education & Lifetime Support
Preservation does not end at placement. Every NAID keeper entering our program receives ongoing education and support rooted in holistic health, nutrition, training, and responsible stewardship. Our approach emphasizes long-term success, accountability, and community, connecting keepers with breed experts and fellow preservation-minded owners to ensure each dog thrives throughout its lifetime.
Why We Lead NAID Preservation
Cultural Heritage & Living Ancestral Traditions
As Native American Indian people, our work is guided by ancestral knowledge that understood dogs as working, relational, and spiritual beings and not commodities. While honoring modern health standards and safety, we raise our puppies as closely as possible to the way our ancestors did: within family structure, natural environments, purposeful exposure, and respectful relationship.
Ceremony, intention, and responsibility are woven into daily care, ensuring each dog is grounded in cultural meaning while fully prepared for the modern world.
Genetic Documentation & Breed Integrity
In addition to our partnership with Ancestry Know Your Pet DNA, we maintain a comprehensive Native American Indian Dog registry developed over more than 25 years and encompassing nearly 900 dogs. This living archive preserves pedigrees, lineage connections, and historical records spanning multiple generations, providing critical continuity for a breed that long lacked formal recognition.
Together, this registry and modern genetic testing guide transparent breeding decisions, support long-term genetic diversity, and preserve the NAID as an authentic, documented breed rather than a recreated type.
Foundational Care & Species-Appropriate Nutrition
Our dogs are raised on a biologically appropriate, whole-food diet sourced primarily from our family farm and trusted local inputs. This nutritional foundation is paired with holistic care practices and early immune and gut-health support.
Together, these approaches form the physical groundwork for sound development, resilience, and long-term health throughout each dog’s lifetime.
Early Development & Environmental Stability
From birth through placement, puppies are raised in a dynamic, multi-species farm environment that supports neurological development, confidence, and adaptability. These early-life experiences are intentionally structured to prepare each dog for the realities of modern life while maintaining the grounded temperament essential to the NAID.
Our Commitment to Lifelong Health & Stewardship
Health & Genetic Excellence
Every Corn Moon puppy is thoughtfully bred from parents who meet stringent health, genetic, and temperament standards established through the Native American Indian Dog Preservation Project. These standards guide breeding decisions with the long-term health and integrity of the breed as the priority.
✔️ DNA tested for known canine genetic conditions through Embark®
✔️ PennHIP evaluated, with OFA elbow screening and CAER eye examinations
✔️ Routinely monitored for physiological health markers, including thyroid function
✔️ Temperament assessed to support stable, confident, and breed-appropriate traits
Wellness & Authenticity
Each puppy receives foundational wellness care designed to support a healthy transition from our program to your home, including:
✔️ A comprehensive wellness examination by a holistic veterinarian at approximately 8 weeks
✔️ Age-appropriate preventive care, including microchipping
✔️ A parasite management protocol beginning at two weeks of age
✔️ A negative fecal test prior to placement
Upon placement, each keeper receives the puppy’s NAIDPP registration certificate, a five-generation pedigree, complete health records and documentation, microchip information, and educational resources designed to support informed, lifelong stewardship.
Honoring Tradition: The Sacred Giveaway
Traditionally, the Sacred Giveaway is an act of gratitude, honoring meaningful transitions and relationships. Welcoming a puppy into your home is a significant moment, and we mark this passage by sending each family home with a Sacred Giveaway prepared with intention and care.
✔️ Puppy essentials selected to support early development and transition
✔️ Handcrafted items created to commemorate this milestone and the relationship it represents
As part of this tradition, each puppy is sent home with a medicine bag intended to accompany them as they grow into their role as a medicine dog. Keepers receive guidance on how to observe their dog’s unique medicine, and thoughtfully add to the bag as the relationship deepens.
As a Native American Indian Dog breeder, we believe education is essential.
Below is a clear explanation of the breed we preserve.
The Native American Indian Dog (NAID) is a preserved landrace representing the original working dogs of North America, developed and maintained by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. These dogs predate European contact and were shaped by necessity, environment, and relationship rather than modern breed standards.
The NAID reflects the continuity of Indigenous dog populations that survived despite colonization, forced assimilation, and widespread loss of traditional lifeways. Rather than a modern recreation, the NAID represents the careful preservation of an ancient lineage carried forward into the present.
A Breed With Purpose
For generations, these dogs were indispensable partners to their people. They served in many essential roles, including:
✔️ Guardians and protectors
✔️ Hunting and tracking companions
✔️ Sled and travois pullers
✔️ Pack carriers and camp helpers
✔️ Multi-purpose working and herding dogs
These roles shaped the NAID’s intelligence, adaptability, resilience, and deep bond with humans: traits that remain central to the breed today.
Preserving an Ancient Legacy
The modern Native American Indian Dog is not a recreated type or aesthetic blend. It is the continuation of a lineage that survived against extraordinary odds.
In the latter half of the 20th century, renewed efforts began to identify, document, and protect remaining traditional Native dog lines. Building on that foundation, the Native American Indian Dog Preservation Project (NAIDPP) was established to ensure the breed’s future through rigorous documentation, genetic stewardship, and ethical standards.
Since 2020, the Native American Indian Dog Preservation Project (NAIDPP) has worked to:
✔️ Identify and preserve authentic Native dog lineages
✔️ Maintain genetic diversity and long-term health
✔️ Document pedigrees and historical continuity
✔️ Address and correct misinformation about the breed’s origins
✔️ Protect the NAID as a living cultural and biological legacy
Through these efforts, the Native American Indian Dog continues today as a true representative of the intelligent, versatile, and deeply bonded dogs that once walked alongside Indigenous peoples across North America.
➡️ Explore the complete History of the Native American Indian Dog
For a complete explanation of the breed’s history, genetics, temperament, and preservation standards, explore our in-depth guide to the Native American Indian Dog.
About Us
Preserving a Legacy. Upholding a Responsibility.
At Corn Moon Medicine Dogs, in partnership with the Native American Indian Dog Preservation Project (NAIDPP), our work is guided by stewardship rather than trend. We combine ancestral knowledge with modern science to preserve, protect, and advance the Native American Indian Dog as a living cultural and biological legacy.
This work is not simply about producing dogs. It is about safeguarding continuity, integrity, and purpose for a breed that has endured for thousands of years.
Stewards of the NAID
Corn Moon Medicine Dogs was founded to support the long-term survival and recognition of the Native American Indian Dog. Through the NAID Preservation Project, we have helped establish genetic documentation, preservation standards, and educational outreach that extend beyond any single program.
Our dogs reflect this responsibility. Each one represents careful selection, documented lineage, and respect for the heritage they carry forward.
A Modern Approach to a Timeless Bond
Our practices honor ancestral principles while remaining grounded in modern understanding and accountability:
Health First: Breeding dogs meet comprehensive health and genetic standards designed to protect the NAID’s vitality and longevity.
Early Development: Puppies are raised using evidence-based early developmental practices that support confidence, adaptability, and stability.
Cultural Integrity: From ceremony and naming to nutrition and daily care, our program reflects living tradition applied with intention and respect.
Join Our Mission
Preservation requires community. Through education, outreach, and responsible placement, we invite those who share these values to participate in safeguarding the Native American Indian Dog for future generations.
This is not a closed legacy. It is a living one.
