Health
Dog Toy Warning

Dog Toy Warning
5/4/2023
Subject: Dog Toy warning Toy warning This is valuable information that should probably be passed along to anyone you know with dogs, cats, or other animals that might chew up a stuffed toy: Last night at agility class, a vet, who is a fellow agility student, was telling us about a case she had this week. The dog ate a child’s teddy bear and...
Proven Health

Proven Health
8/2/2022
We have researched our dog’s pedigrees for health. In our own lines, we know the health several generations back in our original breeding pairs....
The Myth Of Designer Dogs

The Myth Of Designer Dogs
8/2/2022
March 12, 2012 Am I a Snob? Why I Don’t Like Doodle Dogs – 21 by Brian Lynn In my last blog about the AKC registration statistics, Gun Dogger Garry Pennycuff took exception to a line about the fad of crossing an absurd number of breeds with poodles. I didn’t want to sidetrack the conversation at that point, but I will gladly go into more detail now....
Is Your Dog Overweight?

Is Your Dog Overweight?
8/10/2019
According to Dogfoodadvisor.com, “Finding and maintaining your dog’s ideal weight can significantly extend your pet’s life. A fourteen year landmark study from Iowa State University confirms…Dogs fed to ideal body condition lived 1.8 years longer than their overweight litter mates.1That’s a bonus of nearly 2 extra years of life… just for keeping your ...
New Dog Nutrition Research

New Dog Nutrition Research
12/31/2013
The IAMS Company has reported on a study showing that when puppies are nourished with enhanced (high) levels of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) these pups test out smarter and more trainable than other pups not nourished with supplements of DHA. In the IAMS study, the puppies receiving enhanced levels of DHA significantly outperformed puppie...
Vaccinations

Vaccinations
12/31/2013
NEW!!! VACCINATION PROTOCOL by Dr. Jean Dodd All of the 27 Vet Universities in the US have followed the immunization protocol as suggested by Dr. Dodd for years. All of these Hospitals will be changing their Vaccination Programs apparently. This is welcome news and you should print this out and take it with you to your Vet should you need reinforcem...
Dew Claws: Why Keep Them?

Dew Claws: Why Keep Them?
12/12/2013
With A Flick of the Wrist by Chris Zink, DVM, PhD (as seen in Dogs In Canada – September 2003) I n the hundreds of agility trials I have attended over the years, only rarely have I seen a dog suffer an acute, serious injury. An exception happened in early May this year. I was relaxing at ringside, enjoying one of the rare rain free moments this spr...
Hip Dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia
8/23/2013
A Number of Environmental Factors Can Affect the Incidence of Hip Dysplasia in Dogs ScienceDaily (Mar. 26, 2012) — Hip dysplasia (HD) in dogs is affected to a larger degree than previously believed by the environment in which puppies grow up. It is particularly during the period from birth to three months that various environmental factors appear to ...