4/5/2014

By Mike Mandell Alpha K-9 Obedience We asked Mike Mandell of Alpha K-9 Obedience Animal Behaviorist and Trainer in Denver, CO to make a list for us of things for you to look for when looking for a Dog Trainer and red flags which will tell you to look elsewhere. Mike writes, “First, we strongly recommend that you look for a trainer who will give in...

4/5/2014

We asked Mike Mandell, Animal Obedience and Behavior Trainer, of Alpha K-9 Obedience  in Denver, CO to make a list for us of things for you to look for when looking for a Dog Trainer and red flags which will tell you to look elsewhere. Mike writes, “First, we strongly recommend that you look for a trainer who will give individual attention to your pu...

3/2/2014

Candle Hill Shepherd Medical Therapy Dog How Dogs Read Our Moods: Emotion Detector Found In Fido’s Brain Anyone who’s had an MRI knows how hard it is to lie motionless. But the dogs that participated in this brain-scanning experiment aced the test. Maybe the treats did it. [Sorry, the link for this article (on npr.org) is no longer valid.]...

2/13/2014

For many of you, this is the week of Winter’s Fury and being boxed inside your houses.  For us, it was a few weeks ago, when temperatures outside went down below zero.  In the barn, two baby lambs were born.  We watched them carefully, then realizing they were becoming too weak to nurse from their mother, we brought them inside to warm up and get well....

2/11/2014

Cardinal and Kindra’s puppies, born on December 20, 2013, almost eight weeks old were out for a romp in the snow today. ...

1/27/2014

Anna, at the Portland, Oregon AKC Agility Trial, finishing her Open Standard Title in just two trials, as well as her Novice Jumpers Title. Also in the last year, Anna completed her AKC BN (Beginner Novice), and CD (Companion Dog) Titles, see the portrait below.  Karen and Anna , we are so proud of you!  ...

1/27/2014

We went to the lake one windy day last week with Cardinal.  At four years old he is more magnificent than ever! Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH C...

1/25/2014

Check out this new video of Trace training for a search. ...

1/8/2014

Piper, Chinook, Wessa, Max, and Tag LONG COAT GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible vers...

1/3/2014

Tag training her puppies Some irrefutable rules of puppy socialization by Helen Dorrance   One doesn’t have to be in the sport of dogs for very long before one’s canine population starts to multiply. Almost everyone starts out with just one dog that frequently gets relegated to “beloved pet” status in the endless quest for super performer, fabulo...