Optimal Dog Nutrition Made Easy Just walk into a grocery or pet store and you will know that dog owners face a massive number of choices when they try to figure out what to feed their dog. Add to those options …
A new study indicates that environmental chemicals found in many dog foods may cause a decline in dog sperm quality, an increased rate of cryptorchidism, fewer male pups born and an increase in female pup mortality. We are constantly encouraging dog breeders …
Avoid or Cure Your Dog’s Fear of Storms, Fireworks and Loud Noises! There are few things sadder and more frustrating for owners than dogs with thunderstorm phobia, fear of fireworks or just general anxiety over loud noises. These dogs suffer greatly as do their …
An example of how breeders can help their owners We strongly believe that a key part of a dog breeder’s job is lifelong assistance to those who own their dogs. This doesn’t mean sitting back waiting for them to call or …
Cool new findings about which, what and how dogs learn! We haven’t completely processed this recently released research (Wallis, Lisa, Virányl, Z, et al. 2016; download it below) but wanted to pass it on to you because it’s interesting in so …
Whether you are a breeder or a new puppy owner, your barking puppies can learn to be quiet with a few simple steps! How cute is it when you walk into a room full of barking puppies jumping on the side of the …
Breeders and owners can do many things when raising puppies to be confident, stable adults. Last weekend was our Puppy Walk. Our 7-week old puppies enjoyed a 45-minute walk in the woods with 35 new friends. Many of the visitors, even long-time dog …
Four problem behaviors that breeders unintentionally teach their puppies. Before we invented the Adventure Box, we created many prototypes to help our pups handle touch, noise and sights. One of those early prototypes was a baby gate that the pups could squeeze through, …
How a breeding strategy helps us through the bad times. One of my favorite sayings is that “Dog breeding is 95% joy and 5% pain.” Ninety-five percent of the time, our dogs bring great joy into people’s lives as loving companions, …
Despite the lack of safety evidence, many dog breeders use routine prenatal x-rays to get a count of how many puppies to expect. However, there are safer alternatives for counting puppies. If you have been following this blog series, you know …
