How Badly Do We Need to Know? Part 2 Are routine prenatal x-rays in dogs safe? Over the last 30 years, there has been a dramatic decrease in routine x-rays of pregnant women due to concerns for the safety of their unborn babies. In my last blog, I challenged the...
New arguments for breeding older dog moms I have always been uncomfortable with the saying “Breed them young, breed them often” with regards to dog breeding. This is most often heard from reproductive veterinarians who are telling breeders how to most easily get...
An Argument for Individual Contribution to Herd Immunity Dr Pauline Chen wrote a compelling editorial linking dog poop to the measles outbreak in the US. Strange bedfellows, you think? Her point is that just as cleaning up after your dog is an act of personal...
Might Dog Dads Contribute More Than Just DNA? In the past, we focused our prenatal care on our mama dogs. We fed them the best food possible, supplemented carefully and made sure they were in top condition. We knew from experience and research that good moms that...
Shake, Rattle and Roll: How To Introduce The Bottle Pool As we raise each litter our goal is to do everything we can to help the puppies become confident, stable dogs enabling each of them to thrive in their homes. Each litter presents a new opportunity for us to try...
Are You Sabotaging Your Puppy’s Recall? In my last blog post I explained a simple process that you can implement to teach your puppy to come. Dog trainers refer to the “come” command as a recall. Teaching a recall to a puppy is quite simple. The real challenge is...
