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02/20/2024

Thank you everyone for the Birthday wishes😊!!

02/19/2024

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02/18/2024

Splash off to her new home!

02/18/2024

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Fix 11 Common Dog Behavioral Problems

02/17/2024

Roxy loves the addition of her blue bird to her bird collection. Thanks Terri and Candice 😊. Candice said we need to add -"must bring singing bird as part of application"😂😂😂

02/15/2024

Love this photo of Secret

02/14/2024

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02/13/2024

02/12/2024

The girls already Besties- crashed after a long day playing outside!

02/10/2024

Roxy really thinks she is a cat with her tweety bird. Thanks Candice Andrews Frank and Jason for leaving Presley's toy for Roxy. I will need to get more😊.

02/10/2024

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02/08/2024

Copied from Denise Dang….
Male puppy vs female puppy ….. can you tell the difference between these two puppies 🤔😊

Observation of people who are looking for a new family member in the form of a canine.
I do not understand why most folks are looking for females. They are not the better s*x as a companion in my opinion.
Being in dogs for more than 30 years, I personally find the boys make much better companions. They are more devoted to their humans. They are not any harder to house train than a female, in fact females scent mark just as much as a male. They are just not as obvious about it when they go. Usually it is in the middle of the rug or floor, males are obvious as they lift the leg. I actually find a male easy to house train since they are so in tune with pleasing me. And don't take 25 minutes to find just the right spot. LOL. Boys [see tree/bush? use it]
Girls are so emotional and dramatic, even when spayed. They can be very manipulative and snippy as they age. Girls are at my house anyway, they are the noisiest with barking at nothing. They become lazy on house training as they age not to mention the most destructive of the two s*xes.
It is sad that the boys are overlooked because of their s*x for non legitimate reasons. My personal belief is most that call looking for girls are people who want to breed THINKING they will make money off it. HAHA , jokes on them.
In many breeds the population is about 4-1 boys being the higher born than females. So why not have a loving, velcro boy to be devoted to you..
I don't have issues placing my dogs as I am picky and will keep them all until I find the right home for them, Boys and girls alike. I currently have mostly male pups and they are great lil dudes so far.

I am just making an observation looking at the inquires over the years. I hear , "oh girls are better at housebreaking" ~~ Really? "Girls are sweeter" ~~ again Really? It is sad because each dog born into this world is just like a human, they come with their own personality and ideas on how they see the world around them. People should look at the individual not the s*x of the dog.
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02/04/2024

Koko has his forever home.

02/01/2024

HALLMARKS OF KENNEL BLIND BREEDERS

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Kennel blindness is a "disease" where a breeder is incapable of seeing faults in their own dogs.

Kennel blind breeders twist and distort the breed standard to justify the dogs they breed.

Kennel Blind breeders have an inability to see and appreciate the good qualities of a competitor's dogs.

Kennel Blind breeders always have an excuse for why their dog did not win. Bad judging, politics, or anything except the possibility that there may be something wrong with their dog. Bad sportsmanship and kennel blindness can go hand-in-hand.

Kennel Blind breeders believe that they have bred the "perfect" dog and in doing so, critique their own dogs on social media with such words as "magnificent breed type", "takes your breath away!" rather than allowing the win to speak for itself.

Kennel Blind Breeders believe that every pup they breed is “show quality”.

HALLMARKS OF NON-KENNEL BLIND BREEDERS

Non-Kennel Blind Breeders are objective and rarely satisfied with their own dogs, criticizing them more harshly than others would.

Non-Kennel Blind Breeders regardless of time and effort already spent, remove from their breeding program dogs that do not “make the grade”, even to the point of starting over with new foundation stock.

Non-Kennel Blind Breeders have an 'eye' for a dog and can appreciate a quality dog regardless of who bred or owns it.




WHICH BREEDER ARE YOU?

01/19/2024

I had to post the cute picture of Presley!

01/14/2024

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01/08/2024

Karli and Katie (Izzy and Juno babies) almost twins. Just 4-1/2 weeks old. So pleased with the consistency of the two litters.

01/07/2024

The Retractable Leash: A popular tool that must be cautiously used. https://www.ckc.ca/en/The-Dish/August-2020/The-Retractable-Leash
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La laisse rétractable : Un outil populaire qui doit être utilisé avec prudence. https://www.ckc.ca/fr/Le-courrier-canin/Aout-2020/La-laisse-retractable

01/04/2024

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/p/PJBhZrNjEPa5oERU/?mibextid=WC7FNe

"Dear Past And Future Puppy Owners

I loved them first. I thought of you years before you even realized. I planned for and cared about your baby long before you started thinking of adding to your family. I worried about your future with that puppy before you knew there would be one.
There were hours upon hours spent researching lines for the parents of your puppies. Going over breeder after breeder, choosing not only my pet but looking for a dog that will make you your pet. Worrying if you'd be happy, if I had chosen correctly and your puppy would grow up healthy and happy.

Going over puppy after puppy with fellow breeders, running over my program with as many knowledgeable breeders as I can, determined to not miss anything. Tracing lines back as far as I could, learning the ins and outs not only for my knowledge but so that I was informed, prepared to go over every detail with you, to answer the questions that sometimes you don't even ask.
Then there's years of watching your puppies parents grow. Loving them and enjoying them as part of my family. Taking them every where I can, training them, socializing them, watching how they fill out.

Asking myself I had made the right choice in both of them. Scrutinizing their conformation, how they move, and their temperament. There was the stress of health testing. Praying not only that my babies were healthy but that they had the genes to make your baby healthy.

Finally came the time to put your puppies parents together. For the next 63 days I worried, I obsessed, I grew excited. I watched your puppies mom like a hawk. Making sure my baby was ok, monitoring her diet better than I do my own. Concerned that she was getting enough of the right nutrients and that your growing baby was getting the best start possible. I spent hours on the couch, floor, and dog bed with her watching her tummy grow and anxiously waiting.

As your baby and mine grew I laid my hands on her tummy and felt the first movements of your puppy. As the time grew close I spent most nights in the nursery with her. Making sure she didn't go into labor without me knowing, in case something went wrong and one of our babies needed help. When labor started my whole life stopped. I spent every second with her.

Your baby was born into my hands and I held my breath as I cleaned them up, watching for movement and breathing, cleaning them up, checking them over, and wondering if you'd love them as much as I already did. I helped your babies brother when mom got tired and he was stuck. I cried when your babies sister didn't make it.

For the first 8 weeks most of my life was filled with your baby. Watching them grow and making sure I was doing everything possible to make sure they started their lives the right way. Making sure each one was getting enough to eat, enough socialization time, that they were de-wormed and given their shots. I was the first person they saw when they opened their eyes. I spent my weeks playing with them and keeping them safe.

I searched for you and interviewed you. As you spoke I tried to read your character. Would you love them as much as I do? Would you bring them in as part of your family? Would you care for this tiny life that I brought into this world that I am responsible for? Some of you were turned away but some of you were welcomed into our family. The day you took your baby home was harder than I'd ever let on. I was excited for you but I was also terrified. Had I chosen correctly? Were you who you seemed to be?

My love and worry didn't end there. I thought about your baby regularly, saddened when I didn't get updates, ecstatic when I did. I hoped you were caring for your baby the way I care for mine. I answered your questions happily and answered them again just as happily to your babies siblings new parents. When your puppies sister ate a couch I stayed up that night she was at the vets, waiting to hear that she was ok. When their brothers parents decided he no longer fit in their life I welcomed him home, sorry that I had chosen wrong for him and promised him it wouldn't happen again.
I loved your baby first and I will never stop."❤️

-Author Unknown-