Eromit Labrador Retrievers

11/28/2025

Any dog can play this game! But I designed it for senior dogs to encourage movement and sniffing in a small space.
1. Play this game on good traction. No slippy sliding!
2. Toss a cookie.
3. While your dog is off chasing that one, place another treat in the egg carton.
4.Repeat until satisfied!
Easy version: use a dark (visible) treat. Hard mode: use a lighter colored treat to encourage sniffing over visual searching.
Try it and tag me! Tell me what your dog thinks of this game.

11/28/2025

The Mayhem x Marlin Twins are TWO today!! Happy grown-up birthday to Rosie and Atlas! I hope you are just as spoiled today as you were for those first 8 weeks, lol!!

Introducing our TWINS litter! So-named for obvious reasons! Click through to read about each of the twins.

11/27/2025

Have you ever seen such a handsome creature?
Ralphie -Mezzy x Marlin.

11/26/2025

Our Mayhem x Marlin "Paw Patrol" litter turns 1 today!! Happy birthday to Maeve, Equinox, Gypsy, Oliver, Ruckus, Bo and Wilson!!

Our puppies have been named! Check out their stories here: https://eromit.com/2024/11/30/introducing-the-paw-patrol-litter/

11/25/2025

Fitness training with a senior dog who is hard of hearing means making some adjustments- especially exercises where the dog can’t keep a visual connection with the handler for information.
In this exercise I’m doing manual weight shifts with Shelby and need to be behind her. She can’t hear me when I release her to the treat, so I use my ‘jazz hands’ release to let her know it’s time to dive forward! 🤣
Because I maintain contact with her the entire time I am performing the exercise, she notices when my hands come off; the combination of hands-off, and peripherally seeing the hand motion gives her clarity on when to move. In return, it means she’s happier to stay in position during the exercise, knowing that she doesn’t have to guess on the release.

11/23/2025

Working on our senior dog fitness exercises- a three legged stand builds strength and balance. When we do it hands-free, it also takes a lot of self control!

11/22/2025

Our Missie x Cruiser "Recess" litter is 9 today! The most photogenic litter of all time

I get it. I kind of want to bury my face in puppies too.

11/22/2025

I treasure my morning walks with the old dogs so much. It’s our little bit of special bonding time each day!

But beyond that, these walks are something they need for physical and mental health and even when the walk itself looks relatively relaxing and low-key, the excitement and anticipation of said walk is REAL! They LOVE this routine and we all feel so good after we’ve got our blood flowing with movement and our brains awoken with sniffing and exploration (and caffeine, in my case!🤣)

But there are times when a daily walk is not possible or practical. For us, it’s usually extreme weather that ruins our plans. Slippery conditions in the winter or very hot conditions in the summer are the most challenging. Occasionally bitter cold or just an excessive amount of snow.

For others, access to safe, quiet places to walk may be the issue. We are so lucky to have literally endless private access for off-leash adventures right from our front door. That’s not the norm for most dog owners.

With our older dogs, who tend to be easy and forgiving, we have to be careful that days when walks are difficult don’t become do-nothing days. Lazy days once in a while are fine but movement is medicine! Deconditioning happens so fast in our seniors and I really see a difference in their comfort levels when they miss days of exercise. We've gotta do something so they get that movement in, even if we can’t get to the trail or the park or the dog club.

There are options! Fitness training can be a great way to maintain and even build muscle. Movement puzzles can present a super way to get your dog moving at a steady pace in a small space. Enrichment games can work your dog’s brain- super important for our seniors to delay and deter cognitive decline. And, we can always work on cooperative care so that if your dog’s medical needs increase with age- as they often do!- your dog will be well prepped so grooming and vet care are not stressors.

If you find that walking your senior dog every day is a struggle at times, but you still want to make sure you are doing everything you can for their health and well-being, check out the format for my upcoming 6 week online class- Aged To Perfection- where I’ll give you the array of targeted exercises, games and skills for their golden years!

Wanna learn more? I'll post a link in the first comment or shoot me a message for details! (Registration opens tomorrow, with class starting December 1st- perfect timing if you're in the northern hemisphere and about to have your walks derailed routinely by winter weather).

Feel free to share with your senior dog owning friends!

11/17/2025

Our Venom x Marlin "Finding Nemo" litter is 2 today! Happy "the paperwork says you're an adult now but we all know better" birthday to Trick, Lucas, Jasper, Stormy, Journey, Aspen, Breeze, Spring and Jelly!

November 17th- proud momma Venom with her new puppies.

11/13/2025

We found this magical little secret spot while out adventuring today. It is crazy how many new-to-us places like this still exist, with how much time we spend exploring!
Pepper and Mezzy thought it was pretty great to be comfortably river swimming in mid November too.