Aroha Iti Frenchies

13/01/2025

This is Dixie’s last litter 💕
This last match was absolutely beautiful so we are doing a repeat.
You can expect to see beautiful breathers with nice open nostrils.
1st & 2nd pick are gone
Pm or email me to go on the waiting list 🥰

07/01/2025

Happy New Year from Scarlet 🥰 she’s doing amazingly and is such a well loved pup by everyone she meets, I get tons of comments about how lovely her colouring is! She loves my kids so much she acts like them so now I have a third child 😂

Shared with permission by Scarlett’s (formally Brookes) fur Mum absolutely love pup updates 🥰

01/01/2025

Hope you all had a beautiful New Year’s Day
So excited with what this year has to bring we have some exciting litters planed, all in the MDBA DVL2 elimination program. We also have some exciting semen making its way to NZ too.

Part of what I love about breeding is keeping in touch with the new owners and getting updates.
Just got a beautiful update/review from Coopers (Raygun) Mum & Dad.

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from the crew at
Aroha iti frenchies

Plan was beautiful Chrissy pics but the few I tired 🤣 Minx was on form 😂
Doggies loved there Xmas treats, our pittys was gone before I sneezed (he did get one)

Comment with a pic of your spoiled pups at Xmas, would love to see 🥰

22/12/2024

Christmas hazards for dogs
There is a ton of our Christmas
treats that are unsuitable and potentially unsafe for our doggies to consume.
*Chocolate, it is not uncommon for a dog to consume that wrapped box of chocolates from under the Xmas tree.
*Ham the good old Xmas ham & its bone.
There is an increase in numbers of dogs that get brought into the vets with pancreatitis at Christmas time, they have enjoyed some foods that are too rich, which can wreak havoc with their tummies making them quite sick.
Please do not give your dogs cooked bones, they are prone to splinter and cause damage, you do not want a Christmas vet call-out.
*Christmas mince pies and pudding - grapes-raisins, currents, sultanas are very toxic, can lead to kidney failure.
*Avoid feeding onions, garlic, leeks, chives, these are quite often in our gravy’s too.
*know your nuts 🥜 macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs along with pistachios, walnuts peanut. Not all nuts are toxic.
*Watch out for products with the artificial sweetener Xylitol this is highly toxic to dogs, even small amounts can be fatal.
*leftovers, these can be richer at this time of year and more likely to cause upset tummies or pancreas.
*Kebab sticks flavoured with meat

Christmas Lily’s are beautiful but highly toxic to dogs.
Battery operated toys (even the singing Christmas cards) batteries are highly dangerous if swilled or chewed.
Also childrens toys containing magnets, if several magnets are sallowed they can be fatal.

22/12/2024

Here is a fantastic doggie training page, Sarah has fantastic knowledge and tips and tricks.

Do you struggle with training your dog, have you inadvertently made one of these common mistakes? I see them all the time and I know I have been guilty of some of these with my own dogs… Getting a new puppy this year, I believe her mission is to remind me to slow down! Aspen needs a little time to process when she is learning and so I have to keep that at the forefront of my mind and not be tempted to compare her to other dogs/ breeds or siblings! 🐾

19/12/2024

We don’t waste here.
Chopping up the best bits of goodness for the dogs from our home kill.

We don’t waste here.
Chopping up the best bits of goodness for the dogs from our home kill.
Tripe is sooo good for your dogs it helps with gut health.
Tripe is nutritional and has endless potential of health benefits it can be a valuable addition to a balanced diet. Its impact on gut health with digestive enzymes, probiotics, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties, as well as potential cardiovascular benefits. It supports optimal digestion and overall well-being.

16/12/2024

So happy with how Olympia “Pia” is turning out from our last litter.
She’s got fantastic nares (nostrils) and a beautiful slightly longer nose.
She’s got fantastic breathing, will have her Respiratory function grading (RFG) scored once she’s a year old but pretty sure she will be a 0 like her Dad.
She’s a single copy DVL2, will have a beautiful healthy spine.
We will constantly be focusing on health in our program.

10/12/2024

Reasons why to leave rawhide treats out of your pets Santa sack.

Rawhide is by-product from leather.
The chemicals involved in processing rawhide is not ideal for our pets to be consuming. Rawhide is normally soaked in chemicals which can include arsenic, mercury, lead, chromium salts, harmful preservatives, flavours & other additives.
Also, quite often rawhide is bleached.
They are hard for your dog to digest, can cause internal blockages & can be a chocking hazard. Rawhide can be contaminated with bacteria like campylobacter and salmonella.
There are many different safer chew treats we can give our dogs.

06/12/2024

Cool new water toy, dogs are loving it. Good old Kmart. Minx is being the fun police (little bit hormonal 😂) they were all playing with it at one stage.
Rating out of 10 give it a good 7, they have not broken it yet.

03/12/2024

Heat stroke is extremely dangerous it can lead to multiple organ failure (for every organ that is affected prognosis decreases by 25%)and fatalities.
Dogs do not sweat like people do they only have very small sweat glands on their paws and around their nose.
They main way to loose heat is through panting.
Signs of heat stroke are excessive panting & salivation. Dark red tongue (mucous membranes can be dark red, pale ,purple or blue depending on the stage) struggling to breathe. Vomiting & diarrhoea. Racing heart, dizziness, lethargy & collapsing. Followed by seizure, coma and death.

Brachycephalic breeds (the flatter the face the worse ) are much more likely to suffer from heat stroke due to restrictive air flow making it harder to cool themselves. Obese and large breed dogs also have a higher risk. Also some medical conditions can put dogs at higher risk.

How to treat heat stroke
1. Remove you dog from heat
2. Slowly lower your dogs body temp, don’t use ice baths this cools their body to quick and can put them in shock, organ failure and also causes construction of blood vessels (which lowers their cooling ability) wet them down with hose or bucket, don’t wrap with wet towel as this traps heat.
3. Use a fan/air con to blow over damp skin
4. Offer water
5. Apply alcohol to foot pads
6. Vet as soon as possible. The vet can put them on IV fluids and oxygen therapy & possibly blood/plasma transfusion. They may do blood tests to check the severity and organ function. Despite looking good on the outside, there could be a lot of internal problems going on with organ damage, blood clotting & even brain swelling.

Main causes of heat stroke are walking in the heat, dogs being left in the car/house/garage when to hot. Any temp above 19 degrees has potential to cause heat stroke.

Here at Aroha iti Frenchies we keep our furbabies cool by
Clamshell Paddling pools are great, cooling mats/vests, water play, big heavy water bowls that cannot be knocked over (ice in water bowls). Give frozen treats (broth blocks).
Keep them inside with aircon in the heat of the day. Use aircon in car rides.

How do you keep your fur babies cool??

29/11/2024

Peanut butter Jelly has settled in beautifully to our family, she’s got an awesome little personality 💕
All our furbabies sleep inside with us they are a big part of our family 🥰

22/11/2024

Introducing our newest tiny fur baby to our family
Meet Peanut Butter Jelly
“Jelly” for short.
She’s a little pocket rocket and settling in well to our family. She will add a little touch of special Rojo choc 🍫to our program. She will go though her health testing once shes older.
Thank you to Empire Monsters NZ for entrusting us with your special girl.
Next years going to be super exciting for us got some big goals set. Some exciting semen on the way to NZ.
All our breedings will be part of the DVl2 elimination program all involving a single copy.
Bring on 2025 health first- plus some cool colours. We want big open nares, great breathing, we want beautiful tails and healthy spines.

14/11/2024

Armiri open for stud, to registered breeders
MDBA registered
Single copy DVL2
0 hemis in spine
His trachea is .21
Great CFR & NGR
COI- 14%
RFG score 0
Beautiful open nares, great easy breathing. Fantastic health.
Pm for more details

09/11/2024

Check out Ahu from our previous litter, he’s such a handsome dude 💙
Love the black & tan

06/11/2024

Loki has arrived safely in Tonga, his pawents are in love with him already🥰 makes me so happy just melts my heart ❤️

04/11/2024

Farewell little Loki, feels fitting for your departure that there are 🇹🇴 Tongan flags flying here in NZ 🏉 Safe travels.
Can’t wait for you to arrive and meet up with your lovely new fur parents, who have watched you grow from birth.
Thanks to JetPark Hotels for allowing us to stay with Loki
And thanks to Abby & Team at Aircare Pets