Sarahsetter Kennels

11/20/2025

Before you ask, I must tell you that this litter is already sold. There will be another little bred soon if you would like to get on the waiting list.

11/03/2025

important information!
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Introduction Heat injury is a serious risk for working and sporting dogs. High environmental temperatures plus heat generated through exercise can overheat these dogs. A dog’s core body temperature can easily reach over 105 degrees Fahrenheit during exertion. However, heat injury typically occurs ...

10/28/2025

In 2008 I found myself in the same position as Kelly is now experiencing. I hurt my back and continued to try to work out of a mobile wheelchair that I rented for a month before the doctors decided I needed emergency back surgery. I was unable to work for three and half months. The overhead for a farm or a kennel still has to be met. Self employed animal professionals are always at risk doing what they love. I was very fortunate that clients and friends stepped up to keep me afloat until I was healed. The hardest thing I ever did was to stay away from my dogs and horses to allow myself to heal.
If you can, please help Kelly so that she can heal with less worry. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JecsAdHQ7/

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10/27/2025

10/27/2025

*Preventing unwanted litters is a goal we all share—but it's time to rethink the surgical approach. Hysterectomies and vasectomies, which preserve hormonal balance, can safely be performed as early as 8 weeks of age, making dogs sterile without disrupting their natural hormones.

New peer-reviewed study published in Nature:

How a dog’s lifetime exposure to his own hormones (before being neutered) affects how well he handles aging and frailty later in life.

Study Background

• Frailty = when older dogs (and people) become weaker, less resilient, and more prone to illness and death.
• Most research looks at how to prevent frailty — this study looked at what makes some dogs bounce back better after frailty sets in.
• The focus was on the HPG axis — the hormonal system that produces testosterone and controls reproduction.

Key Findings

• Dogs neutered very young (before 2 years old) had:

o A much higher risk of death once they became frail.
o About 16% higher mortality for every small increase in frailty.

• Dogs kept intact longer (more than ~10 years) showed:
o No increase in mortality linked to frailty.
o Their hormones seemed to “buffer” the negative effects of aging.

• Each extra year of natural hormone exposure reduced frailty-related death risk by ~1%.

What It Means

• Hormones from the te**es may protect against the worst effects of aging later in life.
• Removing them too early could make dogs less resilient to age-related decline.
• Frailty isn’t just about getting old — it’s also shaped by early-life events like the timing of neutering.
• This supports a “life course” view: what happens early in life affects health decades later.

Why It Matters

• The study suggests timing of neutering might influence how well dogs age.