Coeur d' Alene Dog Fanciers

01/07/2025

01/07/2025

01/06/2025

Good information.

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Veterinarians with extensive experience discuss the risks versus the benefits of early puppy socialization in a roundtable format.

12/28/2024

Class Registration
Saturday Jan 4th
10am-11am

12/28/2024

Class Registration
Saturday, Jan 4th
10am-11am

12/24/2024

Please respect the laws on service dogs.

11/30/2024

Some of our wonderful members represented us in the Christmas parade.

11/26/2024

🐾 Padlock your gates.
🐾 Do not leave dogs alone in your yard.
🐾 Dog thefts are on the rise.

11/22/2024

Conformation Handling classes will begin again during our Winter session. It will be held on Sundays at 1pm. The first drop in class is Jan 5, 2025.

11/08/2024

Congratulations to our 10 and 11 am Saturday Beginning Obedience class graduates

11/08/2024

Congratulations to our 9 am Saturday, Beyond Beginning Obedience class

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween

10/20/2024

Puppy Health

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you're letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

By Patricia Crespo
Photos Veteriankey.com @62 days

*Many Bones are not fully fused until 13mo of age.

10/19/2024

A huge loss, a true gentleman who shared his smile and love of dogs with us all. R.I.P. Johnny, you will be greatly missed.

We mourn the loss of Johnny Shoemaker
Hugely Popular, Fashion Icon, Multiple Group Judge, Dog News Columnist
He was Irresistible and Irreplaceable

10/11/2024

"Just The Facts" - Pet Emergency Information

Photo Credit: American Kennel Club

http://caninechronicle.com/?p=306284

10/04/2024

Thank you AKC

AKC Reunite has made five additional donations of $2,500.00 each ($12,500.00 in total) to The Animal Shelter of Sullivan County in Blountville, TN, Smoky Mountain Humane Society in Newport, TN, Washington County, TN Animal Shelter in Johnson City, TN, Humane Society of Valdosta Lowndes County in Valdosta, GA, and SPCA Tampa Bay in Tampa Bay, FL as they provide shelter and care for pets displaced from Hurricane Helene. We are incredibly thankful to everyone helping so many during this most difficult of times.