Flying D AKC Australian Cattle Dogs-Oklahoma USA

02/18/2025

I cannot say it enough: please do not feed your dog a grain free diet, there is a link to heart disease!

“Two years ago, we started to see some concerns with the grain free diets and how that related to dilated cardiomyopathy and there's still a lot of questions that I thought after two years of discussion we would have a better handle on, but we don't.
We do know that taurine and some of the other amino acids in the grain free diets were concerns and it looks like without getting too deep into
DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy, it looks like there's probably three general categories of disease there. One is genetic, one is nutritional and one is we don't really understand, so there's idiopathic causes.”

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-dog-pod/id1520232516?i=1000485732577

02/16/2025

“I mean, because the other part of it is, you know, you keep your dog or your bitch that you're going to breed from the litter, and you can see that they turn out great, and you're happy to breed them, but you'd really like to know...

…about how all their brothers and sisters turned out.”

From The Good Dog Pod: Breeding healthy & behaviorally sound dogs, Sep 16, 2020
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-dog-pod/id1520232516?i=1000491449316&r=1466
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02/14/2025

Some experts from a podcast discussing about the discrimination breeders face:

“I think you know more than anyone that breeders are constantly being harassed under attack just for being breeders. They're victims of cyberbullies. They're being threatened with even physical violence.”

And for the shelters that have denied to release dogs to breeders that they have bred: “to have that breeder drive across the country and show up to that shelter and desperate to rescue that dog and take it into their home. I mean, that is an astounding, inspiring,
wonderful thing that we should be applauding the breeder for doing and so happy that the dog has that home to go to.
And instead of having it rejected because you are a capital B breeder. Education.
Which is why we've got to work on that education. We've got to work on that advocacy. We've got to use our social media to get the facts out there and change the conversation and turn the anti-breeder sentiment.”

Podcast Episode · The Good Dog Pod · 07/15/2020 · 24m

02/14/2025

Because we all know you’re here for the puppies, Happy Valentine’s Day from our CookiexRylee litter! 💘

02/14/2025

💝💘💞💓💗

02/13/2025

Geronimo says no more pictures please! ✋🏻 The light is too bright!

02/12/2025

Trying something new: homemade dog food. For now, I just plan to use it as a topper or more of a supplement for our pregnant & nursing mamas but how many of you make your own dog food?

02/11/2025

I read a post today where I saw a lot of people projecting human emotions onto a dog who had just whelped a litter, saying she must be so tired, that she needed a break from motherhood, basically that she was being overbred if she had more than 2 litters in her lifetime. You cannot force a dog to be a good mother and it is true that some dogs are not. Then I remembered a podcast I listened to, it was talking about the pros of natural matings for stud dogs instead of TCI’s & surgical: “And we get that kind of a mindset. But sometimes we forget to watch our little bi***es who are flagging their tails, bumping their little butts right up into the dog's face. They are flirtatious, their ears are raised, they are showing that male, that stud dog, in every conceivable way that they can, including exposing their swollen v***a, which is now raised to a level on her rear end where he can aim and hit it. We forget they are more behaviorally minded than we are. And both of them have that behavior.”
The podcast went on to explain all the little details that happen in a natural mating that we can’t even begin to replicate. Please don’t misunderstand, I am not against AI; I have and will continue to use it as a tool when necessary. But what happens during a natural mating process is truly amazing, live cover will always be my first choice.

Here’s the podcast episode for any of my breeder friends who want to hear more:

Podcast Episode · The Good Dog Pod · 07/08/2020 · 34m

02/07/2025

They made a puppy pile themselves! 🥹

02/06/2025

🐾 March Dog Training Classes 🐾

We’ve got an exciting schedule next month to help your dog level up their skills! Check out the classes we’re offering:

🔍 Introduction to Tracking
🗓️ Starts 03/07 | 12-week class | 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
📍 Sutton Wilderness, Norman

🏙️ Introduction to Hard Surface Tracking
🗓️ Starts 03/07 | 3-week class | 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
📍 Sutton Wilderness, Norman

🐕 Recall Mini Workshops
🗓️ 03/10 or 03/26 | 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
📍 Sutton Wilderness, Norman

🐶 Confidence Building Workshop
🗓️ 03/12 or 03/19 | 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM
📍 Sutton Wilderness, Norman

🐀 Barn Practice - In the Lexington/Wanette area
📅 DM us to schedule anytime during the dates below! Don't see a date that works for you? Send us a message and we'll see what we can do!
💲 $30 for 1 hour of practice | All dogs from the same household can come and practice on our Novice setup.

Spaces are limited, sign ups will be live on the website tomorrow evening or DM us to reserve your spot today!

02/06/2025

The 2 girls in the litter. Eyes are starting to open!

02/05/2025

Little speckled toe beans 💕

02/05/2025

Now this is a great way to entertain an ACD! I’m told she even herds the balls back into the pit when they fall out! This is Winnie from ZZxGrace!

02/02/2025

Our CookiexRylee litter is 1 week old already! Eyes are still closed, but they’re getting chunkier!

02/01/2025

Words cannot express how proud and grateful I am to announce this for Flying D Kennels! All the hard work, the love, and the tears I have poured into my dogs. Huge thanks goes to my own personal little family for always supporting me and my dream. I couldn’t have done it without our amazing handler, Nikki helping us achieve those champions, and Crow The Cattle Dog achieving her multiple titles and for Flying D Nike achieving her rally novice title. This was a combined success thanks to members of the Flying D family! Thank you all!

01/31/2025

Go chase some bunnies with your dog.

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