Kennel Bernese Mountain Dog “Spring Creek of Goldendale”

08/26/2024

Cleo and Kai 🥰

08/21/2024

Bern Haus on Oka Yarolika and Cleo X of Berniland 💓

08/20/2024

Cleo of Berniland and her friends 🖤🤍🧡

08/20/2024

The best pictures I could take of these dinos today.

08/05/2024

Miner 😅🤪

08/02/2024

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🛇 Use your Manners! 🛇
The Sniff test - Stop doing that!
The sniff test - a badly engrained habit that society has been taught, without a clear understanding of what they're actually doing.

🚩When you reach out towards a dog, you are using body pressure AT them, giving them no time to assess whether you are safe & whether they require further investigation to pick up your information. You are forcing an interaction of a relationship that hasn't had time to develop. To some dogs, this is quite rude & the reason a lot of dogs snap at or bite people. This can cause alot of behavioral issues because of layered stress due to forced interactions.

🚩If they are on lead, they have no where to go if they are sensitive to spacial pressure, so can end up shutting down, shying away or snapping at your hand so you back off. This is an example of how a dog is now using pressure to turn off pressure & make you back off so they aren't so stressed.

🚩People think by offering your hand it can give the dog time to sniff to know you're friendly... they can sniff without being forced to sniff your hand.Their noses are far more superior than ours & they don't need close contact forced upon them to smell you.

🚩Some dogs might not want to know you. You have no relationship with them and that's perfectly fine. They aren't your dog so you don't need to touch them or steal pats for your own satisfaction.

🤔 If you are meeting a dog, what should you do?
⚠Ask the owner if you can interact with their dog. Not all people want strangers touching their dogs. Especially strangers who you are unlikely to see again.
⚠Stand up straight & relaxed, with your hands at your side.
⚠Ignore the dog & talk to the owner.
⚠Don't stare at the dog & don't try to force an interaction by going in for a pat. If the dog wants to know you, it will come up to you & sniff around. Usually they will move away & then come back for a second sniffathon. Some dogs will bunt your hands & wag their tails, which are good signs that you're likely an accepted new friend. Give them a few slow pats down their back (NOT THEIR HEAD) & then stop. Is the dog happy? Has it accepted your interaction? This will determine whether you can give it more pats.

🐶This is a more stress free option for dogs & a reason why in consultations we can develop a good level of trust, especially with fearful dogs & aggressive dogs, without a bunch of negative side effects from forced interactions.

06/30/2024

06/03/2024

05/30/2024

Good morning!

05/14/2024

Cleo X of Berniland. 4 years old

05/14/2024

🥰Leya of Berniland. 6 months old

05/04/2024

My beautiful girl.

04/15/2024

Leya of Berniland 💖

04/15/2024

🐾 Kastracja a zdrowie - nowe badania

Nowe badania na temat kastracji psów w pierwszym roku życia wskazują na istotne różnice w zależności od rasy. Wczesna sterylizacja może zwiększyć ryzyko zaburzeń stawowych (jak dysplazja biodrowa czy łokciowa) oraz nowotworów (np. chłoniak, guz komórek tucznych) w przypadku niektórych ras. Szczególnie dotyczy to większych psów ważących powyżej 20 kg.

Badanie obejmowało 35 ras, a jego wyniki mają pomóc w opracowaniu zaktualizowanych wytycznych dla kolejnych 40 ras. Zalecenia dotyczące kastracji powinny uwzględniać rasę, płeć oraz specyficzne ryzyko zdrowotne. Ważne jest, aby każda decyzja o kastracji była podejmowana indywidualnie, z uwzględnieniem kontekstu i specyfiki psa.

🔗 Szczegółowe wytyczne i wyniki badań dla poszczególnych ras są dostępne w pełnym artykule, który znajdziesz pod tym linkiem: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1322276/full

04/03/2024

Cuddle time with Bombi

04/03/2024

Leya of Berniland ❤️