KPB Aussies

04/12/2023

In honor of may we suggest one of these authentic and delightful medieval dog names for your next pet

02/10/2023

⚜️SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ⚜️

KPB Aussies will no longer be breeding!

We had a great run for ten years with some truly fantastic dogs, loving owners, and heart warming stories of our beloved four leggeds thriving in their forever homes.

I will STILL be sharing stories of past pups on this page, as well as any helpful info I come across. My decision to rescind from breeding was not one I have made lightly, but I feel it is the best route as my bookkeeping career is taking off- everyone that was born in my care or purchased as part of the program has had absolutely beautiful endings and rather than spreading myself too thin between two fields I’d like to leave it at the happiest of endings.

What will happen moving forward?

KPB Aussies will retain its name, paying homage to my first Aussie, Keepsake’s Penny Blossom. Roo will be pet homed (I believe I have a home for him with a dear friend). Shimmer will be spayed and live out her days with me, she’s earned her spot as the heart dog. My littles have been joined by my German Shepherd protector girly, Feyre, and I feel it’s time to pursue sport and obedience titles with my girls.

KPB itself will branch out to include a merch line that’s in the works- stickers, decals, prints, shirts etc. A portion of the proceeds will go to a senior dog rescue (suggestions of WHICH rescue are welcome!).

Thank you to absolutely everyone who supported my little program for the last ten years, extra special loves to the KPB pups in your homes, and thank you in advance for the support as we step into this new era for KPB!

12/06/2022

Shimmer takes her role as Velcro dog a bit too seriously 😂

09/26/2022

Roo’s daddy was on vacation for 3 weeks so for the first dinner after he came back home Roo just sat quietly and stared at him 🤣 disbelief? Happiness? Slightly bummed he’s no longer the man of the house? Who knows!

06/05/2022

Shimmer’s breeder has a beautiful Merle female available for a pet home, please follow the original post and message her if interested!

05/08/2022

Stillwater’s Barely Legal…Shimmer…Shimminy Cricket…Shimberton….Chonky Bit’….Thicc Bit’….The Ginger Jerk…❤️🔥

05/04/2022

I have such a soft spot for “little black dogs” so I can’t wrap my brain around how they get overlooked. Yet I SEE it with every litter, the black pups are generally the last to go.

For me there’s just something about chocolatey brown eyes set against black fur that just makes my heart melt 💜🖤

04/19/2022

Seaweed is one of those oddly nutritious foods that your dogs can enjoy with you 🥰 it is rich in protein, iron, iodine, magnesium, and omega-3s!

03/27/2022

The difference in the genders is hilarious- Shimmer is all efficiency and suspicion, Roo is all floof and poses 🤣

03/27/2022

Unless your dog truly has an allergy to the stuff, add a variety of healthy foods into their kibble 🥘

HERE’S WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ADD FRESH “HUMAN FOOD” TO YOUR PET’S KIBBLE

Today, ninety-six percent of pet owners around the globe are feeding dry commercial pet foods. Of those 96%, there is a large majority that believes dried commercial pet food is really all their pet needs and would never stop to consider the benefits of adding fresh “human food”.

(“Human food” definition in this article: clean sources of meat-based proteins and some organic plant matter, not beer and nachos 😉)

There are many reasons why some of these pet parents feel this way, however the most popular reason today seems to be the 50-year-old rumor that is in existence and still spreading.

You know the one: “Giving your animal table scraps is bad!”

How or when did this terrible rumor start?

Well, if we go back in time, research shows that shortly after the invention of processed pet foods, manufacturers were having a hard time convincing pet parents to make the switch from foods in their refrigerators to their commercial pet foods.

So in 1964, the pet food industry, along with the PFI, joined together with a whole bunch of marketing dollars and launched one of the most influential campaigns the pet world had ever seen: the “Ban All Table Scraps from your Pets’ Bowls” campaign!

Through thousands of newspapers, magazines, and news stations, the public was warned about the dangers of table food scraps or “human food” and the importance of feeding “processed” commercial pet food. From there, the giant smear campaign took off!

Not only did this clever campaign work, but it was so impactful that now, 50 years later, folks are still in fear of offering anything that is not labeled pet food.

SO IS IT A GOOD THING TO ONLY OFFER YOUR PET DRIED KIBBLE?

Not according to ongoing research it isn’t, especially with today’s cancer rates being 1 in 2 dogs!

In a 2005 study conducted at Purdue University on Scottish Terriers, the results showed that adding fresh vegetables to dry commercial kibble actually prevented and/or slowed down the development of transitional cell carcinoma (aka bladder cancer)!

In the study, dogs ate a diet of dry commercial pet food, while some got an assortment of vegetables added to the mix at least 3 times per week.

When the study was concluded, according to the researchers, they weren’t really shocked by the results.

Here’s what they found:

Dogs that ate any green leafy vegetables, like broccoli, had reduced the risk of developing bladder cancer by 90% and the dogs that consumed any yellow – orange vegetables like carrots reduced the risk by 70%!

Seriously! A lousy carrot helped smash the potential of cancer.

( http://ilarjournal.oxfordjournals.org/content/55/1/100.full ) (Raghavan, Knapp, Bonney, 2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16013542/

Yes, of course cats are obligate carnivores (must have meat to survive) and our dogs are facultative carnivores (carnivores with omnivorous potential if circumstances demand) so offering clean meat-based protein sources should always be top priority and essential.

However, because today’s world is ever-so changing due to factory farmed livestock being fed genetically modified grains and our planet being contaminated with every type of pesticide, fungicide and larvicide, the importance of fresh, organic plant matter to help detox the body couldn’t be more crucial.

So if the “cancer reducing benefit” doesn’t tickle your fancy enough to convince you to add any “human fresh foods” to your pet’s bowl, then maybe think of it this way:

How bad would it suck if someone forced you to eat dry processed foods your whole lIfe?!

By: Rodney Habib

"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

03/16/2022

When you’re so ridiculously good looking that even a bad angle and mama’s horrible photographer skills can’t bring you down 😘

03/08/2022

This hotel the real MVP 😂😂

BEST DOG FRIENDLY HOTEL SIGN! 🤣😂😅

02/23/2022

The baby faced red head is ready to throw hands at any given moment 🤣🤣🤣

02/21/2022

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