Mid-daylich Hotzaw GSD

08/18/2024

Last pup from our F Litter leaves us this morning! I’m hoping adjustments for all the pups go well & in a few days they are fully themselves rompin’ around being the little hellions they are 🤍

08/15/2024

Good news 👏👏 Clear fecals for the pups!

08/12/2024

Vet checks tomorrow 🥹 time went FAST raising this litter!

08/09/2024

A great read! 👏

Many people are ✨shocked✨ to see that my dogs aren’t super dog-friendly. They’re a dog trainer’s dog, how can they be so mean?

“Mean” because they don’t run up to other dogs, mean because they aren’t dying to meet your dog, mean because they don’t tolerate inappropriate behavior..

To me, they’re an example of dogs with healthy boundaries and relationships to others. It seems to be the “norm” for a lot of dog owners to expect other dogs to tolerate all of their own dog’s behavior. If your child was being harassed by another child, would you tell them to tolerate it? Of course not; we would intervene and the same should be happening for our dogs.

Any inappropriate behavior (posturing, face licking, jumping, excessive sniffing), or really any behavior that makes the receiving dog uncomfortable, should be interrupted or punished.

This can happen in two ways: we intervene which is the preferred method. If your puppy is face-licking your older dog and your older dog isn’t enjoying it/is trying to get away, etc, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to remove the puppy from the older dog. We should not except any dog to tolerate annoying behavior and we certainly don’t want to raise our puppies to continue this. Or if your male dog is excessively sniffing a female dog to the point she’s uncomfortable, you can interrupt or punish that with a “no,” a nick on the ecollar, separating them, etc. It is your responsibility to manage your own dog and advocate for others.

The other option is to allow the receiving dog to correct the inappropriate dog, but this is rarely efficient and should only happen under very strict circumstances. We never want to allow a dog we don’t know to correct our dog. There’s a good chance they won’t, which will teach tolerance, and there’s an equally good chance they will overcorrect, resulting in injury or fight.

Often a puppy is raised where other dogs are expected to tolerate behavior. One day the puppy runs up to a dog and starts behavior that they’ve rehearsed, the new dog doesn’t tolerate it and corrects the dog/starts a fight...

Read the full article here:

https://www.horizonretrievers.com/post/socialization-1

08/08/2024

7 Weeks Old 🔥 Vet checks Tuesday

08/06/2024

Little paws, big attitudes

08/04/2024

Momma Grácie 🥵

08/03/2024

This is majority of our days with having a litter to raise 🫶🏼 It’s roughly a 4 minute video! Enjoy the F Litter!! Pink collar female (the lightest sable pup) is available to the right home.

08/03/2024

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08/01/2024

I’m truly proud of this litter as I had them tag along on a 2.5 hour drive one way for more exposure as we got together for training. No car sickness, no accidents, rode quiet for the majority of the travel to and from. They met new people & experienced a whole new environment. I’ve never done this with a litter until now but chose it was a fabulous opportunity so I jumped on it!

Photos are becoming challenging with my little assistants as they are getting awfully fast and well don’t sit still often.. so running from them photos it is 😆 6 weeks old

I’m looking for a working home for Pink collar female!! 🩷 If interested, please private message me!

07/29/2024

A handful of infographics I find to be helpful for us humans to do better with our puppies 🐾✌🏼

07/25/2024

The great eight are 5 weeks old! They are doing all the puppy things and we are continuing to expose them to as much as possible here on our little slice of paradise. We are excited for some of their future families to start visiting & there may be a puppy or two available - will know within the next week or two & will update accordingly.

07/22/2024

Good morning!!! I am officially back home from my week long visit to Czech Republic! Another amazing experience learning & growing with some really great people! 💜

I will be doing F Litter photos at 5 weeks old (Thursday) and we will begin our journey soon with families visiting & picks beginning.

💥💥 I have some dogs up for consideration:

1) Possibly 1 female and 1 male from F Litter

2) Lexx from my A Litter who is 2 years 7 months old. She is a green female with basics, social, can be dog selective & plays rough like her momma Fanta, crate trained, nice food and prey drive, medium/high energy, DM carrier, OFA excellent hips, OFA normal elbows, Embark Panel done. Overall a great dog needing someone to give her more one on one training if wanting to pursue sport. I believe she was last in heat in February.

3) Davinah who will be 2 years old in August. BH/VT titled, HD A, ED 0, SA 0, OCD 0, DNA gepr., DM N/DM She has a nice start in protection foundation & continues to grow in it. She is social with other people & kids, not fighting with other dogs or puppies - very friendly! Great ball drive & food drive. Davinah is now with me here & I will continue to provide her training. Currently she is in heat & can be bred to Cerb if someone is wanting a bred female. She is out of coat still but can take current photo if interested.

07/15/2024

True 😆🐾 Do your research & dedicate yourself

07/12/2024

Happy Birthday to Jhett & Zolah’s first pups! This was my very first litter as well 🥰

07/09/2024

We enjoyed some outside time with pups today & they have a new set up with potty area. Gosh I’m going to miss them while I’m in Czech as this is my absolute FAVORITE age but I know my little assistance will step in & help my husband take excellent care of them 👏💜

07/04/2024

Two weeks old!!
Eyes opened, becoming very active & my mini assistant will enjoy holding them for me for photos! All are doing very well, even momma Grácie 🥰 Once picks begin, there may be a pup or two available & I will update accordingly when decisions are made.

07/01/2024

Nail trims ✔️

06/27/2024

ONE week old & photos just don’t do these gorgeous pups justice!

https://www.working-dog.com/breed/Mid-daylich-Hotzaw-288933

06/22/2024

Puppies are thriving & Grácie is a fabulous momma🤞🏻 Individual photos soon!

06/21/2024

Grácie finished whelping at 5am with 8 pups! 5 males, 3 females.

06/20/2024

Grácie is in labor! I will update those with reservations after all pups have arrived & I have everyone settled.
If it’s late in the evening, I’ll reach out tomorrow. 💜

06/17/2024

My guess is Wednesday. She is still active but becoming more attached to me, hasn’t refused food yet & I’m seeing that nice belly drop. The lovely process has begun for preparation of birth!

06/15/2024

A few dogs are looking for great homes! All are suitable for sport, breeding program or family life & placed with full registration. Option to ship immediately to international airport closest to buyer or can make arrangements for either Pedro or Femme Fatal to travel here in the fall. Davinah will be coming back with me in July. I co-own Davinah only but helping find placement for the other two. Videos will be posted in comments.

🩷Davinah ze Země Qwannabe🩷
DOB: 8.8.2022
Health testing: HD A, ED 0, SA 0, OCD 0, DNA gepr., DM N/DM
Title: BH/VT

💚Pedro z Eurosportu💚
DOB: 9.23.22
Heath Testing: HD A, ED 0, SA 0, OCD 0, DNA gepr., LÜW 0, DM N/DM
Title: BH/VT
In training for IGP1

❤️Femme Fatale ze Země Qwannabe❤️
DOB: 6.19.23
X-rays will be taken this next week
Started in all 3 phases

06/13/2024

Waitin’ on you pretty girlie 🥰
Day 57 (going off of 1st breeding)

06/11/2024

Two more days till pup count X-ray! Any guesses???

06/03/2024

Time is sneakin’ by! 🍼 Grácie is day 46

06/02/2024

👏👏👏🐾

05/28/2024

Vet day today and I love when the crew gets compliments from them on their stable temperaments, fit body condition & short nails.

Grácie is confirmed pregnant! Will be welcoming our F Litter the around June 20th. This litter is currently reserved unless it’s a giant litter. Pup count X-ray June 13!

Cerb, Ezzi & Grácie are negative for lymes, heartworms, anaplasma & ehrlichia as well.