My Special Golden Retrievers

03/26/2024

Toodles went for her puppy wellness exam at 5 months old and got her last round of puppy, vaccinations and rabies shot.
❤️Momma did her own temperament test while we waited for the vet.
* stand and Wait, * she hears well as someone walked by, *has a good sent detection , *curious to know what’s on the other side of the door without going crazy, * calmly lays down to wait ,*pays attention when her name is mentioned

02/06/2024

01/31/2024

It’s kind of hard to trash train a tiny dog when they walk right through the collar

01/31/2024

A little leash training with toodles

01/22/2024

Two little cuties are still waiting to share your love

01/22/2024

Guaranteed smiles when watching 6 wk old maltipoos enjoy playtime

12/31/2023

Where did all my Big fish go???
I guess we can thank Mr. Blue herring, and Mr. watersnake. 
Someone is still having babies…..
But I’m afraid to invest into more big fancy goldfish and butterfly koi 🥹

12/23/2023

New member of the family.

11/26/2023

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12/24/2022

Fun Fact Friday

During these cold winter days, providing indoor enrichment can help keep your dog calm and exercised. Thanks to Dogs Disclosed for this great graphic!

We recommend scatter feeding, puzzle toys, and playing “find it” with your dogs food!

Find it - Start with a handful of your dogs food

Give the cue “find it” and toss one piece so your dog can chase it across the floor

When they turn back towards you, repeat the cue and toss the next piece in another direction

Repeat until all of the food is gone.

Find it can be used to help teach reorientation, turns when on leash, and recalls.

12/14/2022

So sweet❤

12/14/2022

12/09/2022

HOW ARE YOU TREATING YOUR DOG’S BODY?

Every food you feed your dog has the potential to do 1 of 2 things: heal or harm. So what are your treats doing to your dog’s body?

Do the dog treats you are feeding help reduce inflammation or cause it? Provide antioxidants or just empty calories? Provide polyphenols or just synthetic flavors and dyes?

By replacing poor quality, highly processed dog treats with no nutritional value with fresh foods from your fridge, you’re treating your dog with whole-food sources of vitamins, minerals and bioactive molecules that feed health, not health problems.

Looking for more DIY fresh food ideas to inspire healthy canine snacking?! We coach you through how to successfully swap unhealthy foods and treats for healthier choices in the Forever Dog book, available for pre-order now: www.foreverdog.com/about

12/08/2022

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12/07/2022

THAT “GUILTY” LOOK
“My dog knows that he’s done something wrong, just look how guilty he looks!" This is something that we hear so often.
People are amused and entertained through social media and even dedicated websites where pictures of “guilty” dogs are uploaded. The “guiltier” the dog looks, the more popular these posts are and the funnier people find them. I find this really sad because it’s a complete misunderstanding of a dog’s body language.
Dogs may look guilty, but they are not feeling guilty. That “guilty” look is actually a dog showing the body language of fear, stress, anxiety or appeasement. The fear of being punished, the stress and anxiety of hearing the person’s tone of voice, demeanour and noticing the person’s body language, the appeasement behaviour in an attempt to calm the angry person down to avoid punishment.
As people, it’s natural for us to want to believe that our dogs feel guilt and remorse about whatever they’ve done wrong. Maybe thinking that they really do feel guilty somehow makes their behaviour more acceptable and is a form of an apology to us.
Dogs are capable of a wide range of emotions that are similar to that of a 2 to 2½ child, but it’s highly unlikely that they feel more complex emotions, like guilt, regret, remorse, shame or pride.
Guilt is a complex emotion and defined as an unhappy feeling that you have because you have done something wrong or think that you may have done something wrong. It’s a feeling of shame, regret or remorse. The feeling of guilt requires an understanding of cause and effect and is relative to time.
Do dogs spend the day feeling guilty, waiting for you to come home to find that chewed up couch or shoe, or are they waiting excitedly for you to come home because they really missed you and are looking forward to some attention?
For the emotional wellbeing of our dogs, let’s seek to understand them more and focus less on how we believe they should feel just because it makes us feel better.

11/25/2022

Sugar the dog meets sugar the miniature horse

09/10/2022

Happy Saturday,
Weekend blessings..