Origins Goldens

11/08/2024

🙅🏻‍♀️ Skip the rawhide. 🚫

11/07/2024

The goal of socialization is not making lots of friends and puppy playdates - it's assisting your puppy in learning to be calm and confident in a variety of places. Most of the time, this means teaching your puppy to ignore the people, dogs, and distractions around them.

Always remember when you bring that little puppy home that what you allow to happen now is reinforcing the behaviors that will continue into adulthood.

11/03/2024

Practicing Ivy's sit-stay on a lovely autumn afternoon. Can you believe it's the 2023 litter's birthday month? Ivy and her siblings will be a year old on the 30th!

11/02/2024

No points in FastCAT today (he struggled to focus past the halfway point), but Boone did have a good time playing with a couple of Boston Terriers and some Golden friends from O'Shields Golden Paws who were running today in Limestone!
We've got some ideas for next time, but for now Boone is resting. He had a good day out and that's what matters. 🙂

10/30/2024

It's Turkey Trot season!
Walk or run 3.1 miles (5k) with your dog and grab this cute medal from the AKC shop! Proceeds from the medals this year benefit the AKC juniors program for kids 9-18 who want to participate in dogs sports. The turkey trot is on the honor system, but track your walks and you can earn points for your Fit Dog titles, too!

The AKC FIT DOG Turkey Trot is a virtual 5K (3.1 miles) that people do with their dogs. This non-competitive 5K Turkey Trot can be done all at one time, or in smaller segments on multiple days so that everyone (people and dogs) can participate at their own pace. This can be a walk or run activity.

10/21/2024

golden hour on a golden october evening 🎃✨️
"Kyra"

10/18/2024

Big whole antler sale, yall! Best doggy Christmas gift! 🎄 Use our code ORIGINS at checkout to get a little more off, too!

Update: SOLD OUT - Another big sale coming before Christmas so make sure you sign up for the newsletter on our website to get notified!

🚨Whole Moose Antlers Available Now🚨

Just in time for the holidays! Find them here ⬇️

https://allagash-antlers.com/collections/full-moose-antlers

10/16/2024

❗️For those on our 2024 waitlist ⤵️

An update on the timeline:
We originally anticipated breeding Kyra between the end of September to early October and predicted the litter to be born as early as late November. This was based on Kyra's two previous cycles and litters. Nature being nature is hard to pin down exactly and Kyra has never really been on a strict, predictable schedule and so far her fall cycle has not yet begun. This means puppies won't be here any earlier than late December, but maybe even January if she doesn't go soon, so this litter may be going home around March.

I'll be getting in touch with everyone individually in the next few days with this update, but if you're on the waitlist and you see this, go ahead and comment letting me know!

As it is, if she'd gone when I expected her to, we would have needed to be in South Carolina to meet up with the stud, Scout, about the time the floods came through during Hurricane Helene and the interstate we take to get there was essentially washed away - so I don't mind the delay too much! I'll welcome it any time, now, though! 😄

10/14/2024

Did you know you can earn AKC titles from home? 🥇You can do this with AKC purebreds, unregistered, and even mixed breed dogs using the PAL and CP programs. Training and earning titles is a really fun way to bond with your dog, keep them entertained and mentally stimulated, and improve obedience. 🐾

Getting involved in AKC Virtual Sports and Titling opportunities is an easy and exciting way to get started in dog sports! Whether you and your dog are looking to get active in AKC Agility, earn a training title in home manners, or plot a crowd pleasing AKC Trick Dog routine, the opportunities to ge...

10/13/2024

Ivy and her brother Kal went to Barktoberfest!

10/11/2024

Love that! Starting new behaviors in a low-distraction environment sets your pup up for success. Build confidence and add in distractions. Proof in many different environments. Don't start at the dog park or by a busy street.

10/08/2024

Boone's pictures are in from his Fast CAT fun run! We can't wait to run again in a few weeks!
Speed Dog Coursing
MLBaer Photography

10/04/2024

Ivy hasn't been on a little outing for a while, but she has been needing a new collar (she's been borrowing Kyra's), so I decided to run her out to Tractor Supply this evening. We worked on heeling with distractions, auto-sit, and sit-stays. We've been out of practice since our newest human baby arrived. The last time I took her out she was very distracted, but today she did very well. She got lots of pets and picked out a new toy, which she then showed off to a young girl who was in line with her dad. 😆

10/02/2024

Friendly reminder to always VERIFY information you receive from a breeder. It is especially helpful to reduce the risk of being scammed. I was made aware of a breeder from up north who is advertising OFA and Bred With Heart, a program by AKC that recognizes breeders who health test according to breed club standards (among other things) but when you look up the dogs they are breeding, some are unregistered and none have health testing whatsoever.
When the breeder was confronted by peers, he bragged that his puppies had no trouble finding homes. This means families are taking his word for it and buying the puppies without research (or that health testing and registrations means little - it should!) It also speaks to the dishonesty of the breeder and how little he cares for his clients and their dogs. He's charging the same amount as breeders who are testing their dogs and proving their temperaments and abilities through titles - that is a definite scam.

Be aware. Verify everything.

09/30/2024

We strongly recommend crate training your puppy for several reasons.

1. It protects the puppy when he is learning boundaries in the home and cannot be supervised 24/7. It could keep him from ingesting something requiring surgery to remove, eating something toxic, biting wires, etc. Not to mention protecting your belongings.
2. It gives them a safe space to settle. Puppies who don't get proper rest throughout the day get rowdy and can often get very bitey. A puppy that is nipping more than usual is giving you a good sign they need a break.
3. If she ever needs a surgery requiring an overnight stay or emergency care, or needs to recover at home from something like a spay or stitches, having your pup familiar with a crate can seriously reduce their stress around that scenario.

And then there's this example here - something unexpected and terrible and you hope this is never the case for your pets, but if it were...

Crates don't have to be forever - sometimes that first week or two is difficult, but in the grand scheme of the dog's life, it's worth it to get through sleepless nights.

This is a good example of why it is important to crate train your dog!

This is a photo of a dog evacuation center utilized during a natural disaster. Most of us hope not to have to take advantage of this, but, we never know what circumstances we will be dealt!

Having a crate neutral dog can help with stress and anxiety! Not only for your dog, but you!

They don’t have to spend all of their time in there! But, it is a great place to decompress and rest!!!! In case of an emergency, it could make all the difference in the world!!!

09/29/2024

What made me think Fast CAT might be Boone's sport? Watching him run like this ⤵️😆🐾