Hopewell Boarding Kennels

09/07/2023

08/27/2023

Darci's 8 puppies ( 2-males, 6-females) born on Aug 7th, 2023. Sire is GCh. Rynward's Combahee Victory (Victor) owned by Kathryn Edwards. More info and photos at
https://hopewell-kennels.com/puppy4.htm

07/20/2023

❤️💯

06/14/2023

Ever! ...

06/11/2023

Follow our simple dog p**p color chart to learn why your dog's p**p is not brown.

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/health/is-your-dogs-p**p-a-weird-color/

04/04/2023

🦌 A doe hides her young from predators by leaving them alone in a secluded spot such as a grassy meadow or a flower bed. A hidden fawn has virtually no scent, and when left alone it is difficult for predators to find. The doe is usually nearby and will tend to the fawn during the night. It is common to find fawns hidden in backyards. If you do find a fawn in your yard, keep pets away, minimize disturbances to the area, and wait for the mother to return.
📌 ohiodnr.gov/staywild

03/01/2023

On purpose ...

02/24/2023

01/30/2023

01/17/2023

Good info to have in case! 🙏❤️🐕

01/15/2023

3 Benefits of Mushrooms and Bone Broth for Older Dogs Perhaps you’ve heard other dog owners discussing the benefeits of bone broth or mushrooms for their older pups. In this article, we’ll share why these 2 natural ingredients have become all the rage. 1) One of the biggest causes of early death...

01/14/2023

CAUTION***********
FYI: The next 4-6 weeks is mating season for coyotes. Please do not let your dogs out alone. The coyote gets your dog to chase him and then somewhere in the distance the pack waits for your dog. Then the outcome is tragic as they can & will attack/kill your pets. Just be aware it can happen to your beloved pet. {Coyote breeding typically peaks in late February and early March, the gestation period averages 58 to 63 days. Male coyotes can become more aggressive during this time of year, the long and short of it all is that coyotes always pose a risk to your dog (and other small pets). That risk increases during mating season.

01/14/2023

Spring is coming so save this post!

12/12/2022

Groomer Humor 🤣

Jingle Bells never gets old and I still continue to sing it every Christmas to get me through it 🎼 ...

05/21/2022

Dear Dog Owners,

This week I have seen post after post after post on the veterinary social media pages about the struggle with larger breed dogs that are undisciplined and fearful and trying to bite at staff and veterinarians. Half of the posts stated that they, the vet, were going to stop seeing any large breed dogs, some of them said that they were going to fire all clients who had dogs that were not well controlled, others said that they were starting to refuse service to dogs that growled or tried to bite or got freaked out when they tried to examine them. Clients, this is a huge problem and it is your problem and let's be real, it is your fault.

Dogs are NOT children or humans and we need to stop treating them like they are. They are animals! They do not learn by being coddled and babied and allowed to get away with whatever they feel like doing. It does not work that way in the animal kingdom. If you are a little s**t of a dog your mom or some older dog is going to bite your head off to teach you! Once that puppy leaves its mom, you now become the teacher and trainer of what is and what is not acceptable behavior and if you don't, you and you alone are ruining your dog!

Dogs need discipline! They are like your kids! They need you to teach them, to train them, to discipline them so they learn what is and what is not acceptable. I can not tell you the number of times I have been in an exam room and a dog is growling at me and the owner does nothing. In fact, often times they pull back from the dog and they always get that sheepish look and often will say, “he doesn’t bite.” The hell he doesn’t bite! He is a dog, he bites and he is going to bite me because you have not shown him who is boss and he has no fear of humans and he has no idea that being a jerk is not allowed.

Please, if you love your dog, do your job and discipline them, train them, show them the proper way to behave and make sure they know that being a jerk gets them in trouble. If you do not, you will not be able to find a vet to help them when they are in need and that will be your fault and not the vets fault. No where in our oath does it say that we have to subject ourselves to being bitten by someones dog because they treated it like a human and felt sorry for it and never disciplined it and so it now has no respect for humans and bites. If you don’t start being a responsible pet owner, your dog is not going to be seen and you do not want that to happen.

Do not let your dog be the top dog in your house! It is not fair to them and it is not fair to us in the veterinary profession when we have to fear for our safety in order to try and help them when they are sick.

Teach them to be nice, take them to uncomfortable places, make sure they know that humans are the big dog in the relationship, that does not mean you beat them that means you show them that you are the boss by not allowing them to be jerks and get away with behaviors that they shouldn’t. Your dogs life and health depend on you being a good dog owner and raising them to be good dogs.

Sincerely,
Dr Debbie and Every Vet

03/13/2022

Lots of updated photos of our Asher x Jemma litter at http://www.hopewell-kennels.com/puppy3.htm

03/09/2022

One more video of the puppies trying to play with their big half-sisters.
https://youtu.be/qqQ8PW5nClw

03/09/2022

Puppies are 6 weeks old today and love their toys.
https://youtu.be/e0KxpBFA3ec

03/07/2022

Our latest litter of Boxer puppies will be 6 weeks old this coming Tuesday. They grow up so fast.
https://youtu.be/r-it9dUTagI

08/02/2021

Julie Kirkendall
Yesterday at 2:37 PM ·
Photo is of our Darci, Winland's No Limits No Boundries. She now has 12 points towards her AKC Championship. She has 4 - 3point majors. Just needs 3 more points to get her Champion Title. Darci's dad is Ch. Bar-K's Mystic Heir. Her mom is Ch. Cinbar's Renaissance of Winland.
— with Medley Small and
3 others

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Susie Hurst Matthews
Beautiful dog
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Judy Poorman
Awesome 🌹💞
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Lynn Allen
She's gorgeous! Congrats! 🎉
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Diane Clark Bascone
Beautiful ♥️
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