Autumn Prairie Kennel

08/28/2024

Here is a link to a U tube channel. He was formerly in the pet food industry. In reviewing Zignature he breaks down what to look for in choosing a food. Also he really explains why all life stage foods are really not best for 3-4 years of age and up. I subscribed to his page as you can never have enough good info on what to feed your dogs but more importantly what not to feed your dogs.

Lets take a look at Zignature Dof Food, especially now that they are claiming they are WSAVA compliant. do they measure up? Show me the nutrients!

08/28/2024

We were on our way back from breeding Jo and we were able to stop in and see one of our pups we bred. This is Bishop. He was a Tango and Gidge pup and just a handsome male. He is certainly living the good life and it showed. It was a nice end to a hurried weekend.

08/22/2024

Jo and I will be traveling at the end of this week for her to be bred with this beautiful male. I will be posting more later this week. So stay tuned!

08/19/2024

❗️Purina pet food scare update — EXTENSIVE FDA INVESTIGATION FINDS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT ONLINE HYSTERIA AND CLAIMS❗️

Earlier this year, an online campaign started alleging that Purina pet food was making pets ill. The FDA conducted an extensive enquiry and have now released the results (linked below in comments).

The takeaway: they found absolutely nothing. Their extensive investigation does not support the perpetuated claims and does not incriminate Purina pet foods as the cause of reported adverse events.

The following was posted by Cat The Vet, and sums up the situation well:

“Remember the campaign earlier this year alleging that Purina pet food was making pets poorly?

Well, the FDA have now released the results of their extensive enquiry and they found…. absolutely nothing.

Online social media pages and influencers made claims that thousands of animals were being made very ill or even dying from these diets and managed to gain an enormous attention and cause huge amounts of concern.

They very strongly encouraged their followers to report to the FDA and over 6 months 1300 official complaints were received, but of these only 107 actually met the criteria to warrant further investigation.

This involved reviewing medical records, conducting interviews with the pet owners and testing the foods implicated for; mycotoxins, excess vitamin D, bacterial contamination, pesticides, phosphine, rancid fat, nutritional imbalances, arsenic, cadmium, calcium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, sulfur, thallium and zinc.

The FDA also tested brand new bags of food purchased from pet stores for the same things.

Apart from a few of the opened bags containing a common environmental bacteria (which were not related to each other), absolutely nothing was found in any of the samples tested. [This shows contamination occurred in the home, not in Purina production]

https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/cvm-foia-electronic-reading-room/summary-purina-pet-food-adverse-event-reports-november-22-2023-april-15-2024-fda-actions-and

06/20/2024

Good morning. We are looking at breeding Edi and Cash. This would be there 2nd breeding. Their pups are already showing they have natural abilities in the field and plenty of prey drive . They also have shown to be very good in the home and the usual GSP personalities. If any interest please call 785-221-9522.

05/15/2024

This is a link to peer reviewed research on the benefits of feeding dogs once a day. If it is too technical, scroll through to the discussion section as it details some major health benefits to feeding once a day. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9213604/

05/06/2024

04/19/2024

Finally after 2 years Tango is doing well enough for a trip to blackbirds espresso. By well enough I mean I'm not worried about him dropping diarrhea all over the place. Life with a IBD and PLE dog. He is looking good!!! I was able to take him out and shoot the bumper for him Tuesday and wore him out.

04/16/2024

This is from 8 years ago. Ethan at Standing Stone Kennels trained and took Raina through her first pass in AKC hunt test. This was in prep for breeding with Standing Stone Kennels Vex. We had 4 very successful breeding with Raina and Vex. All were wonderful Hunters and Family dogs. This includes our Amara (retired), Gidge, and Edi.

04/12/2024

Good evening
As with most things there is a beginning, a middle , and an end. We are about through the middle with regard to breeding. Raina and Amara are bought retired. We feel Gidge is still healthy and has 1 more breeding this year. (Edi and Jo will be our last dams for breeding). So, Gidge is in heat now and if we have folks interested in a pup we will breed her with Cash. If there is no interest now, this fall would definitely be our last chance to breed Gidge. It would likely be a litter of 4-6. If you are interested please reach out in the next week. 785-221-9522. As always these pups will have tails docked and AKC registration. 18 month health guarantee. 1st Rd of shots, and worming if needed. Also health clearances on Cash and Gidge .

04/01/2024

This is Dottie from our c litter if I remember correctly. Her owner started A Better Canine Dog Training before he got Dottie. I thought Dottie was the last pup we had from that litter or maybe 2 left. First Off he's an excellent trainer but also says a lot about our litters top to bottom are smart and easily trained.

DARLING DOTTIE DOES IT AGAIN!
With three first place finishes in three Open class obedience trials, Dottie earned new CDX title (Companion Dog Excellent) and added to her ribbon collection. What a girl!

03/14/2024

Tonight's post is the dark side of caring for your dogs. Tango is about 3.5 years old. We purchased him for a stud dog. He's smart, learns easily and retains what he learns. He was a handsome DK. At 18 months he presented with explosive diarrhea. It was not antibiotic responsive. He was eventually diagnosed with with inflammatory Bowel disease and later with Protein losing enteropathy. IBD is a disease that is diagnosed through a process of elimination. PLE is secondary to the IBD and was diagnosed at K-State with an endoscopy procedure and biopsies were taken. One was sent to Texas A&M for their input as they are a leader in this field. I'm not going to go into the whole process but the standard for treatment is steroids as their immune system attacks their intestines. Also B-12 shots.
Tango is normally 66lbs. At his worst when we went to K-State he was 45lbs. First thing is a hydrolyzed protein kibble as it's cooked at high heat to break down the proteins so their immune system doesn't recognize it and attack their gut.
There is no way I can list every step here but I will on our page at a later date. The first pic of Tango was a few weeks ago. The pic of him laying down is from this last summer. As you can tell it's a catch 22 ....the IBD PLE will kill eventually and the steroids required to put him in remission are rough on their bodies. Bloated belly, loss of hair and loss of muscle is evident. They can be rough on internal organs too. We were told we were killing him by someone who didn't know or want to know the whys. That said it got Tango to the point he was static. Not in remission which we had a 50/50 chance of. So I'm running out of room here. That was May 2023 and fast forward to December 2023 and we had found someone to do stem cell treatment. They extracted fat, then made up the cells and gave 1st treatment plus we had storage fees too. It is now March 2024. Tango is improving some from removal of the prednisone but he is also not regressing. We will do a 4th treatment then pause. It may take 9.5 months for his body to heal itself. 2 years in he is finally improving. Update Tango is 63 # now. We will not do bloodwork again until mid May. Goods news will be higher Albumin levels.

02/26/2024

Most days these two are like a couple boisterous sumo wrestlers. Especially right now with Jo in heat. So when they lay like this side by side it's a special moment.

01/17/2024

Luca is still available. He is a super male, confident, trainable, he will do well in the field and in a home. Luca checks all the boxes. If interested in this guy call 785-221-9522

01/13/2024

Throw back to me and the gang. I'm guessing 91 or 92. L-R. Devin, Chelsea, Amanda, and Bridget. And of course Ms Autumn, she started our love of the breed

01/09/2024

Luca is available. Beautiful male , Penn hip, OFA eyes and DNA on dam is all good. Sire is Princes High Sierra, and Dam is our Vex's V***n. This male will make someone an exceptional family and hunting dog. 2 rds of shots and microchipped, Call 785-221-9522

01/03/2024

GSP Male Puppy Available!!
This is Luca…whelped 10.27.23 from our Gidge x High Sierra litter. He’s had his 1st round of shots, has his microchip and will have 2nd shots Jan. 5th. He is AKC registered and comes from great hunting pedigrees, available upon request. He checked out great at his first vet visit and comes with an 18 month health guarantee.
He’s full of energy, is bold and confident, and has been crate conditioned. He has been raised in our home and has been well socialized. Please DM or call 785.221.9522 if interested.

12/26/2023

Hi!! I’m Luca…and I’m the only puppy still available from the Gidge x High Sierra ( ) litter. (They saved the best for last😉). I’m 8 weeks old, so I’m ready to go! I’d be the perfect way to start off the new year!!

12/25/2023

A very Merry Christmas to all!! Swipe to see the whole gang!

12/22/2023

They told me...
That my house
Smells like dog...🐾
And I asked them...
Do they know what a dog smells like?
A dog smells like:
Gratitude...
Loyalty...
Nobility...
Honey...
Pure and Unconditional Love! 💜
and despite all they have suffered they don't smell a grudge....
So...
I feel blessed
My house smells like dog! 🐾💞

12/21/2023

Luca male available

12/21/2023

Liesl female she has found her Forever home!!

12/20/2023

This is Liesl female, liver roan and patched. She has found her Forever home!!

12/20/2023

This is Luca male liver and white patched and ticked. and currently available.playing with his big aunt Jo

12/20/2023

12/17/2023

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