Honey Moon Hounds

05/07/2022

Honeymoons Midnight Sun ‘Sumo’ AKC champion pointed Basset Hound Fast Cat June 2022 13 MPH

05/07/2022

Honeymoons Midnight Sun ‘Sumo’ AKC champion pointed Basset Hound Fast Cat June 2022 13 MPH

04/07/2022

Honeymoons Midnight Sun ‘Sumo’

04/07/2022

02/07/2022

Good information

Preventing injury: Growth plates and exercise for puppies and dogs

Young dogs are full of energy which often leads owners to allow excessive running or play in an effort to get all of their energy out… because who doesn’t love a tired puppy. But excessive exercise causes much more harm than good because the joints they use most during exercise are where their growth plates are located. If you have a young dog, you need to be your dog’s advocate because they have no self preservation. The thing to keep in mind is that your puppy is growing at an exponential rate and even if your dog does not show any pain or discomfort, repeated high impact activity can cause long term joint issues. Continued minor muscle and growth plate strains can make your dog vulnerable to future injuries including sprains, ligament tears and more.

Basic tips for injury prevention:

• Dog parks and dog daycare are very dangerous for young dogs because it is uncontrolled exercise with lots of high impact movements during play with dogs of various sizes so their risk of injury from another dog is very high.
• For fetch play – roll the ball to ensure the ball doesn’t take a bad hop encouraging a dangerous jump.
• For Flirt pole – drag it on the ground encouraging your young dog to chase it without jumping vertically.
• For tug play – stay low! control the fun by keeping all 4 paws on the ground while you tug.
• Create safe interactions by limiting play sessions to one-on-one with similar size and age playmates

02/07/2022

A titer test is a simple blood test that tells you if it's time to boost/vaccinate your pet.

26/06/2022

Socialization should be your first goal when starting out with your puppy because it can only be accomplished when a puppy is young AND it has a huge impact not only on the type of dog you will have when they mature (social versus nervous).

Puppies are in a critical period of socialization from about 4 weeks of age to about 14 weeks (this range may vary based on the breed). During this window it is important that the puppy is properly socialized because their brains are the most receptive to learning about the world. Proper socialization is the key to the friendly and social dog.

It is important to stress that socialization is not exposure. It is far more complex than simply taking your new puppy places with you. In fact, for some puppies exposure can be too overwhelming and can create more fear. Socialization is about helping your puppy build positive associations.

When setting up socialization experiences it is always important that you carefully observe your puppy’s body language. Puppies and dogs communicate active enjoyment and stress through their bodies, and it goes far beyond a tail wag. Small signals like licking lips, dropping the head, yawning, and scratching can all indicate stress. Becoming proficient at reading your puppy will help you learn when your puppy is having and good time (and building those essential positive associations) vs. when a situation could be too overwhelming, and we need to back off!

Our goal is for the puppy to have a choice to interact or to retreat and to reward that bravery and interaction with high-value reinforcers instead of being forced into situations that cause stress and assuming the puppy will “get used to it”.

Want to read more about puppy socialization? Read our blog: https://www.pawsitivefutures.com/single-post/puppy-socialization-101

24/06/2022

🎉🎉🎉Sumo ran his best FCAT time ever today for 13MPH. 🎉🎉🎉

23/06/2022

Shared from another well respected breeder.

23/06/2022

Maple

23/06/2022

And the Best in Show award goes to... Trumpet the Bloodhound!✨🏆 Congrats!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

◾Showsight Presents The Bloodhound: https://bit.ly/39QEhsa

22/06/2022

22/06/2022

Cranberry Sauce is now known as Cheerio! Here's what Cheerio's parents had to say about her. I'm so happy to see her in such a loving home. 🤗

"Cheerio is so sweet and cuddly! She loves her morning nap, eating, going on walks and car rides, sniffing outside, meeting new dogs and people, and playing fetch. She curls up in our lap when she’s sleepy :) Cheerio is so loved by us, and we feel incredibly lucky that she is ours."

21/06/2022

Baby Cranberry Sauce from 2020 it’s time for your Pupdate! Stay tuned!

20/06/2022

Join our group Pets Island 🐾

20/06/2022

Wow! Baby Sweet Potato sure has changed into this fiery red head named Stella! Here's what her mommy has to say about Miss Stella.

"Hi Lindsey! Stella is amazing! So funny and she a Roxie are besties. Everyone is smitten with her. LOVE her soo much she is so funny and her and Roxie are so fun to watch really helped us get through covid lock down! She is always into something but you cant get mad at her she looks at you and all her rolls hide her eyes and I melt!"

19/06/2022

2020 litter’s ‘Sweet Potato’ your pupdate is coming up!

19/06/2022

Mimo and Jinx are rather close friends. 💕

16/06/2022

We always wear bells when we hike. We also pack emergency supplies and deterrent. I usually only hike one dog per person. And I make sure I am able to lift and carry my dog for multiple miles if need be.

16/06/2022

Perhaps I'm just more aware of it lately. Perhaps it's just bugging me more. Or perhaps there has been an uptick in it. Regardless of the reason, I have witnessed to a huge amount of gatekeeping in the dog community recently. Gatekeeping is a concept that means: when an individual takes it upon them...

15/06/2022

Congratulations Sam!!! Sam is Mimosas full litter brother. Beautiful Hounds. Thank you Nancy for our girls Maple and Mimosa. 💕 We are very proud of the quality girls that you have entrusted us with.

Corkey’s Mountain Music, baby Sam gets his first point

13/06/2022

Just got this pupdate from Thor and Loki two boys from our Midsummer Night's Dream litter. Such handsome boys who are full of life! Here's what their owner had to say about his pair of Honey Moon Hounds. 💕

"Sharing a few pics of the boys. Can't believe they are one year old already. They are two of the sweetest most turbo charged basset hounds you will ever meet. Thor and Loki are true to their names. The lord of thunder and lightening and lord of mischief are so fitting. Thor is also Mr Lovebug and just want to lay his head on you chest and give you kisses. Loki has endless energy and never stops. He will stop long enough for a belly or chin rub and then it is off to the next chew toy for destruction. The boys love each other and can run like no tomorrow. Thanks again for two wonderful, loving, crazy, spaz-monkeys. We couldn't love 'em more!"

10/06/2022

Yams from our 2021 litter now known as Honeymoons Mater Merle has sent in some of his most dapper pictures and his mommy had these kind words to say about this beautiful boy.

"This is my handsome big boy Mater Merle “Mater”. He has turned out to be extremely laid-back putting up with all my shenanigans such as dressing him up for almost every occasion. He loves his basset sister Mabel and together they love to go for walks and hikes. Unlike Mabel, Mater loves to play in the water and car rides. He is good with everyone and loves doggie friends. His collar says the word love on it because my boys and I agree he just loves to be cuddled and snuggled. Thank you Lindsey and Honeymoon Hounds for such a wonderful addition to our family. 💙"

10/06/2022

ATTENTION OHIO & SURROUNDING STATES!

The Steel Valley Cluster is BACK in full swing! Check out the THREE Specialties and three supported entries ... all in a four day weekend! The premium lists can be found on InfoDog.com and K9Specialt.com

https://www.infodog.com/show/state_show_details.htm?state=oh

http://www.k9specialt.com/Basset_Hound_Combined_Specialties_2022_Premium_Final.pdf

08/06/2022

Pupdate on Gravy Boat from 2020 litter Honeymoons Queen Kilani, her owner Ryan sent us this message.

"Here are some of my favorite pictures of Kilani. She is by far the smartest and well mannered basset I’ve ever owned. She loves belly rubs, car rides and or going anywhere with me. She enjoys basking in the sun and being your typical lazy basset. She loves kids and anything that will play and chase her around."

Thank you for giving her such a a wonderful home Ryan! She sure is a pretty girl. 💕

06/06/2022

Sumo

06/06/2022

Sumo doing what he loves most.

04/06/2022