Canvasback Retrievers

24/06/2024

Meet Luna! Luna is approximately 3 years old, spayed, and was returned to us due to a divorce. She is a sweet natured dog, but was lacking in the training department. When she came to us she was also missing a lot of fur. Since she has been on the food and vitamins we feed and getting some sun, her fur continues to fill in well. We are uncertain at this time exactly what was causing her hair loss but have high hopes that with good nutrition and a bathing schedule, it will return.

Things she has been learning since she has been here the last few months are: sit, wait, leave it, drop, kennel (she is ok in her kennel but sometimes she tries to hide instead of going in), here, e collar conditioning, loud noises, Nice, heel and leash manners, general impulse control, sitting to ask for attention and just generally good manners. Her level of compliance with all of these things is different and will continue changing as she works more.

Luna was uncertain about our pack when she arrived. Since then, she has welcomed a few newcomers that were here for breeding with no problem. Everyone seems to play or just coexist peacefully. She has settled in well.

Luna is a LEANER. She will lean on you and let you pat and scratch her forever. She is higher energy and would do well with an active family who provides lots of love and has the ability to be firm with boundaries without losing their cool. She is sensitive and will emotionally shut down/provide all the wrong behaviors if yelling is the norm.

If you think Luna may be a good fit for your family outright or with a little coaching from us, please reach out to me. We will be screening families, so be prepared to answer questions. There will be a small adoption fee, an adoption contract, lifetime support, and trial period to ensure she's a good fit. We will have a requirement that she stay on the food and suppliments she is on to ensure her health moving forward. We will always take her back if at any time you decide it's not working. We do not ever want one of our Dogs to end up in the shelter!

15/04/2024

Does anyone remember orange collar from our last litter? She was shy and sometimes hid from new people. It took her a while to warm up to new things. We knew she was in good hands with Jon, and she is now outgoing and confidant! Love to hear that. Thanks for the pupdate Jon! ❤️

14/04/2024

It seems Jawz doesn't like to have his eyes open for pictures today. One of these days we'll get some good ones.

30/03/2024

We have confirmed pregnancy on our Jaws x Freija litter and expect puppies to be born towards the end of April 2024.

Even if you are just looking for the future, don't hesitate to reach out. We would love to speak to you!

08/03/2024

Freija likes to watch the ducks at the pond when she comes to work. It's good "no bird" practice, too.

19/01/2024

A labor of ❤️

17/11/2023

Last puppies hang out with me until pick up. Such a good girl.

15/11/2023

Bittersweet day today. Puppies started going home today! As of now, everyone has found their homes. If you are looking to make one of our puppies part of your family, please reach out about getting on our reservation list for our next litters.

15/11/2023

14/11/2023

Day in the life of a puppy. Practicing stairs, cats, big dog toys, living room and kitchen time, ice cubes, dinner and to bed early. The human is really tired tonight.

13/11/2023

The puppies helped me get the garbage can all dirty again after scrubbing it because it smelled like p**p. They're such good helpers! Why would we need a clean can to put garbage in anyway?

12/11/2023

We will be home this afternoon if anyone who was thinking about adopting one of the available puppies wants to stop by. Pink Collar Yellow Female and Black Collar Yellow Female are both available. Orange Collar Charcoal Female may not be. We will know later today.

12/11/2023

Puppy tip:
Puppies, like human children, can become over tired and over stimulated. If your puppy is being crazy, biting more, or just seeming to be too much in ways they usually are not, puppy probably needs a nap. They may fight it a little, but everyone is better off when all parties are well rested! If you find your puppy is like this often, try mental games and short training/conditioning sessions with positive reinforcement that make him or her think. Mental work will tire out the pup as well and build your bond more than just playing tug or other games puppy doesn't have to think about.

11/11/2023

All the puppies have had time upstairs with just us and the cats now. I'm hoping to get through a few more rotations of that before everyone goes home. We are microchipping all the puppies and getting puppy packs ready this weekend. I will contact everyone to double check pick up times and days in the next day or two.

11/11/2023

These are her go fast ears.

10/11/2023

Here are a couple photos from the last few days. These babies are really turning into little dogs now!

05/11/2023

Red Collar Yellow Male *HAS FOUND* his forever home. He has had his first set of shots, been dewormed, and we guarantee he does not have coccidia or giardia when he goes home at 8 weeks old. He will be 8 weeks old on November 15th.

He has been raised with the puppy culture program (housetraining, manding, come when called, quickly recover from fear, feathers, exchanges, ect). He comes with limited AKC registration and has a 2 year hip and elbow guarantee. He comes from health tested and hunt titled/hunting parents and has hunt titles in his pedigree.

Please contact us directly if you are interested in being his forever family.

05/11/2023

Pink Collar Yellow Female *HAS FOUND* her forever home. She has had her first set of shots, been dewormed, and we guarantee she does not have coccidia or giardia when she goes home at 8 weeks old. She will be 8 weeks old on November 15th.

She has been raised with the puppy culture program (housetraining, manding, come when called, quickly recover from fear, feathers, exchanges, ect). She comes with limited AKC registration and has a 2 year hip and elbow guarantee. She comes from health tested and hunt titled/hunting parents and has hunt titles in her pedigree.

Please contact us directly if you are interested in being her forever family.

05/11/2023

Orange Collar Charcoal Female *HAS FOUND* her forever home. She has had her first set of shots, been dewormed, and we guarantee she does not have coccidia or giardia when she goes home at 8 weeks old. She will be 8 weeks old on November 15th.

She has been raised with the puppy culture program (housetraining, manding, come when called, quickly recover from fear, feathers, exchanges, ect). She comes with limited AKC registration and has a 2 year hip and elbow guarantee. She comes from health tested and hunt titled/hunting parents and has hunt titles in her pedigree.

Please contact us directly if you are interested in being her forever family.

05/11/2023

Black Collar Yellow Female *HAS FOUND* her forever home. She has had her first set of shots, been dewormed, and we guarantee she does not have coccidia or giardia when she goes home at 8 weeks old. She will be 8 weeks old on November 15th.

She has been raised with the puppy culture program (housetraining, manding, come when called, quickly recover from fear, feathers, exchanges, ect). She comes with limited AKC registration and has a 2 year hip and elbow guarantee. She comes from health tested and hunt titled/hunting parents and has hunt titles in her pedigree.

This girl is outgoing, friendly, spirited, and determined to do anything if she thinks the result may be snacks.

Please contact us directly if you are interested in being her forever family.

05/11/2023

Purple Collar Charcoal Female. She wanted nothing to do with facing me pictures. All side shots today. She already has her forever home!

05/11/2023

White Collar Charcoal Female. She is always a joy to take photos of. I never seem to catch her goofy playfulness on camera, but her family knows it's there. She already has her forever home!

05/11/2023

Blue Collar Charcoal Female. She was either in my face or far away today. She already has her forever home!

05/11/2023

Green Collar Charcoal Male. He is a goofy one, and he already has his forever home!

05/11/2023

Light Blue Collar Black Male. The black puppies are always harder to get pictures of, but when I get them, it's worth it. He already has his forever home!

05/11/2023

My favorite photo of the night goes to green collar charcoal boy. I wish this would have been a video, but I think you can fill in the blanks.

04/11/2023

Green Collar Charcoal Male has found his forever home.

03/11/2023

The puppies met lots of friendly faces at the vet while they got their shots and check ups today!

03/11/2023

The female families that reserved a puppy have chosen their puppies! Blue Collar Charcoal Female, White Collar Charcoal Female, and Purple Collar Charcoal Female have been chosen.

02/11/2023

So is this video. This is ONLY the 3rd time we have done this excersize. And we will do it many more times!

Good night everyone!