Clarisma K9’s

11/04/2024

Great job Katelyn earning another single towards Omens GCH title. You both make a great team.

11/04/2024

Jack:
Major CH Pted Clarisma’s Jack Skellington HIT

Ocala 11/2
Winners Dog / Best of Opposite S*x for 2 pts
Handled by Owner/Handler Hannah

Congratulations Hannah on singling him out and just need 1 major and finished! Great job!

11/04/2024

Congratulations to our newest Guardian Home for Omen “CH IntCh Clarisma’s Tell to the Future PT”

She now lives with a friend of ours and also a Clarisma K9’s owner of our recent Stella x Shamrock litter, Bolter. Omen and Bolter are already BFFs. When her owner came to pickup Bolter a few months ago, it was love at first sight between these two. I am so happy we were able to unite these two as a perfect match and not only did she get to go home with her today, her guardian home owner showed her for us in the breed ring walking away with a select ribbon and 1 pt on the first time they were paired together. Congratulations Katelyn and family.

10/30/2024

10/24/2024

Happy 3rd Birthday to our Ginger x Russ “Halloween Themed Litter”

10/18/2024

When you get your 8 week old puppies, please keep these images in mind. (More X-rays are in the comments!) Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.

When you run them excessively or don’t restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don’t give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

When you’re letting your puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they’re still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

By Patricia Crespo
Photos Veteriankey.com @62 days

*Many Bones are not fully fused until 18+ months of age in a Labrador

10/18/2024

The babies learning their leash manners. Walked past garbage cans with lids banging in the wind, walked up to main road and did some training next to cars, trucks and dump trucks passing and walked by homes with dogs in the yard. They did great!
Nova 💗 Gunner 💙 Oakley 🩵

10/16/2024

Enjoying Florida’s first day feeling like Fall. We’ve been in the 70s and dogs and humans are loving it. Our pack enjoying pet life.

10/15/2024

Happy 3rd birthday to my Jojo x Remy “Octoberfest 10/15/21 litter!”
Pictured below is Rhea who lives close and comes for daycare for playdates.

10/14/2024

Bolter (Stella x Sham) 4.5 mos getting ready for his BPUP shows in November.

10/14/2024

CH Pted Clarisma Nana in Neverland

Nana 7 months (Jojo x Sham) and her Junior Handler/Co-Owner rocking her first month of shows going Best Junior in Show in the Junior’s ring and in the breed ring went Winners B*tch, BOS, Owner Handled Best of Breed & Owner Handled Group 4! We are so proud of this team.

10/08/2024

If any of our Clarisma pups are in need of a place to go for Hurricane Milton, please reach out to us. We will take any of our pups for families that have to evacuate and nowhere for their pups to go or if after the storm have to leave due to loss of power or property damage. Please update me after the storm how everyone is doing! Sending prayers to everyone!

10/03/2024

Gunner -4 mos- got all his vaccines and clean bill of health! Ready to start taking him out and about 🐶

Nova -12 wks - received her 2nd set of vaccs and clean bill of health!

09/28/2024

Shelby sound asleep not a care in the world.

09/27/2024

Having more knowledge on the pharmaceuticals that get pushed on our pets is the first part of advocating for our beloved pets and family members. There’s still plenty of good vets out there of which I personally use but it’s ok to not agree on certain things. Voicing your concerns with your vet and having a vet who works with your concerns is key.

This week’s podcast is a fan request about the concerns one breeder has about the “corporate takeover” of veterinary medicine and how that is affecting her puppy owners: “What information and resources do you use to help your puppy buyers, especially new/first time dog owners, screen and sel...

09/26/2024

Parvo is a virus attacks white blood cells and the gastrointestinal tract of dogs, and in puppies, the virus also can damage the heart muscle. It is highly contagious and can be transmitted in a number of ways, including contact with an infected dog or its f***s. It can also be transmitted through indirect contact, such as a shared food bowl, kennel, or through the hands of someone who has handled an infected dog. It can also be spread through environmental contact, such as in grass or on shoes, clothing, or equipment.

09/25/2024

Nova, Gunner & Oakley just puppying around.

09/25/2024

For all my clients feeding Adirondack it appears they are discontinuing the food and owned by the same company that produces Blackwood. The formulas are very similar to Adirondack.

There’s 2 options switching from Adirondack Puppy and Performance:

1. Blackwood Puppy and performance is very close to the same formula as before.
2. Blackwood Puppy food is a little less protein and fat ratios and formulated just for the growing pups. It’s similar to Adirondack and should transition easily.

Other food recommendations we have for our adult and puppy families are:
1. Acana
2. Farmina
3. Open Farm
4. Fromm
5. Blackwood (they have all life stages, adult and puppy formulas)

Many foods have been having recent production problems and quality control issues without the companies reporting them. If you notice your dog/pup is suddenly having issues on a certain food and that was the only change for them, I highly suggest switching foods immediately. Some of the foods that have been causing issues reported by consumers not the companies themselves include: PPP, Black Gold Explorer, Science Diet, Purina products, Acana had some reports, Diamond Products, Taste of the Wild and several others.

Our dogs are currently eating:
Open Farm, Farmina and transitioning my pups to Blackwood (Adirondack equivalent).