Pixie-Fortune Poodles

05/08/2022

AUGUST IS ASSISTANCE DOG AWARENESS MONTH -
Many people are confused about what the difference is between an Assistance Dog (ADs), Service Dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support/Companion Dog.

In Australia, although Service Dog is often used to refer to an Assistance Dog, it is incorrect.

The DDA1992 refers to Assistance Dog as the legal terminology.

A Service Dog is a police, customs, security etc dog.

Therapy Dogs work in facilities eg schools & hospitals. They work with multiple people & have no public access (PA) rights.

Emotional Support or Companion dogs are basically pets with no PA.

ADs may have varying tasks & their jackets may say PTSD, Diabetes, Mental Health or Alert Dog, but they are all ADs under the same legislation - to support a person with a disability.

22/07/2021

What you choose to put in your puppy’s bowl 🥄at an early stage can literally affect their whole life, not to mention your bank account💳 with future vet bills if you decide to add nothing to their food!

“I only feed my dog their kibble, I NEVER give them anything else!” was once a proud pet owner statement, but microbiome🦠 research proves this is a BIG mistake. Study after study shows the more diverse your pet’s bowl is, the healthier their gut and immune system can become.

A brand new study from Finnish Veterinary Scientists shows healthy human food🍗🥦 leftovers offered to puppies significantly reduces allergy symptoms and skin problems later in life. This long-term, protective effect increased the more often real foods were added, so the more exposure puppies had to a variety of healthy leftovers, the more protection there was from developing skin issues down the road.

“…even if the dog🐶 eats 80% of its food as dry, adding a minimum of 20% of the food as raw significantly decreased the risk of AASS [allergic skin disease] later in life.” – Dr. Anna Hielm-Björkman

According to the scientists, feeding a variety raw or minimally processed, real food early in life may lead to microbial exposure that enhances the immune system early on, reducing allergic responses later in life. Some of the foods owners fed in this study were fish🐟 and meats🥩, vegetables🍆 and roots🍠, culinary mushrooms🍄, buttermilk and other fermented milk products🥛 and berries🫐.

In our new book, The Forever Dog, we list over 40 of our favorite fresh foods from the fridge to add to your dog’s bowl, backed by the most surprising new science as to why they’re so amazing at building health and longevity! We also show you how to add them in a way that keeps your pup’s nutrition in balance. You’ll want to check out the section called: “Core Longevity Toppers: Superfoods You Can Share with Your Dog on a Daily Basis.” We’ve also included handy charts on which foods are best at building your dog’s microbiome, powerful polyphenol-rich foods, as well as a long list of fast-n-fresh training treats, if you’re on the go. The Forever Dog book is now available for pre-order worldwide! www.ForeverDog.com/about

19/02/2021

19/02/2021

27/12/2020

I share this vulnerable moment in hope to educate , create understanding and give insight into autistic challenges I face on a regular basis.
I have what I call social hangover, a social hangover is when one has socialised for a length time with out recharging their "Social Battery" fully.
Instead they regularly pull themselves off recharge before they have fully recharged at 100% .
A Social hangover in my case often presents with the feeling of physically , mentally drained, impacting on my ability to make decisions , challenging my ability to manage my emotions in a rational way, heightened anxiety and depression.
Onyx has been reminding to practice self care as I continue to ignore the warning signs trying to push through worrying I will upset others and their plans.
This picture is the result of ignoring my own body signals, I am overwhelmed with mental fatigue.
I am trying to make the decision if I should get up off the floor or go to my room and lay down.
Onyx is letting me know that we are in this together by laying next to me.
'Im not just a kid with a black Lab' ..... we are a team. That leaves no one behind.
❤ Summer

03/11/2020

"See this moment? I've never experienced a moment like this. Yesterday was the first day my 5 year old Autistic son met his new Autism Service Dog, Tornado. We are Americans that live overseas in Japan and have prepared for nearly two years to meet Tornado.

This picture captures the face of a mother who saw her child, who she can't hug, wash, dress, snuggle and touch freely lay on his new Service dog of his own free will, with a purposeful, unspoken attachment. This is the face of a mom who has seen her son experience countless failed social interactions on the playground in an attempt to have a friend. Any friend. Any kind of connection. She has sat with her son while he has cried at night for months because he has no consistent connections outside of the family no matter how hard he tries and no matter what he works hard on in his Autism therapies. It doesn't transfer to the natural occurring world for him. And now she is sitting behind her son silently watching this moment, with the air sucked from her lungs, and no words to say.

It's worth every fight for services for my son, every diagnosis, every new provider, every dollar spent, every paper filled out, every school meeting, every shed tear, every step forward, every step back, and every wonder of the unknown future. Somehow because of this - because of Tornado - I know everything will be okay. As a mother, I have seen countless challenging and painful moments my son has encountered and cried countless more. Yesterday however, I cried for a different reason. It is a feeling that is indescribable."❤️

Credit: S. Niehaus
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kainado/

05/10/2020

Currently I have been working on my art while we are saving up to buy a property. As soon as we buy a house we will hit the ground running but unfortunately at this time the process is taking longer than expected or wanted.

02/03/2020

Hello all. Just letting you know that we are currently not breeding but hope to have a litter of purebred pedigree toy poodles in a few years. We are located in Brisbane Australia.