Callen Swissies

03/12/2023

Great Aunt Kette (7), Grandma Fern (9), and Grandma Medley (8)

29/11/2023

London (Bowdoin x Medley) 5 years

27/11/2023

A first try at a photo of all of the ladies of Callen Swissies ❤️

Medley in the back
Fern, Blitz, Emilia, Kette
Laverne, Shirley, Flynn

23/11/2023

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire may have identified a pathogen that has sickened possibly thousands of dogs and killed some of them across the country.

23/11/2023

A lot of truth here … but skip the AKC breed finder and go straight to the national club website for the best source of information about any breed!

Just because a TV dog or pup in a dog show appears to be the perfect pet doesn't mean they'll fit well in your home. Here's what you need to consider.

23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from Grandma Fern, daughter Emilia, granddaughter Laverne, and all of us here at Callen GSMD!

09/11/2023

Looking forward to the National Specialty in Vermont next fall! Time to start ordering fundraising swag!

08/11/2023

Emilia with daughter Laverne

03/11/2023

Huxley went Winners Dog/Best of Winners today for another 5 point major in Doswell, VA. Pending AKC approval, he is now CH Callen’s Lightning Before Thunder.

Congratulations to Huxley’s owner, Kelly, and to my friend and co-breeder, Deanna Never, on Hux’s championship.

02/11/2023

Huge congratulations to our boy Huxley (Doc x Fern) who went Winners Dog for a 5 point major in Doswell, VA today.

23/10/2023

We have a seven month old boy available. If interested, please submit an application through our website.

16/10/2023

Very proud of Bruno (Tallis x Flynn)!! He showed for the first time this weekend, and today went Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best Puppy, and also took home a fancy rosette for a Puppy Group 3 placement!! Here he is with his proud mama ❤️

05/10/2023

***UPDATE: Looks like this boy has found a home! ❤️

A really nice boy available from a reputable breeder in Virginia.

21/09/2023

As your dog retrieves the first...second...third...maybe fifth or sixth ball, his muscles start to tire and soon they reach overload, where they no longer can fully control and support your dog's movements. Now, when your dog does those amazing athletic maneuvers to snag the ball, soft tissues like the cranial cruciate ligament, iliopsoas muscle and tendon, and the muscles and ligaments that support the vertebrae are overstretching. Minor tears are occurring. Now the ball is thrown 10, 12 times or more and ultimately your dog lies down, exhausted.

That period between when your dog's muscles are in overload, and when your dog lies down exhausted, is the injury zone (Figure 1). But remember, with all that adrenaline, your dog doesn't feel the injuries happening, so you have no idea that the tissues are being used beyond their capacity.

When this game is repeated day after day, month after month, the small tissue tears become large ones, and suddenly it becomes evident that your dog is in pain and has an injury. Of course, it hasn't been sudden at all-what seemed sudden is just the final result of repeated stress and strain until the tissues gave way.

Chris Zink DVM
Discovering Your Dog

15/09/2023

We are so proud of Storm! Pending AKC approval, she is now CH Swiss Run Callen’s We Didn’t Start the Fire, finishing her championship in style today at the South Shore Kennel Club show with her fourth major win.

Storm (Merlin x Fern) is out of our first litter, which was co-bred with Deanna Never of Swiss Run Swissys.

Congratulations to Deanna, and to the Brooks family!

01/09/2023

Some good information on an important topic

You can't prepare for everything, but you can make sure your dog has someone to look after them if anything were to happen to you.

23/08/2023

We can’t wait to see the fun photos!!!!

10/08/2023

Having a great time at the Ballston Spa shows! Our girl Storm, co-bred with Swiss Run, went WB yesterday for 2 points and WB again today for a 4 pt major. Storm is out of our Movin’ Out litter (Merlin x Fern)

02/08/2023

PSA with a cute picture. I wanted to share a tip for anyone who might be looking for a puppy of any breed. If the breeder you decide to go with let's you pick your puppy without giving you choices, let's you choose based off of looks or color, let's you pick before puppies are an appropriate age (for me this means 8 weeks, it might vary but it should never be before 5 weeks), let's you pick because a puppy "chose you" that one time you visited, doesn't expound beyond "such a sweet cuddly lovable baby" when telling you about a puppies temperament, etc I advise that you move on and pick a different breeder. I get messages all the time asking if a specific puppy in a photograph is available. Let me ask you this, what if that puppy has a temperament that is all wrong for your family? What if that puppy is shy and soft and your household is chaotic and busy? What if that puppy is bossy and independent and you are softer and not overly confident in your training skills? This is one of the reasons why so many teenage puppies end up needing to be rehomed or end up in shelters. Breeders irresponsibly allow puppy families to pick their puppy without knowing if the temperament they are bringing home will fit and thrive. A responsible breeder will require an application and conversation. They'll get to know you and your household. BE HONEST as you fill these out and discuss. Tell your breeder everything you can so that they know to the best of their knowledge what kind of canine personality will fit the best in your home. Responsible breeders and responsible owners work together to set humans and dogs up for success. Keep in mind that photos on social media are for fun. Some puppies are more photogenic than others and some might not be into the photo shoot on any given day. Enjoy the photos for what they are. Come visit if you can. If you are looking for a puppy, find a breeder who places puppies by temperament and not aesthetics. Be honest about what your home and lifestyle are like so that the breeder can make educated choices. And then enjoy your picked just for you puppy. 😊
*Dismounts my soapbox for another day*

14/07/2023

Handsome Lincoln (Tallis x Flynn)

23/06/2023

A fun little reel from our IG. Rufus at his finest!

22/06/2023

Laverne (l) and Shirley (r)
Dezzy x Emilia
4 months old

21/06/2023

Just because a TV dog or pup in a dog show appears to be the perfect pet doesn't mean they'll fit well in your home. Here's what you need to consider.

21/06/2023

Tom and I decided to walk four puppies at once tonight. This is after they had settled down a bit—it was pretty chaotic at first as they figured out how to (sort of) work together!

17/06/2023

Orange girl Alaia went home with her family yesterday!

03/06/2023

Tank (green collar boy) headed home with his family today!

01/06/2023

Lincoln loves his Fluff and Tuff beach ball! It’s also Tallis’s favorite toy,so he’s following in dad’s footsteps ❤️

30/05/2023

Anita might be the smallest of this litter, but she is also one of the boldest puppies—she found a hole in the bottom of this tree and stuck her head right in to investigate!

27/05/2023

The best pics are the going home photos of our puppies and their families. Leroy (blue collar boy) headed off to his forever home this morning ❤️

26/05/2023

Out and about with Orange girl “Anita”

25/05/2023

This has happened to Swissy breeder friends of ours … don’t let it happen to you!

23/05/2023

We are so grateful for the amazing families who have welcomed our puppies into their lives. Here’s Lincoln (Tallis x Flynn, silver collar boy) who loves his kids and is getting along great with his Malinois housemates, too.

19/05/2023

Moose and Carl (Merlin x Fern)

19/05/2023

Franklin (white collar) has a big brother now ❤️