Do'Urden Kennel

19/09/2018

:D

19/09/2018

Fido loved his job in the Bark-ery!

15/09/2018

~Nutzy~

24/08/2018

😂

17/07/2018

09/07/2018

Signing in for the OB phase, starting with the long down with some lovely wet sunshine! Let the fun begin!

09/07/2018

The Do'Urden crew stickin' it for me this weekend! Granted, with some humor and a lot of patience thrown in... Not necessarily our finest moments, but I'm damned proud of them all the same!
URO3 Evil von Spellen, BH, RN, BN, CGC
URO3 Johmanda's Rolled The Stone Away, BH, RN, CGC
URO1 Irri vom haus Do'Urden, BH, CGC
URO3, U-CH Exile vom haus Do'Urden, BH, RN, BN, CGC
Karma vom haus Do'Urden, AD

19/06/2018

Vaccinating cats and dogs can cause a range of diseases and veterinarians are often guilty of "over-prescribing to maximize profits."

26/05/2018

18/05/2018

Your vet has a legal obligation to thoroughly inform you, and obtain your consent, prior to vaccinating. Read this excellent article by a vet who's also an attorney to understand Informed Consent.

07/04/2018

SO JUST HOW LONG DO YOUR PET’S SHOTS LAST?

Definitely longer than a year!

According to the top pet immunologist (aka vaccine expert) in the world, Dr. Ronald Schultz, Ph.D. – “ Annual revaccination provides no benefit and may increase the risk for adverse reactions.”

What the heck are adverse reactions (or side effects)?

Well according to the other rock star pet immunologist Dr. Jean Dodds:

“Side effects from dog vaccinations can occur anywhere from instantly up to several weeks or months later. Vaccines can even cause susceptibility to chronic diseases that appear much later in a dog’s life (Dodd, 2001).

Severe and fatal adverse reactions include:

•Susceptibility to infections.

•Neurological disorders and encephalitis.

•Aberrant behavior, including unprovoked aggression.

•Vaccines are linked to seizures. Distemper, parvovirus, rabies and, presumably, other vaccines have been linked with poly neuropathy, a nerve disease that involves inflammation of several nerves. (Dodds,2001)”

SO HOW LONG EXACTLY DOES YOUR PET’S VACCINE LAST?

According to the recommendations of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), (basically the dudes who set the standards for the vets): “Among healthy dogs, all commercially available [core] vaccines are expected to induce a sustained protective immune response lasting at least 5 yr. thereafter”

Here’s the breakdown of the core vaccines from Dr. Ronald Schultz:

Minimum Duration of Immunity for Canine Vaccines:

Distemper- 7 years by challenge
Parvovirus – 7 years by challenge
Adenovirus – 7 years by challenge
Canine rabies – 3 years by challenge

The moral of the story here, if you have no idea when your pet is due or has been vaccinated, then just run a titer test and this will confirm if you are due, rather than over-vaccinate your poor pet, setting the stage for future problems!

What’s a titer test?

A titer test (pronounced tight-errr) is a laboratory or in-house veterinary test measuring the existence and level of antibodies (necessary to fight off disease) in your pet’s blood. Basically, it’s a test that will tell you whether or not you actually need to vaccinate your pet.

It’s also super useful when making a decision about vaccinating a pet with an unknown vaccination history, or for determining if pets have received immunity from vaccination.

Vaccinating your pet is super important so don’t lose the overall message here: VACCINATE, JUST DON’T OVER-VACCINATE!

According to Dr. Dodds:

“Vaccines have achieved many important benefits for companion animals, and has saved more animals' lives than any other medical advance.”

Want more on titer testing? Check it out:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153271303942028&set=pb.509362027.-2207520000.1461100680.&type=3&theater

Rodney Habib

"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

29/01/2018

Too stinkin' cute!

16/12/2017

Karma had fun too today!

16/12/2017

02/12/2017

27/11/2017

A fun winter laugh!!!

21/10/2017

This little dog is having an absolute blast!

01/10/2017

01/10/2017

Miss Karma finally BARKED on command for us today! YEAH! LOL

01/10/2017

Karma's turn today. Her reward for finally BARKING! LOL Those of you that have worked sport with a 'quiet' dog know why this was such a big deal. ;-)

01/10/2017

Eddie & Fury having fun on the field today!

18/06/2017

Not 100% focused on my face, but then again, I don't require it of him. As long as he's correct and we are both having fun, I'm good with that. :)

18/06/2017

Some play time to break up OB today.... He's getting faster than me on most of his about turns too.

17/06/2017

Irri learning blind work with Michael today. Last week, we sent him into the blind for the first time from alongside the field. Today he went from mid-field. A little rough once he first came in, but then settled in nicely for a good Bark & Hold. I'm proud of my big boy since he started on this new road just 8 short weeks/sessions ago!

17/06/2017

Irri 6-17-17

10/06/2017

Irri's OB from today. Not the best, but, we're both working hard to get better. I think he's doing fantastic with all the obstacles he's having to overcome with me at this point! :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XLOZyW6QIs

I have a ways to go to get back to being the handler I once was, but, Irri is doing very well despite my ineptitude. ;-) The OB I had for his Service work ha...

10/06/2017

A short video clip of Irri doing some protection work today, 6-10-17. This is the second time that Irri has worked in the blind. Hard for me to remember that we started this trip less than 2 months ago... I am so proud of this boy!

Irri's second session going into the blind.

10/06/2017

Irri 6-10-17