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**UPDATE** - Sleigh has found her forever home! Congratulations Kristin!!
Available 3 y/o yellow female - this super sweet girl is looking for her forever home, she is housebroken, crate trained, well socialized, travels well, UTD on vaccinations and is microchipped.
Serious inquires please message us.
Livestock Guardian breeds - will be aloof, not overly people friendly, and yes will bark all night because it’s their GENETICS JOB to defend their property and wander their perimeter (which is why they NEED perimeters). It’s literally hardwired into them. They do not have great listening skills because they aren’t bred to serve PEOPLE but to serve their livestock. Now cross those on a breed that’s bred to do the opposite? Like a GSD? Or a Border Collie? What a genetic disaster. And a very common cross I see in client dogs desperate for help.
Border Collies / Australian Shepherds / Herding breeds - yes they will chase your kids. Yes they will chase anything that moves, fast. They also move, fast, and will use their teeth to encourage whatever it is they are chasing to move the direction they want it to. They feed off energy and will amplify the environment they are given. They will also amplify themselves uncontrollably if not given the mental stimulation they need. I didn’t say physical, I said MENTAL. These dogs need mental stimulation more then they need physical stimulation. You can have an extremely fit BC that will still chase your kids or destroy your house if it’s not mentally stimulated. Certain genetics can be nervy, a little wiggy, which can leave you with a nervous or timid dog if you don’t raise it properly or pay attention to its lineage. Cross these breeds on each other and you can often get a complete genetic malfunction leaving you with a dog that needs to be drugged to simply exist in the world.
German Shepherds / Belgian Malinois / Bear Dogs etc - these dogs are also herding breeds but with a hefty dose of natural protection instinct which usually bares its ugly teeth in the form of reactivity. They also like to chase and eliminate anything that moves, fast, but with even more teeth and twice the size behind them. These dogs are one person dogs, exist to please their handlers and generally have a natural stranger danger type personality. These dog’s WILL bite, attack, lunge etc out fear, frustration, or flat out “I will F you up“ confidence (but it’s usually one of the first two). They also feed off energy and will amplify the environment they are given. They will also amplify themselves uncontrollably if not given the mental stimulation they need.
Huskies / Malamutes - friendly but lack any real desire to cooperate, generally. They are in it for themselves and will decide when and where they want to listen and for how long. While they are pretty to look at their buttholes aren’t all that pretty when all they are doing is running away from you because they hold more value in their environment compared to you. Yes they are vocal, especially when happy, sad, mad, frustrated, scared…. Now cross them with any of the above breeds and don’t complain when you get a dog that’s genetically confused on how it wants to coexist with you and just yells in the process.
Labs / Retrievers -bred to go alllll damn day in the field, but are most commonly asked to be a suburban house pet. They will bounce off the end of their leash anytime they see something that makes them happy because EVERYTHING makes them happy but they don’t know impulse control so they bulldoze your guests, rip the leash out of your hands, jump up and lick.lab crosses are seen as the “safe choice” because they are generally a friendly, happy go lucky breed but they need just as much structure and training as any of the other working dogs.
The list goes on, and on, and on, and on. A cross doesn’t mean you get the best of both worlds. If I’m honest, you often get the worst. Clients come to me with dogs that are riding the struggle bus because they are a genetic disaster and are at war with themselves because they are crosses of breeds that are so opposite of one another it doesn’t even know it’s a dog. Sometimes you can’t out train genetics. And that’s what so many people want me to do. A purebred can be just as difficult if it’s been selectively bred for high drive precise work (working line German Shepherd vs Show Line for example) and you’re not fulfilling it’s needs and it’s stuck finding its own outlets.
If you want a cross, google BOTH/ALL the evident breeds it consists of and decide if you want to train through any possible discrepancies in those.
If you want a purebred, research the Breeders and figure out what BOTH parents are like. Just because it’s purebred doesn’t mean it’s WELL BRED.
Now we have a girl available too!!
Yellows male available! Ready to go around August 9th.
We have a 4 month old female available- GCH Brae’s Let’s Get this Party Started x GCH Sunnydaze N Brae’s Last Vegas Show Girl.
We have yellows! A large litter that has left us with some availability.
Please reach out to [email protected] if interested.
Puppies will be ready to go around the second week of August!
Let's talk about this photo. It's cute, except it's not. I see a dog who cannot get up without telling the child to get off. How do you think a dog is going to do that?
The 7 Golden Toddler Dog Rules:
#1: If a dog walks away from you, you DO NOT FOLLOW.
#2: Always leave room for the dog to walk away from you.
---that right there is 90+% of dog bites eliminated---
#3: We do not climb on the dog.
#4: We do not grab or pull on the dog.
#5: We do not hit or throw anything at the dog.
#6: We do not touch the dog's food.
#7: We do not go into the dog's kennel.
I promise these are not overly difficult concepts for littles, nor will they rob a kid of their bond with the family dog. It will deepen that bond, while keeping everyone safe.
"Oh, it looks like Moose is walking away from you. She is saying she wants a break. Let's play with this instead!"
"It's Moose's dinner time! Let's give her space to enjoy her yummies."
"That is Moose's room(kennel) and only she is allowed to go in there."
"If Moose wanted a break, could she walk away from you right now? No she really couldn't. Let's move away from the play house. You can keep playing but now she can leave when she wants a break."
In conclusion, ***parent your child or your dog will do it for you, and you will not like how they do it.***
These two little gals are looking for their people!
DM me or email to [email protected] for more info.
.... we have two darling black female puppies ready to go in early June. Please email at [email protected] if interested.
This little gal is looking for her forever home. She is 7 months old, crate trained, up-to-date on vaccinations, Microchipped and goes well on leash.
Message me for more info.
A survey of more than 27,000 dogs in the Dog Aging Project has found that the most common reasons for visits to the vet have little to do with breed.
And enjoy these wise words from American Kennel Club:
“Reputable breeders have one goal in mind: To produce healthy, and physically and behaviorally stable dogs that meet the standard – the written description of the breed. Most would rather gnaw broken glass than purposefully breed for any trait that defies the requirements of the standard.
Run, don’t walk, from any breeder who is actively marketing puppies that deviate from the breed standard.
Fad colors should also send you streaking for the exit. Blue Frenchies, brindle Pugs, silver Labs, merle Bulldogs – these colors and patterns are not recognized nor traditional in these breeds. The only reason to intentionally perpetuate them is to cash in on the naiveté of buyers who are willing to pay top dollar because of their “rarity”
Spring time is puppy time!!! Have the whole summer to play, train and explore!
Black females available and ready to go in early May!!!
By Stateofmind dog training
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I've had rescues, pure breds from Reputable breeders and pure breds from backyard breeders - I do love all dogs! Always do your due diligence and make the right decision for YOUR family whether that be rescue or pure bred!
And the phrase: "Don't shop - adopt!" BU****IT! If people "shopped" for their dogs with as much energy and mindfulness as they shop for cars, tvs, homes, doctors, etc - then they wouldn't be tossing dogs away like garbage. SHOP for your pure bred! SHOP for your rescue! This is a lifetime commitment - he/she deserves to be in the right, lifetime home.
But this also needs to be said...
My purchase of a well bred purebred did not sentence another dog to death.
My purchase of a well bred purebred did not cause an increase in the number of dogs in shelter.
Me wanting a dog with a predictable temperament from healthy lineage did not cause another dog to not get adopted.
My meticulous research and support of only the most responsible of breeders is not the problem. It is not what you should be mad at. It is not what you should be pushing the blame onto.
I am not the one who brought these dogs into the world irresponsibly and left them in a shelter. Responsible breeders are not the ones who put dogs into shelters either.
It is my home, my life, and my choice of what kind of dog to bring into it. Maybe I needed a working dog, a sport dog, or simply a companion puppy to raise of a breed I enjoy. No matter the reason, my choice to support a reputable breeder did not send a shelter dog to its death.
A breeder who health tests, temperament tests, studies pedigrees, proves a dog worthy of being bred, and only breeds when doing so is of benefit to the breed is not contributing to the number of homeless dogs.
The number of homeless dogs in the world is a problem, but it is not a problem exacerbated by reputable breeders and those who purchase from them.
Your neighbor down the street who refuses to contain his unaltered dogs IS contributing to the problem.
Your friend who impulse bought a dog at PetLand IS contributing to the problem.
That guy on Craigslist pumping out the trendiest designer mix as fast as he can IS contributing to the problem.
Your relative who just HAS to let their dog have one litter “so she can experience motherhood” or because “she’s just so sweet” IS contributing to the problem.
Your old high school classmate who bought a high energy working breed without taking the time to research its needs and realize it was not a good fit for their household ahead of time IS contributing to the problem.
A reputable breeder offers their lifelong support. A reputable breeder would never allow their dogs to end up in a shelter to begin with. A reputable breeder makes it a contractual obligation to return dogs they have produced back to them should you find yourself unable of keeping it.
It is understandable to be angry about the number of homeless dogs in the world, but if you take a deeper look, you will find your anger is misplaced.
If you take a deeper look, you will find reputable breeders and those of us who purchase from them are just as angry, we are just pointing fingers at the right causes.
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This is an example of why silver (and other dilute) dogs should not be bred. This is a Silver "Labrador" not a color labradors come in and bred for the sole purpose to make money. Breeders of these dilute dogs have great stories about how the color has always existed. It has NOT always been part of the breed. The dog in this picture is an example of a dog with color dilution alopecia. CDA is not found in the general population of Labradors, it is only found in dilute dogs that people call Silver, Charcoal or champagne labs. Not only is this dog the wrong color for the breed he suffers from a rather server genetic issue. Yet he is still being bred, why because he is silver and silver breeders care about only one thing and that is their pocket books. They do not care about the breed standard, breed history, long term health of the breed in general or individual dogs and then certainly do not care to tell the truth. Silver's are not rare, they are wrong
Exactly, this doesn’t even mention the heartache when things go wrong or the cost!
POTENTIAL OWNER: How much is the puppy?
BREEDER: $3,000+ dollars.
POTENTIAL OWNER: What?? It's way too expensive!!
BREEDER: What do you think would be a good price?
POTENTIAL OWNER: No more than $500. You breeders are so overpriced.
BREEDER: I am sorry you see it this way; why don't you try it yourself?
POTENTIAL OWNER: But I've never done it!
BREEDER: For FREE, I can teach you how to do it, and you will also have the knowledge of how to do it again.
POTENTIAL OWNER: Perfect, thank you!
BREEDER: To start, you will need a female(average cost $3500 and up)and a male(average cost $3500 and up) or semen (average $2000-$2500 and up). You will need to do & pass OFA Breed specific OFA health testing on them, which averages about $800+ per dog.
Let's not forget progesterone testings, inseminations, ultrasounds, x-rays, semen collections, semen analysis, potentially semen overnight shipping, and so on ($1500+).
Raise and provide daily care, feeding & grooming for two years. (minimal $250 per month) Oh, don’t forget monthly prevention, annual vet visits, and any other additional vet visits.
POTENTIAL OWNER: But I don't have that much money...
BREEDER: For $1200, you can raise a litter and then keep one of the puppies. Obviously, you will pay the cost of whelping & care.
POTENTIAL OWNER: I can do that.
BREEDER: OK, so I have a female due to whelp in 2 weeks. You will need to be available 24/7 around the clock for at least 9-12 weeks to help with delivery and care. ( a million loads of laundry) Another 4-plus weeks to monitor mom and puppies.
POTENTIAL OWNER: twelve weeks?? It's way too much time for me! I have to work.
BREEDER: Plus, You will need to be available for puppy families to call you 24/7 with a worry or concern, no matter the age. You MUST also be ready to take back the puppy/dog at any age if the family has an unforeseen emergency.
BREEDER: You will also need the reproductive vet to do progesterone testing($110/ test ), X-ray to get headcount ($250) & C-section($1800 -$5000 if needed), and initial vet care on pups until old enough to be placed ($800+).
Have on hand a scale, thermometer, latex gloves, puppy pads, incubator, oxygen concentrator, nebulizer, heating lamp, whelping box, puppy pen, blankets, toys, bowls, cleaning supplies, appropriate food with supplements for mothers, formula, medications & hand feeding supplies in case of emergency...
POTENTIAL OWNER: But I don't have all these things!
BREEDER: For $5000+, you can buy them.
POTENTIAL OWNER: Ummm .... You know, I think it might be better if I just buy a puppy.
BREEDER: Wise decision.
For us, there are no vacations or holidays; while you go to visit with family & friends, we are home at our dogs' side caring for them. It is a no-break commitment.
THIS IS THE REALITY
When you choose a reputable person, you aren’t only purchasing the puppy but also knowledge, support, experience, love, time, sacrifices, etc...
**Plus the cost of lifetime support to the puppy owners…
These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg, (best-case scenario!!!) As a reputable breeder who takes on this journey full-time!
Very well said…
*Copied and edited from another breeder*
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
We have one beautiful yellow male available. Ready to go 9/16.
THIS!!!
LET’S TALK TOOLS
Red Arrow: Harness that fits around the dog’s body and when connected to a clip leash, creates a pulling reaction from the dog. This pulling reaction triggers the shoulders and chest muscles to be used which then influences the dog to use strength to get where they need to. If you have properly trained your dog to walk right next to you on a harness, you will not experience the pulling. Congratulations, I have yet to see this. 😂
Orange Arrow: Flat collar, usually used to connect a clip leash to and often times sits on the bottom of the neck due to gravity and the dog’s head being higher than the shoulders. This then triggers the dog’s shoulder muscles and the pulling starts. Again, this teaches the dog that strength needs to be used to get where they need to. If you have properly trained your dog to walk next to you on a flat collar, you will not experience the pulling. The majority of dogs I see are pulling during this setup.
Blue Arrow: Slip Leash is very high on the neck where it is placed behind the ears, behind the jaw bone, and it allows us to influence the dog’s head and brain. Shoulders and chest muscles are not triggered and physical strength is not used during the walk. When used correctly, little to no pressure is on the leash and physical strength is used by the dog to get from point A to point B. If you have properly trained your dog to walk next to you on a slip leash, you will not experience any pulling.
Out of the 3 tools shown, the slip leash is one of the most productive tools to create a structured walk, a calm mind, and a solid relationship.
Ever watch anyone walk a horse by the saddle?
Yeah, me either.
That’s because when you walk a 1000lb animal, you need to influence the brain and not the body.
Let’s start influencing our dog’s mentally and not physically.
Summer is better with a puppy buddy!!! This little gal, or one of her sisters, is ready to go around May 21st.
Contact me at [email protected]
Transport arrangements can be coordinated.
Summer is better with a puppy buddy!! We have a black male and females available and ready to go mid May!
....thinking about adding a new friend to the family? We have lovely black females available in our current litter that will be ready to go around the third week of May, just in time for summer! I think we have a yellow male available too! Please email us at [email protected] if interested.
Thrilled to welcome this beautiful and healthy litter of TWELVE puppies today!!
Huge thanks to Dr. Greg Ingman and the team at Nooksack Animal Hospital!
Sire: BISS Am/Can GCH Harlequin I Don't Give A Damn
Dam: Sunnydaze Frank's Ref Hot
I 💕 these guys!
So it’s official: The French Bulldog took #1 AKC breed. You might think: That’s awesome!
No, no it is not.
It’s never good to be ‘most popular’ in any aspect. And I will explain why this news didn’t bring joy or excitement.
In the last 10 years AKC registrations for French Bulldog have increased by over 1000%.
1000%
The majority of those registrations come from backyard breeders, puppy mills or people thinking they can make a quick buck which results in many many dogs being bred who really shouldn’t be bred at all due to health concerns and/or lack of breeding quality.
The breed is experiencing a welfare crisis. BOAS and spinal abnormalities/IVDD being of major concern. Plus heart disease creeping in and Hip Dysplasia on the rise!
A good breeder will properly health test their dogs including hips and spine. I can count on 2 hands how many breeders in North America are doing that.
Social media is full of Frenchies experiencing various health concerns, many of which are major diagnosis.
The Frenchie market is over saturated with poorly bred puppies and studs who have nothing behind their name but colour dna…
I suspect once the majority of people experience health issues with their Frenchie they will not get another and hopefully the numbers will decline again and the demand lower.
But until then: if you are looking to get a Frenchie or hear a friend go on about how cute they are PLEASE only support REPUTABLE breeders.
People always say ‘I thought my breeder was good until…’
NEVER get a Frenchie from a breeder who doesn’t have OFA/PennHip reports to show. You want to see hips, spine, heart, patella, eyes and trachea. A DNA panel is NOT enough.
This breed needs a push into the right direction (in this case health and functionality) ITS THE BUYERS WHO ENABLE GOOD OR BAD BREEDING.
Say no to puppies from backyard breeders, puppy mills or people who are breeding their pets without having a clue about anything.
If nobody was to buy those puppies and ergo support them, these places wouldn’t exist.
DEMAND DRIVES SUPPLY.
Let that demand be for HEALTHY dogs 🐾
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These puppies are soooo pretty! Really excited to see them grow! They will be 2 weeks old on Tuesday and ready to go mid February. Black males available!
Welcome beautiful babies! We are super excited about this lovely bunch. They arrived yesterday, 8 chunky, healthy puppers, 7 boys and 1 girl all came easily within 5 hours! Ready to go mid February!
PSLRA Best of Breed victory lap! MBISS Can CH Sunnydaze Playing With Fire, CGC shown by Shannon Brown.
Ivy x Dusty babies are getting mobile!!!
Dinner time for the Indy x Truly puppies that are now 6+ weeks old, loving these chunky babies!
Silver GCH/Can/Mex CH Sunnydaze Running Across The Miles, JH @ Potomac 2016 with Linda Bednarski.
...the ClearCreek kids "Disco" and "Kindle" having a fun romp on this beautiful spring day with their Pappa Arson! He is so good with the babies!!
….here's a little video clip of their first meal, love the sounds!
....like the video says, "poor Katy, she's sooo fat!"
Poor Halo...I think she's got a BUNCH in there! Due January 1st!
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