Alexandria Dog Training Company LLC

23/02/2025

"No dog is 'just a pet.'" 1000%!

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14/02/2025

This applies to any breed: find the parent club for the breed you're interested in on the AKC website. https://www.apps.akc.org/club-search/ #/national

So you watched Monty win Best in Show at Westminster and you're wondering where to get a Giant Schnauzer puppy?

Unfortunately, there are too many breeders out there who put profit over good breeder practices. Good Giants come from responsible breeders...

• They prove their dogs in conformation or performance competitions
• They health test their dogs before deciding to breed
• They plan every litter with a goal to improve the breed – never just to create puppies to sell
• They support their puppy owners through every issue and question for the life of the dog
• They will always take back any dog they produced

Visit the GSCA website for more information including a list of over 50 breeders who are also GSCA members. Reach out to one in your area. While they may not have a puppy available, they will gladly teach you about the breed and help connect you with a responsible breeder.

www.giantschnauzerclubofamerica.com/Breeder-Listing.aspx

You will also find breed health information and a great set of interview questions to ask any breeder if you decide that a Giant is the right breed for you.

www.giantschnauzerclubofamerica.com/data/pdf/Breeder-Interview-Questions.pdf

Yes, that is Monty as a puppy in the photo. His breeder is Cheryl Ambrose (Hearthmore Giant Schnauzers), and yes, she is one of the wonderful and responsible breeders you will find on the GSCA site.

12/02/2025

This is why you need a breeder who studies genetics, knows their dogs' pedigrees, and plans breedings carefully!

Understanding genetics is important as a breeder. This fun illustration shows why we test multiple siblings in one litter to help us to choose the puppies we move forward with for possible future generations. Even littermates can be quite different genetically

10/02/2025

Less training in medical care for pets? New veterinary degree proposed to replace veterinarians in prescribing medications and even for surgeries.

Letting non-vets diagnose and perform surgery poses risks with questionable benefits

08/02/2025

Check your microchip records!

If your dog or cat has a microchip number that starts with 991 or 900164 then it could be a Save This Life microchip. Save This Life suddenly closed and your pet may not be protected. Enroll any pet's microchip with AKC Reunite today! For 30 years we have been THE WAY HOME FOR LOST PETS with no annual fees. Save $5 with coupon code Reunite5 through April 1, 2025! Custom Collar Tag included, too! www.akcreunite.org/enroll

28/01/2025

Medical alert service dog

A trained diabetic alert dog in Alabama pawed at his owners while their daughter had low-blood sugar while playing at a neighbor's house.

04/01/2025

Warning on arthritis drug Librela from the FDA.

The FDA has issued an urgent warning for dog owners and vets about a widely used painkiller that's given to dogs with arthritis.

26/12/2024

Well done...?

23/12/2024

Good advice.

13/12/2024

Avoid the pull— TRAIN your dog!

Dogs generally pull about 60 per cent harder on a leash when wearing a padded harness compared with a collar, even when the equipment is marketed as “anti pull” – putting the people walking them at risk of injury.

Some dogs – especially smaller breeds – pull with a force more than twice their body weight on the collar, potentially damaging their throats, says Erin Perry at Southern Illinois University.

“It’s really very shocking,” she says. “The dogs are almost choking themselves on that collar repeatedly. But the harnesses in our study just didn’t inhibit pulling in any way, and that’s definitely a wake-up call – especially because of the risk to owners.”

Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2459747-dogs-pull-harder-on-the-leash-when-they-wear-a-harness-than-a-collar/

Image: CBCK-Christine/Alamy

08/12/2024

This is a horrible incident and so scary had it been successful! Several people suggested having a whistle or alarm in case of need, which may be or may not be helpful, but maybe better than nothing.

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15/11/2024

Cheerio!

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15/11/2024

Today's Win!
BEST OF BREED at Penn Treaty in a large entry. Nice way to start off the weekend in Philadelphia!
GCHG Gamekeepers Reign of Cheer BCAT CGCA ATT

02/10/2024

Something to think about...

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01/10/2024

Please don't support puppy millers who produce doodles like this.

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01/10/2024

If you want to help pets affected by Hurricane Helene, here's an excellent way to do so! The AKC provides disaster relief trailers to affected areas stocked with crates, leashes, bowls, cat litter, fans, generator, lighting, tarps, disinfectant, etc.
https://www.akcreunite.org/akcpetdisasterrelieftrailer/

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With the ever-increasing number of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and wildfires, AKC Reunite is helping communities across the nation prepare by mobilizing AKC Pet Disaster Relief. AKC Reunite, working in conjunction with AKC clubs, is raising funds to help supply stocked mobile AKC Pet