18/07/2024
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Private small animal breeder/keeper with a plant/bonsai hobby. My primary breeding project is pied mice, but I keep and sometimes breed a variety of species.
We are a small scale rodentry in Sacramento, CA. Most of our mouse lines have been ended at this point due to various issues. The only line we are still working with is the Dove/Champagne show type line originating from Karens Kritters. We are bringing in rats in early 2014 from Shangri La Rattery in Florida. Nothing is set in stone at this point, but we plan to bring in 4 lines from them. The fut
ure for our mice is uncertain. We loved our angora mice, and various marked lines, but for health reasons, all of those lines had to be ended. Megacolon was spotted in one of our adult mice that was adopted out, and we didnt feel comfortable possibly spreading the awful genetic condition. We plan to bring in rex and texel, as well as a few marked lines in the future, but have not made plans at this point. None of our animals are feeders. All adopters must go through an application process, and adopting to breeders is on a case by case basis.
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Sad tippy update
It is with great sadness that I must report that Tippy passed away yesterday. She went at home while her person was getting ready to take her to the vet. You will be missed TipTip, so much more than you could ever know 💔
Mother's day is a week away!
Mother's Day is a week away! Have you finished shopping for the Mom that treats her dog like they're your other sibling? We've put together a list of some of the best things to buy for mom (or yourself) this Mother's day. Link in comments
Pixie likes carrots.... A lot 🤣
Pixie says good morning! 💜
Newest set of merch dropped
No you cant pet him/her
I dont pet you while youre working
Link to shop in comments
These are the snackies, all the critters love them, afflink
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Great deal for our dog having followers 💜
Doggo boredom buster🚨 2-pack of lickmats now only $4.49! Perfect for treats, anxiety relief, and general enrichment.
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Everyone meet Pixie! She's our newest "demo puppy" since a real canid puppy is not in the cards in the remotely immediate future.
We're all still getting to know Pixie here, and she's still getting to know us. She's very calm and cuddly except when she's excited and binkying around.
We will unfortunately have to restart the bonding process between LGD and bunny, but we have no doubt they'll be fast friends based on their personalities and Pixie's confidence levels. She will begin touch training this afternoon to see if she takes to it well, I just wanted to give her time to settle in before working on training. She's thankfully having no trouble getting comfy and is quick to show off her sparkling personality, so we can start very light today.
I've had enough of it these days
I'm over it. Im not tolerating it in my spaces anymore. You're fired, you're not the service dog police anymore. Quit trying to make your opinion law. Stick to the ADA or mind your business, don't make 💩 up and pretend it's the law
https://painteddogtrainingco.com/2024/04/28/your-opinion-isnt-law-youre-fired-as-the-service-dog-police/
It's with a heavy heart that I share the news of Merlin's unexpected passing. Our sweet bunny suffered a sudden seizure and sadly broke his neck. We're devastated by his loss and still processing this. Merlin was an amazing part of our family, and we'll miss him dearly. Pandora is already looking for him.
His breeder was incredibly kind and offered us a replacement bunny. While we can never truly replace Merlin, we welcomed Pixie, a beautiful lionhead, into our home last night. It was a middle-of-the-night trip, and I didn't want to put her under more stress with photos. I'll share some pictures of her soon.
Thank you for all the love and support. Knowing Merlin was loved by others brings us comfort.
Merlin sitting pretty 💜
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Merlin and Pandora are best friends already 💜
I'm still getting things settled with setting up Painted Dog Training Company, but once I'm largely to the maintenance stages with that, I'm thinking about running a small animal care blog as well? Would anyone be at all interested?
Hey Wonderland Flora and Fauna friends! What keeps you following this page?
🐶 Dogs (and maybe our Painted Dog Training Company shares?)
🐰 Pocket pets (rabbits, chinchillas, rats, etc.)
🦎 Reptiles, amphibians, and other exotic critters
🐟 Fish and other aquatics
🌱 Plants and gardening galore
💜 A little bit of everything!
We want to give you more of what you love! Let us know in the comments. Depending on what we hear, we might even combine this page with our training page. But if you're here for the variety, Wonderland Flora and Fauna isn't going anywhere (though we will change the name soon to reflect our new branding). I want to make sure our followers are getting what they want!
Merlin has a love/hate relationship with his assorted enrichment feeders. He loves the easy parts, he hates having to do work for the hard parts (this is a joke. He quite enjoys figuring things out, he's just quickly frustrated if he tries a few times and doesn't understand why it's not working). Afflink in comments
Enrichment isn't just for dogs! This is one of Merlin and Fidget's puzzle feeders. They get one of these at least once a day (rabbits can have a lot more healthy snacks than chinchillas can so Fidget gets a LOT fewer treats than this 🤣) afflink for the feeder in the comments
I wish I had approximately $350 to blow on amazon to buy all these things, including the human sized dog bed. Links in original post comments
Dog Treat Pouch with 2 Pieces Pet Training Clickers, Dog Training Treat Pouch - Hands-Free Design - Easily Carries Treats, Pet Toys, Personal Items - 4 Ways to Wear - Perfect for Walking or Training
Dog trainer who specializes in puppies and service dogs blogging along the way
If you've ever wanted to DNA test your dog, now's the time! Link in comments
Embark is having a sale! Here's 6 reasons to take advantage, along with an ad in the post to take you straight to the savings! Link in comments
If you buy these for Fidget and Merlin, they will send you exclusive photos of them in them with Thank You signs, in addition to the videos I'll post 🤣 I've been wanting these so bad for so long but can't justify $12 on silly costumes they'll hardly ever wear lmao if it's worth $12 to someone else, by all means, don't let me stop you...
Aaaaa I did the repotting this week!
The weeping willow cuttings finally got planted and they're THRIVING. I'll only keep one or two, so I'll have two to three available when they're grown out a bit more.
The Judas sprouts, black pine sprouts, and acacia sprouts were all moved to their own pots (there are still some that may sprout soon) - I'll have 2-4 of each species available when they've grown up a bit and are stable enough to be shipped. Of course, the more I grow them on, the more expensive they're going to be, but I don't plan to charge crazy prices or anything. I'm just trying to recoup some costs, not make a 6 figure business 🤣
I also have lemon sprouts! I'm doing a series of bonsai fruit trees - so far I've got lemons and oranges going, but I'm going to be adding in apples, pomegranates, and more! Im just saving seeds from fruit I get that I particularly like LOL
Did you know we are affiliates with Reptizoo? Its true! You may even get additional discounts via using our links, all while helping us continue to run our business (Painted Dog Training Company I mean - we try to provide dog training services to folks for free/cheap) at no cost to you! Some of their tanks are more than 50% off right now
Links in comments! Vids coming soon of Merlin enjoying slow feeders 💜
Filling slow feeders to freeze, now including one for Merlin the bunny!(His doesn't get frozen because there's no liquid in it LOL). Ground turkey for dogs, plus raw food and treats. Fresh veg and fruit for Merlin, plus treats.
Afflinks for all of it except the bone slow feeder in the comments (the bone was purchased years ago and was on clearance at petco or PetSmart). Reminder that using my links supports the blog so more people can get the help they need for free!
Normally wouldn't share this here but it's an epic deal. If you need a laptop, consider this one, but do it quick 🤣 I dunno how long the flash deal thing will last
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I normally wouldn't post this here because it's technically not dogs, but I've seen several people on dogbook this week/recently say they really need laptops for school or work, so hopefully it reaches someone who needs it. Amazon is having an INSANE deal on this off manufacturer but good specs laptop, less than $400 which is nearly $1000 discount. A tech friend just helped me buy one because mine is beyond toast and we couldn't pass up this deal. Anyways, just wanted to leave this here in case anyone needs it. If I notice the deal has gone away, I'll delete this post. Afflink in comments
OMG do you have any idea how excited I am to find puzzle feeders for rabbits and other small pets? Afflink in comments OMG OMG OMG
Weeping willow cuttings! We lucked out with these and a friend bought them for us. They'll be a little bigger than a traditional bonsai but still kept very small. I've got 4 cuttings, I'll probably sell 2 or 3 trees! I'll also include the afflink for them in comments in case you just want to buy your own
Aaaa baby Judas sproot!
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Pixie meeting Voodoo when she was ready. He was a very good boy as per usual and let her explore him without fussing at her, despite his desires to gently nose at her 🤣 #dog #rabbit #bunny #briard
(watch to the end) When you have white pets, sometimes you need to leave yourself a little reminder so you don't think it's blood later 🤣 #pet #bunny #bunniesofinstagram #strawberry #red #snack
Only mouse breeders can understand how important this guy's butt is to a pied program 🤣 it's nearly impossible to get rid of giant butt patches that take up 1/4 of the mouse. He's also a sweet boy, which makes me very happy. I'm going for little dalmatian-ish spots (though they'll never have that density of them) #mouse #mice #miceofinstagram #animals #animal #animallover #pied #genetics
Sound up for starry night reed frog call #soundup #starrynight #reedfrog #frogsofinstagram #frog #frogs #amphibians #amphibiansofinstagram #call #mating
Pluto was rather pleased with dinner tonight #pluto #tegu #tegusofinstagram #argentineblackandwhitetegu #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #dinner #omnomnom #worm #feedingtime #yum
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