12/31/2013

The IAMS Company has reported on a study showing that when puppies are nourished with enhanced (high) levels of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) these pups test out smarter and more trainable than other pups not nourished with supplements of DHA. In the IAMS study, the puppies receiving enhanced levels of DHA significantly outperformed puppie...

12/31/2013

Tag training her puppies Some irrefutable rules of puppy socialization by Helen Dorrance   One doesn’t have to be in the sport of dogs for very long before one’s canine population starts to multiply. Almost everyone starts out with just one dog that frequently gets relegated to “beloved pet” status in the endless quest for super performer, fabulo...

12/31/2013

NEW!!! VACCINATION PROTOCOL by Dr. Jean Dodd All of the 27 Vet Universities in the US have followed the immunization protocol as suggested by Dr. Dodd for years. All of these Hospitals will be changing their Vaccination Programs apparently. This is welcome news and you should print this out and take it with you to your Vet should you need reinforcem...

12/12/2013

With A Flick of the Wrist by Chris Zink, DVM, PhD (as seen in Dogs In Canada – September 2003) I n the hundreds of agility trials I have attended over the years, only rarely have I seen a dog suffer an acute, serious injury. An exception happened in early May this year. I was relaxing at ringside, enjoying one of the rare rain free moments this spr...

8/23/2013

Hannah and Jake, First Place Novice A, 2008 Are You Ready to Compete? Now there’s a question all of us have asked ourselves at one time or another.  When do you start competing?  How do you know if you are ready?  One place to start is to determine what you want to accomplish by competing.  If your sole purpose is to win you m...

8/23/2013

A Number of Environmental Factors Can Affect the Incidence of Hip Dysplasia in Dogs ScienceDaily (Mar. 26, 2012) — Hip dysplasia (HD) in dogs is affected to a larger degree than previously believed by the environment in which puppies grow up. It is particularly during the period from birth to three months that various environmental factors appear to in...

8/23/2013

Understanding Drive by Elizabeth Kohl DRIVE.  What is it? Drive is the I-wantsies.  It is motivation.  You will hear talk of Toy Drive, Play Drive, Fight Drive, Pack Drive.  These terms are used to simply say that a dog who has them is motivated to play with toys, motivated to play, motivated when pressed to fight, motivated to want to be with his pa...

8/23/2013

Pets can Enhance the Quality of Life in Many Ways By Dore Frances, IEC Coeur d’Alene Coeur d’Alene Press Letters to the Editor January 14, 2004 Pets can teach valuable lessons to children. Animals inside classrooms can help a child gain emotional independence. Pets can also help build a child’s self-esteem. Pets can teach adults lessons as well...

8/12/2013

DEVELOPING HIGH ACHIEVERS Originally published as “Early Neurological Stimulation” by Carmen L. Battaglia Surprising as it may seem, it isn’t capacity that explains the differences that exist between individuals because most seem to have far more capacity than they will ever use. The differences that exist between individuals seem to be related to ...

8/12/2013

Our Puppy Room set up is another key to what makes a Candle Hill Shepherd special. A clean puppy becomes a clean adult dog. New studies indicate that a puppy’s freedom to walk about from early ages is one major factor in preventing hip dysplasia. During the daytime in good weather the puppies go outside where the same good habits of cleanliness are ...