1/27/2014

We went to the lake one windy day last week with Cardinal.  At four years old he is more magnificent than ever! Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal vom Sparthof RN Int’l CH Cardinal ...

1/25/2014

Check out this new video of Trace training for a search. ...

1/8/2014

Piper, Chinook, Wessa, Max, and Tag LONG COAT GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible versati...

1/3/2014

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, fabulou...

1/1/2014

International Champion Jake vom Kanas CD, BH, RN, JJ-N, Top Obedience Dog 2007 The German Shepherd Dog of today continues to be a superlative companion dog and is the working dog of choice by many agencies. In North America the German Shepherd Dog is, by litter and individual dog registrations, one of the most popular and numerous breeds. They are sui...

1/1/2014

An example of a search, which lasted long hours in difficult conditions, occurred one summer a few years ago. Tag and I were called in out to look for a missing man who had traveled in an unknown direction on his bicycle. No one knew anything more than that he could have traveled many miles away. Conditions were hot and dry. On the dry dirt roads where ...

1/1/2014

Cardinal and Elsa LONG COAT GERMAN SHEPHERDS (Long haired German Shepherds) When Rittmeister von Stephanitz first brought attention to the German Shepherd Dog as a recognized breed, there were two varieties of coat in the dogs, long coat and the short stock coat most often seen today. Stephanitz, recognizing the incredible versatility of this dog, ...

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 reinforcemen...

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 spri...