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25.01.2022 A simple message with huge implications. Please do your research and plan around adding a puppy to your family. It is a huge responsibility for 10 to 15 years.

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23.01.2022 I always post pictures of puppies. So many of you might think that my job is all rainbows and butterflies. However in reality, it can be the exact opposite. Tod...ay I had to euthanize a very sick dog. During the process, the owner had his son on FaceTime who started to sing a song that he had written for the dog. It was absolutely beautiful. Tears immediately ran down my face, almost in sync with his guitar. I sat in the room with the other family members and just cried my heart out with them. Unfortunately, that’s not the hard part. I had to eventually leave the room, finish crying in the bathroom and then recompose myself to head into the next exam room. I was praying for my next patient to be a new puppy to brighten my spirits, but it was another sick dog on the brink of euthanasia as well. This is a HUGE reason the suicide rate is extremely high in my profession. So please always be kind to your veterinarian and veterinary staff. Our jobs are much harder than we give off. I absolutely love my job. I do not regret becoming a veterinarian, but there are just some days it sucks.

21.01.2022 Use your Manners! The Sniff test - Stop doing that! The sniff test - a badly engrained habit that society has been taught, without a clear understanding of ...what they're actually doing. When you reach out towards a dog, you are using body pressure AT them, giving them no time to assess whether you are safe & whether they require further investigation to pick up your information. You are forcing an interaction of a relationship that hasn't had time to develop. To some dogs, this is quite rude & the reason a lot of dogs snap at or bite people. This can cause alot of behavioral issues because of layered stress due to forced interactions. If they are on lead, they have no where to go if they are sensitive to spacial pressure, so can end up shutting down, shying away or snapping at your hand so you back off. This is an example of how a dog is now using pressure to turn off pressure & make you back off so they aren't so stressed. People think by offering your hand it can give the dog time to sniff to know you're friendly... they can sniff without being forced to sniff your hand.Their noses are far more superior than ours & they don't need close contact forced upon them to smell you. Some dogs might not want to know you. You have no relationship with them and that's perfectly fine. They aren't your dog so you don't need to touch them or steal pats for your own satisfaction. If you are meeting a dog, what should you do? Ask the owner if you can interact with their dog. Not all people want strangers touching their dogs. Especially strangers who you are unlikely to see again. Stand up straight & relaxed, with your hands at your side. Ignore the dog & talk to the owner. Don't stare at the dog & don't try to force an interaction by going in for a pat. If the dog wants to know you, it will come up to you & sniff around. Usually they will move away & then come back for a second sniffathon. Some dogs will bunt your hands & wag their tails, which are good signs that you're likely an accepted new friend. Give them a few slow pats down their back (NOT THEIR HEAD) & then stop. Is the dog happy? Has it accepted your interaction? This will determine whether you can give it more pats. This is a more stress free option for dogs & a reason why in consultations we can develop a good level of trust, especially with fearful dogs & aggressive dogs, without a bunch of negative side effects from forced interactions.

21.01.2022 Charity enjoying a play in the snow 27.8.20

19.01.2022 Gidday, if you know anyone with a puppy, would you be kind enough to share this with them please. I'm going live every week night at 8pm on my Success Puppy Training page :) I would really love your help getting the word out :)

17.01.2022 The hand of a breeder ... The hand of a breeder is the hand that calms the dog during childbirth ... It is the hand that caresses her belly to calm her during c...ontractions ... A breeder's hand is the hand that makes the path free to let the pups be born easier ... It is the hand that does not tremble and is under the blood to help a puppy in trouble. A breeder's hand is the hand that breaks the puppies' bag if it is not broken after birth ... It is the hand that helps rub and clean the puppies and help their breathing. A breeder's hand is the one that tries to revive a puppy, but sometimes he has to give up when there is no heartbeat. The hand of a breeder is the hand that cut the umbilical cord when the mother does not ... In addition, the hand of the breeder is the one that weighs the puppy every day to see if everything goes well. A breeder's hand is the hand that puts a puppy away closer to the mother while the mother looks at you full of confidence ... The hand that rubs the chest, so that breast milk is activated ... A breeder's hand is the one that rubs on his eyes and fights fatigue and sleeps after days without falling asleep. It is the hand that gives milk bottles day and night when there is very little yield. A breeder's hand is the one that brings the lost puppy back to the mother, the one who plays with the puppy to socialize, the one who teaches the puppy to switch to solid nutrition. The hand of a breeder is the hand that takes care of the little ones when it does not go well with them The hand of a breeder is the hand you have entrusted to your future puppy in the hope that it will go well. The hand of a breeder is the hand that is ready day and night to answer all your questions if you have any questions about anything. For all these and many other things, the next time you shake a breeder's hand, think of everything that hand has done with love., The text is not mine, but it is so beautiful that I had to share it .. Via: Iael Mirkin Gómez Image via: Huskytopia

15.01.2022 I used to go to the dog park every day with Marley. We were there for hours. I thought the same thing that so many people think: "my dog has tons of energy and ...need to get it out and the dog park is the best way to do that". We made friends there and it was just a regular part of our day. I assumed I was doing the best thing for my dog and that this was the way to properly socialize him. There were occasional fights but I thought "that's just how dogs work things out", that is until I saw a dog just about rip another dog's ear off and we never walked back in. In theory dog parks sound like a really nice idea. It's a place for dogs to play, socializen have fun and owners can meet other local dog owners. Sounds great! The problem is that's just not how dog parks really work. Dog parks tend to be a cesspool of germs, diseases and illnesses. There is no way to know another dog's health when it is in the same park as your dog. Most public dog parks do not require any sort of proof of your dog's health records. Dogs pee and poop every, spread germs and can easily spread illnesses to one another. Besides for the health factor (which to me is already enough of a reason to stay out) dog parks are a very unnatural setting for dogs to interact with each other. In the wild animals don't meet up with each other just to play. If they end up meeting up with an animal from another pack it can turn into a fight as soon as one challenges the other in any way. Most dog fights happen in dog parks because it is the perfect setting for a good fight. If you think about a dog park for a second you'll probably envision a big group of dogs running around while the humans are either on their phones or socializing with each other. This leaves dogs with very few options of how to "work things out" amongst themselves. When dogs are challenged or feel threatened they have two options: fight or flight. In simple terms this means that dogs either run from a percieved danger or fight it off. If that perceived danger is another dog then your dog is learning that dogs are either something to run from or to fight off. This is the perfect recipe for creating an extremely reactive dog or fearful dog. If your dog is one of those dogs that doesn't react or become fearful at the dog park first of all your lucky. Secondly you're literally risking ruining your dogs easy go lucky personality every time you go to the park. It literally takes one bad experience to completely screw your dog's personality up and send you spiraling down a path of struggling with dog anxiety, fear, reactivity or aggression. I don't think the dog park is worth that. If your dog is one of those happy go lucky dogs that just loves it there you'll probably struggle with teaching it to be calm and relaxed around other dogs when you need it to be. Other dogs will start to be associated with fun, excitement and play and you'll struggle with simply walking past another dog. Now to address the socialization that everyone thinks a dog park is necessary for: dogs running around, jumping all over each other, playing, chasing and getting excited at the sight of each other is not socialization. A well socialized dog is one thag knows how to remain calm, relaxed and neutral even in the presence of other dogs and a dog park teaches the exact opposite of that. If you want to socialize your dog teach it to walk calmly past other dogs and it will be a more social dog than every dog at the park. The best and only reason to ever go to a dog park is to stay outside the gate and practice training and calmness around the excitement of all the dogs on the other side of that fence.

15.01.2022 WARNING-Everyone should have a read of this.

12.01.2022 Cash enjoying a car ride and being a goofball. 27.8.20

09.01.2022 Sovereign 2.9.11

08.01.2022 https://instagram.com/javathelabb?igshid=1kv49withu9i5 I've had a lot of people ask me lately why I push so much for people to do their research before spaying ...or neutering their pet dogs. I just wanted to take a moment to share these images of my own dog, Java, my lab. In the left image (before), she was about 6 months. This was prior to getting her spayed at 6 months, commonly known as a pediatric spay, which is before a dog is finished growing. Dogs are not fully grown until they are about 18 months (a year and a half) to 2 years old. Dog growth plates are located at the epiphysis (the ends) of long bones such as femur, or radius, are especially vulnerable as puppies. Over exercising an adolescent dog can lead to (very easily) broken bones. When you spay or neuter your dog too young, you take away the hormones that helps these plates properly close. Doing so, often elongates your dog's growth, because it delays the hormonal signal to close the growth plates at full maturity. This results in high rears and other growth deformities. Hence why, as you can see in the images below, my dog went from a nicely balanced, straight dog, to a dog with an extremely high rear and long legs. Labs are not meant to be leggy like this! They are meant to be stout dogs with little to no tuck. Of course, breeding comes into play here as well but that's a topic for another day. Spaying or neutering your dog before full growth is about the equivalent of having a teenager going through puberty but without the hormones. It would damage their growth just like it does your dog Science is ever changing and new I also wanted to address a concern people have that is entirely false. Will fixing my dog help with behavioral problems? NO! Fixing behavioral problems should rarely be done by fixing your dog. If your dog is presenting aggression that you believe may be linked to being intact, PLEASE speak with a dog behavior professional. More often than not, bad behavior and aggression is actually linked to other things such as the environment, changes in their life, and even poor training! Not to mention, fixing your pet may not only NOT improve your dog's behavior, it may WORSEN it! I'd also HIGHLY recommend watching this video by Dr. Karen Becker! https://www.youtube.com/watch TLDR; My only point here, is please, PLEASE do your research before fixing your dog. Can your dog be "healthy" so to speak (not sick) with a pediatric spay? yeah. Does that mean you should though? No. This may not often hurt them in their young age but often does so in later senior age, with problems such as hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, etc. I know I'm going to get a lot of or at least some backlash from people who don't agree with me on this on my wall. I'm choosing to do this anyway, in hopes someone will learn a thing or two and possibly save their dog from unnecessary problems in life.

06.01.2022 Charity 27.8.20

05.01.2022 Luna, Franky, Jade & Maggie 25.11.20

05.01.2022 Franky Shame is was getting dark in this photo it would have been much nicer. 26.11.20

04.01.2022 Meet Sarge, the enormous, loveable pooch who transformed his owner's life after the loss of her husband.