Happy October -- Fall is here!
All of our Golden girls decided to come into heat all at once!
We are going to have a very busy fall with lots of puppies.
I am learning to blog. I have it almost set up and ready to
go and plan on launching next month. This will give everyone
an opportunity to follow along with what is happening here on
regular basis. I plan on blogging a couple times a week keeping
everyone up-to-date on the development of our new litters, our
training, and any news.
We have wanted to add another male Golden to our breeding program
for awhile, but haven't had much luck with finding one that worked
and met our criteria. We finally found one from Bella Gold Golden
Retrievers with the help of Eva at Evidog Golden Retrievers in
Slovakia, as well as Jill from GoldenLoves, AZ. We picked Harley
up, along with one of his brothers, Augie, and sister, Poppy
from Dallas. We delivered Augie to his new home
to Nancy, AR and Poppy to Jill in AZ.
Isn't he beautiful? Thank you Eva for entrusting us
with the love, care, and raising of one of your puppies.
We are truly honored!
Many Blessings,
Billy & Debbie |
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Tips for Training Your Pet
"Come" Command
Come is one of the basic commands and needs to be mastered
for consistent obedience. This command can save your companion's
life when in a situation that demands immediate return to you.
The ingredients for training the come command is two people,
two clickers, and treats for a recipe of fun and learning for
your puppy. Each person stands in a different room and takes
turns calling the puppy - click when the puppy gets to you and
give a treat. You will feel the fun and enjoyment the puppy has
in going back and forth. Make it more challenging, by adding
another person in another room.
This is a fun way for children to be involved with training
the new puppy. Once the puppy masters this indoors, move to a
confined area outdoors and continue with training there.
After mastering each command, you take away the clicker reinforcement
and then work towards taking away the treat reinforcement, and
just having a pet and a praise being all the reward. You will
notice you can do this pretty quickly once the puppy/dog masters
a few clicker commands.
Vega:
I have not used the Clicker Training method on an older dog before.
We got Vega a few months ago. She just turned two in August,
and I just started working on training her. She is very smart
and has mastered sit, down and the come commands in just a few
days. We are now working on "stay." She is really picking
up on it and I can get a couple of feet away for a minute. We
are working on progressively on getting longer stays. Vega gets
so excited when she sees the clicker come out - she knows it
is our one on one time and it is time to play!
" Stay Vega." |
" Good Girl" |
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Point For Discussion
Male vs. Female
Many prospective families ask "which makes the better pet,
male or female?" Many of us who love dogs have an opinion.
In my opinion, both sexes make equally wonderful pets. Most opinions
are based on an individual's experience. In general, the differences
between male and female have been stated as:
Males are bigger, more affectionate, and attentive and demanding
of your attention and time, and they are more distracted during
training, but more food motivated. Males tend to stay more playful
and puppy like as they age.
Females are smaller, more independent and are loving and affectionate
on their terms, don't get as distracted during training, and
therefore more easily trained. Females tend to have more weight
problems and they tend to be more reserved and quiet as they
age.
The one major complaint I hear is males tend to "hump and
mark their territory." In our experience, we have had just
as many females as males display this behavior. Both male and
females can be territorial or possessive. We have also heard
that males tend to be more aggressive and have a higher tendency
to fight. Again, this type of behavior can be displayed in females
and some of the worst fights tend to between two females - they
can be vicious.
These differences are talked about without consideration of
breed. Temperamentally, there is little differences between the
male and female in the Golden Retriever or Cavalier King Charles
Spaniels. They are companion family dogs. Neutering a male dog
before they start lifting their leg will help to in eliminating
this trait. Spay or neutering should be done with any family
pet, so that you are not dealing with hormonal issues from either
sex.
In deciding on a puppy keep in mind, in most breeds, if they
are well bred, socialized, and trained, they will get along with
children, and other animals. Each dog is unique and matters more
when finding the perfect companion or family dog than his or
her gender.
We Recommend
Urine-Off
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Whether you have a new puppy or an older dog, accidents do happen.
It eliminates urine and removes urine stains, even old ones!
It works on hardwood, carpet, concrete, tile, fabric and more.
The bio-enzymes in the product break down the urine crystals
and consume them, which eliminates the smells and the marks.
It even works on strong tomcat urine (which is the worst) and
also includes a pheromone blocker, which should keep pets from
continuing to mark in the area. Try it out and let us know
if it works for you.
With all the products out there - following their instructions
is important for the best results!
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