Life With Dogs
My male yellow Labrador Otis is one year old today. That’s him in the banner on the day we picked him up at Cedar Swamp Retrievers last November on a beautiful fall day. Dam is Ellie’s Camden Rain(Camden) and Sire Old Meadows Exceeding Safe Speed (Ticket). Otis is a damn good dog and we are [...]
The breeding of dogs by humans was started as a way to accentuate on certain traits for specific working conditions such as guarding, herding or hunting. Although the strict definition for a working dog has changed a little since the majority of us are no longer living off the land there are other functions that [...]
Dog coats are very different and are grouped by coat length, thickness, texture and color-pattern. Some of the definitions of the coat can be used to describe the particular variety of breed. For instance the Kerry blue terrier or Wired haired terriers. Knowing what type of coat and what color will make your choices for [...]
Giving your dog a bath is both essential and an adventure. Bathing a dog too often and risk drying out their skin possibly causing some more serious skin and health problems. About every six weeks is about right on giving your dog a bath and then only if they are starting to get that dog [...]
With just two days to go before we pick up our new Labrador puppy from the breeders. I am beginning to puppy proof the house and get some supplies ready for the trip and our new arrival. First I went out and bought a dog crate and will have the crate on hand when we [...]
I’ve started the hunt for a breeder for my next Labrador Retriever. I know I want an American Field Lab, which is different from the “English” Lab the standard for the American Kennel club. This time around we’re going for a pure bred. Other than that it’s been almost 15 years since I had to [...]