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We have 8 beautiful puppies. 7 girls, one boy! We are all worn slick, but doing well. :) MsB

RubenxSammy on USTREAM: Ch. Sandfox Medaglia d'Oro, ROM "Ruben" x Marpran Cant Drive Fiftyfive "Sammy" due September 18th, 2010. See our website: www.marpr... Our Ustream webcam. Sammy will be having her section tomorrow afternoon. She is exhibiting symptoms of gestational diabetes and I...

Taken this morning, one week to go:

Sizz, please come by on ustream. I'll probably make you a moderator if you don't mind. Would love to chat with you and catch up on how your dogs are doing! MsB

Hi...life is busy around here but I wanted to drop by Chaz and invite those who enjoyed watching and chatting on ustream to come and check in on Sammy and her puppies, due 9/18. I know many from this board stopped by and I enjoyed chatting and sharing Panda's babies in January. Quick...

The puppies are 9 weeks old, I haven't had the webcam running. Stop by if you have a moment and say hi and check in on the little monsters. They are actually very sweet puppies. Unfortunately for me, Anna's front assembly is not what I'm looking for, so she has a wonderful pet home. Tucker goes...

Hmm...may have to put ACANA on my "good foods list" for my puppy packet. I don't do grain free, my dogs simply don't do well on over ~28% protein. Thank you, suggestions for foods for my "list" are always welcome. My criteria is 22-28% protein, around 15% fat, no wheat, soy, or corn, of...

It certainly is priced nicely among similar ingredient competitors. I am not trying to be a cheapskate, but try to find the best foods to feed while still being reasonable on what I am willing to spend. We'll see how they do. I was ready to buy a bag of NV Prairie Chicken when I saw this and...

I am trying the healthwise food on my dogs and puppies. Ingredients look good, I like the protein and fat %'s, we'll see how they do. I'll report back when I have something to report or in a couple of weeks... I remember now why I won't feed Wellness I forgot that one of my puppies had...

Congrats, great pic and nice win! Wow, there are some really neat Dobe owners on this board...with some stunning dogs! Love looking at all these beautiful typey faces! MsB

Hey, it occurred to me, since I have had to supplement my large litters and know others who have orphans that need total care...I and many others make our own formula for the puppies. Everyone's is a bit different. Mine is canned goats milk, whey protein powder, plain yogurt and a bit o' karo...

Ok, Im going to agree to disagree here. My dogs have herding instinct, I have one that is herding titled. I do not want just any breed, I want Pems...BECAUSE of who/what they are, sometimes in spite of it. I think all dogs must evolve to "fit in" for what they are "used" for in this day and...

My puppies are usually different within "my" acceptable range of personality. Firey is not in the standard, and I don't breed for it, but like I said, I don't breed for lumps, either. Some of my puppies are "more firey" than others. But my dogs are certainly not wallflowers or weenies. I did...

I am not sure if I should post this here, in the middle of this good discussion, or on another thread (I do NOT want to seem spammy or like Im trying to hog threads). So, I'll put it here, hopefully the people who wanted to see the pics will wade through the discussion and find them. :)

FYI, I think many of us are actually in agreement on several key points here. Also, I think this thread has turned into a really great discussion...and I wanted to thank you for that. I love to learn, love to see other intelligent points of view, whether I agree with them or not. Rock on, dog...

yes, I've read the fox study, its very interesting. And I agree, a breeder should breed for ALL of the standard, but the essence of any breed standard is breed type...or its not a breed. And, the beauty of that standard is that each of us interpret it a bit differently,while still within the...

Amen. But, I will tell you this...in my breed "working ability" is sometimes used as an excuse to produce hyper, barky, nippy dogs that are NOT good pets and not enjoyable as such. It is an excuse for a dog that bites first, asks questions later. It is easier to say "well, that's just how the...

But...without breed type...its not a breed. I would bet there are dogs in shelters of no particular breed that can herd, or fetch a duck to hand, or do earthdog trials or lure course. That doesn't make them purebred dogs. So to me, losing type is not an option....as type is what makes a...

Well, most dogs should be able to get obedience titles...that really has nothing to do with what they were "bred for" originally. Do I want my breed to go the way of the GSD with the American GSD looking like a slab sided, banana nosed lawndart scared out of its mind (sorry, but thats all I've...

I think there is a big diff between "preserving the breed" (aka, thinking it should still look like it did as it began to develop, never progressing toward the standard) and "preserving instinct" and "improving the breed". I have done herding with my dogs in the past (just instinct stuff) and...