For many a puppy’s development and birth can be as exciting as the birth of their own child. For those curious to know the development of a puppy week by week, feel free to look below. I’ll also be posting an article on the changes of the mother during her …
We have buns in the oven! Puppy buns that is. We confirmed December 6th that Willow is pregnant via ultrasound. We expect them to be born near New Years Eve. Willow was mated to Olaf. We love his temperament and results we had with Tina. Puppies should go home around …
I’ve been researching boots for our dogs for a while. Years ago we had purchased some boots that were not adequate and would fall off. There are many boots out there that can be helpful in snow and other situations. Normally I’m not all that much of a fan of …
It’s very common for a puppy or even an adult to have diarrhea. Often stress or just a simple upset stomach can be the cause. Sometimes, if it doesn’t go away the usual culprits are giardia and coccidia. To those unfamiliar with the parasites it can be scary when a …
Golden retrievers are considered a large breed. Large breed dogs mean they are susceptible to hip dysplasia. We own a Mazda CX-9. For our golden retrievers to get in the back of the vehicle they have to stress their joints by jumping in. Tina, who weighs more than the rest …
About three years ago I used to travel down the I-5 from Riverside to Sacramento about every other week. It was a 6-7 hour drive without traffic. My photography business was still in southern California while we lived in northern California. Each time we traveled we packed our dogs into …
Annual Costs I received an e-mail today in regards to the estimates of the annual cost of owning a golden retriever. People are often occupied with how much a golden retriever puppy may cost initially and they forget the actual costs that occur over time. I appreciated the e-mail asking …
Tina’s first litter has turned 1 year old today. So we would like to wish all our golden retrievers happy birthday. Time has flown by. Seems like yesterday they were running around our house. We are planning a 1 year group photo. So I’ll be reaching out to everyone to …
