Lisa Deal, Creekside Doodles We’ve been on the topic of nuisance behaviors this week and another super annoying behavior is jumping. Have you ever gone to a friend or family member’s house only to have their dog accost you at the door, jumping up to get in your face...
Oral hygiene is one of those often overlooked topics in dog care but it is an important factor in our dogs’ overall health. If your dog has a toothache or sore gums, he is most likely in pain that he is unable to tell you about. If left untreated, the bacteria from...
Lisa Deal Breeder/Trainer 6 Tips for Puppy’s First Night Your new pup may cry at night for the first few nights. He has never slept without his littermates and will need some reassurance. Your new puppy may not feel hungry the first night. Moving to a new home...
Nutrition Tips Why We Don’t Free-Feed Our Dogs Lisa Deal, Breeder/Trainer As a breeder I talk to a lot of people who potentially want a puppy, and one of the questions I’m often asked is how often to feed that puppy. As a general rule, we feed our dogs twice a day....
Early socialization is SO important for your puppy so that he can become a well rounded, confident dog. Before you even meet your baby, we begin working on this. At two days old my kids are allowed to start handling each puppy several times a day. This gets them used...
I know some of you can relate to this. There’s that moment each evening when your family sits down to dinner and the dog parks himself near enough to catch any scraps the kids inadvertently fling onto the floor. Everything is going along great and then… someone says...
