How I Choose To Train My Dog

For those who don’t know, Frankie means the world to me. I know that probably sounds corny or whatever but it’s the truth, I would do anything for my boy. I believe that our bond is what allowed me to step away from my traditional beliefs regarding dog training, and to adopt new methods. Frankie...

Training a Show Puppy

I had the opportunity to co-own and show my boy Frankie from a breeder I’d known for a while. Up to that point I’d only trained performance dogs so the idea of not teaching Frankie basic commands such as “sit” or “down” seemed strange at first. I got Frankie when he was around four months...

Dog Whelping

I was super excited for Ravyn's pregnancy, as whelping a litter was something I'd dreamed of doing for as long as I can remember. I read every article and watched every video on whelping I could find on the internet. Clearly I am not a professional as this is my first litter, but I hope...

Setting up the Whelping Room

Around 7-8 weeks mommy dogs will start to look for a quiet, safe place to have their puppies... Since I've never experienced having a mommy dog whelp, I was anxious to have everything ready so we set up the whelping room weeks before Ravyn would need it. The room we picked was our guest room....

Litter Announcement

My girl Ravyn was bred to Frankie's sire early March (I think it's pretty cool that the pups will be Frankie's half siblings!) with a mid-May due date. This will be my first litter and I couldn't be more excited! Her belly is starting to round out as it grows bigger. She's also starting to...