DOGGIE DOG BLOG

Written by: Cindy Jacobs (Cyd)
I thought I would take the time to quick update the information as to where I am right now with Candy.  I thought I would be gone and on my way to breeding by now!!  Candy had her first progesterone test Monday at 7 days from me first catching her in […]

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Written By: Cindy Jacobs (Cyd)
Ok now that Brandy is done, of course that brought my girl Candy in heat, which I am driving 9 hours to where the German import stud now AKC registered is.  This male is owned by a vet and with even more research, there is tons out there… many vets say […]

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I was sent this link by one of our doggiedogblog followers, about the colours in German Shepherd coats and genetics.  Colours meaning the digital image of colors in the German Shepherds.  It was a very interesting read, and gives a bit of understanding to those that breed.  I found it interesting, thanks Danielle for sending […]

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Posted by:  David Harris
I often get questions about neutering.  When, why, how old, and how will it effect behavior.
This is a questions I received today:
Hello there, have just read your article on crate training and thought it was brilliant, there is so much bad information out there.
My question is, would you get a male GSD […]

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Written By:  Cindy Jacobs (Cyd)
We just went though an ice storm, where we lost power here for 5 ½ days.  We were in pretty good shape with a wood stove in the basement and a propane gas stove and  fireplace upstairs.  We also were one of the fortunate ones to have water […]

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Written and Posted by: David Harris
Recently Cindy posted this question to me and I wanted to share it and my reply with everyone.

Parker has bred 2 different females. However the dogs were brought over when they were about ready to breed.  This is the first time for a breeding where I own and live with […]

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Posted by: David Harris
Video by: David Harris
Just over four years ago I noticed a very small lump on the side of my personal dog.  Not much bigger than a small marble, it garnered very little attention from me at the time.  Felt sort of like a pimple under the skin.  Over the next year it […]

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Posted by: David Harris
Video by: Cindy Jacobs
This is just a short clip of the puppies we have been following from birth til now.  The pups are six weeks older now and we are planning a repeat of this video to show both their physical development and their mental development to this point.
All the puppies in […]

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I often get questions like this one written by Amy.
Amy ask: What is the reason a dog has more prey drive than defense drive or vice versa? Is it a matter of breeding or is it due to the way the pup was raised?
Well that is a million dollar question and the answer is […]

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