Archive | February, 2013

Valentine’s Show Pupdates

22 Feb

Charlie, LaTierra’s Charlemagne AKA Carolus Magnus, won his puppy class twice at the Denver show. We also had a pretty new picture taken by the McCartney’s, http://www.themccartneysdogs.com. Such a pretty head at 8 months! Thank you Tosci and Sadie.
Charlie at 8 Months

Lali, Artisan’s Pink Lollapalooza, won Best of Opposite at the Denver Specialty show and also got a new picture. So cute.

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Miss Sage, LaTierra’s Bohemian Rhapsody, was in the ring for the first time in Denver this past weekend and won a puppy class. Hopefully we’ll be getting a couple of beauty photos taken soon. 🙂

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Puppy Biting

20 Feb

A great post about how to stop “mouthy” puppies. Vizslas were bred to be hunting dogs which means they instinctually point, retrieve and put things (everything) in their mouths when young. But, it’s important to train your Vizsla out of tasting or testing people regularly.

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I have just received a random e-mail from someone who bought a Vizsla puppy from another breeder, and is having some puppy biting problems that are mostly caused by the human. While I usually go over all of this in person with my clients, it surely doesn’t hurt to get the information out there early

The one thing I can guarantee everybody is that your puppy will, at some point, be very mouthy and will likely chomp down on you (or your kids, or your clothes, etc) too hard. This is normal puppy behavior, and is not a sign of aggression in a 2-5 month old puppy. It absolutely does need to be stopped though!

Sometimes when a puppy bites it is because the puppy is over-stimulated and needs a time out. Sometimes it is because the puppy is under-exercised and needs to go out to play some fetch. Sometimes…

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February 2013 Pupdate

3 Feb

Wags and Brags

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LaTierra’s Rory O’Rourke  ‘Rory’

Rory has been doing quite well as a budding show dog.  He went Best of Winners at Middle Peninsula Kennel Club of Virginia on Sunday o1/27/13.  Congrats to Anne and Phil!

LaTierra Charlemagne  AKA Carolus Magnus ‘Charlie’ 

Despite his tendency to forget his butt is attached to his body, Charlie went Best of Opposite to his Best of Breed Aunt Lali, Artisan’s Pink Lollapalooza at Hobbs New Mexico Kennel Club  on Saturday 02/02/13. We hope he’ll do just as well the rest of the weekend.  

Artisan’s Pink Lollapalooza ‘Lali’

Lali won Best of Breed on Saturday 02/02/13 at Hobbs New Mexico Kennel Club on Saturday 02/02/13.

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