Dog Crates and Puppy X-Pen Setups This page is dedicated to dog crates and x-pen setups for potty training your puppy and beyond. An X-Pen is a great option for families who work and don’t have someone to come let their puppy out of the crate every 3-4 hours during the potty training stage. This […]
Leptospirosis in Dogs What are the signs of leptospirosis in pets? The clinical signs of leptospirosis vary and are nonspecific. Sometimes pets do not have any symptoms. Common clinical signs reported in dogs include fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, refusal to eat, severe weakness and depression, stiffness, severe muscle pain, or inability to have puppies. […]
Designer Dog or Mutt? Designer Dog?? What the heck is a designer dog some might ask?? A “designer” dog  is a cross between two purebred dogs. A purebred dog is one that has been bred over many generations to breed true. Meaning each puppy that is born looks and has the same temperament and characteristics […]
Puppy mill puppies are typically sold to pet shops—usually through a broker, or middleman—and marketed as young as eight weeks of age. The lineage records of puppy mill dogs are often falsified. Illness, disease, fearful behavior and lack of socialization with humans and other animals are common characteristics of dogs from puppy mills. Because puppy […]
This information is reposted and written by Ed Frawley regarding Vaccines and is not necessarily the opinion of Dreamydoodles. As a breeder Dreamydoodles currently follows the recommended vaccine protocol of our vet which is 5 way vaccine at 8 weeks old containing the core vaccines administered a couple days before our puppies go home and then we leave it up […]
Coccidia and Giardia in Puppies and Dogs – Information and Treatment Two of the most frustrating but common parasites your puppy might be hosting are Giardia and Coccidia. These are not worms, but two species of protozoa – single-celled organisms that reproduce in the intestines of infected animals and shed their spores into the environment […]
Avoid generic or store brands. These may be repackaged rejects from the big manufacturers, and generally contain cheaper — and consequently poorer quality– ingredients. Commercial pet foods and some pet food ingredients have been implicated in a number of diseases in companion animals including… Allergic skin disease, obesity, food intolerance, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic ear […]
With Large breed puppies you want to feed then a diet rich in protein to help build muscle mass but also a diet with limited calories to avoid rapid weight gain and growth. YOUR GOAL: Avoid stress on developing bones and joints. This means they need a healthy food that not only has quality ingredients, […]
The Do’s and Don’ts when Socializing a Shy Dog! Is your dog or puppy shy and leery of people; afraid of strangers, certain situations or objects? Is your dog fear snapping or is your puppy fear biting? Is Shyness a Problem or Not? It is natural for some dogs to be shy of things that […]
The Puppy’s Rule of Twelve The Critical Period of Socialization ends by three months of age! This is the crucial developmental stage during which puppies learn to accept and enjoy the company of other dogs and people. Thus your puppy needs to be socialized to people by the time he is twelve weeks old. However, […]