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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 293 min read
Ethical Breeding- Finale: Dec. 22, 2022
What an amazing experience. I know a couple of people that have commented before were either thinking about breeding, or getting ready...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 293 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 11: Nov. 08, 2022
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Okay- actually, the correct order will be the ugly, the bad & the good. Taking stock of the breeding process...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 293 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 10b: Oct. 30, 2022
The Arrival- Part 2 So we FINALLY have our first puppy on the ground. My idea for names (Green, Pink, Blue, etc.) has been vetoed by both...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 293 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 10a
The Arrival My favourite show is Ted Lasso; I've watched each episode probably 20 times. In one episode, one of the characters makes the...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 292 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 9: Oct. 16, 2022
So- we all know that, if we just let the dogs have their own way & didn’t interfere, they’d snuggle into a closet somewhere and have...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 292 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 8: Oct. 18, 2022
So Phoebe is now, officially, in whelp. In addition to all the genetics tests/ vet checks/ OFA cert, we have some things we need to do to...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 292 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 7 Oct. 16, 2022
So step one with Charlie was, like Phoebe, genetic testing and a vet visit- no red flags, and his patellas are excellent. Now comes the...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 291 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 6: Oct. 16, 2022
Apologies to those that were following this thread previously- naturally, good old Phoebe decided to hold off on that heat until August....
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 291 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 5: May 29, 2022
For those of you that have followed our previous posts about breeding Phoebe- still waiting for her to come into heat again. COME ON,...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 291 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 4: Feb. 19, 2022
So- we got Phoebe's test results back. While we know there's pretty much a 100% chance of Dachshunds having CDDY/IVDD gene (it's what...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 291 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 3: Jan. 16, 2022
So- we've received notice from OFA that Phoebe's patella test came back (no issues), and have sent in the $15 registration fee. Please...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 291 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 2: Dec. 06, 2021
So- our first step, now that we've decided we'd like to breed Phoebe (aka Feebs, Fleebs) is to take her 65km to see the breeding...
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Cameron Kirkpatrick
Jun 291 min read
Ethical Breeding- Part 1: Dec 04, 2021
We want to be responsible and ethical breeders. We have a long history with dogs... 14 German Shepherds, 3 Miniature Dachshunds, A JRT, a...
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