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454 – Danish Swedish Farmdogs – Friendly, Low Maintenance, Sturdy

Danish Swedish Farmdogs – Friendly, Low Maintenance, Sturdy Dr. Marty Greer joins host Laura Reeves to talk about the FSS breed with which she’s fallen in love. Danish Swedish Farmdogs date to the 1700s but were saved from extinction by the joint effort of the Danish and the Swedish Kennel Clubs in 1987. History Greer…

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453 – Dr. Jerold Bell: Dog Breeding is Not “Paint by Numbers”

Dr. Jerold Bell: Dog Breeding is Not “Paint by Numbers” Dr. Jerold Bell returns in part two of a wide-ranging conversation with host Laura Reeves sharing more thoughts on popular sire syndrome, as well as addressing COI, inbreeding, linebreeding, outcrossing, CHIC programs, genetics of temperament and much more. On owning a popular sire “It does…

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452 – Drentsche Patrijshond: Hunting Dog, Property Dog, Family Dog

Drentsche Patrijshond: Hunting Dog, Property Dog, Family Dog Rare breeds spotlight continues with the “Drent,” short for Drentsche Patrijshond, the all-purpose hunting dog of The Netherlands. Brian and Jenna O’Connor join host Laura Reeves to share their passion for this ancient breed. “(The breed is) about 350, almost 400 years old,” Brian said. “They were…

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451 – Pandemic Puppy: Inside Scoop on Marty Greer’s New Book

Pandemic Puppy: Inside Scoop on Marty Greer’s Timely New Book Pure Dog Talk’s Veterinary Voice, Dr. Marty Greer, just released her newest book and joins host Laura Reeves to share the inside scoop, including how Laura knew about it from the beginning. “At a time when we’re rethinking almost everything in our lives, Your Pandemic…

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450 — Lancashire Heelers: Scrappy, Smiling and Opinionated

Lancashire Heelers: Scrappy, Smiling and Opinionated Sheryl Bradbury, President of the United States Lancashire Heeler Club, joins host Laura Reeves to share details about this little known, small-package dynamo aiming to join AKC’s herding group. “They’re very exciting,” Bradbury said, “in (that) they’re scrappy, but so versatile and robust and rough and tumble and a…

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449 – Dr. Jerold Bell: Popular Sire Syndrome Defined

Dr. Jerold Bell: Popular Sire Syndrome Defined Dr. Jerold Bell, adjunct professor of veterinary genetics, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University joins host Laura Reeves for a “hot topic” discussion of Popular Sire Syndrome. “How I define the popular sire syndrome would be the overuse of a single dog beyond their usefulness to…

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448 – Nutrition Recommendations in Breeding Dogs

Nutrition Recommendations in Breeding Dogs Dr. Marty Greer and Sheryl Bradbury, owned brands manager at Revival Animal Health, join Host Laura Reeves for a discussion about micronutrients and supplements for breeding dogs. “One of the concepts that we need to discuss is that there’s a likelihood that some of the commercial diets are not as…

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447 — Giving Thanks in a Pandemic

Giving Thanks in a Pandemic With a nod to all my Deadhead friends out there, “what a long, strange trip it’s been….” As the year draws to a close, even the most unprecedented, whacko, nutball kitty year of all time, even *this* year has given us all *some* thing for which we are thankful. On…

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446 – Mentoring How Tos: How to Give and How to Receive

Mentoring How Tos: How to Give and How to Receive Amanda Kelly, Fwaggle Toy Manchester Terriers, is back for Part 2 of Stud Dog Shopping with host Laura Reeves, discussing how to give and receive mentoring. “Part of a mentorship relationship is being a good student,” Kelly said. “So when you have the opportunity to…

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445 – Stud Dog Shopping with Amanda Kelly

Stud Dog Shopping with Amanda Kelly Amanda Kelly, Fwaggle Toy Manchester Terriers, joins host Laura Reeves to talk about their favorite thing, shopping! Not for shoes but for stud dogs. Finding the right dog for your specific bitch, your breeding program as a whole and the breed in general, is a process that takes time…

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