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Friday Fun: Keeping Your Stud Dog in Top Condition | Pure Dog Talk

Stud Dog Mishaps Stud Dog in prime condition but collection shows low sperm count or morphological defects?  What happened? Did You Know? Causes of low sperm count or morphological defects could be the result of: Sunbathing Swims in cold water Stress Top Physical/Athletic Condition Psychological Wrong Teaser Bitch Drinking Swimming Pool Water “Grass Saver” Infrequent…

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Friday Fun: Get Serious with Sirius Stud Dog Management: Part 1| Pure Dog Talk

Seriously…Let’s Get Sirius about Stud Dog Management Part 1: Progesterone Progesterone timing is the basis of successful reproduction. Bridgett Higginbotham, RVT, and Shannon Stone talk with Laura Reeves in Part 1 0f 4 episodes on understanding progesterone timing, stud dog management, international shipping, stabilizers and extenders, and choices by the vet and breeder for healthy…

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Friday Fun: Jason Duby Calls the Coonhounds|Pure Dog Talk

Jason Duby on Blue Tick Coonhounds  Night Hunts If terms like Strike & Stay, or the definition of “Treed” are foreign to you, listen to Episode #44 on Pure Dog Talk for a fun and fascinating look into the “hound dawgs”. Jason reveals how night hunts are run, how the points are scored, and championships…

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Friday Fun: Girl Scouts Have Gone to the Dog… Show: Marlene Groves & the AKC Dog Show Patch Program

Marlene Groves’ Girl Scouts and the AKC Dog Patch Program Episode #41 of PureDogTalk features Marlene Groves, the history of the Girl Scout Dog Show Patch program, and the eventual gifting of the program to the AKC. Every Dog Show Should Have Girl Scouts, 4-H, Boy Scouts… Bring the kids!  Have fun and learn!  Bring…

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Friday Fun: How to Throw a Party with a Premium List: Dog Show Chair Betty-Anne Stenmark Shares her Secrets

Betty-Anne Stenmark: Dog Show Chair of over 70 Shows Harvest Moon Classic returns Oct 20-22, 2017 for another great party… uh… dog show with Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore, Skyline Dog Fanciers of San Mateo County, and specialties galore!  Betty-Anne Stenmark showchaired the first Skyline shows and 70 Harvest Moon Classics, not to mention…

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Video: Friday Fun: Dogs to the Rescue: Pluis Davern on Search and Rescue Dogs

Part 2: National Disaster Search Dog Foundation – Providing Trained Dogs for Firefighters and First Responders From major tragic events like the Earthquake in Nepal, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, Haiti earthquake,  Japan Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, World Trade Center, and Oklahoma City bombing, to local disasters and emergencies, the trained teams of canine and firefighters and…

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Friday Fun: No Public at your Dog Show? Learn How Seattle does it Right!

Katie Campbell: Seattle Kennel Club Katie Campbell brings the success of Seattle Kennel Club media campaigns to PureDogTalk.  Faced with a dense, metropolitan area with immense competition for visitors’ time and attention, and expensive show venues, Seattle K.C. not only is surviving but prospering. Katie explains how year-round promotion and local media outreach has allowed…

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Friday Fun: Bill Shelton: Save our Dogs, Preservation Breeding

Bill Shelton and Dr. Beckie Williams, DVM Consider our future without purebred dogs. Then consider what they have given you. And then consider your willingness and readiness to be part of the solution… and the future. Help Start the Preservation Breeder Program The Preservation Breeders project is now forming.  Please join us in our efforts…

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Friday Fun: Gayle Watkins: How to Bombproof your Puppy – the Sensitive Period

Dr. Gayle Watkins of Avidog returns for her 4th Episode – How to Bomb Proof your Puppies – the Sensitive Period. Sensitive Period The most important period sets the stage for health and temperament for the puppy’s lifetime.  Myelination continues through 5-6 weeks of age, and puppies are slow learners until then. Startle, Wariness, and…

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Friday Fun: Dr. Gayle Watkins: Transition Period Stimulation in Puppies – Part 3

Episode 3 from Dr. Gayle Watkins: To understand the Transition Period in Puppies, from “potatoes to puppies” , is to understand what remarkable growth is going on inside their brain and nervous system. Unable to Learn: Fearless Need stimulation Sound introduction Environment Potty Training Preparation for the Sensitive Period Begins Resources: Since Gayle has offered…

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