http://www.glenfelleurasiers.com/

Glenfell Eurasiers, Ottawa, ON (2026)

03/08/2026

Now that all the puppies have gone to their new homes and I’ve had sufficient time to recover, here is a collection of some of my favourite candids from the litter!

I am incredibly grateful for Maze’s family for their cooperation and help especially as I had to deal with a fairly intense personal and health matter halfway through the puppy raising period. Without you guys, this litter and my breeding program would be non-existent.

Thank you to .dogs for constantly being my sounding board for all things dog-related and for flying out to meet the puppies in person! I put you to work as a puppy assessor, nail trimmer, socialization helper AND photographer and I’m still astounded by how much we accomplished in three days.

To some of the people who had an opportunity to meet the puppies, , thanks for contributing to their socialization, your help, and/or advice about the puppies - outside perspectives are always so helpful and much needed.

To my puppy families (and anyone who applied for a puppy) - I am so honoured to have been trusted to bring such an important and cherished addition into your family. I do what I do for you! I have every confidence that each of you will love and spoil these puppies to bits and that they will have the most fulfilling life.

To .eurasiers for raising such a kind, gentle boi in Zeke and for letting me use him for this litter. Not every stud owner would have put up with the crazy eventful journey that brought these puppies into existence and I appreciate your flexibility and dedication.

And finally, to dog dad, the one who put up with all my shenanigans, the one who held down the fort at home during this crazy chaotic time of transition and change in our lives - thank you for allowing me the time and space to indulge in this erm…*unusual* hobby.

Already thinking about the next litter 😏😏😏 (in a few years)

🫶

02/20/2026

Well, the puppies are 9 weeks old and 4/6 puppies have now left the nest 🥲

This week was a bittersweet one as we bid farewell most of the sweet little monsters. It has been an incredible 9 weeks watching them grow, but also a challenging experience - so many people to thank in a future post. I learned so much from raising this litter and I’m excited to apply those learnings to my next litter (in a couple years!).

I’m excited about all the wonderful families who will be raising these puppies and I know they’ll have the best life ever. Be good, puppies!

Without further ado, presenting the new names and homes of the Glenfell Paw Patrol B Litter:

❤️ Glenfell’s Brightest Star in the Skye - Skye is our future show and breeding prospect who will be staying in Ottawa with Maze’s family!

🧡 Glenfell’s Baked Zumato Potato “Aloo” - Montreal, QC

💛 Glenfell’s Balooberry Crubble Pie “Baloo” - Gatineau, QC

💚 Glenfell’s Braveheart Rocky Rhyses Peaces at Zhiro “Rhys” - Red Deer, AB

💙 Glenfell’s Bluegrass Wild Goose Chase “Banjo” - Hazelton, BC

💜 Glenfell’s Benevolent Majesty Foreverest “Augustus” - Ottawa, ON

📷: .dogs (who indulged me in my fantasy of getting a group shot of the puppies and put up with the chaos that ensued 🤣)

02/06/2026

The puppies are now seven weeks old and they’ve been maturing beautifully.

This pose, known as the stack, allows us to evaluate the physical strengths and weaknesses of each of the dogs in as similar conditions as possible. They’ve been practicing their little baby stacks since they were about four weeks old and most of them have gotten the hang of it now, and are comfortable with me moving and touching their feet (provided they get ample amounts of yummy puppy mousse)!

I’m so pleased with how they’re all turning out, both from a structural perspective and from a temperament perspective. My goal as a breeder is always to improve upon the previous generations and these puppies have each inherited some of the best features of each parent! Anyone have any favourites? 🙂

❤️ Skye
🧡 Zuma
💛 Rubble
💚 Rocky
💙 Chase
💜 Everest

📷: .dogs 🫶

01/19/2026

Mother Nature heard that I haven’t been very impressed with the weather so she blessed us with a warmer, sunnier day to take the puppies out again!

It was still a bit chilly so we only spent about 15 minutes outside which consisted of everyone p**ping simultaneously, Maze coming over to eat all the p**p, puppies swarming Maze trying to nurse, puppies swarming me being disappointed they can’t nurse, me frantically trying to focus my camera and fend off the puppy swarm while counting to six repeatedly to keep track of escapees and ensure I wouldn’t step on any of them while monitoring when they started looking cold.

It was THE BEST and I loved every chaotic minute of it!

01/11/2026

The puppies are three weeks old! It’s wild how the time flies by and how much they’ve changed. By this time, they’ve quadrupled their birth weight and they all weigh approximately 1.5kg (~3.3 lbs). I feel so lucky that all the puppies are healthy and thriving as it’s not uncommon to lose puppies before the 3-week mark.

We finally got some sunlight today after what felt like weeks of grey skies so I took this opportunity to take their photos outside. It was still a little chilly though so some of them preferred to stay snuggled up in their blankets.

Their little personalities have started to emerge and I’m jotting down my notes here as a record. I’m so curious to see how these observations hold up over the next couple weeks as they develop and how it’ll compare to the 8-week temperament test and into the future.

❤️ Skye - the fighter. She first made her mark with her exciting entry into the world. Despite being the only girl in the litter, she doesn’t let her brothers push her around. She started as the second smallest puppy and she’s now one of the biggest!

🧡 Zuma - the zoomer. He’s been the most active of the bunch so far but he also has a hilarious way of splooting and face-planting as soon as he runs out of energy.

💛 Rubble - the balance. He’s the perfect middle of the pack dog, he’s neither the most active nor the least, not the most vocal nor the least. He could be the perfect neutral dog!

💚 Rocky - the ham. He’s great at spotting when humans come in and just giving them the most soulful stare. Knows exactly when the camera is on him and poses at exactly the right time.

💙 Chase - the log. He’s a big, blocky boy who loves to cuddle. He has been known to vocally protest if he doesn’t get enough to eat, but once he’s asleep, nothing can wake him or get him going.

💜 Everest - the chill. He’s super easy-going and laid back. He’s usually the first one to fall asleep and does not give two hoots if he gets walked on by his littermates.

12/21/2025

People have been asking about the litter theme! Presenting, Glenfell’s Paw Patrol litter (in birth order):

❤️ Red collar girl: “Skye”
🧡 Orange collar boy: “Zuma”
💛 Yellow collar boy: “Rubble”
💚 Green collar boy: “Rocky”
💙 Blue collar boy: “Chase”
💜 Purple collar boy: “Everest”

Too bad we didn’t have another boy…we’re missing a Marshall! 🤣 Also, did you know that Paw Patrol is actually a Canadian show?

It looks like all the puppies will be cream grey or red, with Everest being the lightest and Zuma being the reddest. Excited to see how their coats will develop as they grow over these next few weeks.

It’s very common for puppies to drop a bit of weight in their first 24 hours before the mom’s milk comes in, but Maze has been a fantastic mom and only one puppy actually dropped weight. Everyone is now gaining weight quickly and above their original birth weight. Good job, Mazey!

12/19/2025

After a loooooong, eagerly anticipated wait, we are so excited to welcome six beautiful puppies (1F/5M) into the world! It was a very, very slow start which caused some anxiety and excitement (Puppy #1 was born in the car on the way to the emergency vet!), but the rest of the puppies came very quickly and smoothly (in the middle of the night 🙄) with no further issues, except a surprise Puppy #6 who arrived 2.5 hours after his littermates.

Mumma Maze (and humans) are exhausted but all are doing well and the puppies are strong and healthy. Thank you to our repro vet for all the consultation, guidance, and availability despite some unique challenges about our circumstances.

All puppies are spoken for at this time. Individual introductions and litter theme will be coming soon 😉

11/25/2025

Stud Selection Criteria #3: Health

We are lucky in that Eurasiers are generally a healthy breed. While it was the third criteria for me, it is no less important than the other two, and I dedicate the same scrutiny to health that I provided to temperament and conformation.

Most breeds have a database where people volunteer information about their dogs to help track ancestry, pedigrees, and health. The Eurasier database maintained by the amazing Susanne was my go-to resource in researching studs.

After longlisting my choices based on conformation, I combed through generations of pedigrees to identify any concerning health trends, how long the ancestors lived, and cause of death (if applicable). I was looking for recurring themes for things like cancer, hypothyroidism, diabetes, and bloat. I would then cross-reference with Maze’s pedigree to ensure that I wasn’t doubling up on certain issues, and that the most common issues that afflict Eurasiers were largely avoided.

There were certain males that have produced a lot of offspring l who I tried to avoid. There was also a recent (3-4 generations ago) Samoyed outcross that I avoided as well, since a recent outcross usually result in less predictable offspring - one of the main benefits of choosing a purebred dog is to get predictability in physical characteristics and temperament, and I felt the recent outcross would reduce/eliminate that benefit.

Finally, I performed “test-matings” with my shortlist to identify metrics like Coefficient of Inbreeding and Ancestor Loss Coeffcient (percentage of duplicate ancestors). We’re fortunate that the Eurasier was intentionally created with a focus on health and genetic diversity so the numbers are relatively low compared to other breeds.

This entire process of picking a stud took over a year to come to fruition. From my research, I narrowed it down to my top three choices, and reached out to the international breed clubs to get approval and interviewed the stud owners for more information about the dogs and asked them to fill out my stud questionnaire. It was with these final pieces of the puzzle that I made my decision, and landed on Zeke!

11/22/2025

Stud Selection Criteria #2: Conformation

Canine conformation covers how well the dog conforms to the breed standard. The breed standard is basically a detailed description of what the “ideal” of the breed should look like and how they should behave. Breeding to the standard ensures that Eurasiers continue to look and act as Eurasiers were intended and that we veer away from disqualifying faults like missing teeth or floppy ears (nothing wrong with floppy ears, but that’s just not how the breed was intended to look!)

Conformation also refers to the structure of the dog. With Eurasiers, and many spitz breeds, straight rears are being more common unfortunately, which increases the risk of injuries like CCL tears, hip dysplasia, and arthritis. The breed standard describes the ideal structure of the dog based on the job, if any, they were bred to do. Eurasiers should have balanced, moderate angulation.

Luckily, conformation is a little easier to assess through photos, and it’s often why you see the posed side square view of dogs during dog shows and in photos. While looking for a stud, I’ve reviewed hundreds of pictures of male Eurasiers from breed clubs around the world as an initial screen.

Aside from the structural aspects of conformation (eg. rear angulation), many of the physical traits discussed in the standard will likely be indistinguishable to the average family and has no or minimal impact on quality of life of the puppies. Every litter usually only has 1-2 puppies that would be competitive in the show ring, so just because the breeder breeds show dogs doesn’t mean that they won’t be a good fit for you. When bred responsibly, the other puppies in the litter should all still have fantastic temperaments, be conformationally correct, and healthy.

Finally, a breeder, it’s important to have a realistic assessment of your female, and identify the weaknesses that you would want to improve upon in the next generation - these are the traits you would look for in a stud. again, the hallmark of a responsible breeder is that every generation should be a focus on improving the lines and the breed.

Glenfell Eurasiers

03/08/2026

02/20/2026

02/06/2026

01/19/2026

01/11/2026

12/21/2025

12/19/2025

11/25/2025

11/22/2025

Address

Website

Alerts

Contact The Business

Shortcuts

Share

Category