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09/06/2025

This applies to all breeds, really, especially the deep chested breeds.



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08/30/2025

This deaf Blue Heeler came to me a while back, and launched at me with fangs bared as I approached her mom. They’d had a deaf one before, and drove to TX to get her. 🤦‍♀️

Now look at her!! Video to follow. They can take her anywhere now. 🥰

08/28/2025

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In conclusion, this study shows that the risk of cranial cruciate ligament disease in dogs is linked to how long they are exposed to natural s*x hormones, and the relationship isn’t simple or linear. The highest risk was seen when females were spayed before about 1054 days (just under 3 years) and males before about 805 days (a little over 2 years). These results may help define what counts as “early” spay or neuter when it comes to cranial cruciate ligament disease risk.

Veterinary reproduction specialists now recommend hormone-preserving sterilization: preventing unwanted litters & less risk of torn cruciates.

08/27/2025

Say hi to “Bruce,” a Cane Corso brought to me for training with his humans not quite a year ago. He hadn’t been exposed to much and his humans are very quiet, as is his neighborhood. He was a terror at the vet because he was scared, he wouldn’t even go on the scale. He did phenomenal with training because his owners followed ALL directions. He isn’t afraid of anything anymore. He minds perfectly, and they feel safer because of Bruce. A dog in a kennel can’t protect you. He doesn’t have to be kenneled when people come over anymore. And he’s a BIG boy! 🥰

08/27/2025

If you're a dog lover, owner, this is such important information.

This is something everyone should see. This x-ray is of a 2 week old puppy.
When you get your 8/10 week old puppies, please keep this image in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.
When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.
But when you're letting puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.
You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.
Once grown - around 12-18 months depending on their breed, you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

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Larry Gallegos Broker Associate, CRS-Certified Residential Specialist, Fremont, California, United States on Linked In

08/22/2025

Here’s a controversial post that may offend a few people and businesses.
Every week I get emails of new clients that their dog struggles with leash reactivity, barking, lunging on lead. But, not when they’re off lead.

My first question is always: Does your dog go to daycare?
99% of the time the answer is Yes.

Newsflash: Daycare is causing your dog’s leash reactivity.

What? But my dog loves daycare? He loves his friends! He loves being out and about. It’s great.
And I’m sure your dog loves it (most of the time).. but lets have a look at this.

Most daycares (not all of them) are not very structured, for example some No No’s for me:
Dogs get to run around all day long ‘having fun’.
There is no dedicated rest area or ‘forced’ rest time.
It’s a lot of dogs constantly barking all day long.

There are no training moments to learn something new and engage their brain in a different way that full speed ahead all the time.
Puppies are often put with other puppies which seems great but also teaches them nothing because puppies learn manners from older dogs.
Dogs overexcited or hyper behaviour gets rewarded with a lot of play instead of impulse control.

What is actually happening from a training perspective?

Your dog never learns to just be around dogs without needing to interact or ‘go say hi’. Often this is what’s causing the frustration on leash.
Your dog gets overexcited, over aroused and over tired which leads to irritable behaviour.
Your dog learns that seeing other dogs is a free for all to always have ‘fun’ or to feel overwhelmed if your dog is more on the timid side.
Your dog never learns to just ‘Be’. To Relax. To sleep. To be bored. To do nothing.

Where is the connection happening with YOU? After your dog comes home all ‘tired and worn out’, where does the training happening with you to build a connection and a relationship?

Ever since Covid people seem to have the idea that their dogs can’t stay home alone. They CAN. They SHOULD. There is NOTHING wrong with leaving your dog alone for a full work day if it’s not a 6 day a week type of thing.

I am not against daycare for occasional socialisation or a fortnightly fun experience, but going to daycare several times a week is unnecessary and just too much for most dogs.

It’s unhealthy for a dog to constantly be on the go and not learn how to settle. It can create a hyper or neurotic or an anxious dog because he’s lacking sleep and is constantly in overdrive. An adult dog sleeps on average 13.5 hours a day!

An adult dog also DOESN’T NEED FRIENDS. It’s actually quite unnatural for dogs to constantly mingle with dogs outside of their circle/pack. A lot of dogs are actually quite stressed at daycare because there is nowhere to hide, get a break or just chill. So even though you see some fun photo’s of your dog ‘smiling’, that doesn’t mean he’s having fun all day long.

There is nothing wrong, bad or sad about having your dog stay at home whilst you’re at work if they have access to a backyard or some space to walk around.

Even the crate for several hours a day is NOT an issue and not sad or awful IF trained properly.

If you can’t leave your dog alone because he destroys the house then invest in some training and teach him how to be alone (unless its ACTUAL separation anxiety) or invest in a space they can stay in in the house where they can destroy something (like a cardboard box in a bathroom you don’t use).

If you think you can’t leave your dog alone the whole day invest instead in a good dog walker or pack walker so they get structured exercise and some activity and they go to sleep afterwards again.

Honestly, most doggy daycares are marketed as the perfect day out with all your dogs friends and they make you feel bad if you don’t do that to your dog.

You may be surprised but with some dogs you’d do them a favour taking them out.

Sidenote added: If you are looking for a daycare- try look for a homestyle daycare instead of a large commercial daycare.
Try avoid massive daycares that just let the dogs run around all day without structure or rest.

08/07/2025

Recently some friends of mine called to let me know it was close to time to help one of their dogs cross the veil. This is always a heartbreaking conversation during which tears are often shed. I’ve always told folks to make a list of ten things the animal loves to do in its prime, cross them off as they can no longer do , and make sure there’s at least one left before you make that decision to grant them the merciful boon of eternal peace knowing full well, with their last breath, that their fate was ever safest in your hands.

That being stated, I’ve never seen that decision explained so well as on the video link below. This is the most helpful thing I’ve ever seen or heard regarding this most difficult topic. She breeds performance Quarter Horses, Appendix, mini-horses, mini donkeys, and mini goats. She’isnt a mill. Her video applis to all animals.

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08/01/2025

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07/17/2025

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