Sound Habituation Starts with Classical Music

Green boy actually had an “escape” from the outside puppy pen, but advantage was taken of his walkabout the “big” yard. These 4-5 minute video “walkabouts” of each puppy are observation for us and you to see, again, how they do separated from the others but within hearing and sight of their pack. Observe their…

Teal girl: Brittany Country’s Duchess Silver Pigeon (Beretta) North Utah is Beretta’s new home with Clint and Britanie and their teenage daughter. Clint owned a Brittany many years prior, and since moving and settling in Utah, on a land with property that borders public access that is full of upland birds, Britanie initiated the search…

As we are getting really near to due date, an x-ray was completed to get a more accurate count of expected puppies. Well…vet counted 11. Let the fun begin. Oh, my!

T Last weekend, we removed the whelping box and created a bigger area for Jazz and the pups. This not only allowed more room for Jazz to nurse her growing 11 babes, it allowed for the next steps in their development. The sleep area is half heated still with heating mats and the other half…

Here’s the first photo shoot of Jake and Jazz’s babes. The photographer and her iPhone did their best, but even sleepy puppies still seem to move quite a bit! Names are based on the color ID collar they wear.

Earlier in the day, we were doing some field training with our older Brittanys on Chucker and Quail. Unfortunately, one of our “teenager” Brittanys (aka little Miss Journey) got a little too rough with the quail, leaving it severely injured. We decided before having to euthanize it, we would use it in a kick cage…