DESIGNER PUPPYS: Everything you wanted to know about raising designer or mixed breed dogs,
featuring The BOYZ: Prince Alvin His Cuteness (on left) and Sir Simon The Sad, Cockapoo pups.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Getting or Gifting a Puppy for Christmas?

If you know you are getting a new puppy for Christmas, prepare for the arrival!

If you are gifting a puppy for Christmas, make sure the recipient is a willing, responsible individual and that they are prepared for taking care of a baby dog.

Recipient of gifter - doesn't matter - read this post:
http://designerpuppys.blogspot.com/2009/06/bringing-your-new-pup-home-are-you.html

and consider a housetraining tutorial such as
The Perfectly Housetrained Puppy

Thursday, December 12, 2013

The Most Unhappy Santa Pup Ever!

Simon the Cockapoo "posed" for this picture.
He hates the hat and it shows!

Santa Dog

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Your Dog's Close Encounter with a Raccoon Could Be Fatal

Raccoons:
Cute But DEADLY Predators
When we moved to a new home, we noticed a family of raccoons in the woods behind us. Simon and Alvin warned us every night. Here's my post about Simon and the raccoons.

When I wrote the post, I didn't realize how dangerous raccoons can be to small dogs.They can eviserate a small dog quickly.

This is a quote from an article entitled  Why Raccoons Are a Very Real Threat to Dogs:
Here is a raccoon's modus operandi when it attacks a dog: The raccoon attempts to scratch out the dog's eyes. The raccoon rolls the dog onto its back and attempts to eviscerate it. Raccoons bite and scratch with amazing speed and ferocity. Their bites often penetrate the chest wall, leading to collapsed lungs. They may penetrate the abdomen, leading to septic peritonitis. They also have a knack for lacerating the urethra, causing urine to accumulate underneath the skin, resulting in terrible scalding and possible secondary kidney failure.
Not a pleasant thought at all.

I'm happy to report that Rocky, Ms. Rocky, and Rocky Junior have disappeared for the winter.

We are careful not to leave garbage by the woods, and we have fenced in the back yard (although that would not stop the raccoons). At least it keeps the Boyz from trying to attack the reccoons, which clearly would not end well.