No Dog Scout orientation on the 12th of January, but will continue to hold Dog Scout orientations every Saturday at 10am, in upper park parking lot.

A local Chico native, Dina Zaphiris Garbis, is about to cohost Animal Planet's new show Petfinders. 

After visiting the humane society on Friday, according to the Enterprise Record, the show plans to film our shelter as a location for an episode.

I recently discovered their is a large media collection of tips and information about dogs and cats, along with clips of stars and their pets, available on Comcast on demand.

After analyzing the information for several hours, I've concluded it could be useful to the novice pet owner, however most is common information or meant for entertainment purposes.

I give the source a C+. It's worth checking out since most clips are 4-7 mins and they can be watched whenever.

I went through the phone book and searched online for as many email addresses to local people and businesses that I could, in order to send out a site announcement. Nobody was added to any sort of mailing list, nor came from spam programs. One man replied "Why would anyone risk having their pets around a pit bull breeder?" To which I replied: Any dog can bite. It's about how you raise them. I saw a statistic a few days ago that said a child is 20x more likely to be killed by their own parent than bit by a dog. All my dogs come with training because I don't like the stigma that pits receive either. And why people should trust their animals with a pit breeder: I have experience dealing with breeds that other trainers do not or wish not to handle, or are simply incapable of handling. Please help educate those who have a misunderstanding of dogs.

I posted more pictures of the puppies here.

Prices on the Puppy Program and Private Training/Behavior Modification have been drastically reduced. 

In addition to this permanent savings, you may sign up for our newsletter for special discounts.

I emailed the UKC Research Department this morning about obtaining purple ribbon status for Kane and Zeena's litter due to their biological relation.  Kane is absent of PR status but Zeena is purple ribbon bred.

Under UKC rules and conditions, this litter will be certified purple ribbon bred! 

While this dramatically increases their value, price will not change. 

I just got off the phone with the Dog Scouts director.

The dogscouts.org website is receiving a major overhaul and is expected to be completed by mid January.  Intermittenly it may or may not be available. 

We apologize for the inconvenience to local prospects and hope that it won't effect your decision to attend an orientation meeting throughout January. 

I went to dogscouts.org today and noticed their web certificate was suspended.  I am in contact with the Dog Scouts program director Chris Puls and they are resolving the issue of access to their website.

I apologize to the many Dog Scout prospects here in the local area.  The dogscouts.org website should be up soon.

Thank you for your consideration and patience.  In the meantime, check out a website from one of the troops on the east coast http://www.dogscouttroop107.com/ 

Today I was officially approved to conduct AKC canine good citizen testing.  Be on the look out for our first testing date!

To find out more, use the AKC link on the side navigation bar!

The fees for advanced obedience class and AKC Canine Good Citizen testing are now waived.

These services are included in the price of a puppy provided basic obedience is completed.

We apologize if you are experiencing problems with this site.  It has undergone some construction throughout the day.  Please check back tomorrow if you are experiencing issues.

If it's working, great!

Here are some pictures I took of the puppies while I was cleaning out their whelping area and preparing their food. 

New links added under local resources. 

On the home page are two new links to an animal law alert and a cadaver course coming to Chico.

The puppy have received their first set of shots, a 6 way vaccine.  They had been started on wormer also earlier this week. 

Information on Dog Scout orientations has been posted on the Dog Scout link.

The winter newsletter is almost finalized.  Email me if you'd like to receive tips and exclusive discounts.

There are still employees available for holiday and new year pet sitting. 

Milk, does a body good!

In Saturday's Chico ER, there was a front page article about 84 dogs euthanized (mercy killed) due to exposure to distemper.  This was a preventative measure to prevent further infection in Butte County. 

CDV has an incubation period of 10 days.  It is airborne spread like kennel cough (Bortadella). Whenever any dog is sick at our local shelter, they are quarantined for 10 days while tests are performed to prevent such outbreaks. 

Let this be a reminder to have your animals vaccinated and never agree to home a dog without proof of proper vaccinations. 

IF YOU'RE DOWN AT THE SHELTER, ALWAYS WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING EACH ANIMAL YOU COME INTO CONTACT WITH.  CHANGE CLOTHES AND SHOWER BEFORE HANDLING YOUR OWN ANIMALS TO AVOID BRINGING ANYTHING HOME WITH YOU.

The puppies are now 4 weeks old and have begun weaning off momma's milk.  Their weights and health is exceptional as they continue to grow. 

I'm still attempting to take individual photos, however I'm definately no photographer as I have trouble with the lighting. 

The litter applications for UKC and ADBA papers will be submitted this week.  I hope to have them to take home with the puppies, however it is likely they will be mailed to buyers within two weeks after purchase. 

Stay tuned for more info (and hopefully pictures)