The House of Mutts

Hi, I'm Rai! 26 she/her, libra, gay af, animal science student living with five dogs, six cats, one snake and a bunny. It's a zoo here and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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So Embark is beginning to be able to determine the difference between APBT and AmStaff. Right now this is not available for mixes, including Pitterstaffs, who will just come up under the group label Staffordshire Terrier.

If you have the money and have a purebred, registered APBT, AmBully, or AmStaff with a pedigree consider using Embark to help expand their reference panel for these breeds.

If they’re able to implement this more widely, and for mixed breeds, it can be a huge step towards stopping misrepresentation and helping a lot of dogs.

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Can someone help me with what the Hell color this pup is?

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[silkenagentsofcsbeck]

It’s always nice when someone puts together a list of ‘best practices’ that can easily be referenced… this is “97 Ways to Create Great Puppies!” from Avidog and covers birth through week 16. Both Avidog and Puppy Culture are fantastic collections of reference material that we incorporate into our program.

[ofspaceandboys-deactivated20181]

@justslowdown you might be interested in this?

[justslowdown]

thank you SO much for the tag! this is going to be really useful! 

[dontstopretrieving]

Pure Dog Talk also have several podcasts with Dr. Gayle Watkins (who’s the founder? or one of) from Avidog, and also breeds multipurpose Golden Retrievers under the Gaylan’s prefix. 

I’ve listened to these all before (several months ago now) but found them very insightful.  

11-Dr. Gayle Watkins – Nutrition of the Dam, Canine Nomograph and Puppy Immunity

14 – Dr. Gayle Watkins #2 – Breeder’s Guide to Neonatal Puppies

17 – Dr. Gayle Watkins: Transition Period in Puppies – Part 3

20 – Bomb Proof Your Puppy: Dr. Gayle Watkins #4

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THANK YOU

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Kaya is 9 weeks old!!! And her legs are outrageous.

[cynological]

Me: -spends an hour over analyzing dog food ingredients for different brands at the pet store to find the healthiest dog food vaguely within my budget-

Also Me: -eats Wendy’s for lunch and Christmas Oreos for dinner-

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😍😍😍😍😍

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1 + 1 = Harlie and Kaya!

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Everyone meet Kaya Rose~ 7 week old Catahoula/German Shepherd mix. 😍

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My phone froze and missed the falling picture. I'm so mad. He was all four feet in the air slowly falling down the wall. 😂

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Does anyone have any really good dogblr quality guides/PDFs/tips/books for raising a puppy?

For. No reason.

[woolywoofs]

Lets play

Top 3 breeds you will definitely want to own during your lifespan?

Top 3 breeds you love but cant ever own, and why you cant?

Top 3 breeds you would rather put legos in your socks than own?

[raihastoomanyanimals]

Will have:

Poodle, Chinese Crested, Papillon. Probably going to forever rescue deaf bully mixes.

Love but naw:

Border Collies but I honestly don't think I could give one what it needs.

German Shepherd

Like, f'real dream would be to own a pure black and a pure white shepherd. But I really can't take the shedding and the high potential for health issues and neurosies. Obviously I would hella do research into a breeder but I've just met too many horrid examples of the breed.

I LOVE Afghan Hounds. Random, I know. But I don't think I could take the prey drive when I have cats, rabbits, etc. and like to trail hike. Idk though.

Hell no:

Lab or a beagle. Jack Russell's. 99% of terriers. Most hounds. I wouldn't own any of the giant breeds I don't think. Nothing against them or anything just nah. Pretty to look at but eh. No drooly dogs please.

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60 grams to 243 grams.

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Long time no see~

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Everyone here at Rai's Zoo is doing great. Look how big Buto has gotten!!

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Hey all. I just realized I haven't posted since i got my job, LOL I'm still working for that job btw!!! Only part time now as uni classes have started back. Life is A-okay. I hope everyone is well. ❤

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mango-pup

Wooooooo

I AM SO EXCITED. TRAINING START NEXT WEEK!!!!