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Our Girls: After Mama Life
Many people ask us, “What happens to your females once they are done having litters?”. We firmly believe in giving all of our dogs their own forever family eventually. Some of our dogs find that with friends of ours... -
3 Life Lessons We Learn From Dogs
This Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for. And the life lessons we learn from our dogs is just one of those many things. Here are three life lessons we learn from our dogs: Contentment Have you... -
What is a “Dudley” Labrador? (What’s up with the pink nose?)
What is a “Dudley” Labrador? (What’s up with the PINK NOSE?) Over the years I have asked many times what a “Dudley” means. I’ve been sent pictures of dogs from owners wanting to know if their dog would meet... -
How to prevent your Labrador from Digging
We know that digging can be harmful to people’s environments—and annoying, but, at the same time, digging for some dogs is an activity that keeps them balanced—its also their nature—either to hide food, make a den, or provide a... -
How to transition your dog onto a new food
Many of you are transferring your dog or cat to Life’s Abundance food and Dr. Jane Bicks (veterinarian formulator of this food) has sent out this message to help make a seamless transition: Because your pet eats basically the... -
Booster Shot Warning
So many people ask me my opinion about vaccines, but I’d rather share the scientific facts so that you can make an intelligent decision about how/when to vaccinate your dog. “The Jab” is high profit for veterinarians. But it... -
How Large is a Labrador?
As we’ve talked about in our blog before, there are two types or styles of Labrador: American (or Field) and English. We only breed the English style Labrador, which is also what you would see at an AKC show,... -
Life’s Abundance Dog Food
For the past 2 months we have been furiously researching a replacement food for the Flint River Ranch brand that closed this month. We got a “heads up” in early December that there may been a possibility this would... -
A Breeder’s Note on Canine Obesity
Fat dogs are NOT FUNNY! (And new laws will be coming out that will confiscate your dog if they are underfed, just as if your dog was found emaciated!) Keep in mind, an obese dog is at as great... -
Where do the meat sources “really” come from in processed pet food?
I was just doing a simple Google search one day, as I usually do, researching pet foods, as I’ve done for the past 20 years having been obsessed with learning about what pet foods are best for our dogs....