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Gigi’s XRAY is scheduled for today to count skeletons
12 April 2016 Breeding animals involves science and art – both sides of the brain – and a healthy sprinkling of stress, for me. As an intuitive and sensitive person, it doesn’t surprise me that I resonated with this breed, the Tibetan Terrier. I feel their moods and can read their states of mind, similarly…
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We welcome Gigi’s second and Billie’s first litters!
19 October 2015 Unbelievably, it has been eleven weeks, since our 2015 puppies have joined us 3D. When you’re in the ‘thick of it’, every day feels 48 hours long. But then, when the puppies have left for their forever homes . . . it feels as though they’ve been gone much longer than they…
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Enjoy Sophie, nee Ruby, tasting her first fresh apple
I’m up early today, as there’s still much to do in cleaning up after Billie and Gigi’s August litters. Big Ben and Vivi are still with us but Viv is leaving for her new forever home tomorrow, via Princeton. Videos, photos and stories have been coming in, since puppies began leaving last week. This particular…
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That horrible hole of sadness, when you lose a friend
5 July 2015 Last week was a bad one. We lost our good boy James, Kensington’s foundation stud, to a very aggressive tumor that attacked his spleen and the blood supply to his small intestine. I’ve been living in lala land since 2007, when I said goodby to my first two Tibetan Terriers, and had…
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June brings hot spots and skin irritations
Fortunately, we’ve fallen in love with a breed that isn’t prone to allergies or hot spots. Golden Retrievers get the blue ribbon for that award. But Tibetan Terriers do tend to be extremely allergic to flea bites and they can develop hot spots, especially in hot, humid weather. Any dog can – and allergies are…
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Ask the Vet Tech: How to decide whether your dog needs to see the vet
Today, we have the pleasure of a visit with our Vet Tech Jen from Vermont and we’ve asked her how to determine when to take an animal to the vet who is sort of out of sorts . . . but maybe not unequivocally so. And why do you think your dog might need a…