Say NO to Housetraining Pads!

Occassionally I have someone ask me about using housetraining pads.  NO do not use these!
I cannot even think of a reason why anyone would want to.
While they may provide convenience for not having to take the puppy outside when it is raining or cold or you live in an apartment where it is inconvenient to go outside frequently, you [...]

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Wisteria Goldens: Puppies or No Puppies?

I have people ask me quite frequently about our breeding program when we show 2 – 3 litters due close together.  Over the years we have been breeding, we learned that just because you breed a dog, does not mean they are going to have puppies.
When we know we are taking a trip, we work on making [...]

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Pet Photos — Tips for Getting a Great Shot

We take lots of puppy photos around here and trying to get good ones can be challenging.  I need to create a photo album of all the “outtakes.”  When taking six week pictures sometimes I have over 200 photos just to get 4 good pictures of 8 puppies! 
We have learned a few tricks for capturing [...]

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Kangen Water…change your water – change your life!

Last year I attended a conference and they did a presentation on Kangen Water.  While I was impressed, I didn’t follow through checking it out more.  I went to another conference and there was a lady sitting next to me with a water bottle with the label Kangen Water.
We got talking and I was surprised [...]

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My Other Side: MyRazorr

We created a survey to see what our FAB Direct Sales customers would like to see next:
a forum?
an interactive calendar?
a photo album?
a newsletter/autoresponder system?
We’re working with the coders now to decide what we add to MyRazorr next — if you or know anyone that would like to be heard on this, there’s still time to [...]

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Brake-Fast Dog Food Bowls

We have a puppy Cody that is getting ready to go to his new forever home next week.  He started “chowing’ down his food a couple of weeks ago.  We have had puppies/dogs hurry and eat their food, but this is different.  He acts like he is starving and never seen food before. 
I am not [...]

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Park Avenue Goldens Babies Have Arrived

Lexi (Park Avenue Goldens) and Aspen (Wisteria Goldens) announce the arrival of 5 boys and 3 girls.  They arrived into this world on Memorial Day late afternoon and early evening.  Mom and babies are doing great!
Here is a peak at the new arrivals:

They are now taking deposits — you can contact them at jamie@parkavenuegoldens.com

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A Bit About Wisteria Ranch

I receive many questions about Wisteria Ranch each day.  “Where is it located? We are in Parks, AR.  We have 15 acres, which is almost completely fenced.
 
Many families ask “how are your dogs raised?”  We do have a kennel building that is climate controlled for our adults, with huge fenced areas surrounding the building. 
 
We [...]

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Wisteria Golden Puppies Are Now in Their Forever Homes!

I have many families that ask “How do we let the puppies go?”  I always refer to Billy and I as being “foster” parents.
 
We know we are raising them to go to great families to love and care for them.  We know they are not ours to keep and therefore, raise them with the love [...]

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Wisteria Goldens’ Pit Stop

We travel to Dallas whenever possible to ship puppies to their new forever families.  It is about a 6 hour drive for us one-way  (including pit shops.)  But, we really like to take them to Dallas when we can, as they are in our care, they get a break during the trip, and we can [...]

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