BREED INFORMATION
THIS PAGE IS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT BREEDS WE RAISE,, WE
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING A LITTLE
MORE ABOUT OUR  DIFFERENT BREEDS,,,,
BEAGLE,,,,THEY ARE INDEPENDENT,,MERRY,GENTLE,          
WILLFUL,ENERGETIC AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE
STUBBORN..SOME ARE VERY SHY,,THEY ARE THE SMALLEST OF
THE SCENT HOUNDS..BEAGLES COME IN 2 SIZES,,FOR SHOW
PURPOSES,,13 INCH AND 15 INCH,,,17-35 LBS.,,ANY TRUE HOUND
COLOR IS ACCEPTABLE,,SUCH AS BLACK AND TAN,,RED AND
WHITE, OR LEMON AND WHITE,, WHITE TIP ON TAIL
PREFERRED,,,,,THEY HAVE SHORT HARD COAT,,NEEDS MINIMAL
CARE,,EARS NEED SPECIAL ATTENTION,,THEY DO SHED,,LIFE
SPAN  12-16 YRS...HEALTH CONCERNS,,EYE PROBLEMS,,HEART
DISEASE,,ALLERGIES,,EAR INFECTIONS,,DISC
PROBLEMS,,CANCER,,GASTRITIS,,EPILEPSY,,DEAFNESS,,
ANEMIA AND OBESITY,,,REGULAR EXERCISE WILL HELP WITH
THE OBESITY AND NO OVERFEEDING,,,,BEAGLES ARE VERY
SOCIABLE TO EVERYONE,,AND ONE OF THE BEST DOGS WITH
KIDS,,AND THEY GET ALONG WELL WITH OTHER DOGS
CHIHUAHUAS,,,,,,,ARE
ALERT,,CURIOUS,,LOYAL,,MISCHIEVOUS,,TEMPERAMENTAL,,  THEY
TEND TO BOND WITH ONE PERSON,,MANY ARE SHY WITH OR
DISLIKE STRANGERS,,CHIHUAHUAS MAKE GREAT PETS FOR THE
ELDERLY,,THEY ENJOY THE ATTENTION THEY GET,,,,,,THEY RANGE
IN SIZE FROM 6-10 INCHES,,2-6 LBS. AND ARE GRACEFUL,,THEY
COME IN A SMOOTH COAT OR LONG HAIR COAT,,LIFESPAN IS
ABOUT 16-18 YRS..HEALTH CONCERNS,,,HEART
DISEASE,,CANCER,DENTAL,,ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEM,,CRUCIATE
LIGAMENT
RUPTURES,,HYDROCEPHALUS,,ENTERITIS,,CUSHING'S,,DERMATITIS,,
MANY HAVE AN INCOMPLETE CLOSURE IN THE SKULL,,THIS SPOT IS
VULNERABLE TO TRAUMA,,THEY ARE NOT SUITED FOR HOMES
WITH YOUNGER KIDS,,NOT GOOD WITH OTHER BREEDS,,GOOD
WITH CATS,,THEY NEED EXTENSIVE EARLY SOCIALIZATION,,THEY
CAN BECOME DOMINANT OR NIPPY IF NOT PROPERLY TRAINED,,,
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS,,, ARE GENTLE,,DEVOTED CALM,,SENSITIVE,    ALERT AND LIKES TO
BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION,,THRIVES ON HUMAN COMPANIONSHIP BUT DOES NOT NEED
CONSTANT ATTENTION,,THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM 13-16 INCHES TALL AND 7-13 LBS,,ARE
ELEGANT AND QUICK FOOTED,,THIS DOG IS SO DELICATELY BUILT THAT IT IS CONSIDERED
A TOY DOG,,THEY SHOULD NOT BE  ALLOWED TO PLAY ROUGHLY,,COLORS ARE
USUALLY,,,BLACK,FAWN,RED,,CREAM ,BLUE WITH OR WITHOUT BROKEN WHITE,,THEY HAVE
SHORT ,SOFT GLOSSY COATS,,MINIMAL GROOMING ONCE A WEEK,,AND ITALIANS  HAVE NO
DOGGY ODOR,,,LIFESPAN,,,,13-16 YRS,,HEALTH CONCERNS,,,,,,,PERIODONTAL  
PROBLEMS,,PRA,,FRACTURES,,COLOR DILUTION ALOPECIA,,,, PATELLAR
LUXATION,,SENSITIVITY,,,TO ANESTHESIA AND BARBITUARATES,,,      S UITABLE FOR ANY
TYPE OF LIVING ENVIRONMENT,,GOOD WITH OLDER,,GENTLE CHILDREN,,,,TO FRAGILE FOR
TODDLERS,,,GOOD WITH LARGER DOGS,,,,,,,,EXERCISE IS MODERATE TO HIGH,,ENJOYS
RUNNING,,SEDATE N THE HOUSE ,,ESPECIALLY AS IT MATURES........
THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM  THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO CHOOSING A
DOG,,,,,,,PLEASE TAKE THIS AS  GENERAL INFORMATION,,WE SUGGEST YOU DO
YOUR OWN RESEARCH  WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT PUPPY BREED
FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY,,A GOOD SOURCE  IS,,www.akc.org,, OR JUST TYPE IN
THE BREED YOU ARE INTERESTED IN,,,,THERE  ARE ALWAYS
EXCEPTIONS,,,SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,,,THE KIND OF ADULT
YOUR PUPPY GROWS INTO,,DEPENDS ON HOW YOU TRAIN THEM  WHILE THEY ARE
PUPPIES,,,WE  HOPE YOU HAVE FUN LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT BREEDS THAT
ARE OUT THERE,,,,,,      THANKS                                 PEGGY
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GREAT DANES,,CHARACTER..REAGAL.STABLE,GOOD NATURED,AFFECTIONATE,FRIENDLY,  
MAKES A FINE WATCH DOG,BONDS TO ENTIRE FAMILY,GREAT WITH KIDS,,ALTHOUGH IT'S
SIZE MERITS SUPERVISION,,BEST IF RAISED WITH THEM,,VERY FRIENDLY WITH OTHER
PETS,,MAY BE SOMEWHAT SUSPICIOUS OF OTHER DOGS,,,THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE
GREAT DANE WAS   DOG OF WAR,,BOARHOUND,,GUARDING,,DRAFTING,,,,,COLORS ARE
FAWN,,(tan),,WITH A BLACK MASK,,BRINDLE,,BLACK,,BLUE,,HARLEQUIN,(white with black
patches),,,,THE GREAT DANE HAS SHORT,,THICK,SMOOTH,GLOSSY COAT WITH MINIMAL
CARE,,TWICE A WEEK BRUSHING,,AVERAGE TO HIGH SHEDDING,,,LIFESPAN IS 8-10
YRS,,,THEY ARE AT LEAST 28 INCHES TALL FOR FEMALES,,,30 INCHES FOR MALES,,,100-180
LBS.,,,,,,,,,THEY ARE STRONG,,ELEGANT,DIGNIFIED AND POWERFUL ANIMALS,,THEY DO NOT
FARE WELL IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER,,EARS MAY BE CROPPED OR LEFT
NATURAL,,,,,THEY NEED MODERATE TO HIGH EXERCISE,,,WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG ,,LESS
WHEN OLDER,,,IT IS SUGGESTED TO TAKE THEM TO OBEDIENCE CLASS WHEN YOUNG,,THEY
ARE VERY ADAPTABLE TO  ANY LIVING SITUATION,,     HEALTH CONCERNS,,,,,,,,BLOAT,,               
 ALLERGIES,,,ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS,,,,,,,COLOR DILUTION ALOPECIA,,HEART
DISEASE,,THYROID PROBLEMS,,CANCER,,ENTROPION,,DEAFNESS,,ACRAL LICK
DERMATITIS,,,,PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR SIZE  THEY WILL BE VERY LARGE
DOGS  WHEN GROWN
MINI SCHNAUZERS  ARE FRIENDLY,SWEET,FEARLESS,DEVOTED,,STRONG
WILLED,TENACIOUS,,SOME ARE HIGH STRUNG,BUT NOT DOMINANT AS BIGGER
SCHNAUZERS,,THEY BOND TO THE WHOLE FAMILY,,,THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE
SCHNAUZER WAS  RATTING,,AND WATCHDOG,,THEY ARE 12-14 INCHES,,AND 15-20
LBS,,ENERGETIC,,STURDY,,COLORS ARE SALT AND PEPPER,,BLACK,SLIVER,,OR SOLID
BLACK,,,THEY HAVE HARSH WIRY HAIR,,ALSO HIGH MAINTENANCE,,THEY NEED BRUSHING 3
TIMES A WEEK,,PROFESSIONAL GROOMING IS RECOMMENDED..SLIGHT SHEDDING,,HEALTH
CONCERNS,,,,,EYE PROBLEMS,,(juvenile cataracts,,pra,,rheumy eyes,,)PANCREATITIS,,PULMONIC
STENOSIS,,ARRHYTHMIA,,VON WILLEBRAND'S,,SKIN
PROBLEMS,,allergies,,DIABETES,,,,,EXERCISE,,MODERATE TO HIGH,,REGULAR EXCERISE,,WELL
MANNERED IN THE HOUSE,,LIFESPAN  IS 12-15 YRS,,THE SCHNAUZER IS ADAPTABLE TO  ANY
LIVING CONDITION,,THEY ARE VERY GOOD WITH PEOPLE AND CHILDREN,,GOOD WITH OTHER
DOGS,,OKAY WITH CATS,,NOT GOOD WITH SMALL PETS,,THEY DO BETTER WITH EARLY
SOCIALIZATION,,,,,THEY ARE IN THE TERRIER GROUP,,,,,,,