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News
In 2006 we began to show
our dogs in UKC
conformation events, here is the list of dogs we
finished and or pointed toward their UKC CH and or
started on their Grand CH 2006 & first half of
2007:
|
Dazzle
| Banner
| Lucy
| CuTTer
| SteLLa
| Boo
| Lilly |
Dazzle, Banner and Lucy
are UKC Champions, with 1 win each toward their Grand
Championships. Lilly is a UKC Champion, BIS, with 2
wins toward her Grand Championship. Boo is a
UKC Champion and Stella is pointed.
March of 2007 CuTTer
went to his first AKC show, PRGRCO Independent
Specialty - He was 3rd out of 6 in both regular and
sweeps classes!
In April 2007 we also
revisited the
UCI forum
and added International CH to Dazzle & Lilly's
resumes! Lilly is co-owned and resides with Lynda
Knowles
Reddi-Gold Goldens in
Vancouver WA.
Health News to
Share
Meg
is continuing to do
well she is off of her chemo now with no illness at
all. We are 13 months remission at this point and
counting each day as a blessing. Meg is an incredible
dog and we cherish every moment with her that we have.
No dog on earth has a bigger smile than Meg, scroll to
this title:
Meg
January 16 2007
Pet
Food Recall Debacle of 2007
As I am sure everyone is
aware the first and second quarters of 2007 presented
the pet community with a very scary situation. Many of
the leading brands of pet foods were affected by
contamination with melamine or cyanuric acid. This
event was a huge awakening for the entire world and
here at Brier too. While we feed primarily a whole raw
diet to our adult dogs we do feed litters and puppies
under the age of 1 kibble, so with that we have made a
change in what we are feeding when it comes to
prepared foods. We have chosen to feed
Eagle
Pack brand, and
here is why:
First - Eagle was not at
all affected by the recall. All Eagle Pack and Eagle
Holistic Select products are produced at Eagle's small
family operated plant where they only produce their
own lines. The ingredients in all of Eagle's lines are
human grade 1 ingredients (there are 5 grades of human
consumables). The protein bases (meats) are meal which
means the water has been extracted from the meat prior
to adding it to the formula which means your pet is
getting a good concentration of actual useable
protein. All of the grains used are whole grain, no
glutens or other forms of processed grains. Everything
in the bag is "grown" in the US with the exception of
the tourine and Glucosamine which are sourced from
China but are pharmisutical grade. The vitamins and
minerals in Eagle products are sequestered and have
micro-minerals present in the dog food, as well as all
of their products have pre and pro-biotics which aide
in digestion.
And get this - When I
contacted Eagle they insisted they meet with me
personally! When I met with Jon Wooden and Pat Barnes
within 2 days of contacting the company when I asked
point blank: What does Eagle source from China without
hesitation I was told pharmisutical grade tourine and
Glucosamine only with out so much as a blink of an
eye. I should note here too, is the manufacture of the
food we had previously been feeding told me what they
source from China was confidential...
So with that we have not
looked back, we raised both the Bug and Flower litters
on Eagle Pack and we have been feeding some of our
other dogs their products as well. I can not be
happier with this move... I highly suggest a look
at this company to anyone reading this. Please also
feel free to contact me for product, or information on
the products. I do order Eagle on a regular basis and
I can supply you with this food if you have a problem
finding it in your area.
Clearance
News:
CuTTer SteLLa and Bauer
were all x-rayed for hips and elbows in March of 07
and all cleared. CuTTer and SteLLa have also had their
eyes and hearts cleared. The rest of the "And" litter
and the Patriotic litter should also be thinking about
doing the above clearances... DJ Novotny was x-rayed
in July and found to have grade 1 DJD in his left
elbow but is doing well on some extra Glucosamine. His
hips are OFA prelim good.
Sad News
to Share
It is with a
tear in my eye and ache in my heart that I share this
photo show with you along with the following tribute
to our dear Sprite who we miss dearly... Please enjoy
the photo show, by clicking on the link here and again
on "Sprite"
UCI Int'l CH Brier's
Just Ducki CGC TDI
January 31, 1995 ~ June
17, 2007
It is with very heavy
heart's that George and I said good-bye to our Sprite
yesterday at age 12 1/2. Sprite lived a long and very
healthy life, her passing was unexpected and sudden,
which gave us both comfort because we feel she did not
suffer. We suspect she had Hemangiosarcoma, as an
ultrasound yesterday revealed a mass on her spleen and
fluid in her abdomen. The only real sign that she was
sick was she slowed down last week that she refused
her breakfast Sunday morning then only ate a few bites
of the canned food she was offered.
Reflecting back on the
pages of her life makes me smile with an ache, but I
know there will be happier smiles later - while I will
miss her dearly, I do find solace in knowing she went
quickly and that I was able to help her to a
better
place. Sprite was
our first puppy born on the farm and she lived her
entire life in Oregon which I have always felt is
god's dog country and for that I will always be
grateful. Sprite loved the farm, she went on walk
abouts for hours, coming back with a smile, that would
just melt you heart. She loved the occasional snow we
get here and oh so enjoyed her trips to the beach, but
more than anything she loved this farm and the
blueberries she foraged on every summer including her
last days. For some reason our berries have bloomed
early this year, and for that I too am very
thankful...
Life for Sprite was
always Just Ducki and she lived up to her name until
the end, what more can we ask of for a dog? We miss
you Sprite and see you in your children, grand
children, and great grand children, and we thank you
from the bottom of our hearts for what you shared with
us your whole life... Rest easy our sweet Sprigly
Wiggly...
Sprite
With Much
Love,
Gina
& George
Grooming
- Training Tip to Share
Grooming:
Golden
Bond Golden Retriever Rescue
will host their annual Picnic August 26th 2007. For
more information click on the link above. I am fairly
sure PRGRCO will have a grooming demo at the picnic
along with Golden Olympics. If you are interested in
getting to know the folks at Golden Bond or PRGRCO
please come and consider looking to volunteering your
skills moving forward with Golden Bond. As well
consider joining PRGRCO - your local GRCA member club.
Contact me for more information on PRGRCO
membership...
Training tip - This may
be old news but I think worth revisiting: Dog's who
pull on leash are not fun to walk with. In the past
there have not been very many safe or attractive
alternatives to help with pulling but there is a new
product on the market that really does do the
trick!
No
Pull Harness
Puppy
News!
We had two litters this
spring, the Bug
litter and the
Flower
litter, both
litters have gone home in the past few weeks and are
doing wonderful! And we are planning a late summer
breeding of Lucy
to CuTTer!
These will be winter go home puppies assuming all goes
as planned. Maybe Christmas puppies...
In
Closing
Please feel free to send
me an email with a suggestion for a topic or if you
have news about your Brier dog you would like to share
here in our monthly Brier Tails! Click for mail to
gina@briergoldens.com
