Blue Ridge Canine

Can I just say how absolutely amazing our clients are!! Check out this gorgeous new tote bag and my new favorite coffee mug 🥰🦮🐾💕 absolutely in love with them! Thank you Sarah and Murphy!!!!

Guess who is pregnant and going to produce some amazing service dog prospects! Kaya and Tank (who we have some frozen samples from) will be proud parents soon! A waitlist is started and highly recommended for this litter.

One more hopeful surprise next week too!

Friday, August 16 we have open spots for doggie swim lessons! Weather permitting. Options for gentle pool entry, lifejackets for new swimmers, dock diving, how to exit a pool, and settling in on a kayak!

Another flight. This meant getting her paperwork together for TSA and DOT. The forms are much more detailed and strict. First stop was the outside pet relief area. Through security, then off to the indoor pet relief area closet to our gate. Then to the gate to wait to depart.

Why Zira’s vest was off during part of our trip was due to her being hot in the crammed airport and on the plane. She wore her vest every time we got up to move but it was important to make sure she was comfortable. I am glad to be working on a more versatile SD vest coming soon!

I always keep in mind my dogs comfort while working. Now we are ready for a nap at the hotel! I could not make these trips without her.

We have selected a logo to begin working with. I truly appreciate everyone’s insight! I am so happy to have a Labrador as we do primarily use Labradors in our program. I did struggle with deciding on gender neutrality and we are here to help anyone with any disability needing assistance. Being a woman in what is still a male dominated field I chose to stick with the more feminine option as I feel this also represents my relationship with my SD Zira and the deep bond I see between our graduate dogs and their handlers. I like the small tree overlapping as I feel this helps to signify the growth and beauty during the journey with your service dog.

Over all I feel this image brought to life those deep feelings I have about the life service dogs help their handlers gain back! Thank you all for your help and support. I wouldn’t be able to do this without such wonderful clients, amazing dogs, and seeing the beauty as each team graduates! 🐕‍🦺💕🐾

I'm looking to update the logo to reflect the transition to working with service dogs and our purpose bred Labrador Retrievers. Let me know what you think!

Help me choose my new design! I’m running a logo contest on 99designs. Designers have submitted 57 designs so far. Please vote on your favorite as I’d love to receive your feedback.

Such an amazing group outing yesterday! I loved having so many of our service dogs out and about together! we have a range from young dogs and a puppy and training for service work to some of our dogs that have been working for several years with their handler. I’m so proud of each of the handlers and how they work as a team with their dog.

I’m so excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that starting August 1 I will be focusing on an owner assisted service dog program. It has taken several years to reach this point.

My new program will be a virtual based program offered as self-paced, interactive, or hybrid. Our current internal breeding and service dog program will continue and we are hoping for 2 litters this years. This will be a program offered throughout the US to help individuals through the selection process of getting a service dog prospect all the way through training.

While we offer this program is it always important to note that general access for service dogs is covered by the ADA and does not require persons with disabilities to have a dog certified or registered to assist them.

My goal is to offer a quality but affordable service to help guide handlers through the training process. We will first be offering a FREE course about service dogs and service dog selection!

From puppyhood to graduation from our service dog program. Murphy and Sarah we are so proud of you! All the hard work and watching you two become an amazing working team.

Having fun and staying cool so far this summer!!

Hot day today means shorter but more frequent trips outside to play!

One of my favorite parts of training is happy dogs who can have fun, enjoy working with their owners, and relax and be calm too. There is nothing better than a trusting, loving bond with our canine companions! 💕🐾🐕‍🦺🥰

I spent many years volunteering with this Humane Society of Humane Society of Calloway County. The number of animals helped and saved given such limited resources is amazing! Please take a moment to click the link shared. No money is required to help!

KEEP THOSE CLICKS COMING!!!

We have 𝟏𝟓 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 to try and meet this goal and so far we are at 37% of the clicks we need to 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝟏𝟔𝟓 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐘𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐲𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐬!!!

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We partnered with YummyPets back in November of 2022 and were able to earn free kibble to help support our fosters who take in animals while they are looking for their forever homes. YummyPets reached out to us and asked if we would be interested in participating again and of course we said YES!!!

𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫. All you have to do is 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 https://fr.yummypets.com/voice/pot/360 and click the green button that says "𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞." That's it! 𝐖𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝟗,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 to earn our 165 pounds of FREE kibble.

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You do NOT have to create an account OR pay for anything. If you do create an account then every time you click to give it counts as two clicks instead of one (but again that is completely optional). You can also watch the progress bar on the website to see how many more clicks we need to hit our goal.

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 - you can click one time per day per device in your household. For example, if you have a smartphone, a tablet, and a computer you could go to the website on each of those devices and get clicks for every one!!! And don't forget to share the link with all of your friends and family as well!

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𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬!

Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you to all the Moms, Dog Moms, and Mama dogs out there. We hope your day is relaxing and one filled to the brim with love! 💕🐾💐🐕‍🦺💕

Interesting read!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZGiXk9CRvqLuDcbo/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Are you feeding your dog too often? ⏰🍗⏰🥩⏰🥕🐶

Dogs fed once a day are less likely to be diagnosed with age-related conditions than pooches fed more often, study claims.

In the largest largest study to date of feeding frequency conducted in companion dogs, University of Arizona-led experts analyzed data on 24,238 pet dogs from the US and found:

• Being fed once a day lowered the risk of nine types of canine health problems
• These included cancer, dental issues and either kidney or urinary complications
• Similarly, dogs fed only once daily scored lower on tests of cognitive problems
• But the team said it is too early to advise owners to change their pet's diets

“We view these results as an exciting first step of an ongoing exploration of the impact of diet on companion dogs living in human environments. Given the intense interest in, and popularization of, ‘longevity diets’ such as intermittent fasting and time-restricted feeding, these types of studies in dogs are both timely and important. We believe these studies will ultimately offer insights into factors that promote health and longevity for both dogs and humans.” - The Dog Aging Project

The scientists and researchers we interviewed for The Forever Dog book agreed that one meal a day for healthy dogs is ideal, in terms of maximizing autophagy and minimizing metabolic stress.

To learn how to transition your pup to a new eating schedule and create an eating window (which allows your pup to receive the benefits of intermittent fasting while offering the same amount of food) check out the section in our book “Personalized Meals as Medicine” found here: www.foreverdog.com

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/dy23BMeZhaqyxHXY/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Starting on August 1, all dogs entering the U.S. (including those that left the U.S. and are returning, and regardless of the country they are coming from) must be:
• healthy upon arrival
• at least 6 months of age
• microchipped
• accompanied by a CDC Dog Import Form receipt and required vaccination and veterinary documents.

Additional requirements may apply depending on where the dog has been in the last 6 months and whether or not the dog was vaccinated in the United States.

Use CDC’s Q&A tool (the CDC “DogBot”) to determine what rules apply to your dog: https://bit.ly/2rww2bq

Lots of fun with the dogs and farm this past week!

Some great photos of our pups! If you have some puppy photos please share, we’d love to see them in celebration of National Puppy Day!!!! 💕🐾🐶

Spike and Nash are hanging out this week for some refresher training and play time at the farm! Such handsome boys!! 🥰

Future dog trainers in the making! Excellent practice for 2 young pups to keep up what they have learned with young handlers. Great outing for them as well!

How to tell if your pups have had enough exercise in the morning! When they are calm, quiet, and happily resting inside 🥰🐾💕🐕‍🦺😴