Links

Health & Beauty

• Visit my dog info page!

• Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute, Inc.

• Drug Sensitivity Study from WSU (MDR1)

• UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Vaccination Protocol

• Dr. Dodd's Minimal Vaccine Use Protocol

• Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)

  • OFA Eye Certification

  • OFA Hip Certification

• The Merck Veterinary Manual

• Dentition

• Dog Coat Color Genetics

• AAHA Universal Microchip Lookup Tool

• Grooming Your Dog - a video series!

• How Big Will My Puppy Get?

• We feed:

  • Diamond Naturals Adult Dog Beef Meal & Rice
    
    alternating with

  • Diamond Naturals All Life Stages Dog Chicken & Rice

• Some supplements and favorites:

  • K9 Show Stopper (for keeping coats in show condition)

  • Brewer's Yeast with Garlic (as needed)

  • Cheval International All Breeds Coat Enhancer (helps stop those red coats from fading)

  • Smoked knuckle bones (satisfies that chewing urge and keeps teeth clean)

  • Treat time!

    • Kirkland Super Premium(broken link) Dog Biscuits

    • Bowser's Best Buffalo Bites(broken link)

• For dogs with sensitive tummies:

  • try a limited ingredient diet such as Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance(broken link) or California Natural(broken link) from Innova

• Check out other dog foods on the Dog Food Advisor

• Dogmantics - amazing and really cool training videos - progressive reinforcement

• Citizen Canine - award winning training tips from leading animal behaviorist Dr. Mary Burch

• Dr. Dunbar's Good Little Dog Book

• Dr. Dunbar's Before You Get Your Puppy (pdf)

• Dr. Dunbar's After You Get Your Puppy (pdf)

• Favorite online pet supply stores:

  • Kuranda Dog Beds - the absolute best

  • Doctors Foster & Smith(broken link)

  • Ryan's Pet(broken link)

Information

• Australian Shepherd Illustrated Breed Standard(broken link)

• Australian Shepherd Illustrated Working Description

• Lots of great links from Diamonds in the Ruff

• Aussie Info

• Mini Aussie Rescue(broken link)

• NorCal Aussie Rescue

• Aussie History

• Dogfolk Enterprises (Pat Hastings and the Puppy Puzzle)

Breed Clubs & Showing

• AKC

• MASCUSA - AKC Parent Club

• INFODog

• Show Dog Prep School

• AHBA

• Association of Professional Dog Trainers

Puppy Owner Recommendations

• Training - Bay Area - Tailored Dog Training

• Training & Boarding - Folsom, CA - Folsom Dog Resort & Training Center

• Agility, Herding, Rally - Pleasant Grove, CA - Performance Dogs in Action

• Agility, Obedience - Seattle, WA - Dog Sports Northwest

• Agility - Elk Grove, CA - Western Agility Group

• Agility Equipment