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Last time I mentioned Juliet was on Apoquel and I would accept the consequences of that decision. Well, lately, the past few weeks or so, it seemed like Juju was itching quite a bit more. I was about out of Apoquel and suspected that it simply wasn’t working anymore. I also suspected that if IContinue reading “Now we’re caught up…”

Juliet did awesome on DIY raw. We rotated pork, turkey and occaisionally beef. I did note that she seemed itchier when she had beef, so I didn’t give that to her as often. But her scabby spots all cleared up, her demeaner was no longer depressed. We got the old Juju back. Cancer……not Juju, butContinue reading “An end to DIY raw”

In the beginning…..there was a family who decided to purchase a golden retriever with full breeding rights. Juliet was chosen because of her blocky head/body and she turned into everything I dreamed of in a breeding dog. We started her on the same kibble we had Toby on, not knowing any difference. Health testing wasContinue reading “Juju’s Journey”

To pick up where we left off, during Juliet’s first pregnancy she was on 3 rounds of antibiotics within a one month time span. A few months after this Juliet began to itch and get these scabby spots. You know how it is with scabby spots, you pick at them. Poor Juju. She scratched atContinue reading “Spiraling downhill”

Exciting news here at IGR – Iris is currently on day 2 of her first heat cycle.  What does that mean?  Not much for now, other than this is the first step towards her becoming a mama for us. Now the question will be – will Iris “pull” or “influence” Lizzie to come into heatContinue reading “Iris is in HEAT – will Lizzie be next?”