Welcome to the Home of
"Naturally Raised"
Golden Retrievers!
These "Golden Treasures" are worth caring for... just as nature intended!
We are currently working towards qualifying for
the Natural Rearing Breeders Association!
We are almost there!
http://www.nrbreedersassociation.org/home.html
Our Three: "Mari" Maisy" and "Mowgli" 3/10
What Does "Naturally Raised" Mean?
Naturally raised means that our dogs (and their puppies) are raised as close to how they would live and eat in the wild, but with human care! This includes being raised inside our home (the den), in a pack environment (with their siblings and other dogs as they are older), on clean ground (their huge puppy pen), and by having plenty of free access to fresh air, sunshine, clean drinking water, and room for lots of exercise!
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Our dogs (and their puppies) are:
1) Raised on a species appropriate diet of raw meat, raw bones and raw organs. No commercial dry kibble, canned, processed, or cooked food is fed.... this includes grains, fruits and veggies - all dogs are carnivores! We follow the "natural prey model" of feeding our carnivore dogs and pups!
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2) Minimally vaccinated, or not vaccinated at all, except as required by state laws;
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3) Not compromised internally or externally by any toxic chemicals, (no pesticides, heart-worm medications, flea treatments, chemical lawn fertilizers, home cleaning products, etc.)
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4) Raised with their mother and weaned on her own schedule. She has free access to all of her pups at all times. Many important teaching lessons need to be taught to the pups, by the dam, so they will learn proper dog behavior and good puppy manners. This is best done naturally, as she sees fit, to appropriately to teach her pups some important basic lessons of living in a pack with other dogs, and with humans.
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5) All pups will stay in the litter with the mother until they are at least 8 weeks old. They need this crucial time together to learn how to play nice and interact with one another!
So, does some of
this sound really crazy to you?
Yep... at one time, not too long ago, I would have agreed.
Then, it would have sounded really crazy and quite extreme to me too! Until, that is, I began to really research these things for myself. Actually, it has led me on a fascinating journey, to re-discover some of the basics of natural animal health care!! This topic has interested me so much that I am back in school, studying to become a "Doctor of Veterinary Naturopathy" from Kingdom College of Natural Health! That is an "Animal Naturopath", not a veterinarian! It's kind of like an "Animal Life Coach" with a focus on all things natural!! I want to raise my dogs in a natural way and I hope to be able to teach others how to do it too!
Going "natural" is not a new philosophy or trend, but it is as old as nature itself! It goes back to some of the very basics of nature and life... and it is the way to care for your pet, NATURALLY!! very best
Interestingly enough, I have had to do a lot of UN-learning of many of society's animal care ways, and re-learn the healthiest ways of pet care! That means digging for the TRUTH about many things like; the TRUTH about pet food, the TRUTH about vaccines and what is best for our animal family members!
There's more!
Please read more of our philosophy and interesting facts HERE:
Please keep reading and looking!
Photos below!
Audio Interview
Below is the link to the "Animal Talk Naturally" radio show with Dr. Kim Bloomer and Dr. Jeannie Thomason that I was on as their guest in June of 2010! Listen in as we will talk about some animal news, my background and how I decided to go to school to become a Doctor of Veterinary Naturopathy at Kingdom College of Natural Health, and then about skin issues in our pets!
http://animaltalknaturally.com/ATNaudiouploads/More_Than_Skin_Deep.mp3
Recorded on June 16, 2010
Special Feature!
All this month, Dr. Kim Bloomer is featuring our Golden Retriever family on her "Bark'n Blog"!
From the month of September, 2010, we were featured on Dr. Kim Bloomer's "Bark 'n Blog"!! What a HUGE honor!!! (Dr. Kim is one of my professors at Kingdom College of Natural Health in the Doctor of Veterinary Naturopathy program and is one of the hosts of "Animal Talk Naturally" radio show! Check out these links below.... they are all written to "Shadrach" the Neo Mastiff (Dr. Kim's dog) and it's pretty cute - all in first dog!!
Bark 'n Blog - Mowgli the Golden Retriever
Bark 'n Blog - Maisy the Mama Golden Retriever
Bark 'n Blog - Mari the teen-age Golden Retriever
Bark 'n Blog - Taylor the Golden Retriever Puppy
We WON the VIDEO CONTEST!!!!
Thank you for all of your help in "viewing" our video!! It was a blast.. and now I need to put together the out-takes... hilarious!
Below is the winning video!
Foot-Bath Detox Video - Paws to Cleanse
Check out this summer 2010 Puppy Pictures
View our daily photo blog from our Spring 2009 litter:
➚ CLICK IMAGE ABOVE
These puppies are 5 weeks old!! 5/21/09
Puppies are 26 days old! 5/12/09
This puppy is one day old!! 4/17/09
PUPPY LOVE!!
We give all the credit to our Creator, the Almighty God, through Jesus Christ because of the power of His Holy Spirit for allowing us to enjoy His creations. He is an awesome God!
~ , NIV Job 12:7-10But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.
Look! They are "stars"!
Mowgli & Maisy's Grand-Puppies are "cover-girls"!
Our "Grand-Puppies" were on the cover of Foster and Smith in April 2009! Thank you to Jodi and Dan for being such wonderful owners and to "Doctors Foster and Smith for their wonderful catalog!
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