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Treat at Home or See the Vet?
Breeder, Member Kim Baumann (KP Pomskies) Breeder, Member Kim Baumann (KP Pomskies)

Treat at Home or See the Vet?

We have Pomskies. Pomskies get into trouble, mischief or have accidents. Sometimes these are things we can take care of at home, other times it requires a vet visit. How do you know when to treat your dog at home for minor things and when to run to the vet?

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Genetics: Where it came from and how to read your results
Breeder TaNiya Thompson (Meraki Moon Pomskies) Breeder TaNiya Thompson (Meraki Moon Pomskies)

Genetics: Where it came from and how to read your results

Genetic coat color testing can be a helpful tool to help us better predict what possible colors a potential breeder has in store for future offspring’s coat colors. As such we must understand that science is always evolving and genes are always mutating, so understanding Knowing that our genetic tests are simply a tool and not a tell all, is important.

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Understanding Canine Genetics
Breeder, Mentor American Pomsky Kennel Club Breeder, Mentor American Pomsky Kennel Club

Understanding Canine Genetics

The sum of a dog’s genetic material can be thought of as a cook book which is split into chapters containing recipes. These recipes are the dog's genes and the letters that make up each recipe is its DNA. Just as a recipe can be used to make a dish of food, a gene can be used to make a protein, a building block of a dog's body.

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