Knowledge Base
How I Tackled Multiple Litters
If you’re a breeder with multiple females, it’s bound to happen to you….more than one female pregnant at a time. How do you handle it?
Litterbox Training
I thought a litterbox was only for cats. What do you mean you can litterbox train your puppies?
Setting up your Whelping Box
Your whelping box is one of the most important and most used tools in your arsenal as a breeder. There’s a few factors you will need to consider as you are planning your whelping area.
Weaning Pen
Around 4 weeks of age, Pomsky puppies are being weaned by their mother, and they are ready to begin exploring their world. Most likely they have climbed out of the whelping box (if your walls are 12” high). So now what? How do you give them more places to explore safely…
Pomsky Weights
What is the ideal weight for your Pomsky?
How do you know when they are too heavy?
Why is chunky not a good look on a Pomsky?
How to Successfully Crate Train
Crate training is vital for puppies. Some may think it’s cruel, but while your puppy learns house rules, it is vital for keeping them out of trouble.
It would only take one electrical wire chewed to be devastating to your family. Crate training will also prepare your puppy for the vet and groomer, where crates are used for the protection of the dog.
Luxating Patellars
Your puppy owner comes back with a Luxating Patella diagnosis from their vet - what do you do?
Coat Types & Maintenance Expectations
When you hear the terms Wooley, Plush, or Standard coat - what does it mean? And what maintenance do these 3 coats require?
Breeding: The Learning Curve
Everyone has to start somewhere.
So where do Pomsky breeders start? What challenges do we face? And how can we succeed? This and more is covered in this article.
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?
Feeding my Pomsky - Raw or Kibble?
What do I feed my Pomsky? There’s so much information and misinformation on the internet, regarding both dry kibble and raw fed. How do you know what is best to feed your Pomsky?
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.
AKC Registration vs. AKC Canine Partners
Not to be confused with the AKC Registration for purebreds, there is a program that AKC offers for dogs of all mixes. The purpose behind this program is that there are dogs of many different breeds that are excellent at a number of sports. Dock diving, agility, nose work, and obedience certificates, etc.
Social Distancing and Pomsky Puppyhood
here’s nothing like a Pomsky puppy kiss to help with the mental impact of social distancing! Plus, with many of us working from home, it’s the perfect time to introduce a puppy into our lives, right Well… yes and no!
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.
PARVO - The Puppy Killer
Parvo is terrible, expensive and life threatening for your puppy. The good news is that you can protect your puppy. The hard part about this is that the critical socialization period is also during the same time.