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Hitting the Beat

5/6/2018

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Evie and Harper were out training on the city streets again this weekend - meeting the locals who were out shopping and eating ice cream! I REALLY wanted to stop and get some too...

We stopped and visited with a young gal in a wheelchair today while we were out walking. The adults with her were happy to help with Evie's training, so we worked calm greetings with "no lick". One of the things I appreciate about Evie's personality is that what she does do, she does wholeheartedly! She was all into her training today and I felt like a proud dog-mom. Of course, she was doing all the work, I was just supervising!
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Evie's first time wearing her vest.
We also hung out by the local Co-op on the benches...practicing quiet lying down can be tough for go-getter Evie, but she did it like a champ today. She was allowed to greet some people walking by and asked to sit still without being pet with others. To those of you who had to walk by, I'm sorry. Catch us next time! To the giggly girls who stopped by and helped me give Evie a real workout on self-control, THANK YOU! :) ​
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The girls in our Gold Select program don't don their working vests in public until they've gotten a solid handle on Basic Obedience. In a couple weeks, the girls will start their classwork and work to earn their AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy distinction! Yep, proud puppy-mom. 

​Don't despair though - no puppy is perfect! Evie and Harper have their moments just like any other pre-teen pup. :)

Summer Puppies! 

Exciting news on the horizon...Charlie and Bonnie Sue will be bred in the next two weeks and we'll be expecting puppies this July. While the formal reservations are full, if you're hoping for a summer puppy, please just let us know. At times, we'll have more puppies than expected and the waiting list is already started. 

We'll also be releasing our tentative breeding plans for Fall 2018 in the near future, so there's still time to jump on board this year with us. To start the process, please fill out our Puppy Application and we'll be sure to contact you within 24-48 hours. 

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With only a limited number of puppies that can go through our Gold Select training program at a time, don't hesitate to let us know if you'd like to have your puppy trained before they go home with you. We'll work together to find the right puppy to match with your family and the right amount of time until the training torch is passed on to you. :) ​

Be Social!

Below are the upcoming litters - please contact us to get on the waiting list for a Summer 2018 puppy. :)

Silas x Charlie

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Connor x Bonnie Sue

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Thanks for reading!
Happy Barking everybody...
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Stephanie Kelley
Snitker Goldens - Where Imprinting Matters
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Sidewalk Manners

5/2/2018

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Snitker-Goldens-English-Cream-Golden-Retriever,-Harper5Harper soaking in some sun at the park.
Nothing is more frustrating then when your pup is pulling you down the sidewalk and you're apologetically glancing at the people around you...on the flip side, nothing is cuter than a puppy walking quietly along the sidewalk on a LOOSE LEAD! Enter - sidewalk manners.

Harper and Evie were out working hard this week practicing on the streets of Waukon and Decorah. On one hand, Harper practiced on wobbly playground stairs, met kids walking on paths, and hit the more rural sidewalks of Waukon. She is beautifully sweet on the lead! This week, she'll be leaving the quiet Snitker house where's she has been with Rhonda and trading it in for the hustle and bustle of the Kelley home. 

Training Tip: Always reward your pup when they yield to tension on the lead (e.g. when they reach the end of the lead, feel the tension, and yield to it). Mark it and praise! 

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Evie hit the happening city sidewalks of Decorah this week. She has super eye contact and when you have her attention, you have all of it. She loved the energy in the city and did a great job on the lead. She actually got TIRED this last trip. 

We stopped and had kids practice approaching while she sat and waited patiently. Evie loves meeting new people and she did a fabulous job of using her manners. :) 

Training Tip: Your pup should learn that an approaching human is not an invitation to greet! Instead, have them practice self-control and wait patiently regardless of whether or not they are greeted. 

​Today, Evie leaves to trade places with Harper. She'll be practicing life in a quiet home while Harper will get a hefty dose of activity here in the Kelley home. :) 

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FUN FACT
Did you know that simply gazing into your dog's eyes can make you healthier? 

Did you know that by simply stroking your dog you could live longer?

It's true! A study done in Japan found that spending time gazing into your dog's eyes and stroking them will spike your oxytocin levels by 300% and your dog's by 130%!

More oxytocin = less stress = better health and longer life.

Dr. Miho Nagasawa and a research team in Japan set out to test what they called the "oxytocin-mediated positive loop" between dogs and humans. (Science, 2015) What they found was that the parent-child bond that is formed by the release of oxytocin in humans could be mirrored by dogs and their owners! “These results suggest that humans may feel affection for their companion dogs similar to that felt toward human family members,” Dr Miho Nagasawa, from the department of animal science at Azabu University in Sagamihara, Japan confirmed. (Almo Nature)

Mind blown. Going to go stroke Evie now and work on eye contact. 

Be Social!

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Read the full study from Dr. Miho Nagasawa and his team here.

Puppies will be due later this summer! To learn more about what we have coming up, please visit Our Puppies. Harper and Evie are going through our Gold Select training program and will be working towards their AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy distinction as well as their Canine Good Citizenship title. 
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Stephanie Kelley
Snitker Goldens - Where Imprinting Matters
[email protected]
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REFERENCES
  • Nagasawa, Mitzui, En, Ohtani, Ohta, Sakuma, Onaka, Mogi, Kikusui "Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds" Science, April 17, 2015, http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6232/333.full. Accessed May 2, 2108.
  • Dog-Human Chemistry: The Role of Oxytocin [Web Log Post]. Retrieved May 2, 2018, from https://www.almonature.com/en_GB/blog/dog-human-chemistry-the-role-of-oxytocin/
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