Summer Tips

Summer Tips

Puppy Tips Summer Tips Don’t Let Guests Feed Them Table Scraps Avoid scraps from the grill. While tempting to our pets, any sudden change to your pets’ diet can cause stomach upset. In addition, certain foods like onions, radishes, grapes and raisins can be toxic for...
MicroChip

MicroChip

Puppy Tips Microchipping Please, please register your microchip! We are contacted 3-4 times each year that a dog that was bred in our program has been found and can we please help locate the owner because they failed to register their microchip into their name.....
Heat + Humidity

Heat + Humidity

Puppy Tips Heat + Humidity If the temperature (in °F) plus the humidity level is over 150, you should avoid exercising your dog outdoors. For example, if the temperature is 80°F and the humidity level is 80%, it’s too hot to take your dog on a run (80 + 80 =...
Puppy Tips – Potty Training

Puppy Tips – Potty Training

Puppy Tips Puppy Tips - Potty Training The key to successfully potty training your puppy is keeping a consistent schedule! Here is the routine our trainers at Fieldgate Farm use to potty and crate train our Colonial Village Labradoodles!   Wake up!     Go...
Nipping

Nipping

Puppy Tips Nipping I am frequently contacted about a puppy usually 10-14 weeks that is nipping. Families are frustrated as it is not what they pictured in cuddling and playing with their little puppy only to find that they have fangs with furr! Puppy Nipping is 100%...
Puppy Tips – Biting

Puppy Tips – Biting

Puppy Tips Biting There are multiple reasons that puppies bite, even Australian Labradoodle puppies!  Let’s look at some of the reasons that puppies bite and techniques we can use to manage it.   Some of the reasons puppies may bite are: They want to play! ...