Introducing a New Puppy Into Your Home

Thank you so much for asking about introducing a puppy to established canine family members. First, if your dog is at all territorial, you will want to introduce a new puppy in a neutral area. Our dogs are not territorial so we tend to introduce our puppies in our...

Studs Then and Now

Want to know what your puppy will look like in the future? It is hard to predict exactly what your dog will look like down the road. Sometimes they take after mom, sometimes they take after dad, and sometimes they are a mix of both! DNA is a funny thing. Let’s...

Puppy 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% developmental and...

It Takes A Village…. A Colonial Village!

I have been thinking a lot that caring for our dogs takes a village. Wrap Around Care. Did you know we offer training, boarding, and doggie daycare at Fieldgate Farm?  We have a companion program next door to our home. We only care for dogs we have produced. It takes...

Puppies Have Immature Guts

All CVL puppies are regularly tested for parasites. The reality is that they are very common in puppies. We stool sample weekly and if we see a parasite we treat. We also treat preventatively for coccidia with a protocol that are awesome vets have designed for our...