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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 dogs. Keep Your Dog...
MicroChip
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.. The most recent time...
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 = 160). Signs of heat exhaustion...
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 straight outside! We want to be very calm any...
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...
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! Puppies are playful and are...
Eye Testing
Did you know we test our breeding dogs’ eyesight? OFA Eye Certification examinations are screening exams performed by board certified veterinary ophthalmologists. Our dogs are tested at the VCA Specialty Hospital in Fishers, IN by Dr Buldelsky. Paperwork is...
Leash Training Tips
While an attention walk with your dog looking responsibly up at you is a great ideal, it takes time and a lot of practice. Many of us get a new puppy and think we need to start walking around the block right away. This may sound crazy to you, but wait. Walks are NOT...
Crate Training Steps
Here at Colonial Village Labradoodles, we encourage crate training your puppy. Crate training is necessary for safety, damage prevention, housetraining and travelling. Our trainers at Fieldgate Farm have broken crate training down into 3 simple steps for you! ...