Zander is Three Weeks Old

Zander turned three weeks old on Saturday. He has changed so much already. Just two weeks ago he looked like a little blind mouse, now he has his eyes open and he is running around and playing with his brothers and sisters. Our hearts are overflowing with love for him.

A lot of people have said that we're paying too much money for a dog. And that if a dog is truly good then he doesn't need to be trained. But we believe that you get what you pay for, and that you get out of a relationship what you put into it. So if this dog is going to be a part of our family for the better half of twenty years, then it is well worth both the time and the money that it takes to raise him properly.

It's funny. Once you've researched the good things and the bad things about every breed of dog and how to train them in a loving, but firm way. That says,"I still love you and want to be your best friend, but to make this relationship work you have to try hard too". You get a sick feeling knotted way down deep in your stomach when you see an ignorant dog owner. I discovered this Saturday night when we were shopping at Petsmart. My family was looking for a nylon dog collar, when I said in disgust, "Look at those choke chains, that one even has spikes on it to dig into the dogs neck when you pull on it". Just as I was saying that a woman with a chocolateLabrador puppy walked up and asked her children which choke chain they should get. This was likely the result of her lack of research on current dog training. In my next post I will further discuss the ignorance of dog owners.