| Fox Meadow Puppies! |
| Fox Meadow Christmas Carol Litter Thordunu Leppatuska X Isi Kaffisukkolathi bn. 12/26/2007 Jolasveinn, Bjolluhjlomar, Snaefinnur and Trommari these pups have moved on to forever homes see below for Future and Available litters |
| Our Breeding Plans and Practices To those who may wonder why we are not on the Icelandic Sheepdog Association of America's Approved Breeders page, we have voluntarily removed our Breeders listing from this page. A Breeders listing used to be a member benefit of the club for anyone following the ISAA Breeding Guidelines, there is now $25.00 fee per puppy sold in the USA to have a breeders listing on the website. There is however no fee charged to stud dogs or foreign members who advertise their kennels or to those who do not sell their puppies to new owners in the USA. As none of my puppy families have ever come from the ISAA's website I saw no need to pass this additional cost along to my new owners by increasing my purchase price. We are still members of the ISAA and adhere to their breeding guidelines. Our puppies are whelped from health tested sires and dams in accordance with the guidelines of the Icelandic Sheepdog Association of America. Fox Meadow puppies will be whelped and raised in our home along side the rest of the Fox Meadow pack. We will strive to give them a nurturing environment so that they will get the very best possible start in life. Our lovely ladies are fed a holistic fish based food giving them and their developing offspring a diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA, a building block for improved mental development. As this diet is a constant in their life, they will continue on it through nursing and the puppies will be started on it as they begin on solid food. We will begin early Nero-stimulation exercises at day three, clicker training begins as soon as their eyes open and they can hear and do early socialization exercises to help shape balanced dogs for their new families. We hope to begin training for their new families in areas such as walking on a lead, stairs, potty training and the obedience basics as soon as the youngsters are able. Puppies from Fox Meadow will be AKC registered, will be micro-chipped and recorded, have all age appropriate immunizations, exams and health checks, a puppy care package and lifetime "technical support" for your Fox Meadow puppy. Jo-Ann is dedicated to raising the best possible companions and has attended the following seminars related to Canine Health and Breeding: ABC's of Breeding, Claudia Orlandini,PhD Canine Reproduction Cheri Johnson DVM, DACVIM Recognizing Reproductive Emergencies L. ARI Jutkowicz, DVM, DACVEEC Canine Eye Disease Simon Peterson-Jones DVM Canine Orthopedics T.A. Zachos, DVM, PhD, DACVS Canine Cardiology Bari Oliver, DVM, PhD, DACVI Optimizing reproductive performance through Nutrition and Technology Deborah Greco, DVM,PhD,DACVIM Canine Reproduction and Whelping Myra Savant Harris Puppy Intensive Care Myra Savant Harris Breeding Better Dogs Carmen Battaglia |
Puppy Arrivals, Planned & Pending Litters |
| "The moral progress of a nation and its greatness should be judged by the way it treats its animals - Mahatma Ghandi |
| "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown |
| UKC-CH Isdalur's Carrie X Viking Koko |
| We are very excited to announce the planned litter between our little German Fraulein Isdalur's Carrie and the always handsome Viking Koko to be bred Spring 2012. Both Carrie and Koko have lovely temperaments, structure and type. Koko brings a very correct coat, lots of substance, strong dew claws, beautiful head and wonderful tail to the mix. Carrie has fabulous drive, a beautiful floating gait and a delightful personality, her tail never stops wagging. We expect a litter of Red long coated puppies ... but Icelandic Sheepdogs are always full of surprises, you never know what kind of mixed bag of tricks we'll get. You can view the combined pedigree and health information by following the links below. Please note that Viking Koko has a notation on his CERF (eye exam) of a Punctuate cataract in one eye. This was caused by head trauma for which we have documentation from the Veterinarians from the time of the accident. |
