meet the puppies (click on a small picture for more details)

Where do your puppies come from?

Click below for all the details on where our furry friends come from.
stevespets.com/puppies

Is summer weight loss normal?

Dogs react to the seasons (just like we do). This time of year I’ll get a lot of owners wondering if their dogs sudden lack of interest in food is normal, and I’ll tell them that during the how summer months it’s very common. Think about how you feel when it’s hot out – we all lose a little of our appetite, and I’ll bet most of us lose a little weight during the summer because of it.

Why do we crate our puppies?

Dogs are pack animals with a den instinct. That means they need an alpha (leader) that lets them know when it’s time to play, to eat, etc., and they need to know when and where they can rest. If you do not provide these two things to a dog, they become anxious, and they tend to act out.

We crate our puppies, and strongly recommend that you crate your new puppy, because dogs are more comfortable when they have their own den. Dogs relax (it’s almost a kind of hibernation) when they are in their den, and they’re happier knowing that they have a place where the alpha dog (you) says its okay. When we first started out in the business we did not crate our puppies, and a lot of puppies tended to act out as a result. Now it’s standard practice to crate, and almost all of our behavior problems have gone away.