Living with a sense of purpose.
© Intention Canine 2020
Properly planned
Responsibly raised
Sensibly socialized
Thoughtfully trained
Prudently placed
Health Screen Parents
Since many heritable conditions in dogs are the result of the puppy receiving two
defective genes, one from each parent (in the case of a double recessive
inheritance pattern), out-cross breeding can reduce the chance for a puppy to
present with a condition that is only prevalent in one parent’s breed. This is
sometimes referred to as hybrid vigor. Of course, some conditions
exist in related breeds, or even across most breeds, such as
defective hip conformation (hip dysplasia). Not all heritable
conditions are caused by a single gene. That said, some defects
cannot be controlled, even if they are heritable and diagnostic
test exist. For that reason, we expect our puppy buyers to be
intelligently informed about the risks of acquiring a living
creature, one which will never be fully duplicated again and which
will be perfectly imperfect. Our breeding dogs are tested for
diseases for which there is a diagostic evaluation for conditions that are
prevalent in the two breeds.
Highly Socialized
We come to the table with over 20 + years of breeding dogs for an intended
purpose to a specific standard of performance. This experience has provided us
significant understanding about how to best care for a dam, how to participate in
whelping for the best management of mother and pups, and how to raise puppies
with the intention of giving them the best possible start in life. Only then can each
puppy reach its true potential.
Hypoallergenic? Not.
In a study published in 2011 out of Henry Ford Hospital, breeds often described as
hypoallergenic do not shed any less dog allergen into the homes in which they
reside than other breeds. While that work was done several years ago, some
breeders of cross-poodle dogs continue to claim that their dogs are
“hypoallergenic”. The data do not support this claim and individuals with allergy to
dog-specific allergen may not experience any different reaction to a poodle-hybrid
dog than any other dog. Fortunately, the actual percentage of people with dog-
specific allergy is fairly low.
No / Low Shedding? Yes.
St. Poodles and Old English Sheepdogs have coats which do not routinely shed hair.
POSH puppies inherit that quality and do not shed. They require routine brushing
to prevent matting, and professional grooming at around 8 - 12 week intervals.
Size
The size of an adult POSH can vary significantly because it is an initial cross
between two unrelated breeds, both which have fairly wide size ranges. At eight
weeks old, when they go home, puppies weight between 11-14 pounds. Typically, a
female will weigh between 50 and 60 pounds and a male will weigh between 60 and
75 pounds.
Care
Puppies will have been routinely wormed and have received their first vaccination
(or more if they are placed after 12 weeks of age). Because of our intention to
produce highly functional Service Dogs, all puppies in the litter will have been well
socialized to a variety of surfaces, noises, textures, toys, grooming and interaction
with people.
Puppies are raised in our home around routine activity. Parent dogs are house
companions. We do not maintain puppies or parent dogs in kennels.
Dew Claws: We do not remove dew claws per the most recent veterinary data.
Tail Docking: Why?
Puppies
Never a dull moment
Training Service Dogs,
maintaining our breeding dogs
and raising puppies keeps us
very busy.
We accept visitors by
appointment, but only once we
have an approved application on
file.
Puppy visits may be arranged
only after the puppies have
turned six weeks old.
Puppies may go home after 8
weeks of age.
sheepadoodle
POSH puppy participates in children’s reading
program as part of early socialization.
Children’s reading program at a local library
If you sent me a photo of your POSH puppy and you don’t see it here,
please realize it’s not intentional. I may fail to move a photo I receive in
email to my POSH folder and then I lose track before I have the time to
upload new material to the site. Feel free to send new photos and I will
do my best to upload them when I get the opportunity!