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Taking your puppy home
Bringing your puppy home is one of the most exciting times of having a new puppy! It is common for little puppies to have some motion sickness (if your puppy continues to have motion sickness after 6 month of age, please contact and share this information with your...
Parvo virus and your puppy
The Parvo virus is much more common among puppies than adult dogs. There are a few things that you can do to ensure the safety of your pet and avoid this dangerous disease. One of the easiest and most important things that you can do is to establish good hygiene...
Puppy Proofing Your Home
In your puppy’s early days and months at your home you will find he is very curious about his environment. It is important that you make preparations to help keep him safe during this time. One of the best ways to keep your puppy safe during these exploring years is...
Helpful Training Resources
At Ahsford Manor, we want to prepare you and equip you to be able to have a well-rounded labradoodle. We know that knowledge is key to you being able to raise a puppy successfully. We blog weekly on many different topics, posting advice, tips, pictures, and even...
Obedience Class
As we have mentioned in many blog posts, your Australian Labradoodle is very intelligent. We highly recommend that you enroll your puppy in obedience class. This will allow you to learn from a trained professional about how to train your puppy. They will also be...
Upset Tummy
There might be times that your Australian Labradoodle gets an upset tummy. You know this is happening when your doodle has diarrhea or is vomiting. The first thing you should do when you notice these symptoms consistently is to call your veterinarian. It is...
Shopping for your new puppy
Shopping As you prepare for your puppy to join your family, there are a few basic supplies that will help make the transition a little easier for you and your new puppy. Food - We pride ourselves in serving your puppy top quality food from day one. We have enclosed a...
Visiting the Vet
Before your bring your doodle home for the first time, there are a few important steps that you must take. Within 4 days of bringing your labradoodle home, you must take him to the veterinarian. On your initial trip, you need to take all the paper work we give you. ...
How Clever
Our labradoodles are known for their intelligence. This is a trait that is sought after by many who are considering adopting a dog into their family. It is a positive trait, however, if left unchallenged, your puppy’s intelligence might lead to a bratty dog. We...
Brandy’s Pups 3 Weeks
Brandy & Jack's last litter is a group of girls. They are all curly and will be large mini and small medium in size. These little beauties are walking around exploring things around them. Here they are! They are all non-shedding, allergy friendly. ...
Puppy Socialization For Therapy and Service Dogs
We have made a video of an extensive puppy socialization exercise we do with all of our puppies from day 3 until the day they go home. We do the Early Neurological Stimulation exercises from day 3 - 21 as well. The exercises in this video are in addition to the normal...
Labradoodles and Stairs
It is our recommendation that your labradoodle stay off of stairs for the first year of their life. By introducing stairs to your young labradoodle too soon, it is a potential that their young joints will not form properly; causing joint/hip problems later in life. ...
Teaching a puppy to release
Before your can start to teach your labradoodle obedience, a very important step that you must master is called RELEASE. Release is exactly what it sounds like—it is a break from whatever you are teaching your puppy at the time. By teaching your puppy to release, it...
Social Service Dogs
I know that puppies have helped us relax and have gotten through some tough situations. Here is a school that has had a social service dog aka therapy dogs for over 10 years and is now adding 5 puppies!...
The Perfect Puppy for You
We are so excited to have more puppies running around our home. We have welcomed two litters in the past few weeks. We would like to help you prepare your home for your new little labradoodle. The first thing that you need to consider is whether or not an...
Angel had her puppies!
What a wonderful February! Today is February 2nd and we have 11 gorgeous apricot and red Australian Labradoodles! These beauties are going to be medium and standard in size. They have beautiful wavy fleece coats. Look at mommy and puppies! Here are a few past Angel...
Distraction
By now your puppy or dog has at one time or another began to display an unwanted behavior. Maybe it has been at a dog park and he is focused on something that you absolutely don’t want to have his attention. Maybe he is barking at something or running after...
Dog Bow
Trick # 2 - Teach Your Dog to Take a Bow This is a pretty easy trick to teach your dog! It also is a great way to end a good show! Simply ask your dog to stand up. (We use the command "stack"). Take a treat and lure them down keeping their rump up in the air....