Learn to groom your Miniature Schnauzer the correct way!!
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From Video Librarian: "Of course you'd really have to love dogs to be a groomer, but when Patty Ledgerwood, a breeder of Miniature Schnauzers, discusses "how to press the anal glands" - with the helpful reminder to move your head in order to avoid some of the oozing - the weaker-kneed pet owners might gladly decide to opt for professional care. This straightforward how-to begins with a look at the equipment needed - Ledgerwood touts name-brand preferences, which may be helpful for getting novices started - followed by demonstrations of shampooing and drying, clipping, grooming the ears (cropped and natural), cutting the hair between the paw pads, working with the groin area on a male dog, scissoring, "fine tuning the groom," and caring for nails and teeth. She thankfully doesn't include information on how to color pet hair (a service advertised by a local groomer) or paint the dog's nails, and obviously much of the information here could be adapted for use on other breeds. Personally, however, I think I'll stick to self-cleaning pets: cats are a lot less maintenance. Recommended. "
We are also a distributor of a premium raw food diet for dogs.Click here to visit Legacy's web page on the raw food diet. Some of the results we have noticed from our anecdotal experience are: a happier dog with more energy, better coats, more muscle, great appetites, healthier skin, smaller and more firm stools and easier whelping by pregnant bitches. In addition to the raw commercial product, we feed raw chicken wings or turkey/duck necks several times a week and our dogs have no tartar buildup on their teeth, and the teeth are pearly white. Legacy's Mini-Views (Click here to see our video archive)We will be adding these short feature videos from time to time, on a variety of subjects. Some will be about puppies, some will be educational and some will be just for fun. Four current videos are slotted for the webpage, with an archive to past videos. To peruse the archive, click the left or right buttons that show after each video finishes. Click one the tiny thumbnails of the videos to view it. Check back for more feature videos in the future! Content suggestions may be sent to us at mack@legacyms.com. |
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Snowday!! We had four new inches of snow and the dogs LOVE to play in the snow. These are our pet dog Mikey (1 1/2 years old) and four show prospect puppies at six months age. Makes you wish, for the moment, you could be one of them and take part in the fun. In the first part, Mikey caught the scent of his favorite bone, turns around, digs in the snow and finds it. Amazing. |
How'd They Get In Here? At a recent dogshow, these 8-month old puppies were allowed in the bedroom of our motorhome, where there is a mirror on the back wall and mirrors on the doors of the wardrobe. One of them decided she was seeing strange dogs in the motorhome and started telling them a thing or two. The others joined in on the fun and it culminated with the noisy girl trying to jump into that area where those other dogs were. |
Moose Feeding In River Mack is an avid bicyclist and loves riding the Trail of the Coeur d'Alene (core-duh-lane) bike path in northern Idaho. It's an old mining railway that runs for some 75 miles along the Coeur d'Alene river and has been paved over with asphalt to mitigate the toxic mine tailings used for the railbed. He came upon this moose, who is growing a new set of antlers, in the river feeding on lily pad-type plants. Moose are big, standing six to seven feet at the shoulders. Fascinating to watch. Excuse some shakiness - video was taken hand held and at full 10X zoom most of the time. |
Birth of a Puppy! A new puppy (girl) is born, gets cleaned up and dried, and then takes her place at the milk table with her slightly older two brothers. Rubbing and drying the puppies helps give them a kick-start on life, and suctioning clears any mucous/fluid so they can immediately start suckling. |
CH Legacy's Rock Around The Clock, "Rocky" Legacy wins Group 3 in new Eukanuba Breeder's Stakes Eukanuba
Breeder's Stakes Terrier Group 3 win in Portland, OR, Jan, 2010. L-R:
Judge Linda Wells, Patty with Ch Legacy's Rock Around The Clock, Trina
Neil with Legacy's Charisma and Connie Krohn with Legacy's Dancing With
A Star. This new
Eukanuba competition features a breeder showing three dogs bred by the
breeder. They each go on separate tables at the same time and
move around the ring together, led by the breeder. Only the
breeder wears an arm band. The intent is to judge the quality
of
a breeder's kennel as represented by three dogs
selected by the breeder, compared to other Terrier
breeders. The Portland event was very competitive, featuring
top-winning dogs in the US.
American/Australian Champion: CH Legacy's Rockin' Robin BISS
Amer/Aus CH
Legacy's
Rockin' Robin is shown here at the home of Portland, OR friends.
"Robin" has moved to Australia, and added an Australian
championship to go with his American title. Click here to see more Robin pictures.
Top Producing Dam (tie) in the US for 2005: CH Carmel Foxy Roxy At Legacy "Roxy" had three daughters finish their championships in 2005, for a total of six champions produced. And now, with daughter CH Legacy's Dance-Dance-Dance (Tango) finishing in April, 2006, she has produced a total of seven champions!
This is our annual "puppy picture", taken by Vavra Photography of Gates, OR. These puppies are from two different litters, all sired by Robin, who is shown above. They are a rambunctious four months old and are usually bouncing off the walls. Yes, it was very hard to get them posed like this, but Jerry and Marty Vavra are great at what they do. |
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We wanted to provide a useful, informative and entertaining site for people who view dogs as companions. Our particular breed is Miniature Schnauzers, but all dogs are special in ways each of us can appreciate. I'm reminded of an old quote: "To each dog, his master is Napoleon; hence, the popularity of dogs". That, after a fashion, sums up the undying devotion and friendship a good dog can provide, in return for your care and hospitality. In addition to the dogs, we've always had a cat or two around, and all pets get along great, in a sort of mutually respectful arrangement. We've bred and shown dogs in AKC conformation and obedience events for some twenty five years. Over time, one comes to understand the very unique and unparalleled nature of the canine/human connection. But you never cease to wonder, on occasion, at the sometimes inexplicable displays of communication these fuzzy little creatures can show us.This site will always strive to provide worthwhile information, intended to advance the welfare of all dogs. We can never, however, compete with some of the special links that are provided (see Links). Your comments and advice are always welcome, and we hope you leave here with something of value. |
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