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DOG LIFE Canine professional Breeder of The CMDR Colorado Mountain Dogs
Rocky Mountain Companion Dogs, LLC
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Shawna
Apr 109 min
Why am I doing this??!!
Lately I've been getting repeated questions about my breeding program. Some are eloquently asked. Some are the volume of a raised...
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Shawna
Jan 197 min
2023 in review - News and other happenings.
This year saw quite a few changes - some new faces, an absence felt in those that found their way to their furever homes. We started...
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Shawna
Oct 6, 20233 min
Puppies puppies everywhere
and the day to day lessons they teach us. This past summer we had two large litters at once giving us a total of 16 puppies. They were...
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Shawna
Mar 4, 20233 min
Forever in Blue Genes.
I've had a few folks ask lately the "secret" to Mithril's color. It took a little digging and a couple of litters to prove theory, but...
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Shawna
Feb 26, 20235 min
BARK!BARK!BARK!BARK!BARK!BARK! and how I stopped Anthem's Anthem.
Anthem is defined in the Oxford dictionary as "a rousing or uplifting song" Colorado Mountain Dog "Anthem" takes it seriously. ...
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Shawna
Dec 15, 20223 min
Fear Periods of Puppy Developement
Our well-socialized puppies are generally playful and confident, so it can take people by surprise when these same puppies become spooked...
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Shawna
Dec 13, 20223 min
Puppy Teeth, and teething time.
Shhhh. If you are very quiet, you can hear 44 canine puppy teeth falling into the oblivion of time. Or maybe on the floor. But more than...
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Shawna
Jun 6, 20225 min
New upcoming litter announcement
Bonnie and Mithril. This litter is being brought about to replace the Skull N Roses litter. This litter will be called “Without A Net”. ...
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Shawna
May 14, 20225 min
A new day in the Life....
It's been a while since we've given an update on Bonnie Lee. She has achieved so much from one year to two years old I can hardly keep up...
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Shawna
Jan 4, 20225 min
Our Best Moments - 2021
Bringing 2021 to a close makes me reflect more this time than any other new year year's eve in recent memory. It seems I have learned and...
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Shawna
Nov 16, 202111 min
THE PROGRAM - Fennario's breeding program explained (with visual aide)
In an effort to conceptualize the breeding plan and goals of Rocky Mountain Companion Dogs, to give you, dear reader, a glimpse of where...
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Shawna
Jul 18, 20212 min
Understanding RMCD "Litter Groups"
'Round here....we do things a little different. We start our day with a little rhythm and end our day with a lot of melody. The canine...
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Shawna
Jul 6, 20213 min
When life hands you Nuts...You have to go buy lemonade.
When the sixth male puppy of Stella's litter was born (Workingman's), all sorts of notions crossed my mind. If they could make a noise, ...
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Shawna
Mar 5, 20216 min
Pearl's Posts
8/8/2021 - June 17 2021 We had a litter of AuggiexStella. This litter didn't mature as fast as others, so we waited until 5 weeks old to...
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Shawna
Feb 5, 20211 min
Companion Dog enrichment
Trendy, Old School or a DIY project, these nifty toys tips and activities are perfect ways to enrich the companion dog's life. Snuffle...
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Shawna
Jan 27, 20213 min
A day in the life.....
If I had written a book concerning the temperament of a Rocky Mountain Companion Dog, this little video would be chapter 1. It...
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Shawna
Nov 23, 202013 min
Bonnie's Blog - A day to day record of observations of all things Bonnie Lee
12/25/21 - I noticed something fun today. bonnie was with us as we were unwrapping presents. I incorporated her in some of the active...
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Shawna
Nov 11, 20203 min
Setting a standard
"Breed dogs" they said...."It'll be fun". The first thing I need to do is come up with what I want in a dog. Explain it - describe it....
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