All my Blue Lacy puppies are raised with the Bio Sensor or Super Dog program "Early Neurological Stimulation" by Carmen L. Battaglia. Early handling of High Desert's puppies assures that each pup will develop into their full potential as a competitive sports/work dog and being the best companion they can be! All pups come with complete health checks. Contrary to most breeders, I do not remove the front dew claws on my puppies. My reasons why are best explained in this article With a Flick of the Wrist by Chris Zink, DVM, PhD sports veterinarian.
I have been very interested in the Blue Lacy breed for the past 2 years, I was on a list last year however the breeder never contacted me until she only had one puppy left. (I was 3rd on the list). Geeze, hope that wasn't me. I've learned how to be organized with my lists. Since I don't breed often my lists get pretty long. I just write one blast that goes out to everybody on the mailing list. I wait a couple days for responses and then answer in order of the list. I always have well over a hundred people on my waiting list so it is impossible for me to start Emailing individuals about a litter until they contact me. Many have changed their minds, settled on a pup from elsewhere or just can't be bothered to remove themselves from my list. So if you don't respond in a timely fashion you won't get a pup unless you've paid a deposit.
When will they be ready? If the breeding takes when would you expect the pups to be ready?It's 63 days from day of breeding until born. It's 8 weeks after they are born. I do ship, and since pups are so well adjusted it's really not a big deal for them, instead of a reserved shy Blue Lacy, you get a happy excited to see you Lacy (so I've been told by new owners). I register all my dogs and pups with the ABLA who has the not too distant future goal of having them recognized by the AKC so those of us who compete in Agility, Tracking, etc. will be able to compete in the main venue of AKC.
I am looking for a dog with a good nose if at all possible? There is absolutely no question of that. All parents are incredible trackers, so fast at tracking it will amaze you! Since Blue Lacys are both a scent and sight hound they are naturally great trackers. I also start the practice of adding just a couple of drops of deer blood to the Dams food while she is pregnant and continue to do this to the pups food. This has created some of the best tracking dogs ever. The results have been the number one dogs in U.S. tracking competitions. I've adopted these practices with my Blue Lacys. With the hope in the not too distant future when we are recognized by the AKC we'll absolutely clean up in field trials.
Do you do any pre-adoption training? Yep, tons. I am definitely not just an average breeder. I'm a founder of the Fallon Dog Club (F.A.S.T.) Fallon Agility Sports Team so you'll see the extensive care, training and socialization your pup gets every time you sit down in front of your computer and open your browser to check on them. You'll see how they are trained, handled and fed (mostly how they sleep) so you can take up where I leave off. You'll see them learning their sits, downs etc. You can read on the forum how I do my potty training.
If you haven't visited the ABLA site you might want to, just to see what they're about and the Blog which I run has incredible articles (if I do say so myself). Must knows for all my puppy owners! Stuff I found jaw dropping myself about city tap water. And the huge NO NO of ever buying grocery store dog food and how it is made. I will send the information in the puppy packet you get with your new puppy on various ways to supplement a good dry dog food. There is no sense in breeding incredible, fast thinking, healthy Blue Lacys if I don't teach you everything you need to know to avoid all the cancers, tumors, auto immune deficiency and everything else dogs are developing from food, water and vaccines. I can recommend and give you the info. what you choose to do is still up to you: http://www.americanbluelacyassociation.com/blog
This is what a few new owners have to say:
Stephanie, Sage is absolutely a delight, she fits in so well. We have had a lot of laughs watching her interact with the other dogs. She is really soft and gentle with them, they like playing with her. The only time she cries is when she can't find me, and she sleeps in her crate just fine, knowing I am right next to her. Now I know what you meant when you said there is nothing like a Lacy, she is very unique, and so much fun to see what interests her at the moment. *Tricia Frazier
I've got to tell you how wonderful Max is. He is amazing. Good with the kids, great with the cat, comes to his name, knows his box is for sleeping. Never runs away. Walks on the leash nicely. Just amazing. He is also so unbelievably friendly as well. Let's everyone in the world pet him. Not to mention everyone can't get over how beautiful he is. We couldn't be happier. (wish he'd sleep through the night but oh well). *Paula Hamann
Paula is in training for Iron Man and got her Blue Lacy as a training partner. Here is her latest update: I took Max on a 4 1/2 mile run today (his longest). Not only was the little guy not tired afterwards. . . he didn't even start to pant on the run. dog is amazing :) This was actually his first one and he was off leash and on the trail. He has NO DESIRE to stop. I was amused (as was my running partner). Dog kicked our butts and then came home to chase the kids and the cat:). He usually does the beach running around with other dogs (off leash as well) and chasing the birds. 2 hours there 2-3 times a week and he never gets tired and loves to jump. We figured it was worth a try to see how he runs (I'm a distance runner-4 is a short little run for me). Needless to say he did well. The other Mill Valley Blue Lacy is also a running dog. I always keep in mind that any extreme exercise or jumping can ruin his joints until his growth plates close. *You can support Paula at: Team In Training
Stephanie, remind everyone about electrical cords!! Pistol is just awesome, I love him. One question, How many skinned up knees and elbows will it take before he learns he can't walk between my legs? LOL Line of sight isn't good enough for this guy. He has to be right with me. We were welding up an H brace in a fence and put him in the bed of a truck to keep him out of the way only 6 or 8 feet from us. and he still bailed out of the truck bed to get in the middle of everything. Well, we're off to our first Vet visit! Luck and Love to you and yours. *Johnny Myers
