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Raj | Columbus Havanese

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Raj is a Havanese from Columbus, Ohio and a Graduate of Homestead Dogs Basic Dog Training Camp. Rock On, Raj!

Havanese

Havanese are another aristocratic small dog with a riches-to-rags-to-riches story.

Descendant from the French Bichon Frise breed, Havanese have all the entertaining skills of their predecessors and were born to all the best homes the country had to offer. And life was great until the inevitable social upheaval overthrows the government.

But this dog tale didn’t occur overseas. Havanese hail from just off the United States’ shores in Cuba. Soon after its discovery, Spain began to colonize Cuba. Trade routes ensued and, mixed with a little Tenerife and possibly Poodle, and the island of Cuba was cooking up a future national dog.

Havanese did make their way to Europe and were quite popular in many ruler’s castles. But, in the Western Hemisphere, Cuba was getting restive and before Castro’s overthrow of the government, many leaders fled to the United States with their Havanese in tow. Within a few years, American’s had fallen in love with the breed and became one of the more popular dogs in the states.

Dog Train-ability Grade: B-

Havanese respond very well to dog training but can be a little sensitive. As with most breeds, positive, fun reinforcement generates the best results.

For more information on the Havanese dog breed, visit The American Kennel Club and the Havanese Club of America.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club at www.akc.org.

Raj

Havanese

Date of Birth	December 5, 2017
City	Columbus, Ohio
School	1-Week Overnight Dog Obedience & Socialization Training Camp
Graduate	October 8, 2021
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Hershey Columbus Australian Shepherd

Hershey is a Columbus Australian Shepherd and graduate of Homestead Dogs puppy overnight obedience and socialization training camp

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Hershey is an Australian Shepherd from Columbus, Ohio and a graduate of the Homestead Dogs 3-Week Overnight Puppy Socialization and Obedience Training Camp. Awesome, Maisie!

Australian Shepherd

Australian Shepherds are tireless, high-energy dogs and are one of the world’s best herding breeds. They are highly intelligent and very responsive to training.

Like French Fries, you might expect the Australian Shepherd to reign from Australia. But, like French Fries, they’re not. The progenitor of the Aussie is the Pyrenean Shepherd. The Pyrenean Shepherd hails from the Pyrenees Mountain region between France and Spain, home to the indigenous Basque people. Escaping centuries of regional conflicts, some Basque found their way to Australia where they crossed their Pyrenean Shepherds with a variety of imported British breeds to enhance their herding capabilities.

On the move again, some Basque found their way to the United States west coast later in the 19th century. California ranchers instantly fell in love with this new breeds’ amazing herding traits and high intelligence…and an assumption they were from Australia. A better name for this breed might have been, the American Shepherd.

Trainability Grade: B

Early socialization and obedience training are tremendously beneficial for the Australian Shepherd. Aussies frequently end up in rescue situations when the dog can’t constructively channel it’s boundless energy. Aussies develop a strong bond to their families and can be territorial and overprotective of their owners and property. They can become destructive if left without companionship for long periods of time. Fortunately, that loyalty combined with keen intelligence makes them very easy to train.

Learn more about Australian Shepherds at the American Kennel Club and The United States Australian Shepherd Association.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club at www.akc.org.

Hershey

Miniature Australian Shepherd

Date of Birth	February 14, 2020
City	Columbus, Ohio
School	3-week Overnight Puppy obedience and socialization training camp
Graduate	August 20, 2021
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Vet Clinic	Banfield Pet Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

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Skye | Columbus Bernedoodle

Skye is a Columbus Bernedoodle and graduate of Homestead Dogs 2-week overnight puppy obedience and socialization training camp classes

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Skye is a Bernedoodle from Columbus, Ohio and graduate of Homestead Dogs 2-week Overnight Puppy Socialization and Obedience Training Camp. Super, Skye!

Bernedoodle

The Bernedoodle is a hybrid mix between a Poodle and a Bernese Mountain Dog. They are not an official AKC-listed breed and considered by some to be a “designer breed”. No puppies are going to be a 50-50 mix in parent traits so there can be some variance in any one Bernedoodle. Just in size alone, the Poodle is available in small, medium and large which will naturally affect the Bernedoodle’s size (10-90 pounds).

They also have levels of Bernedoodles. A Bernedoodle is mixed with a Poodle or a Bernese Mountain Dog to create a 75-25 mix.
No matter how you mix the ingredients, the Bernedoodle is made up of some pretty good canine genes and will end up with a pretty great pup.

Bernese Mountain Dog

Feel the Berne.

Known as the Berner Sennehund in their native Switzerland, Bernese Mountain Dogs have been a utilitarian staple on Swiss dairy farms for over 2000 years. Their descendents were brought in by invading Roman soldiers and over time developed a breed ideally suited for the Bern area farmers.

“Berners” were bred to be intelligent to perform a variety of tasks around the farm, most notably, guard dog and pulling weight, or drafting. With powerful legs and shoulders, Bernese Mountain Dogs have been known to pull many time their own weight.

Their numbers began to diminish once mechanized farming became more popular towards the end of the 19th century. But some good PR efforts by Berner fans brought the breed back and by the beginning of the 20th century had made their way to the United States. Today they rank in the top-25 most popular dogs on the AKC listing.

It’s easy to see why. While Bernese Mountain Dogs can be shy around strangers, they love the humans in their pack. They are famously good and gentle with children but are ready to crank it up a notch when playing with an adult. One job many Berners have been known to enjoy is pulling children around.

Trainability: B-
Bernese Mountain Dogs are smart, affectionate and love to be with and please their humans. They can be prone to separation anxiety and their feelings can get hurt. But if you keep it fun, you’ll have an eager partner in training.

Read more about the Bernese Mountain Dog at the American Kennel Club and the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America.

Poodle

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

With its regal appearance and fancy hairdo, at first glance the Poodle appears to be the breed destined for luxery with the nobles. That would be an underestimation.

Commonly associated with France (it is their national dog!), the Poodle lineage began over 400 years ago as a retrieving water dog in Germany. The Poodle is very athletic, an amazing swimmer, super-smart and has an acute sense of smell. It is the only non-sporting dog eligible for the AKC Retriever Hunting Tests and available in small, medium and large! (Standard, Miniature and Toy)

While it’s looks imply a super-model style regimen, the regal look has a purpose. The German duck hunters established this style to accentuate its natural swimming abilities. The legs, neck and tail were shaved for greater range of movement in the water. Un-shaved areas were meant to protect vital joints and organs from inclement weather.

Trainability Grade: B+
Eager to please and highly intelligent, Poodles are easily trained. Poodles love learning new things and enjoy agility, obedience and tracking exercises.

Read more about the Poodle at the American Kennel Club and The Poodle Club of America.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club at www.akc.org.

Skye

Bernedoodle

Date of Birth	March 16, 2020
City	Columbus, Ohio
School	2-Week Overnight Puppy Obedience & Socialization Training Camp Classes
Graduate	August 27, 2021
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Polly | Columbus Bermadoodle

Polly is a Columbus, Ohio Bermadoodle and graduate of Homestead Dogs 2-week basic overnight puppy obedience and socialization training camp

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Polly is a Bernadoodle from Columbus, Ohio and graduate of Homestead Dogs 2-week Overnight Basic Puppy Socialization and Obedience Training Camp. Nice work Polly!

Bernadoodle

The Bernadoodle is a hybrid mix between a Poodle and a Bernese Mountain Dog. They are not an official AKC-listed breed and considered by some to be a “designer breed”. No puppies are going to be a 50-50 mix in parent traits so there can be some variance in any one Bernadoodle. Just in size alone, the Poodle is available in small, medium and large which will naturally affect the Bernadoodle’s size (10-90 pounds).

They also have levels of Bernadoodles. A Bernadoodle is mixed with a Poodle or a Bernese Mountain Dog to create a 75-25 mix.
No matter how you mix the ingredients, the Bernadoodle is made up of some pretty good canine genes and will end up with a pretty great pup.

Bernese Mountain Dog

Feel the Bern.

Read more about the Bernese Mountain Dog at the American Kennel Club and the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America.

Poodle

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

With its regal appearance and fancy hairdo, at first glance the Poodle appears to be the breed destined for luxery with the nobles. That would be an underestimation.

Trainability Grade: B+
Eager to please and highly intelligent, Poodles are easily trained. Poodles love learning new things and enjoy agility, obedience and tracking exercises.

Read more about the Poodle at the American Kennel Club and The Poodle Club of America.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club at www.akc.org.

Polly

Bernadoodle

Date of Birth	January 3, 2021
City	Columbus, Ohio
School	2-Week basic overnight puppy obedience and socialization training camp
Graduate	June 4, 2021
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Phineas | Columbus Labrador Retriever

Phineas is a Columbus, Ohio Labrador Retriever and graduate of Homestead Dogs Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp

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Phineas is a Labrador Retriever mix from Columbus, Ohio and a graduate of the Homestead Dogs Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp. Phineas is deaf and some of his training included learning hand signals. Fine Work, Phineas!

Labrador Retriever

The planet’s favorite dog, the Labrador Retriever.

Not only are they tops in the United States, they’re the favorite breed of Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. Labrador Retriever’s are also prized as guide dogs, search and rescue, assisted living, therapy dogs and contraband detection.

Of course, the most popular gets the best press. Labrador Retrievers were the first dog to appear on the cover of Life Magazine and a United States Postal Service stamp.

But the Labrador Retriever isn’t just a pretty face. Labs were originally bred to be aquatic duck retrievers and ship mates for sailors on the cold, icy island of Newfoundland (technically, I think, the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador).

Their coat was ideally refined to restrict ice formation. Their iconic tail actually serves as a sturdy rudder for improved agility in the water.

Yet, one of their other top-5 favorite traits is the Lab’s unrivaled temperment. The fun-loving, easy-going, highly intelligent Retrievers just want to be everybody’s friend, man or beast. But despite this outward appearance, the Lab is a bundle of energy on the inside.

This sturdy breed was bred to be a worker in a rough land and they need an energy release and be included in family activities. Without enough exercise, a Lab can display undesireable and destructive behavior.

Trainability: A-
Labrador Retrievers have nearly an unmatched desire to please and become a fun-loving member of the family…uh, pack.

Read more about Labrador Retrievers at the American Kennel Club, the Labrador Club There is also a local chapter at The Central Ohio Labrador Retriever Club.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club at www.akc.org.

Phineas

Labrador Retriever

Date of Birth	April 21, 2019
City	Columbus, Ohio
School	Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp
Graduate	February 20, 2021
Occupation	Garbage Collector
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Vet Clinic	Mary Ann Burns, Columbus, Ohio

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Suzy Q | Columbus Pit Bull, Boxer, Hound mix

Suzy Q is a Columbus, Ohio Pit Bull, Boxer and Hound mix enrolled in the 2-week Overnight Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp

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Suzy Q is a Pit Bull, Boxer and Hound mix from Columbus, Ohio and a graduate of the 2-Week Overnight Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp. You go, Girl!

American Pit Bull Terrier

A dog with an identity crisis…and they don’t care.

The American Pit Bull Terrier, or Pitbull, or Pit Bull Terrier, or Pit Terrier, or Pit Bull, or American Bull Terrier. They also take “Pitties”, Pit, Half-and-Half, Bull Baiter Dogs, Old Family Dog, Yankee Terrier and Rebel Terrier (well, maybe not this year).

Likewise, national and international dog registries vary on catagorizing this breed. The Pit Bull is commonly mistaken with the American Staffordshire Terrier. The American Kennel Club and Continental Kennel Club do not recognize the breed. The United Kennel Club (UKC), however, lists the Pit Bull as dog #1 on it’s registry and the UKC is reported to have started as an organization because the AKC dissed the Pit Bull.

Pit Bulls can’t even get good press. While commonly fingered for other breeds, or mixed breeds, mis-deeds, some bad pack leaders take advantage of the Pit Bull’s exceptional skills for dog-fighting purposes, some of which make national news.

That’s a shame. In addition to their versatility, Pit Bulls make tremendous family pets that are eager to please, fun-loving and great with children. In fact, the UKC states the Pit Bull may not be the best guard dog choice as they are extremely friendly and highly unlikely to show aggression towards humans.

Trainability: B
Pit Bulls are highly intelligent, eager to please and responsive to training. They are a high-energy dog with an instinct to chase after any species that’s not human. This can be problematic on walks or in other social settings. But with lots of exercise and a little training, they make a fine addition to the pack.

Read more about the Pit Bull at the American Kennel Club and Dog Breed Info.

Boxer

The Boxer, a fighter and a lover.

The Boxers we are familiar with today got their name because of the unique way they use their front paws when fighting or playing. But they weren’t bred for playing.

As with many breeds, their earliest ancestors date back over 4000 years to the Assyrian empire when they were utilized as “war dogs”, prized for their powerful build and impressive courage. Over the centuries, they spread across the European continent and were categorized as Molossian dogs, which included any breed with a muscular build and heavy head.

By the middle ages, the German and English were refining the breeds’ hunting skills which resulted in the ancestors to the Bullenbeisser (Germany) and the Mastiff (England). Bullenbeisser’s were particularly skilled at downing and holding larger prey and became valued as a hunting pack dog.

The English continued refining the breed and eventually mixed the Mastiff with faster hounds, which produced the Great Dane. Naturally selected smaller Bullenbeissers were later mixed with the Mastiff as dog fighting became a thing, resulting in both the English Bulldog and the Boxer.

Today’s Boxers are a little smaller and would prefer to curl up with you at night after a hard day of work or exercise than battling bulls, bears and boars…go figure.

Trainability: B+
Boxers are highly intelligent, high energy and love their humans. They seem to take naturally to guarding playing children. They can be a little bouncy when playing, though, which can be hazardous to toddlers and elderly. Boxers are generally known not to get along well with other dogs, or sometimes Boxers of the same gender. A little socialization and training reveals why Boxers are one of the favorite dogs in the United States.

Read more about the Boxer at the American Kennel Club and the American Boxer Club.

Basset Hound

Follow that nose.

The French have long produced some very talented hounds…and the Basset certainly qualifies.

In 6th-century France, hunting with pack dogs was a common event. Many breeds were developed that could not only track and bring down large prey but could also keep pace with the hunters on horseback. This led to breeds like the bloodhound, a descendant of the St. Hubert Hound, who had unmatched nasal senses, stamina and long legs to give chase.

For smaller prey and those that liked to hunt on foot, though, these long-legged canines would lock on to a scent and leave their owners in the dust.

Another descendant of the St. Hubert Hound, some believe a genetic deviation, was the Basset. Outfitted with the same sensory and stamina strength as their long-legged cousins, the Basset was equally formidable in tracking smaller prey.

Defying their physical appearance and perception, Bassets were well suited for small game with thick, powerful legs that were ideal for rough terrain and a unique gate that preserved energy.

Trainability: C-
Basset Hounds are intelligent dogs that can be trained, but their breeding sometimes conflicts with suburban life. Many hunting dogs were bred with the ability to think on their own while separated from their handlers and tracking prey. Perfect in the field, this independent thinking means a little more patience might be needed when training.

Bassets make great house pets, too. They’re even keel and not high-energy so they don’t require a lot of exercise to stay healthy. While not the most affectionate dog, Bassets are extremely loyal.

Read more about the Basset Hound at the American Kennel Club and the Basset Hound Club of America.

Some of the information used for the dog breed descriptions was gathered from the American Kennel Club at www.akc.org, the Basset Hound Club of America, Dog Breed Info, and the American Boxer Club.

Suzy Q

Pit Bull • Boxer • Basset Hound mix

Date of Birth	October 9, 2016
City	Columbus, Ohio
School	2-Week Overnight Basic Dog Obedience Training Camp
Graduate	May 22, 2020
Occupation	Home Protector
Hobbies	Spending time at home
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