Dog Articles

I have several articles published and a few online in the links below.
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=848898
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=848856

More puppies online

We have several Cavaliers and Chins on our website and have new pictures on almost every puppy. All puppies sold will have a SOLD note at the price location.
Video on my cavaliers is up and will be updated weekly. If you want a custom video just let me know.

Cavalier Puppies For Sale

Molly, Chance, and Diamond were just listed for sale on our website. If you ever wanted a perfect cavalier I suggest taking a look.
Click here for Kuster Cavalier's.

Potty Training Your Puppy

Question
Oh, I forgot to mention, we've had her for 3 days and she fetches and drops, knows her name, comes to snapping our fingers reliably even when she's busy romping something and is mostly leash trained. Now if only the previous owners dogs hadn't marked the middle of the living room. Hard to blame her for that but he had 3 dogs who had problems with the same spot. We just have to keep taking her outside every 2 hours without fail to keep her from having accidents.
My Answer
I really don’t know the correct way to remove 'stubborn' spots. I know there are things like the foggers for kennels and the chemicals but never had anything to do with it.

HOUSEBREAKING YOUR DOG

A simple matter of repetition is needed to house break your dog. After they eat take them out and reward them with praise when the go to the bathroom. I typically start my day by taking my dogs out and 5 minutes might pass but the results are there. I then take them back in and go to work on weekdays and come home at noon and let them out. After a good romp I let them back in and do the same at 4 and 7pm. With a schedule you can house break your dog in a day or two. Of course some dogs are worse than others but its not as hard as people lead it to be.

-Andrew Kuster

Puppies Going, Going, Gone

Sassy the 3rd, Marcus, Crosby, Little Lacy, Sunflower Suzy are all sold now.

There are still a few Chin pups left including Fame, Show-Me, Kris, Daddy's Twin, Drake.

Sissy, Charlie, Jazz from Sassy's Litter are available and I will be selling two of Jewel's Pups (born 9/29/07) and a girl from Little Nikki (born 9/30/07). Please ask for pics of Nikki & Jewels pups if interested since they were just born.

Congrats to all the buyers!

Cavalier Puppies For Sale

Please take a look on our website for the puppies Sir Andre and Sassy II had 8/10/07. There are 3 girls and 2 boys and all are very healthy. If you have ANY questions on them email or give us a call; 417-926-4172.
They are all very cute and most have the forehead kiss.

Website Updates

I typically change or add things daily to our website www.dogwoodtrailskennel.com daily to keep everyone informed. When a puppy is sold it will have a sold notice by price or removed entirely.
I have almost completed all the information regarding Cavaliers in the "Cavaliers" page so you can view everything about the breed.
I will hopefully have the Japanese Chin information available soon. At the moment the general info can be checked easily by going to ACK.org or any other reputable website.

All of my information is also backed up by others and I will have a bibliography up also.

Shipping Puppies

We are now preferring ground shipping. The transport service was started by vets and there is a person with them 24/7 with medical training. They leave Mountain Grove, MO 65711 on Mondays and drive in whatever is the fastest route with the puppies that are on board. They will drive to you or at the most 30 minutes drive time away such as an interstate .
Keep it in mind when buying we will still ship by air. We ship by air on Thursdays because it is much easier than trying for the busy days which they can get bumped from.

Cavalier Puppies

We just had a litter of Cavalier Spaniels and they all have great markings. They will be registered AKC and have all the normal guarantee and all the extras. Keep an eye out for pictures.

Health Guarantee; Please Read

We offer a health guarantee on each dog unless specified. Please print the agreement on our website or download it (link on top) from the "Health Guarantee" page and send it back signed. Once received the agreement will be copied.
*This needs to be done before they leave.*

Your missing out; Several Puppies ready to go!

Currently there are 7 puppies ready to go. Two are Cavaliers; Marcus and Sunflower Suzy. The Five Chin Puppies; Kris, Kyler, Kaleb, and Show-Me are also ready to go.
Remember we ship on Thursdays and everything is insured.

How to Check if they are Sold

We cannot guarantee that a puppy will not be sold in between your email asking and a minute from the reply. We have to go by whoever puts money down first unless otherwise stated. It seems to be the only fair way of doing business since we have so many people asking.
The website usually is updated asap when a puppy is sold but sometimes they are sold during the night and not updated till noon the next day. Always call ahead before placing money down.

Shipping in the Summer Heat. Important!

Flights to smaller airports are getting bumped by the minute so please have an alternate airport in mind. It is a pain in the rear but its totally out of our control.
Cavaliers can fly at 85 degrees max and Chins can fly at 75 degrees max.

There are flights Thursday evenings at times but they are around 60-70 higher.

If it is going to any major airport (such as Miami, LAX, Ect.) there is no need in worrying.

Small Female Chin

Pink Ice is going to be a very small chin. She currently weighs 1.6 pounds and is super healthy.
Little HoneySuckle is the same + .03 pounds

update
Both are sold.

Shipping

Shipping in the USA will remain at 250.00. All schedules will be made directly after payments for flying your puppy to you.
Common questions on shipping;
Q. Why is it so high?
A. Shipping charges always cost us more than the 250 dollar charge. Take the flight (200+), crate (20-30), Gas to Airport (2 hours), Health Certificate, along with lost wages taking the trip. That is just the basics.
Q. When will I get the flight info?
A. The flight info will come back to us a week before the flight at the very earliest. Usually Friday but on hot or extreme cold temps it can be the Monday or Tuesday before.
Q. What days do you ship?
A. We ship on Thursdays.
Q. When can I get my puppy?
A. They have to be 56 days old before shipping.

Welcome to our blog!

We will be posting our blog comments on blogger now to save time.
If everything goes right there will be daily updates.

Thanks for looking.

Andrew Kuster
www.DogwoodTrailsKennel.com