About
History
Kizuna Eurasiers is the hobby and passion project of its founder, Jeannie. It all started with Lili, my first Eurasier and first dog. In an effort to ensure that Lili was living an enriched life as my companion, we took a lot of pet dog classes in her first few years. A friend in the Eurasier community invited us to attend a conformation show, and from there, we started trying out all sorts of activities at a more competitive level, for the sake of making sure my dogs have a good life with me.
Along the way, I was recruited to join the United States Eurasier Club’s Board of Directors in 2019, plunging me deeper into my Eurasier hobby. As of 2023, I currently hold a position on the Board as Vice President as well as Breeding Coordinator.
After a lot of consideration, time spent studying the breed standard, dog conformation and structure, breed health and health lineages, I decided to enter the world of breeding. And thus, here we are. Thank you for taking the time to consider us and our program.
Kennel Goals
I take the role of Eurasiers as “companions” seriously – they regularly accompany me to work, on errands, on hikes/runs, etc. We develop our companionship by taking classes, training, and competing together. I try my best to showcase the versatility of my dogs as companions in all forms. It is my intention to inject interesting and mentally/physically stimulating activities into their lives whenever I can (i.e. hikes, visits to the local farmers market, going on errands in unfamiliar parts of town, etc).
I do a lot of activities with my dogs and I am not expecting my potential families to do the same, but I do strongly encourage it, whether it’s a casual or serious endeavor. The responsibility of bringing a puppy into this world and raising it is gigantic, and I hope my potential families are willing to enrich the lives of their dogs and help them thrive as companions by doing things with them.
I prioritize those who share my beliefs and goals, and are looking to join our “family” of breed and dog enthusiasts. I do not believe that selling a puppy is a one-time transaction – my hope is that my puppy owners both want and make efforts to maintain contact for the puppy’s lifetime and more.
Care & Rearing of Our Dogs
Our dogs are kept and raised as members of our household, and live indoors with regular access to physical and mental stimulation.
Fresh water is always available, and our dogs are fed twice a day. We feed our dogs a variety of high quality and high protein foods, including various brands of kibble, freeze-dried raw, air-dried, fresh cooked, and raw foods. Some of the brands we feed include Farmina, Stella & Chewy’s, Nulo, Just Food for Dogs, Maev, K9 Naturals, among others.
We give VOHC approved dental treats and perform regular teeth brushing as part of our dogs’ dental care.
Our Eurasiers are groomed on a regular basis - weekly brushing while not blowing coat and daily brushing when blowing coat. Baths are given on an as-need basis, generally once every couple of months.
Our dogs receive regular wellness exams and bloodwork and prompt additional veterinary care as the need arises. We strive towards fear-free and cooperative care when it comes to veterinary visits and other husbandry. We follow the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA) guidelines for vaccination.
Socialization & Training
Our dogs receive regular training and socialization throughout the course of their lives.
Raised in the heart of the city, they are regularly exposed to the hustle and bustle of city life and are generally unbothered by things like buses and pedestrians, and are well-behaved in public places, indoors and out. My dogs also accompany me to my day job multiple times a week, where they work on their settling skills and human and dog stranger interactions. That said, while my dogs regularly accompany in many different scenarios, I do strongly recommend incorporating “alone time” into their schedules to establish it as an expected and normal occurrence.
The dogs are enrolled in various classes starting from puppyhood, beginning with puppy classes (where we focus on bonding and engagement with the human in novel places in the presence of human and dog distractions) and eventually moving towards classes geared towards the sports that the dogs seem to enjoy the most (some examples include agility, nosework, barn hunt, etc.). These classes continue regularly into adulthood, as we find consistent training with our dogs in and outside the context of class to be an effective way to build our relationship and engagement ability.
We believe in training our dogs with positive reinforcement and Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive methods. In our experience, it is of paramount importance to take the time to understand our dogs and their motivations, in order to minimize frustration on both ends of the leash and increase effectiveness of learning and training. It is important to remember that each dog is different, and training sessions and expectations should be tailored for each individual dog – training sessions with one dog will not look the same as with another.
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