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Late August - Sept 16, 2016

I am sorry this issue is so late getting out to you all. I hope you all have had a wonderful summer!

If you are a breeder member, listed on our Natural Rearing Breeder Member page and would like to be spotlighted in a future newsletter and blog post, please let me know and I will send you the interview questions.

Also,we welcome any articles you have written or even topic ideas you would like to see covered.

Until next time ...

In This Issue

*Meet Our Newest Members

*NR Breeder Spotlight

*New Articles and/or Posts of Interest

*Homeopathic Kit For Dog Breeders

Welcome To Our Newest Members!

New Breeder Members August 2016

Please Welcome Our Newest Breeder Members! Trisong Tibetan Terriers TriSong Tibetan Terriers (AKC reg.) "Exceeding the Standard" Holostically-Raised Naturally Reared Home of Best in Show and Group Winning, Obedience Titled and Therapy Tibetan Terriers http://trisongtibetans.com trisong.tibetans@gmail.com Sapphire Shepherds Working German Shepherds Exceptional dogs for your personal or family companionship and security. Healthy, highly trainable dogs for all your …

BREEDER SPOTLIGHT

NR Breeder Spotlight

The NR Breeder Spotlight is here to help us get to know each other better and promote our NR Breeders. August 31, 2016 We are Spotlighting: Crystal Hannah, GDAB Great Danes & Ibizan Hounds, Texas NRBA: How long have you been raising your dogs “naturally”? Crystal: I’ve been feeding raw since 1999, and doing “minimal vaccines” longer than I can …

What's New?

Articles and Posts of Interest

Study Shows that Environmental Chemicals Impact Dog Semen Quality

Environmental Chemicals Impact Dog Semen Quality - Duh!

Here is an interesting report on a population of breeding dogs exhibiting a 26 year (1988–2014) decline in sperm quality and a concurrent increased incidence of cryptorchidism in male offspring (1995–2014). A decline in the number of males born relative to the number of females was also observed.

Could The Whelping Box Be An Environmental Factor for CHD?

How can a whelping box be an "environmental factor" in puppies developing CHD (Canine Hip Dysplasia)? I was recently having a conversation with a fellow NR breeder, discussing CHD not being genetic and it got me to thinking about many of the environmental factors involved that are being found to contribute to CHD as well as how much we as …

Homeopathic Kit For Dog Breeders

Attention Natural Rearing Dog Breeders

A Homeopathic kit for dog breeders that contains twenty-three remedies

(as described in the chapter Remedy Selection in the book Homeopathy for Dog Breeders)

This kit has been put together by Aleks Mikic and includes remedies for the following:

• clearing radiation from x-rays

• inducing stronger contractions

• releasing retained placentas

• and MUCH MORE!

For more information or to order, Click HERE