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Hello, I am Barbara Ann Ewer. My husband Larry and I started
Bar-Lar Shih Tzu
twenty some years ago. Over the years we have bred and owned over 40 American Champions. We are dedicated to producing the very best quality dogs possible. All
of our breedings are carefully planned in order to produce our next show baby. We do occasionally have show prospects available and also pets. Our pet babies are sold with spay/neuter agreements
and AKC limited registration. We do not sell dogs for breeding purposes. We are happy to share information about this breed. Below we will give you a look into our facilities as well as information on how we keep our dogs and what our routine is everyday. |
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We built our home
several years ago, and were fortunate to be able to design the floor plan to
accommodate our needs for our dogs. Our kennel room is right off of our
kitchen separated by our laundry room. The room measures 20ft. x 20ft.
and is totally self contained. It has its own hot water heater as well as
a heat pump strictly for this room. This way we can control the temperature
for maximum comfort as well as have plenty of hot water for bathing and proper
cleaning. We use 4ft. x 4ft. individual pens for our babies to play
in, 2ft x 4ft. and 3ft. by 3ft. pens for the show dogs to be separated in, and
then we have 2ft. x 4ft. stack units for the girls to stay in. The Pens are
chrome with vinyl coated hygienic floors in them. This is very important
for cleanliness. Puppies are interested in playing and they don't really
pay much attention to what they run through. So the floors allow the urine
and stool to fall through away from the puppies which is necessary for clean
healthy babies. Each girl has their very own compartment so that we
may be very aware of eating practices. This is very important due to
the fact that a dog will not eat if it is not feeling well and also we can be
assured that no one else is eating someone else's food or simply eating to much!
Also some dogs require different nutritional needs due to age, pregnancy
etc. All dogs like their own space and we have found that with this method they have
a friend next to them but they can also have time to rest quietly with their own
bed and toys. |
| This is the grooming area of our room.
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These 4 ft. x 4ft. pens are used for play pens for raising babies when we have them and also show dogs. |
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These are the stack units. They are individual rooms for the dogs to sleep and eat in. Each dog has their name on their heart tag. This is the right side of the room. |
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An extended view of the left side of the room |
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Our Routine & Play Area
At 11 am
everyone goes back outside to play on the deck. Older puppies go
out to play with the adult dogs as well. This is the time
when sweeping and mopping are done. Also during this time is when I brush through show coats or bathe, clip,
do puppies nails, pads and butts. Anything that needs to be done
for that given day. If the weather is cold or wet then everyone plays inside. Sometimes they get to stay out all day weather permitting, but if not
they come in and play. They take a nap from 2-4 pm and then back out
again. They love this time to play together and run and exercise. We repeat the same chores at night, with changing pen papers, water
bottles, messy bedding etc. We usually put everyone to bed for the
evening around 8 pm. |
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