Rosehaven’s Year 2025 in Review
History of the Beagle
“From whence cometh our merry little hound?”
Today it’s all about the history of the Beagle.
With a pedigree that flows from Ancient Greek, hunting hounds to English royalty, a nose that hits top 3 in the dog world and stamina that will race a rabbit till the sun goes down – beagles have been loved centuries over for their hunting abilities, song-like howl and happy-go-lucky nature that captures hearts in royal estates and families alike. Nowadays the Beagle’s dedicated pack instinct translates into family loyalty, to the Beagle his family becomes his pack, creating truly a hound of hearth and home.
When Dog Meets Cat…
Carmen the farmyard cat is no stranger to enthusiastic beagles or excited new pups; both she and the curios Dante have a mutual understanding.
Here on the homestead we are very familiar with those first puppy-cat meetings and with a little human intervention– peace between cats and dogs is kept on the homestead.
Puppy Prep! -The Week Before.
-How to prepare to bring home your new puppy the week before.
Puppy excitement is in the the air! You’ve eagerly watched the weekly litter updates, now your suspense is coming to an end, pick-up day approaches -it’s 1 week away! You’ll soon be driving to bring your puppy home for keeps! But how to prepare? How to ensure you have a wonderful experience with your new puppy that exciting first week? Here’s some helpful advice for prepping the week before pick-up day for a smooth transition, allowing everyone to enjoy all the fun a little beagle or golden brings to life. It’s time to puppy prep!
Pup Visit! -Tikka in Seattle
Upon opening the door I was met with a beautiful red-gold Retriever. Her deep brown eyes shown with enthusiasm. She was definitely excited to see me, but so polite and impeccably well mannered that instead of rambunctious jumps and muddy paws all over my white sweatshirt she contained her joy in a tremendously wagging tail and a happy nose greeting.
I was awed at such a calm, elegant greeting from a 6 month old pup! Tikka was splendid!
Last week I had the great joy of visiting one of our Puppy families in Seattle. The Kreft family of 6 had welcomed into their home one of Penny’s pups “ Tikka” last November. It isn’t everyday that I get to visit my pups as they grow up. And I was overjoyed to witness Tikka’s exceptional development.
“Hi” from the Family at Rosehaven!
Hey Rosehaven Family! It’s been awhile since I’ve introduced us as a family with our puppers here on the homestead, so I thought I would get you up-to-date on who we are, what we do and how we love our dogs here in Colville, Washington.
Crate Train Your Pup!
Happy 2024! New year, New Pup, New training!
Let me jump into puppy basics with you and encourage you to CRATE TRAIN your pup! As we have discovered here on the Homestead, crate training is helpful for you, your pup and the whole family!
Here are the why’s behind crate training, the “what” of crate training and we’ll finish it up with a w…. How-To!
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Hey Folks!
Thanksgiving is days away and what is more delicious then Thanksgiving pie?
Meat Pie, berry pie, cream pie, fruit pie. Pie for breakfast, pie for lunch, pie for dinner, and pie for dessert, pie is with us all year long.
Rosehaven’s Step Out Of Time- Dante
***Announcing our splendid new boy “Rosehaven-Asher’s Step Out Of Time Dante!”
-Dante, came from the vast plains of Wyoming and Asher Beagles to be with us on the Homestead. He comes from an impressive line of champions all the way to his great, great, granddad!
Continue reading “Rosehaven’s Step Out Of Time- Dante”The Family Watercolor Journey
It was a rather gloomy, overcast, day in late November, 2019. A bitter cold wind swept the frozen ground outside, and the family here on the homestead were hunkering down for another long, dark, cold, not to mention boring, winter in Colville, WA. Dad knew we needed something adventurous to get us through the next 5 months of winter blues. That year the answer came from water and paint.
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