About Eddie Soehnel

Eddie Soehnel is co-founder and co-owner of The Light of Dog and manages the products and the farm.

Natural ways to de-worm a dog that have worked for us

2019-08-24T16:25:59+00:00By |Categories: Pet Health|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

We have only seen issues with worms in our dogs when they are puppies, which is quite common at a young age. We have never seen them in our older dogs as they are fed a raw diet with raw fruits and vegetables, which as we have read, tend to discourage issues with worms. Worms [...]

Road trip to North Carolina to pick up our Vizsla puppy, Zooka

2019-07-13T18:21:47+00:00By |Categories: Adventures|Tags: , |0 Comments

We made a six day road trip from Colorado to North Carolina to pick up our Vizsla puppy, Zooka.  Personally, we prefer road trips over flying, which we outline why here, with tips on making a successful road trip with a new puppy. We crammed in a lot of driving over two days to [...]

Car travel tips when picking up a puppy from a breeder

2019-07-08T23:57:27+00:00By |Categories: Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

While flying is certainly an option for bringing a puppy home from a breeder, we opt to drive if possible, even if it is cross-country. We have found that driving is a great way to connect with our new puppy without the distractions of the normal routine and a home environment.  And it is important [...]

July 2019 Issue: weeks 1, 2 & 3 of raising a Vizsla puppy, appropriate exercise for adolescent dog, 97 ways to create great puppies, carsickness, and more.

2019-07-09T15:51:02+00:00By |Categories: Email|0 Comments

We have lived our entire lives with dogs, been in business with The Light of Dog since 2003, and currently live on a farm with our dogs. We want to positively impact the lives of our dogs in the six major areas of their lives: (1) choosing our next dog; (2) providing quality, [...]

Week 8: more field trips, temperament and conformation evaluations, and heading to new homes

2019-07-16T16:23:55+00:00By |Categories: How To Raise & Train a Vizsla, Miscellaneous Dog|Tags: , |0 Comments

The content below is the week summary of the update from our Vizsla breeder on the things she does with the puppies and where they are at in their development. The activities below are an example of what a reputable breeders does to help puppies prepare to live their best lives. This post is part of our [...]

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