Our Barbet's Healthy Lifestyle

Part of our Barbet's healthy lifestyle consists of a high quality diet, clean water, appropriate exercise, lots of fresh air and sunshine all contribute to the daily wellness that we try to offer our dogs. 

We feel very strongly that by helping our dogs to have strong and healthy immune systems they will be in the best position to fight off illness and disease. At Northrock, we do this by feeding our Barbets a quality diet, limiting vaccines,  and limiting exposure to chemical toxins. 

We  follow a limited vaccine protocol. We believe that conventional veterinary practice of annual vaccine boosters is creating disease in our pets. We do not feel that animals should be given so many vaccinations. We titre and encourage our puppy homes to titre rather than simply revaccinating when their dog may already have immunity to certain diseases such as Parvo and Distemper. "Once immunity to a virus exists, it persists for years or life." - Dr Ronald D Schultz, head of pathobiology at Wisconsin University.  

We also run nomographs on our dams using the University of Wisconsin Madison CAVIDS laboratory.  These help us optimally time when our puppies should receive their vaccinations.

We try to limit the exposure that our animals and ourselves have to chemicals and toxins in our home and garden and we are careful to use chemical free cleaning and gardening products. 

As responsible Barbet breeders we are striving to produce Barbets that will live long and healthy lives.  We offer lots of encouragement and guidance to our puppy buyers and we are always available to answer questions.