The Copper Dogs

Adventures with Roper and Cinch


  • Lessons from Cinch: Tips for Managing Severe Allergic Reactions in Dogs

    Lessons from Cinch: Tips for Managing Severe Allergic Reactions in Dogs

    Cinch, our 1.5-year-old female Vizsla, decided to give us another first in the form of a huge curveball for this outdoor-loving family—severe hives. From all the dogs myself or my husband have owned, we’ve never experienced a severe allergic reaction in our dogs. At least, not to the extent Cinch experienced over the 4th of… Read more

  • Lessons from Cinch: After Spay Recovery with Progress Pictures

    Lessons from Cinch: After Spay Recovery with Progress Pictures

    Spaying can be a traumatic experience for both owner and dog, from having to drop off your beloved girl at the vets office in the morning, to the two-week after care from surgery. Not only can it be on the traumatic side, it can cause stress in the household, especially if there is another dog… Read more

  • Meet Cinch – The Little Copper Dog

    Meet Cinch – The Little Copper Dog

    Cinching Wild Quaky Path aka Cinch aka Little Copper Dog has officially been with our family for a year – and what a year it has been. Cinch has brought so much fun, spunk, and cuddles to our family that even Roper (The original Copper Dog) has become wrapped around her little paw. Cinch girl… Read more

  • Camping with Dogs: The Guide to Packing

    Camping with Dogs: The Guide to Packing

    Whether it’s your first time camping with the dogs, or you have a few trips under your belt, the age old question always comes up, “what do we need for the dog?” Aside from the necessities like food and water, the rest depends on you. Right, very helpful, you must be thinking. But, hear me… Read more

  • Bird Dog to Hunting Dog: Tips for Desensitizing a Dog to Loud Noises

    Bird Dog to Hunting Dog: Tips for Desensitizing a Dog to Loud Noises

    Whether you just purchased a floppy eared puppy to be your future hunting partner, or you don’t want to have a dog that is scared of fireworks or other loud bangs, then desensitizing your dog to loud noises a must. However, it must be done slowly and strategically, or else you could be left with… Read more

  • Copper Dog to Copper Dogs: the Bad, the Good, and the Copper

    Copper Dog to Copper Dogs: the Bad, the Good, and the Copper

    Phew, made it to the 3 months of having two vizslas under one roof. And not just any vizslas, but one of them happens to be the first Copper dog, Roper. Meet Roper here.  Looking back now, there were a lot of little moments that were actually huge stepping stones into where we are today.… Read more