Lakeside Miniature American Shepherds

09/28/2026

09/28/2026

This handsome guy, Fairways Ryppin it Up at Lakeside earned 9 points at the Canadian Nationals! Only 2 points to his Grand Champion Bronze!
As always, many thanks to his breeders and co-owners Linda and Arty Malaussena of Fairway Farm Miniature American Shepherds for this truly amazing boy!!

09/08/2026

Fed kefir for years.....

🐶💩 DOES YOUR DOG STRUGGLE WITH LOOSE STOOLS, GAS OR A SENSITIVE STOMACH?

Sometimes it’s not just what your dog eats, but how well they digest it.

A fascinating study followed 21 healthy adult Golden Retrievers for 30 days and found that adding a small amount of store-bought kefir, a yogurt-like fermented milk, to their bowls produced some impressive results:

🥩 Better digestion — including significantly better protein digestion.

💩 Firmer, better-formed poops.

🗑️ ~40% less unwanted gut waste — ammonia produced from protein breakdown in the gut dropped dramatically.

🦠 More gut-nourishing short-chain fatty acids, important fuel for cells lining the colon.

❤️ Lower triglycerides, with the higher-kefir group also showing lower cholesterol.

It’s also why Dr. Karen Becker created Prime Enzymes™ - a full-spectrum digestive enzyme formula designed to help pets break down proteins, fats, carbohydrates and fiber, with ox bile and taurine for additional digestive support.

Whether you’re adding fermented whole foods like kefir (use about 1/2 teaspoon for every 10 lbs) or supporting the digestive process with enzymes, helping your dog get more from what’s already in their bowl can be a simple place to start.

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07/08/2026

Lakeside Kennel had an amazing weekend at the Charlotte County Kennel Club dog show this past weekend.
Lakeside's That's My Girl (Maggie), owned and bred by Kelly Reilly Furlong (myself) of Lakeside went Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite in all three shows for 6 points toward her Ch. This was Maggie's first time in the ring!

Lakeside's Deuce From the Fairway
Bred by Kelly Reilly Furlong of Lakeside and co owned with Linda and Arthur Malaussena, went Best Of Breed in all four shows!

I am so proud of my beautiful breeding program and my boy Rypp who has brought so much to Lakeside.
Rypp was bred by and co owned with Fairway Kennel.
Forever grateful Linda and Arthur Malaussena.

05/28/2026

Trying to decide if i should have a litter of Akc registered miniature American Shepherds this year. All health and genetic testing done on parents. Please message me if interested in a early fall puppy.
207.214.9255
[email protected]

05/03/2026

Fairways Ryppin it Up at Lakeside had a Wonderful weekend at the Fredericton Kennel Club Show winning 4 Best of Breeds in the weekends four shows!
Many thanks to Luc of Journeys End kennels for taking him in the last Group as I was Freezing....Brrr

04/19/2026

Rypp and I went to Nova Scotia for a few days. Many thanks to Ellen Robarts of Sidekick kennels for the hospitality and the tips on disc dog training!

02/14/2026

See below!!

Some brands passed and some brands failed: a new investigation by the Clean Label Project tested 79 of the most popular pet foods and found that dry kibble consistently had the highest levels of heavy metals, plastic-related chemicals, and acrylamide, a compound formed during high-heat processing.
Compared to fresh and frozen foods, kibble contained:

• ~21× more lead and mercury
• 13× more arsenic
• 6× more cadmium
• 24× more acrylamide, with one product testing at 780 ppb

Plastic-associated chemicals like BPA, BPS, and DEHP were also highest in dry food and lowest in fresh and frozen products.

Researchers note that because many dogs eat the same dry food every day for years, long-term exposure and accumulation of contaminants in organs like the liver and kidneys may contribute to chronic disease and potentially increase cancer risk.

Link in comments to read more about which brands passed and failed:

02/07/2026

Listen to this and be informed....