We have no puppies for sale at the present time.  Callie will be bred on her next season with puppies available in April-May 2009.  The stud has yet to be determined, and will be announced at a later date.  If you are interested in either a show or pet puppy from this litter, contact us.
      The goals of this breeding will be (1) Preserve Callie’s beautiful breed type, (2) Produce dogs who can win in both specialty and all-breed rings, (3) Continue research on temperament testing and personality style. 
      Meanwhile, enjoy the slide shows below.

The RiverRock Puppy Garden

      Click the link above to see how puppies are born, raised, socialized, and placed at RiverRock.  The puppies are from two litters.  Stoneway’s Venus of Woodside is the dam of both litters.  The sires are CH Kenlyn’s Aries v HiCliff and CH Marquis’ Stealing the Show.

      As a professor of educational psychology, I am very interested in promoting high achievement in people, organizations, and dogs.  All puppies receive early neurological stimulation, using the same methods employed by the U.S. Department of Defense.  See the article entitled “Developing High Achievers” on Dr. Carmen Battaglia’s site.

      Early socialization and exposure to safe, diverse environments helps puppies develop into exceptional performers and companions.  Temperament testing at 8 weeks (The Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test), along with careful screening of puppy buyers, insures placement of puppies in compatible homes.

The Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test

My work with the The Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test is supported by the Psychology Department at St. Cloud State University.  This slide show contains pictures of my research assistants conducting a few of the exercises on the test.  If you would like to see the test, click here.

Puppies’ First Christmas

Watch as Jesse and Charmaine open their first Christmas presents!