What sets our breeding program apart from others?
- Socialization programs beginning at birth with neonatal stimulation. These techniques are scientifically proven to improve intelligence and health as well as ensure you have a well-rounded puppy when it's time for him/her to go home!
- Careful Selection of only the best quality breeding stock, including healthy bloodlines, and proven temperaments.
- Temperament and Health Tested Parents with breed standard conformation.
- Sire and Dam free of endoparasites, ectoparasites, genetic diseases, and allergies.
- Veterinarian approved at a 9-12 month examination and OFA exams/radiographs/paperwork.
- Regular Grooming of our adults on a 6-8 week rotation, and regular veterinary dental care.
- Regular grooming of our puppies beginning as soon as 2 weeks old, and followed up every 14 days to begin training for grooming.
- Annual Vaccinations, Heartworm Prevention.
- Pairing up of the best possible parents to produce what you want in body composition, color and temperament.
- We retire our adults at 5-6 years old. We have them spayed or neutered, then are placed into a forever pet home where they enjoy life to the fullest! They deserve the very best.
- Quality Food: NutriSource Puppy and NutriSource Adult and NuVet supplements.
Excellent Puppy Health Care
- HUGS AND PUPPY KISSES DAILY! LOTS OF LOVE!
- Love and Personal Care every minute of every single day.
- Excellent healthcare begins in utero. The Dam's caloric intake is increased with puppy food and supplemented with double daily vitamins and probiotics starting on day 30 of gestation.
- Assisted whelping protocols (birth) and newborn health scoring (APGAR) with urgent ICU care when intervention is needed.
- Current deworming and vaccination protocols for our area are followed.
- DHPP
- +coronavirus
- Bordetella
- Rabies vaccination administered by our Veterinarian.
- A completed Veterinary Health Certificate, including a fecal exam and physical exam prior to leaving our care.
- High quality food and vitamin/mineral supplements.
- Extensive knowledge on all stages of newborn care from whelping, tube feeding, fluid administration and intervention.
- NuVet Supplement for proven healthier immune systems and stress levels.
- Preparing our puppies for departure and alleviate any added stress or concerns and ensuring an easy transition into your home.
Our Intense Puppy Socialization Program
- Daily Neonatal (ENS) Early Neurological Stimulation on days 3-16.
- Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) is a set of gentle exercises performed on newborn puppies (days 3-16) to stimulate their developing nervous system, potentially improving stress tolerance, heart health, and disease resistance. These brief, daily exercises involve tactile, head position (erect/down), supine (on back), and thermal (cool towel) stimulation to positively influence their adaptability and overall well-being, creating a foundation for better coping with life's challenges.
- What is ENS?
- Origin: This tactic was developed from the military's "Bio Sensor" program for working dogs to enhance performance.
- Timing: Applied once daily from day 3 to day 16 of a puppy's life, which is the most critical period for neurological growth.
- Method: Involves short, controlled, mild stressors that activate neurological pathways, not meant to harm but to naturally build resilience.
- The Five Exercises (Simplified):
- Tactile Stimulation: Gentle tickling between the paw pads with a Q-tip.
- Head Erect: Holding the puppy upright, head above tail, for 3-5 seconds.
- Head Down: Holding the puppy upright, head facing down, for 3-5 seconds.
- Supine Position: Holding the puppy on its back, muzzle to the ceiling, for 3-5 seconds.
- Thermal Stimulation: Placing the puppy's feet on a cool, damp towel for 3-5 seconds.
- Intended Benefits include but are not limited to:
- Improved cardiovascular performance and stronger heartbeats.
- Stronger adrenal glands.
- Increased tolerance to stress.
- Greater resistance to disease.
- Better adaptability and learning.
- Desensitization to Sound ( TV, radio, clippers, blow dryer, vacuum, trucks, horns, slamming doors and other household noises
- Caring Touch and desensitization of feet, mouth, ears and tail days 17 and on
- Socialization with adults, children, dogs and cats
- Extra love and cuddling
- Doggie door and crate trained from 6-7 weeks old!
- Potty training started for you
- Lots of families report how easy our puppies are to potty train!!!
- Groomed/bathed every 2 weeks (nails, ears, potty trail trimmed)
- Daily blanket and Toy changes (age and breed appropriate toys)
- Daily Indoor and Outdoor Exercising Program and interaction with people, other dogs and cats
- We make sure our babies are well-rounded and have the best temperaments to get along with everyone! We switch up "puppy-playtimes" with each puppy to interact with others they haven't in the past, and adults alike!
Our Healthcare Protocols
- Deworming schedule: every 2 weeks for 3 days in a row with fenbendazole.
- At 6 weeks of age, we begin our Parvo combo vaccination. Boosters follow again at 8, 10 and 12 weeks of age.
- Rabies given by veterinarian after 12 weeks of age.
- Two compounded medications are sent upon departure to help prevent stress related diarrhea and stool issues. Most puppies that leave their comfortable surroundings and travel to a new home do experience some stress related stool issues. A common one is called Coccidia and another is Giardia. These can be common in puppies that are around other puppies or dogs such as in kennels, boarding facilities or dog parks. Please read our Puppy Parasites 101 in the Puppy Care Guide of our webpage.
We do the very best we can to prevent all parasites and disease. Only the best quality and most effective vaccinations and dewormers are part of our care here. You will receive a complete vaccination record with the dates of vaccinations given and the actual stickers off the vial we use so your veterinarian will have no question as to what has been previously given and what your puppy will be due for. Veterinarians frequently applaud our thorough records sent home with our babies!