Puppy development

How we implement puppy culture

Puppy culture is a 12 week program for both breeders and owners. There is a week by week program that is backed up by science. We use lots of the program in the raising of  our puppies.

Prenatal phase and first 2 weeks

Puppy culture starts even before conception with ensuring our girls are in tip top health. We ensure we shower our girls with love and affection and touch her tummy gently interacting with the movements later on in her pregnancy.
We ensure puppies are born in a calm warm, room preferably in her whelping box. We weigh the puppies and use puppy stim if any of the pups seem low on birth weight. From 3 days old we start ENS which early neurological stimulation this is a sequence of actions that are proven to develop a puppies brain and has many benefits to their health later in life. For the first 2 weeks the puppies are deaf, blind and pretty helpless. We ensure they are handled regularly.

Enrichment and early socialisation

14-21 days: transitional period- We move pups to the puppy nursery inside the pen. We introduce a litter tray area and different surfaces inside the pen. We have foam numbers, wooden logs, paper, bubble wrap and blankets to walk on.Pups get nails clipped regularly from 2 weeks.

Week 3-4 Startle response and recovery/ conditioned emotional responses. We Begin to add age appropriate toys and introduce different sounds such as Hoover's and farm sounds over the Alexa. We begin to remove pups from litter mates for short burst of time. We start to introduce problem solving games. We focus on manners and being able to take treats gently. In week 4 the crate is introduced to puppies.
Week 5- We will begin to start teaching manding instead of jumping up for treats, introduce barrier challenges. Puppies begin to explore the garden more independently. Puppies are introduced to the car. Puppies will have first bath and will experience a grooming dryer. 
Week 6- puppy parties with lots of different types of people, taking the puppies to school, crate training, trip to vet for check up and advocate flea treatment 
Week 7: 

Focus on training:

Learning to Mand
To sit on cue
To come when called 

To give up a toy

Crate Training:
Enter crate when asked
Eat in crate with door closed
Chew bone in crate with door closed
Nap in crate with door open 

Week 8-
Final bath in preparation for their new homes.

Puppies will be microchipped. Lots of 1:1 time.
Week 9- puppies go to their forever homes- vet checked, wormed, flead, microchipped. A lifetime of support is then offered with opportunities for yearly meet ups!