I am there from the moment mom gives birth and handle them as much as mom will allow. All of our pups are handled daily. Once pups are about 3 weeks old we start keeping them in a room where we are very frequent. Typically the living room or kitchen. This starts the puppies getting used to sounds and different lights. When we leave we turn on the TV and we try to put it on a channel where they get used to different sounds and vibrations. We also introduce different kinds of toys. We also use a clicker to help with training on sit, stay and come. We use plain boiled chicken to help with training. We start out on pee pads and transition into pine pellets once they are able to step over into a litter tray. This helps them learn the smell of the outside. We then transition the pups to going outside we the adult dogs. We use the words outside or go potty. We let some of our neighbors come over and help with socializing with other humans besides us. This helps them get used to others besides just us. I utilize the following enrichment methods: Potty Training, "No" Biting or Chewing, Crate Training, Leash Walking, Sit Command, Clicker Training, Socialized with Children, Socialized with Adult Dogs, Socialized with Cats, Household Desensitization, Sound Stimulation, Toys, e.g. Ball, Chew, e.g. Bone, Grooming Desensitization, Biosensor Training, Potty training, crate training, Car Training , Human Interactions , Litter Box Trained, Noise desensitization, We litter train our puppies by 4 weeks which makes crate training very easy., Early socialization, Socialized with Other Animals, Noises , car riding , crate training, Outdoors, e.g. rain, and Various Surfaces .
Once breeding has taken place we wait until about 52 days and we do X-rays to confirm pregnancy. We also add vitamins to our breeding females food. All of our pups get vet checked at 3-5 days so that we can also do tail docking and dewclaw removal. All of our pups get dewormed at 2,4,6 and 8 weeks. all our pups get health checks and certificates. Any pups staying later than 8 weeks get 12 and 16 week check ups and at this age we also do rabies shot.
We send our puppies home with Blanket with Littermates Scent, Blanket with Mom's Scent, Certificate of Health, Food Starter Bag, Microchip, Puppy Collar, Puppy Leash, Puppy Starter Kit, Breed Club Registration, Vaccinations, and Toy with Littermates' Scent.