WHELPING
Every litter that is raised in our home, start their lives
in our master bedroom. Our whelping box is where I can be
of assistance if need be. The puppies are kept in our room
until they are 5 weeks old. At five weeks of age, they are
moved to my home office where they start to see traffic
and stimuli. We have two cats as well as two lovely little
girls who are 5 and 7. Not much will phase or startle these
puppies once they have lived their first couple of months
in our house.
WEANING
I start to introduce food to the pups around 5 weeks of
age. When momma is outside, the puppies are offered food
several times a day. By the time I wean the puppies they
are doing very well on their puppy food. Momma spends less
and less time with them during the 5th week and by 6 weeks
I like to have the babies weaned. This leaves 2 weeks, without
momma and on their own for their meals, before they start
moving to new homes at 8 weeks .
6
TO 8 WEEKS of Age
This is a critical time for the puppies and one of the
most demanding of our families’ time and care.
This is where our daughters play such an important role.
When our puppies are weaned, I split the litter up into
groups of 2 or 3. This helps them start to learn independence
and not to rely on the “Pack”. I have found
that you end up with less dominance, submission, and
passive behavior. I have very “Even Tempered”
puppies. At 6 weeks of age they are also started with
their potty and crate training. They are introduced
to “potty pads” when they are inside and
weather permitting, they take lots of trips outside
to play with the girls. All of our puppies are put in
their crates at night, tucked in with soft music playing,
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HEATH
CARE AND PREVENTION
The health of our puppies is critical to us. Every puppy
has his own individual file and detailed records that go
with every puppy to their new family.
- 2-4-6-8
weeks of age, the puppies are dewormed with Pyrentol.
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6-8-10-12 weeks of age, the puppies are vaccinated for
Distemper/Parvo.
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8 weeks of age, puppies are vaccinated for Bordatella.
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8 weeks of age, all puppies receive their "Frontline"
for flea and tick prevention.
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8 weeks of age, all puppies receive their "Heartguard"
for prevention of heartworms.
All
routine medical needs are continued until they reach their
new homes.
HEALTH
CERTIFICATE
I work very closely with our local veterinarian, Dr. Scott
Munger of Fannin County Vet Services. He does a complete
exam on every one of my puppies before they leave to go
to their new family. At this visit, Dr. Munger signs a “Health
Certificate” stating that he feels our puppies are
healthy and free of infectious disease. Many critical areas
are checked and evaluated during this puppy exam such as:
heart, lungs, eyes, ears, bite, throat, flexion of hips
as well as overall skin, coat and body condition. Each puppy’s
temperature is taken and the puppy is checked for external
parasites such as fleas, ticks and ear mites. I can say,
with 100% certainty, that every one of our puppies have
passed their Puppy Exam with flying colors!
Because, we never
know when one of our puppies is going to be adopted, we
pride ourselves on raising every one of them like they are
staying forever. The puppy that you receive will be healthy,
happy and well socialized. We appreciate your considering
one of ours to be one of yours, and if your questions have
not been answered in this presentation, give us a call and
we would be happy to visit with you.
