Sound Habituation Starts with Classical Music

Jazz x Jake litter due around March 19 or 20, 2023 On February 23, an ultra sound absolutely confirmed pregnancy with little puppy fetuses and heart beats visible. Our wonderful vet, Dr. Gentle, indicated pup development and size all looked as it should and, momma Jazz was also doing great. Next visit will be March…

Manding is an exercise from Puppy Culture which is the beginning of teaching a Puppy some positive reinforcement with treats as well as beginning social politeness training (specifically, not jumping up and deMANDING attention or treat).  The MANDING exercise is often done with a clicker and treat.  We don’t do clicker training, so I pair…

We were able to get MUCH better lighting today and, even though puppies will be puppies, most are not tooooo blurry. We also included a picture of the beautiful color they are really developing already on their torsos. Just a beautiful bunch of babies for your Easter Sunday viewing! Pictured in their birth order… Blue…

2 1/2 weeks and our eyes are open! Photos are shot in low light due to eyes just opening and safer for the babes for now to not face the light or have a flash right now, but here’s a good look at what these beautiful 11 look like at 2.5 weeks.

These 4-5 minute video “walkabouts” of each puppy are observation for us and you to see, again, how they do separated from the others but within hearing and sight of their pack. Observe their curiosity, independence, willingness to explore, use of their nose to investigate, but also note the acknowledgment for the human leader by…

In this session we took each of the pups out individually. We are looking for their desire to “look around” and how well they respond to the chukar wing on a string and toy on a string. If you dangle something on a string in front of a puppy, he/she will want to play with…