Puppy Socialization 

The first 10 weeks:

Puppy Culture is the program we use as our guide in the socialization process. We appreciate the straight forward plan this program provides. We do adapt it to fit our breed, each litter and each puppy as they are all unique.
We focus on; ENS, manding, clicker training, free shaping exercises, leash work, crate conditioning, nail trimming, bathing, grooming, house training, visiting new places, going for drives, meeting new people and new animals and much more... We start these things, remember you must continue training at home to solidify what we start here. 
 

ENS: Early Neurological Stimulation aids in "improved cardio vascular performance (heart rate); stronger heart beats; stronger adrenal glands; more tolerance to stress; and greater resistance to disease".

Manding: asking politely for attention by sitting when approaching a human rather than jumping up. 
Free Shaping: allowing the puppy to discover what you are wanting them to do by using a clicker and bait as positive reinforcement. They learn to offer behaviors until you reward what you want them to do. Free shaping is a jumpstart to life long obedience training. 
Crate Conditioning: We help the crate become a positive place for puppies from a few weeks old, making crate training a smoother process. 
Sound desensitization: Puppies will experience a variety of sounds from city sounds, lawn mowers, vacuum, barking dogs, children, lightening, fire works and anything else we can find. We will play these sounds via recording while puppies are resting or chewing on a yummy bone. We gradually increase sounds as puppies are comfortable. Starting these sounds before puppies start to experience fear will help them be more adaptable to them as adults. Some sounds are apart of daily life and will be experienced in person. 
Grooming: We use an electronic tooth brush during our ENS protocols to stimulate the puppies nervous system. We also continue this until puppy goes home as it helps puppy become used to being groomed. We also file puppies nails with a Dremel from just a few days old on. We aim to make this a positive experience so puppies will continue to enjoy their nail trim into adulthood. Again you MUST continue this at home to keep your puppy comfortable with the grooming process. 

Nutrition: Our dogs and puppies receive a mix of Kibble and raw meat/veggies/fruit/eggs. We also use yogurt, and fermented grains for gut health. We typically use Dimond foods but we do change things up from time to time.  
See our Facebook page for videos of current and past litters doing these exercises.