The puppies are 3 weeks old today and things are BUSY! The puppies are starting to explore their environment more and more each day, sometimes it seems like each hour. They are presenting with new behaviors all the time. They had their first adventure into food today. We feed our puppies a mixture of FrommContinue reading “Puppies – 3 weeks old”
Category Archives: Breeding Program
To infinity and beyond… whelping box expansion
Expanding the whelping box for enrichment in the puppy toddling stage. Puppies are 17 days old today.
Neonatal Potty Training
Potty training puppies as soon as they are mobile is a big part of setting our future service dogs up for success. Learn all about how we do it and get a general update on these adorable puppies in this blog.
Puppies – day 1-7
(This post is part of a series of posts, please be sure to read the others to learn all about the Roverchase Service Dog Program puppy raising protocols) The first 7 days of raising puppies are the most wary. I typically take 4 weeks off of seeing clients or going into the office and workContinue reading “Puppies – day 1-7”
Preparing for Puppies – The arrival
(This post is part of a series of posts, please be sure to read the others to learn all about the Roverchase Service Dog Program puppy raising protocols) Arrival day is always stressful, no matter how experienced you may be whelping puppies! You hope that all your hard work planning the litter, having the veryContinue reading “Preparing for Puppies – The arrival”
Preparing for Puppies – Maternal health and Whelping setup
(This post is part of a series of posts, please be sure to read the others to learn all about the Roverchase Service Dog Program puppy raising protocols) Prepping for the actual breeding and arrival of puppies begins the day our female comes into season (for pre-breeding prep, please see our previous blog). We wantContinue reading “Preparing for Puppies – Maternal health and Whelping setup”
Prepping for Puppies – Health Testing
(This post is part of a series of posts, please be sure to read the others to learn all about the Roverchase Service Dog Program puppy raising protocols) Preparing for a new litter of service dog puppies for us begins 6-12 months before the actual breeding occurs. First, we make sure our dogs have hadContinue reading “Prepping for Puppies – Health Testing”
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