Puppy Raising
Take the time to get to know how we raise, socialize, and train our puppies before they leave our breeding program to join your family!
We use aspects of Badass Breeder, Puppy Culture and Avidog programs to train and raise our puppies on!
Early Scent Introduction (ESI)
Early Scent Introduction (ESI) training is a process that helps puppies with their nose awareness and contributes to success in nosework, search/rescue, obedience, tracking, and more! ESI elevates their ability to identify and react to different scents. Early introduction to scents have shown to improve a dog’s scent ability later in life.
We start ESI training at 3 days old and continue each day until 16 days old. We individually expose the puppies to a different scent each day. A puppy can have a positive, negative, or neutral reaction to the scent.
We are hands on with our puppies from before they are born until the day they leave to your home. You can guarantee we have put our heart and souls into them.
Find out more information on ESI: https://www.avidog.com/early-scent-introduction-for-neonate-puppies/
Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS)
We start ENS training at 3 days old and continue each day until 16 days old.
The US Military developed this method designed to improve the performance of future military working dogs, according to the Breeding Better Dogs program developed by Dr. Carmen Battaglia, esteemed breeder, judge, seminar presenter, and AKC board member.
When performed correctly, ENS is believed to impact the neurological system by kicking it into action earlier than would be normally expected.
Five benefits have been observed in canines that were exposed to ENS, including improved cardio vascular performance (heart rate); stronger heart beats; stronger adrenal glands; more tolerance to stress; and greater resistance to disease.
ENS requires handling the puppies one at a time while performing a series of five exercises.
1. Tactile stimulation – Holding the pup in one hand, the handler gently stimulates (tickles) the pup between the toes on any one foot using a Q-tip. It is not necessary to see that the pup is feeling the tickle. Time of stimulation 3 – 5 seconds.
2. Head Held Erect – Using both hands, the pup is held perpendicular to the ground, (straight up), so that its head is directly above its tail. This is an upwards position.
3. Head Pointed Down – Holding the pup firmly with both hands the head is reversed and is pointed downward so that it is pointing towards the ground.
4. Supine Position – Hold the pup so that its back is resting in the palm of both hands with its muzzle facing the ceiling. The pup while on its back is allowed to sleep.
5. Thermal stimulation— Use a damp towel that has been cooled in a refrigerator for at least five minutes. Place the pup on the towel, feet down.
Find more information on ENS Training on akc.org
We are hands on with our puppies from before they are born until the day they leave to your home. You can guarantee we have put our heart and souls into them.
