We believe in lots of human socialization.  Aft r the first week or so, the puppies are handled on a daily basis. We do nothing with the pups that woud scare them or in anyway frighten them.

 

As they get a little bit older we spend more time with them.  They have puppy toys and a lot of human contact in a comfortable, pleasant environment.  

 

The puppies have access to food as soon as they are able to follow their Mom from the "den" to the feed station.  The puppies are born in a heated and cooled structure which has doggie doors that lead outside to screened-in porches.  At above 4 to 5 weeks of age, they will be following their Mom outside to the porch and begin chewing on puppy food and sipping on water.  

 

As they get older and more coordinated, they can go down the steps from the porch to a fenced-in puppy yard.  This allows the puppies the opportunity to follow "Nature's Program" of going away from where they sleep and eat to poop.

 

We deworm the puppies on a regular basis first with Nemex II and then with Drontal Plus.  By 8 weeks of age, most puppies have had about 3 deworming.  

 

At 8 weeks of age, the puppies get their first vaccination of Vanguard 5.  Their 2nd dose is due at about 12 weeks of age.