Our Philosophy & Practices

An extremely wide range of people/families provide excellent homes for dogs.  Therefore, we will NOT discriminate on the basis of color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or anything else.  We are dedicated to finding loving homes for our puppies where they will thrive and bring joy to their people.

We are also committed to practicing anti-racism and promoting social justice in both our businesses and in our personal lives.

Each of our puppies is handled daily starting at birth, and receives ENS treatments from the third through the sixteenth day of life.  The result is an increased capacity that positively affects the dog for life and includes:

•  Cardio-vascular improvement
•  Stronger adrenal glands
• More tolerance to stress  
• Greater resistance to disease 
• Increased ability to learn 

Our puppies are puppy-pad trained starting at two weeks of age.  They learn to use a  dog door at 4 - 6 weeks of age. 

By the time they go home, they are going outside to potty reliably.  

All you need to do is get them used to YOUR home/yard/dog-door, teach them "signal," stick to a schedule, and watch them closely!!

You don't have time to stay up-to-date on every new development in the canine world.  So, we do it for you. You can call and ask about any issue that comes up during the life of your dog.  

FOR BREEDERS

The website, Midwoofery, is full of expert and scientific information related to breeding, whelping, and care.

We are passionate about safe, premium nutrition for our own dogs because of the HUGE effect it has had on our breeding program, and the general health of our dogs.  

While you are free to use any food or type of diet you choose for your puppy, we do share our recommendations with you.  If you do choose to follow these recommendations, your puppy's  health warranty will be automatically extended from 24-months to 36-months-of-age.

When we get a question from multiple families, we try to put together an informative answer and make a blog post about it.  You can find all the posts on our Information page.  

Other Dog Blogs:  The Healthy, Happy Dog  and Your Dog Advisor

This symposium was just the latest in our education about whelping.  We have taken courses from Avidog, Midwoofery and Myra Savant Harris.  We place great importance on assisting our dams with whelping (birthing) their puppies and improving outcomes

This class on socializing puppies covers everything from birth to 12 weeks of age.  It explains what to do as well as the reasons why.

We learned how to prevent puppy parasites starting 3 weeks prior to whelping.  We added the comprehensive protocol for puppies age 2-9 weeks as well as learning to do our own fecal tests.

We took the Puppy Culture course way back when it was delivered to our home on DVD's.  Now, of course, we also own the streaming version, as well as the fantastic video "Attention, the Mother of all Behaviors."

We have learned a tremendous amount from Avidog over the years.  Megan has taken the Temperament Evaluation course, the Stud Dog Management course and is currently studying the A to Z course.  Avidog has joined Good Dog, and are offering excellent breeder education. We really appreciate their scientific approach to canines.  

Canine Colors, Patterns and Textures: Genetics for Breeders. 

• Information about color genetics and coat traits.
• Methods for interpreting DNA test results.