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We encourage people to come down to the kennel by appointment for interviews and to meet the dogs. There is no obligation to buy. We evaluate their potential home based on their work schedules, what they do in their leisure time, their activity level, and their previous experience.
We ask important questions like why they want the dog, where the dog will live, and if they have a fenced yard. We also ask what their home environment is like, and what training they plan to do with the pup. We try to recommend a obedience training school in their area. Long distance buyers are asked for a letter of introduction about themselves, and sometimes for references.
Puppies are usually available, or a litter will be coming shortly. Reservations are recommended on the litters, both before they are born, and before puppies are ready to go to their new homes. This allows people greater selection in a litter.
We have approximately 8-10 breeding females and two or three stud dogs. We have some of our bitches in pet homes where they can be in a normal family environment. They come back for breeding for one or two litters, and then are usually retired.
People that buy dogs long distance are given pictures and pedigrees on the parents and the puppies. We pick the puppies for them, based on what they are looking for, and what their lifestyle is like. Shipping by air is available worldwide.
Puppies are born in one of our special whelping rooms on a bed of special blankets. Moms are encouraged to clean off their puppies themselves, and we try to get puppies nursing as fast as possible. Pups are introduced to a weaning puppy food at three and a half weeks of age, and by six weeks of age are weaned from their mothers. The moms still go in to play with the pups and to teach them good inter-dog skills.
Puppies are socialized with a wide variety of stimulants; including new environments, new sounds, and different ages and types of people including small children. We often have a radio playing for the pups to hear different music and talking. We give them different toys to play with, and work on good manners like not jumping up, mouthing gently, and how to play nicely with people. Many of them retrieve at a very early age, such as five weeks old.
Puppies have been dewormed three times, vet checked, tattooed, and given their first vaccinations prior to leaving our kennel for their new homes. We give out an information booklet talking about nutrition, crate training, housebreaking, visiting the veterinarian, safe chew toys, obedience training, and introduction to other dogs and other animals.
There is also a pedigree, an agreement of purchase and sale, a CKC non-breeding agreement, and a health record on your puppy. We give you hints for raising and training your puppy. We recommend that everyone does obedience classes with the puppy, for the benefit of socialization with other dogs and with people that classes provide.
Pet puppies, dogs that are not bought for breeding purposes are to be spayed or neutered by the time they are a year old. We do not believe that pet puppies are any lesser quality than the breeding/working puppies, but rather that puppies are bought for different purposes. A companion dog in a home with several small children is going to be a different choice for someone than a dog bought for protection, security, or competition.
People are allowed to pick the puppy that they think is best for them, with our guidance. After puppies go home, we try to contact owners to see how they are doing over the first few weeks and months, and then approximately once a year. This may be by email, phone, or letter. we do our best to stay in contact with our puppy owners after they buy a puppy from us, and love to get updates and pictures on pups as they grow up. of course having a pup come back for a visit is a special bonus!
Puppies have a guarantee for hip dysplasia. This is a two year guarantee, as hips can be x-rayed preliminarily at the age of 6 - 12 months and certified at 20 - 24 months. I try to get all of my puppy owners to get their pup's hips x-rayed, even if the dog is a pet. This gives me valuable information on the genetic incidence of hip dysplasia in our bloodlines.
Puppies are also guaranteed for genetic diseases, providing there is proof of a genetic origin as diagnosed by a qualified specialist. Our lines have been very clear; we have had very few genetic problems with allergies, thyroid problems, epilepsy, or eye disorders or problems. We continually research our bloodlines to try to ensure the dogs used in our program have the maximum genetic health possible. Our incidence of hip dysplasia is less than 5%. elbow and other orthopedic problems are also covered in this part of the guarantee.
Temperament is also guaranteed, providing you have successfully completed a basic obedience course and have shown a good intention of trying to train your dog and understand it. We strive for a very good temperament, not necessarily just "high drive."
A strong steady working temperament is very important so that a dog can handle the stresses of being heavily worked and this is something that I have worked very hard for in my pups. Puppies bought for specific working purposes are guaranteed to live up to the expectations, within reason, as the development, socialization, and training of the dog will affect how that puppy grows up.
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original May 10, 1998
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