Puppy Suite
Puppies are born in beautiful birthing suites and given lots of love by our 3 children. For the first week of life they are kept warm and safe with their mother. When puppies are 1 week old they start to have regular contact with people especially children. We introduce them to many new smells, noises, and environments to help them become very adaptable to the world around them. We practice the “Puppy Culture” method and encourage our future families to learn about this method prior to bringing puppy home as it is a wonderful training method going forward. We also partner with Baxter & Bella which is an online training system for our families so each family has the tools they need to ensure a successful transition into their home. Because of our partnership there is 25% off when the code Ruby is entered at checkout. We start to paper train at 3 weeks of age helping to make the potty training transition in their future home much quicker when that time comes. These weeks are also important as we start to acclimate the puppies to the outside world. They have daily opportunities to be outside to explore all the new sights and smells as well as start the potty training process further. By the time our puppies go to their new homes they are very used to going outside and when they can’t wait they use the paper in their specific area. We also start to work on simple training such as come, and name recognition (if their future family give us that). By 3-4 weeks of age puppies start on their first bites of puppy food. We use high quality Life’s Abundance Dog Food that helps support optimal puppy growth, brain development, healthy immune & digestive tract, and so much more. We strongly encourage families to continue on this food to support their puppies health long into the future.
Even after starting on puppy food, puppies continue to nurse from their mother, but begin the weaning process. This is about the time we transition the puppies from our home to the heated and air-conditioned outside puppy area with large outdoor play area. This gives the puppies much more space to explore, learn, and grow. We continue the “Puppy Culture” process with much handling and introduction to new environments and toys on a regular basis. We do not start the clicker portion of “Puppy Culture” but do encourage families to continue this process at home.
At 6 weeks puppies are ready for their first round of shots as well as a full check up from our vet. We are very lucky to have a wonderful veterinarian who comes right to our home. This gives our puppies the advantage of not needing to be introduced to possible germs and illness that can accompany a clinic setting as well as the stress this may cause. The puppies mother remains a large part of the puppies world during these weeks continuing to nurse periodically and teaching the puppies appropriate play/submission. We de-worm each puppy and perform nail care at weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks of age. They also receive several baths and routine grooming as needed so they become accustomed to this as it will be a part of their life for years to come. We believe the puppies front dew claws help to serve as their thumb so we do not remove them. We do have our veterinarian remove rear dew claws as they are prone to getting snagged and can cause problems down the road. We let our puppies go to their new families at 8 weeks of age. This is a very bitter sweet time for our family as each puppy has its place in our hearts and home. We enjoy being able to keep in contact with our puppies new families to see how they are doing.
Our Standard Bernedoodles will range in size from 75-90lb (but may be larger). Our Medium Bernedoodles range in size from 50-70lbs. They enjoy exercise so a fenced yard, underground fence, country living, or an active life styled family is best. They also enjoy being with their families so for that reason they do not do well being in a kennel for long periods regularly. They will require grooming as they have a low to no shed coat. It is best to call a local groomer to get a price quote as this is an expense that sometimes is not fully considered when purchasing.
PUPPIES COME WITH:
- Blanket with scent from siblings to help the transition to their new family.
- Full record of vaccinations.
- 2 year health guarantee if puppy is fed Life’s Abundance nutrition (must have written letter from veterinarian explaining genetic defect) full refund with puppy being returned to our family.
Our puppies are only sold as pets. They are not sold for any breeding programs. We require a written contract that you will have puppy spayed or neutered as soon as it is recommended by their veterinarian.
