2022 Pikachu & Hammer

04/02/2022 Date of Birth
-First Installment Due At Birth
04/16/2022 Week 2 Deworming
04/30/2022 Week 4 Deworming
05/13/2022 Week 6 Distemper & Parvovirus Vaccine
-Enroll in BAXTER & Bella NOW use code NOBLE for 25% off
-Final Installment Due at week 6
05/17/2022 Spay & Neuters
-Assignments Made Shortly After Vet Visit
05/27/2022 Week 8 Distemper & Parvovirus Vaccine
05/28/2022 Pick up Day at 1:00 pm EST
-Payment For Puppies Staying For Training Due In Full Now
-Training Classes Should Start The Week You Take Your Puppy Home
-First Vet Appointment Should Occur During The First Three Days Home
06/24/2022 3rd Vaccine In Puppy Series Done By Your Vet | Included With 6 Weeks Of Training
-Your puppy should have met 100 different types of people by today!
07/22/2022 4th Vaccine In Puppy Series | Included With 10 Weeks Of Training
-Rabies Vaccine Based On Your State Law
07/08/2022 Pick up day for puppies staying for six weeks of training at 1:00 PM EST.
08/05/2022 Pick up day for puppies staying for 10 weeks of training at 1:00 PM EST.

May 20, 2022

I rarely do this early but It has been a productive week and I know that some of you are clicking and refreshing every 15 minutes to find out who your new baby is....

Puppies have been photographed in the same order every week from L-R: Pink Collar Girl, Lavender Collar Girl, Yellow Collar Girl, Red Collar Boy, Purple Collar Boy, Yellow Collar Boy

Pink- NVL Prospect

Lavender- NVL Prospect

Yellow- GertieLou Cable Hugesville MD 3rd NVL Puppy!

Red- Tully Varanka Carmel IN 3rd NVL Puppy!

Purple- UnNamed Shecterle FamilyBrookfield WI 3rd NVL Puppy!

Yellow- UnNamed Fogel Family Wilmette IL 2nd NVL Puppy!

Congratulations! I am so incredibly excited and can't wait to see you all again!

Your puppy is waiting to learn its new name so please let me know your puppy's name no later than Tuesday!

•Be sure to finish listening to the Puppy 101 Session online found at the bottom of the Pick Up page

•Sign up for Baxter & Bella (use code NOBLE for 25% off) and order all of the things...

•Don't wait to get food ordered... Order food today so that you have it when you get home with your puppy. They eat the Turkey & Sweet potato formula of pawTree You will not find this food at the store and your puppy should eat the same food during the first year of his life while his GI system matures. pawTree's probiotics are essential for keeping the gut biome balanced so that your puppy will stay healthy during the stress of the transition. The puppies love all of the toppers too!

May 07, 2022
Pika's babies have moved to a larger play area. They immediately settled in and started playing on the slide, wobble board, teeter-totter, ball pit, tunnel, sit n spin, ramp, and balance beams. These play & learn features help puppies learn to navigate new surfaces, surfaces that are multilevel, unstable, sometimes scary to them at first. More than that however they help puppies build confidence and mental and physical dexterity. Puppies who are raised in a socially rich environment are more mentally and physically sound, especially when followed up with proper socialization and training once in their new homes.

The puppies boosters and are scheduled to see the vet on 5/17. We will do assignments shortly after.

This is a great time for you to start your pre puppy homework on the Baxter & Bella site. Our families get 25% by using the code NOBLE at checkout.

This week your goals are:

Finish shopping

Order pawTree

Signup for Baxter & Bella (Use Code NOBLE for 25% off)

April 30, 2022
Pika's babies definitely love to eat! They have decided that her bowl is their bowl! We had to immediately start softening her/their food (PawTrees Turkey & Sweet Potato) once we did there was no stopping them! This is her retirement litter and she is making the most of her last motherhood opportunity. She spends her day feeding, napping, cleaning and teaching her babies to play! They are really growing fast and hitting each developmental marker right on target. I love watching them explore new items in their environment. They are a lot of fun to watch as they figure out life around them.

April 23, 2022
Growing takes a lot of energy and puppies at this age generally spend their time eating and sleeping to maximize their energy during this rapid growth session. It is common for puppies to sleep 80% of the day. As we watch puppies sleep (It is more interesting than watching paint dry) we look for twitching and sparks of movement. These twitches are literally the brain sending waves throughout the body that stimulate muscle growth and strengthening the puppy's body so that it can begin to walk and run faster, so that it can climb and bounce higher. Week over week the puppies develop new skills, grow bigger and start to look like tiny dogs. I am always awestruck watching puppies grow.

April 16, 2022
The puppies' eyes are just starting to open but they still don't not have full vision and won't even at 8 weeks of age. The puppies can tell by smell if I or someone else has walked into the room. They are moving on their own and actually standing up and taking a few steps. This week the puppy has continued to be handled daily and received Bio-Senor feedback which helps them build healthy immune systems, improved cardiovascular performance, stronger adrenal glands, more tolerance to stress, and greater resistance to disease. The U.S. Military in their canine program developed a method that still serves as a guide to what works. In an effort to improve the performance of dogs used for military purposes, a program called "Bio Sensor" was developed. Later, it became known to the public as the "Super Dog" Program. Based on years of research, the military learned that early neurological stimulation exercises could have important and lasting effects. Their studies confirmed that there are specific time periods early in life when neurological stimulation has optimum results. The first period involves a window of time that begins on the third day of life and lasts until the sixteenth day. It is believed that because this interval of time is a period of rapid neurological growth and development, and therefore is of great importance to the individual. The "Bio Sensor" program was also concerned with early neurological stimulation in order to give the dog a superior advantage. Its development utilized six exercises, which were designed to stimulate the neurological system. Each workout involved handling puppies once each day. The workouts required handling them one at a time while performing a series of five exercises. Listed in nor order of preference the handler starts with one put and stimulates it using each of the five exercises. The handler completes the series from beginning to end before starting with the next pup. The handling of each pup once per day involves the following 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. Time of stimulation 3 - 5 seconds

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. Time of stimulation 3 - 5 seconds

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 struggle. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.

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. Do not restrain it from moving. Time of stimulation 3-5 seconds.

April 9, 2022
Did you know that dogs are an altricial species they are born before they are fully developed in contrast to precocial species who can stand and walk around within hours of birth?

Apart from not being able to stand puppies are not yet fully developed. Their eyes and ears are sealed shut to protect them while they continue to develop. It will take a puppy months of development to achieve what other mammals can do shortly after birth.

There is a huge social aspect to this. Precocial species are able to wander off and get lost moments after birth. It is for their protection that they imprint and bond with their mother and distrust and fear everything else. In contrast, altricial species cannot wander off for weeks or even months after birth so they will always be under the protection of their mother. They have a long and flexible social period. It is because of this that humans and dogs are able to bond so closely.

April 02, 2022
We were born!

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