2021 Toast & Hammer

02/08/2021 Date of Birth
-First Installment Due At Birth
02/22/2021 Week 2 Deworming
03/08/2021 Week 4 Deworming
03/22/2021 Week 6 Distemper & Parvovirus Vaccine
-Enroll in BAXTER & Bella NOW use code NOBLE for 25% off
-Final Installment Due at week 6
03/23/2021 Spay & Neuters
-Assignments Made Shortly After Vet Visit
03/30/2021 Week 8 Distemper & Parvovirus Vaccine
04/10/2021 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
05/03/2021 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!
05/31/2021 4th Vaccine In Puppy Series | Included With 10 Weeks Of Training
-Rabies Vaccine Based On Your State Law
05/21/2021 Pick up day for puppies staying for six weeks of training @ 1:00 PM EST.
06/18/2021 Pick up day for puppies staying for 10 weeks of training @ 1:00 PM EST.

April 4, 2021
Happy little fluff balls were just told who their new humans are and they are super excited to share it with you now!

Puppies have been photographed weekly in the same order from left to right. Pink Girl, Lavender Girl, Yellow Girl, Green Girl, Blue Girl, Teal Boy, Red Boy, Black Boy.

Pink Girl- NVL Prospect Guardian Home Needed

Lavender Girl- Poppy Naphin Winnetka IL 2nd NVL Puppy!!!

Yellow Girl- Lucy Robison Abilene TX 2nd NVL Puppy!!!

Green Girl- Georgia Sharples-Gordon Chicago IL

Blue Girl- Daisy Lettrich Kirkland OH

Teal Boy- Vinnie Samm Evansville IN 2nd NVL Puppy

Red Boy- Murphy Lee Hontz Avon IN

Black Boy- Whiskey James Avon IN

I am so excited for all of you and cannot wait to meet you all! Your puppy is waiting to learn its new name so please let me know your puppy's name by Tuesday!

•Be sure to finish listening to the Puppy 101 Session online

•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 will help your puppy stay healthy during the stress of the transition. The puppies love all of the toppers too!

March 27, 2021

When you're cute and you know it

Toast's babies have grown and learned so much over the past six weeks! They are doing great with their crate training and love their daily outings to play in the grass and to smell the air. I love watching them grow! They love the GoDog dinosaurs and dragons because they crinkle and squeak but also make a comfortable pillow after a hard play session. They are taking a mid-afternoon nap in their crates and sleeping through the night too.

This is a great time to:

Listen to the Puppy 101 Session from your Welcome email
Order food to avoid shipping delays
Set up Baxter & Bella (using code NOBLE for 25% off) to start your pre puppy homework
Make sure your vet appointment is set

March 13, 2021
Spring has sprung and these little beauties have blossomed. I love watching them play. Toast and Posey's puppies have been merged and have the best of both worlds with two milk bars. The puppies still nurse as their primary source of nutrition but also eat two meals a day of the pawTree Turkey & Sweet Potato. They have learned to climb on the slide and balance on the wobble board. They are doing great with their potty station and have started sleeping in crates. Toast is back to sleeping on my bed but first thing in the morning she demands to be returned to her puppies!

March 6, 2021
It takes so much energy to grow. Toast's babies do a lot of sleeping but next week it will really show in their growth! They are showing interest in Toast's food so we have started providing softened food for them to try. They are doing great with their potty station and got their nails trimmed this week.

February 27, 2021
I don't know how it is possible to get cuter every week?

Toast's puppies are growing and learning. They are starting to master their potty station and enjoy being snuggled. It is fascinating to me the mile markers that each litter hits at the same time. It is clear that these developmental markers are very important. It is why we focus on making sure that our puppies are in age-appropriate environments in the right stages. Too early and they can become stressed, too late and you miss the critical opportunity to get it right. It is easy for me to spot a puppy that has been raised without proper handling and socialization. Puppies raised without a potty station or in complete isolation.

February 20, 2021
The puppies' eyes have just opened but they still do not have full vision and won't even at 8 weeks of age. They 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 puppies have 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 seconds3. 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 seconds4. 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.

February 14, 2021
Toast babies are one week old. 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.

February 08, 2021
We were born!

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