How our puppies are raised

Our puppies are raised in our home where they come pre loved. We believe that proper socialization starts from the day they are born. Our puppies are handled daily right from the minute they are born. Their feet, ears and tail are touched often to prepare them for the grooming that doodles require. We start brushing them daily at a young age so they get use to it for their new owners. We start grooming our puppies faces and paw pads before they leave that way they get use to it early on. When our puppies are given a bath we blow dry them afterwards instead of letting them air dry that way they get use to the blow dryer. Since they are raised in our home they get use to everyday sights, smells and sounds. Some of these include the vaccume, tv, kids playing, other dogs and animals, etc. We also expose them to sounds they are less frequently to come into contact with such as fireworks, sirens, gunshots, thunder, etc.

What is rotational feeding?

Rotational feeding means rotating between different flavors of food to ensure that your puppy is getting a wide range of nutrients. Rotational feeding can be done daily, weekly, monthly or from bag to bag.

Benefits to rotational feeding

By giving different proteins and ingredients it helps support a strong gastrointestinal environment which means happy tummies. It can also help with boredom to help keep your puppy excited at meal time.

• Supports the immune system
• Improves food allergies
• Prevents anxiety and reduces stress
• Prevents/improves diarrhea from stress, medications, food changes
• Manages yeast

Doodles require regular grooming so it is important to get your puppy use to grooming at a young age so it is a pleasant experience. Somethings that can be done at home to help out are:

• brush daily to get them use to the brush and also to prevent matting. 
• run an electric clipper without blade or an electric toothbrush on the puppies body especially their face and feet so they get use to the feeling, vibration and noise.
• touch and hold their head as often as possible, especially their ears and muzzle. 
• teach them paw and hold their paws as often as possible.