McDowell Family
Why Choose Us?
Caring for Puppies
We begin our puppy training while they are still in utero. Since our dogs are our family pets they receive lots of massages and the comforts of touch all throughout pregnancy. This begins the process of getting the puppies used to human touch in a positive way, while keeping the moms to be stress level low. As a stay at home mom myself, they have almost constant company!
Once our puppies are born, we begin Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) with them on the third day of life through the sixteenth. It is a list of short exercises that help to stimulate the puppies in ways that would not occur naturally during this early period of life. We start this to benefit each puppy with their development and it is known to help boost intelligence, instill trust, enhance training, increase tolerance to stress, and improve their overall health. Some of these exercises include holding the puppy on his/her back, placing the feet on a cool, damp cloth, touching between each toe, etc. This is a great way to get them used to touch and starts them off on the right track to become your perfect companion or therapy dog, if desired!
Since our puppies are raised in our home they are also introduced to the normal hustle and bustle of a house very early on in life. We make sure they are exposed to common household noises including the vacuum, children, ice machines, dishwashers, and TVs. This also exposes them to a lot of socialization from early on, giving our puppies the confidence they need to go to their future homes!
It is our goal to maximize the potential of each puppy from each litter by stimulating their learning abilities, interests and natural instincts, beginning in utero, and continuing throughout their socialization window. Our dogs are not just our business, they are our pets and part of our family; therefore, we go above and beyond in caring for each one, and assuring each pregnancy is a great, gentle experience, with lots of tender loving care for each Mamma.
