A look at how we raise your future best friend
At Granite Ridge Bernedoodles, our top-priority is raising affectionate, confident, and family-friendly dogs. We start early puppy curriculum training at three days old, and continue up until the very day they go to their forever families! Our early puppy training includes: water exposure, sounds, sights, smells, car-rides, socialization with other animals, people, early crate, potty, and grooming exposure, and more. Having a confident puppy makes all the difference.
A look at how we raise our puppies
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Our puppies have the best start in life.
Pregnancy and Whelping care
Pregnancy and Whelping care
Pregnancy and Whelping care
Throughout pregnancy, mom receives the best care to insure she is happy, healthy, and ready to bring her babies into the world! This includes vet visits, high quality dog food, nutritional meal toppers, and pre-natal vitamins to help her and the puppies thrive. During delivery, we insure she is happy and comfortable at all times.
ENS and ESI
Pregnancy and Whelping care
Pregnancy and Whelping care
When our puppies turn three days old, we begin ENS (early scent introduction) and ESI (early neurological stimulation) we preform these exercises from days 3-16. ENS has been proven to increase cardiovascular performance, stronger adrenal glands, greater tolerance to stress, and stronger resistance to disease. ESI increases nose awareness and aids in the puppies ability to identify and react to different scents.
Handling
Pregnancy and Whelping care
Exposure Activities
Starting at 3 weeks old, we begin the 10 step handling exercises by Janett Forrey. This includes: covering eyes, touching nose, running finger inside mouth, tug on collar, rubbing tummy, patting back, pulling tail, tug on ears, and tapping nails. These handling exercises are crucial for families with small children.
Exposure Activities
Exposure Activities
Exposure Activities
At 3 weeks old we also begin exposing the puppies to different sights, sounds, textures, and obstacles to run though, over, and around. They learn how to conquer new things, which helps build confidence. Our puppies are also given a large variety of healthy challenges to overcome everyday.
Puppy Picking
Exposure Activities
Puppy Picking
When the puppies reach 5 weeks old, we schedule a time with you to come meet and choose your new best friend, (this can be done either in-person, or over a zoom call) IMPORTANT: Puppies are chosen in order of family's place on the waiting list. For example, if you were the third person to place your down-payment, you pick your puppy third.
Temperament
Exposure Activities
Puppy Picking
At 7 weeks old, a official temperament test is conducted for each individual puppy. This is done so you get a solid idea of your future puppy's temperament to ensure they are the right fit for your family.