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How we raise our puppies

The parents

At Bows & Ties Doodles we believe healthy and happy puppies start with their parents, temperament and health are our top priorities. We conduct extensive genetic and OFA health tests to insure the health of our dogs. We want our dogs to be excellent, friendly, and obedient family dogs!

Pregnancy Care

Once a dam has passed her health testing, and is of age, she will be bred to an appropriate sire that fits our criteria. A dam will be bred  3-5 times, if they enjoy being a mom, and they maintain their excellence in health. A dam will receive the best care through pregnancy with quality food, a low stress environment, and multiple vet checkups to insure the health of her puppies.

ENS & ESI

If puppies are thriving by day 3 we start ENS and ESI! This helps build confidence and calmness in stressful situations at an early age. ENS can help with strong heart beats and cardiovascular strength! We introduce them to 14 different scents during ESI.

Desensitization & Handling

By week 3 puppies are ready to start the 10 step puppy handling exercise.  From covering their eyes shortly, to tapping their nails. This sets them up for excellence when grooming and handling! Next, is loud noise, texture, and height desensitization. Banging pans, dropping items, playing thunderstorms on a speaker, etc. Once puppies are used to loud noise, different situations and items, we start car rides and outings at pet friendly stores. This helps them become confident in themselves. We take it slower with shyer puppies to make sure they don’t get overwhelmed.

Crate & Potty Training

At 3 weeks old, we start potty training by providing mainly potty trays in the puppies' area. They soon learn to associate these trays with pottying, keeping their sleeping area clean. Gradually, we reduce the number of trays until only 1 remains.Crate training starts at 4 weeks, puppies explore their crates and we start confining them for brief periods, gradually increasing the duration to 6 to 8 hours overnight. Outside potty training begins at 4 1/2 weeks, taking them out after meals and naps in their crates. Puppies quickly adapt to outdoor potty habits! Our puppies go home with a fantastic start at potty and crate training.

Temperment Testing

As our time with the pups come to an end, we do a temperament test at 6 weeks old. We test 12 traits to give you a better understanding of a puppies’ unique temperament, and which puppy will best suit you. This is when you officially choose your new furry friend!

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