Our final week with mama and littermates! 📸 This picture is a result of introducing “wait” and applying Attention is the Mother. We couldn’t be happier with these puppies. All that remains this week is for plenty of great socialization experiences and final checks on health, vaccinations and microchips before we leave for our new homes. Our people are going to focus more on bell potty training, using our name when calling for food, and sleeping in our crate through the nig

Puppy families, if you haven’t signed up to watch Jane’s FREE 4-week Puppy Culture class, I highly recommend it. It doesn’t replace watching the series. She is giving tips to fine tune picking up where we leave off and addressing common mistakes people make. It truly is valuable information. https://my.madcapuniversity.com/classroom/ New families, if you haven’t ordered your Puppy Culture dvd or video on demand, now is a great time so you get it in time to follow along wi

All that remains this week is for plenty of great socialization experiences and final checks on health, vaccinations and microchips before we leave for our new homes. Our people are going to focus more on bell potty training, using our name when calling for food, and sleeping in our crate through the night, only getting up for a 2am potty break. As the week draws to a close, we will be entering the next fear period which means we will startle or jump at strange sounds and si

Introducing Paris & Raider's 4 females 💛💛💛🖤 & 5 male 💛💛💛💛🖤 Labrador puppies born Sun, August 22nd. All are healthy and settled in nicely. We are born with our eyes and ears tightly closed. We do not have teeth yet, but we can move our head in search of milk. From birth, we have a sense of smell and touch, so we will start ENS and ESI soon. We spend 90% of our time sleeping and the other 10% nursing. Our nose and paws will darken this week. Mama only leaves us to eat

UPDATE: This FREE online class was extended until the end of May and includes 2 flip booklets: The Early Spay/Neuter AND Age Appropriate Exercise Guide. Puppy families, if you haven’t signed up to watch Jane’s FREE 4-week Puppy Culture class, I highly recommend it. It doesn’t replace watching the series. She is giving tips to fine tune picking up where we leave off and addressing common mistakes people make. It truly is valuable information. The free portion closes May 30th s

We are born at the end of nine weeks with our eyes and ears tightly closed. We do not have teeth yet, but we can move our head in search of milk. For the first day, mama will give us colostrum that is rich in antibodies which provide passive immunity and help protect us from disease for a the first few weeks of life. Even though we have fur, we can not regulate our own body temperature. If we become cold, we lose strength quickly, so it is important for our people to keep the