Please take a look below at everything we do here with our babies and the extra care and attention we pay to helping each and every family bring the perfect puppy home. Then check out other breeders and what they do or offer. We feel our prices represent the work we put into our dogs. While others may charge more or do much less. We simply want the best for our puppies!
A deposit of $500 is required to hold your puppy until 8 weeks of age .
Puppy picks take place starting at 7 weeks of age, after temperament testing. So first person who's application is accepted is in line for first pick however each family together with me will discuss the puppies temperaments/behavior traits and energy level . Then together we pick which puppy(s) suites your family best. If there is more then one that would suite your lifestyle you're free to choose between them. Puppies chosen by the family alone often end up being the wrong puppy for the family life style and this can result in puppies needing to be re homed, something we would like to avoid.
With a deposit paid puppies can be visited starting at 4 weeks of age.
Having paid a deposit gives us more guarantee that you will heed our words and come visit in freshly washed clothes and having not just visited other possibly non vaccinated or ill puppies.
This is for the puppies protection from parvo specifically. However we are more then happy to do facetime or skype meetings with puppies. Just ask .
Puppies are raised the Badass breeder way with every step of the way put together in a very specific manner in order to produce the most all around kind, confident, empowered little heart healers!
Our puppies are all born under a watch full eye here inside our home just in case mom should need any help.
Puppies are held and weighed 2 times daily for the first week. Starting on day 3 they are started on ENS - Early Neurological Stimulation as well as ESI .
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Our puppies spend most of the first 3 weeks in our puppy nursery room with mom. We do not leave new born pups and mom alone for the first 3 weeks someone is always home with them. When the babies are not sleeping or nursing we spend lots of time holding and cuddling with each puppy and continue our daily puppy massage which includes a 10 step touch protocol including but not limited to, toes, nose, ears and belly to help prepare them for nail trims, grooming and playful children!
The puppies begin house training as soon as they are old enough to begin to crawl off the bed at about 2.5 weeks old with the pee pad placed beside the bed. At about 3 weeks the pee pad is topped with a metal grate so that puppies are not stepping in their mess. We add alfalfa pallets to simulate the smell of going outside. The potty area also offers the puppies a new exciting texture under their feet. Once the puppies begin spending the day in our family room house training really gets going and by 6 weeks old the puppies are about 80% potty tray trained.
At this stage we also slowly add new toys and different house hold items to stimulate the brain and build tactile nerve strength. We do this in a safe secure manner that helps empower our puppies to be the best they can be . We start with non threatening objects that don't move or make sounds. Slowly as the puppies age we desensitize to moving and noise making objects. Slowly through careful exercises we condition the puppies to accept new and different things. Starting with textured mats, crinkly mats and hose hold items. Then moving on to stairs, wobbly balance boards, teeter toys, rocking disks and more that move beneath them. Puppies love to explore the new textures and sounds of each different toy and that helps to strengthen the brain. Tunnels and boxes and many different toys to stimulate the mind are added and rotated in the play area . We then begin conditioning them not to fear loud noises or scary objects like the vacuum. Thunder storms, fire works . Door bells ,crying babies and more. These sounds are played on the stereo while the puppies play, eat and sleep. This shows them noises are not to be feared and conditions a calm, neutral reaction void of stress signals.
All puppies begin crate training and will be ready to spend the night in a kennel or play pen over night by the time they go home at 8 -10 weeks old.
Our babies are also used to grooming (loud clippers, brush, bath, nail trims) and will be mini groomed at 5 and 8 weeks old. They will receive many baths and be conditioned to a force air blow dryer. This really sets your puppy up well for the professional grooming they'll need throughout their lives.
Temperament testing is done at 7 weeks of age. We temperament test each puppy to help you choose the right puppy for your family and lifestyle. After temperament testing families in order of deposits paid will select which puppy suites their family best from the list of puppies chosen by us your breeder . Families are free to pick any available puppy that I have matched to your family. If a buyer wants to select a puppy that may not match well we can discuss this further however we really try to match families and puppies based on temperament and the families desired temperament traits.
Our parents and puppies are raised on a raw meat diet consisting of a verity of different protein sources including bones/organs, minimal cooked pureed veggies, fish oil, eggs and fish.
At 3-4 weeks old puppies begin weaning onto a raw meat and quality kibble diet. By 5-6 weeks old the babies are totally weaned off mom and eating only raw meat and kibble, mom dependent of course, some choose to nurse longer and we never force this process , it's all moms choice when to stop allowing nursing. We make our own raw dog food as well as purchasing a high quality pre made raw diet with meats raised with out antibiotics/hormones.
We feed both raw and kibble to ensure our puppies have a nice strong gut and are able to eat whichever type of diet you prefer to feed, however we highly recommend you research the raw diet and try to feed at least some fresh whole foods!
What our puppies come with:
They come with a non rehoming agreement and are not breeding stock , they are to be pets only. Puppies must be returned to us if for any reason you are unable to continue care. We love all our puppies and each and every one always has a place here with us if needed! A life time of breeder support for all your Doodle related needs! We will even help with any training issues you may have and offer FREE one on one training sessions at our home.
Looking for a puppy but find the cost just a bit too high? Are you interested in being a guardian home for a future breeding prospect and becoming part of Our Teddy Tales FAMILY ? Guardian puppies are placed with a small security deposit which is returned to you at $500 per litter up to 3 litters for the girls , sometimes less . Once retired you gain full ownership. This is much easier on the dogs who instead of retiring into new homes for retirement are already with their forever family, you!
