LITTER COMING 2025

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We are super excited to announce River is expecting puppies !

River is an amazing dog. She is loyal, family oriented, highly trainable, confident and her best friend is an 9 year old boy. She has been trained to be a solid citizen in our home, out in public and quite an amazing worker out in the field pheasant hunting. While she loves to work, her main goal in life is to please, be your shadow and find every opportunity to snuggle and be touching you. Ever since she was a puppy, her heart and passion oozed from her. We are super excited to see her puppies follow in her paw-prints.

Stage 1: Neonatal Period - The quiet Life

Newborns rely on taste and touch, totally dependent on their superhero mom.
Cute fact: Their eyes are closed, but behind-the-scenes miracles are happening.
Nursing is the main gig, and they've got the sleeping game down to an art.
Boom! Double the weight in just one week. Go, little pups!

Stage 2: Transitional Period -Coming to Their Senses

Week 2: Coming to Their Senses

Around 10 days to 2 weeks old, the puppies open their eyes to the world.
Week two is still a snooze-fest with lots of napping and behind-the-scenes growth.
Puppies gain about 10 percent of their birth weight each day—talk about growth spurt!

Week 3: I Can Hear You!

Ear canals open, and the world becomes less quiet for our furry friends.
Puppies wobble into the world of walking, discovering their paws and stumbling around.
Tiny, sharp puppy teeth make their debut around the 21-day mark.

Week 4: Activity on the Rise

The party begins! Puppies show off playful bows and vocalizations.
Chow time transitions to "real" food, and weaning officially kicks in.
Room temperature is the new cool for these growing pups.

Stage 3: Socialization Period

The blockbuster stage! Puppies get savvy to their surroundings.
Time to get used to everyday noises and play with littermates.
Curiosity alert: Biting skills, social rank exploration, and general adorableness.
Socialization takes the stage as puppies start making friends with humans.
Weaning is in full swing by 6 weeks, and kibble patrol becomes a full-time job.
Growing, playing, and interacting with people—these weeks are a blast!
Despite their spunk at 8 weeks, puppies keep on growing and developing.
Graduation day arrives as the puppies bid farewell to littermates and embark on new adventures with loving families. 7-9 weeks is prime time picking up your puppy!

Stage 5: Adolescence

Brace yourself for puppy adolescence—cue the hormones and behavior shifts.
Puberty signs? Watch for leg lifting, scent marking, and maybe a touch of rebellion.
Teething woes? Frozen chicken stock-soaked toys to the rescue!
Most dogs are house trained and in full control of their bladders and bowels by the age of six months.House training is mainly complete at this point. Some puppies will still have an occasional accident in the house, especially if there is a change in the routine. Continue to be patient and consistent; this is normal
Your puppy should have all of their adult teeth by six months of age. This means that teething is over and your dog may chew less obsessively. Remember that it is still normal for dogs to chew, so make sure you have healthy dog chews available.
Your 6-month-old puppy is an adolescent now, and their behavior may show it. He may have an increase in energy and willfulness. The dynamic between other dogs may also change; adult dogs can now tell they are old enough to know better and will not go as easy on them if they step out of line.
ust because your puppy is past the optimum socialization window, it doesn't mean that socialization should stop. Your puppy is still exploring his environment and learning new things. Continue to expose your puppy to new experiences, people, places, things, and sounds. Reward for calm behavior and ignore fearful behavior.
It is common for adolescent puppies to exhibit some destructive behavior in this stage. This is often caused by boredom due to the increase in energy and confidence. Continue to provide plenty of exercise for your puppy.
Puppies between 6 and 12 months of age may sometimes act like they "forgot" their training. Be consistent and firm. Continue to have regular training sessions, covering the old basics again, and mixing in newer, more difficult tasks.

YOUR PUPS GROWTH AT A GLANCE

Hey there, fellow puppy enthusiast! 🐾 Let's dive into the amazing world of puppy development and behavior, shall we? Ensuring your furry friend becomes the ultimate canine companion requires a bit of know-how at every stage of their growth. From training to setting up puppy-friendly guidelines, it's the key to having a well-adjusted and social doggo.

Puppy Developmental Stages: The Inside Scoop

So, your adorable furball is about to embark on a rollercoaster of growth, and we're here for all the puppyhood highs and lows!

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

When you finally welcome your 8 week old puppies, please keep this picture in mind. Their bones aren’t even touching yet. They walk so beautifully with big, flexible legs and bench movements because their joints are made up entirely of cartilage, muscles, tendons and ligaments covered with skin. Nothing is well adjusted or has real grip yet.

When you make them run excessively or don't limit their exercise to prevent them from overdoing during that time, you're not giving them the chance to grow properly. Every big jump or bounce and excited run creates bone-breaking impacts.

In reasonable quantities, this is not problematic and normal wear and tear will do. But when you let the puppy jump off the couch or bed, take him for long walks, you damage this joint in training. When you let the puppy move on slippery tiles, you damage the joint.

You only get once to make them grow up. A well built body is something that comes from excellent upbringing and good education. BOTH , not just one

Once you’re an adult, you’ll have the rest of your life to spend playing and engaging in high-impact exercises. So keep him calm while he is still young and give him the gift that can only be given once.

Information & FAQ’s

We are passionate about breeding and raising English Labrador Retrievers with loving, loyal and highly trainable personalities. Dogs that have natural talent to be used as personal hunting dogs, loving family members, show champions and master hunters. We strive to breed the ultimate dual purpose Labrador!

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