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We spend a lot of time socializing our puppies before they go to their new families. We incorporate ENS, ESI and Puppy Culture into their daily routine starting when they are 3 days old. I encourage you to learn more about Puppy Culture and continue utilizing the training and techniques with your pup through 16 weeks of age.
Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) is a set of five simple exercises designed to stimulate a puppy neurological, endocrine and circulatory system at a point when their brains are undergoing massive development. Studies have shown that exposing neonatal mammals to small, brief amounts of stress effectively inoculates them to future stress, meaning that they will be more stable, calm and able to deal with stress as adults.
Research shows that tiny struggles and stresses in appropriate small doses are actually good for puppies and will help them grow into strong, healthy well-adjusted adults.
Benefits include greater tolerance to stress, greater resistance to disease, faster adrenal system, stronger heart rate and stronger heartbeat. This is a gift that a breeder can only give their puppies once during the window of 3-16 days
Puppy Culture is a comprehensive program for breeder to follow during the first 8 weeks of a puppy’s life. Puppy Culture helps to build and enhance communication, emotional stability, enrichment, health and skills.
Puppy Culture is also something new puppy owners can do/follow when they get their pup home. The first 16 weeks of a pup’s life is when we can make the greatest impact.
Studies have shown spaying and/or neutering before growth plates have closed causes namy health issues. It is recommended that you wait until they are 18 to 24 months old and certainly never before a year old. See the link for more information.
I start all my puppies on Lifes Abundance All Life Stages dog food. If you are getting a puppy from me you can purchase a bag of All Life Stages or Large Breed Puppy, plus the agility formula and wellness food supplements through this link.
At Fields of Gold we are passionate about our dogs. We are small breeder located in Central Minnesota. We have taken our love and passion for dogs and turned it into a small breeding program with an emphasis on breeding top quality, healthy dogs that will bring your family years of love and companionship.
