With each litter, Océane, a dog trainer, comes to visit us. During her first visit, she takes a brief look at each puppy and helps us find the right puppy for the right family. If "every pot has its lid," then "every Barbet has its family."
Puppy training
#FUTURE
When the babies are born, are the first 15 days the most dangerous? The mother can of course crush one of them, which is why our whelping box is equipped with anti-suffocation bars. Of course, this is not intentional, simply because she is surrounded by many babies, at some point she has to lie down and sometimes one of them is in the wrong place!
Then, these are the first days that allow the young puppies to drink their mother's colostrum, and it is this famous liquid that will immunize them against most diseases. Hence the importance of observing the puppies carefully and weighing them to be sure that they are all drinking properly.
This explains why the first week of a baby's life is generally a succession of very short nights, every two hours we take turns checking on the babies, and this has allowed us to save more than one...
Raising a puppy is about preparing for its future. When a puppy leaves the kennel, it must be ready to live with its family. That's why we say: "One family, one puppy, one departure date."
Every family has different needs. Someone who has other dogs and is used to training a puppy will appreciate being able to adopt their puppy from the eighth week so they can "get them to their own devices." Conversely, a family without a dog and who has never had one will appreciate that the puppy is "started" and will adopt their puppy at the age of 12 weeks. This is why, although the law allows us to sell puppies at 8 weeks, we keep them until 10 weeks. Of course, for puppies going abroad, the question is more delicate and each case is different.
At our house, the puppies are truly part of the home. They are born in the dining room where they stay for 3 weeks, then move into their own space. But even though they are allowed on the radio, we regularly take them into the house with us. Often in groups of 3 or 4, they can explore the house and also learn the sounds and smells of a home with humans.
We take special care in the socialization of our puppies: outings in the city, in the forest, meeting with children, discovering the grooming salon, visiting the behaviorist, etc. This is to best prepare them for their future family life. There is nothing worse than a puppy raised in a cage or in a small environment without contact with humans. And this is also true for the opposite situation, puppies raised in an overcrowded space will necessarily be more nervous and aggressive than average!
The special case of puppies going for export:
For export, puppies leave home at 13 weeks, after the rabies vaccination, and live with a canine behaviorist's family so that they can learn the basics of education: walking on a leash, cleanliness, family life with children and other animals, discovery of transport and public places, or any other request from you. This way, the puppy does not fall behind in its education!
We visit them, of course, to ensure their well-being and development. In addition, the WhatsApp group will allow you to follow your puppy's life step by step, with photos and videos to support it.
This represents a cost of 750 euros for 21 days of work.
After this period, the puppy will be returned to the breeder where we will hand it over to you with the papers, passport, and invoice. The final price of the puppy will therefore be 2200 750=2950 euros.
You can discover Oceane, dog trainer 59: Click on his photo!
Finally, and this is very appreciable, the future "parents" can follow the female's pregnancy, then the development of the puppies on a Whatsapp group. And the group does not stop when the puppies leave, quite the contrary, it continues to live, and families can continue to share their dog's adventures for years to come.
Notre plus belle récompense: eux et vous!
