Socialization &
Early Neurological Stimulation

Puppy socialization is the process of exposing a puppy to new people, animals, environments, and experiences in a positive and controlled way. The goal is to help your puppy build confidence, develop social skills, and become comfortable in different situations.

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We follow the Puppy Culture program including early neurological stimulation from days 3 to days 16, which is a daily performance of five very specific exercises and positions that the puppies are put through that have been scientifically proven to enhance and strengthen their immune system, their adrenal system, their heart rate, and heartbeat. They are placed under a series of short, controlled moments of stress and then comforted immediately, which will go a long way to teaching them how to deal with stressful and/or uncomfortable situations. This helps them to become more well-rounded, more tolerant to outside stressors, and will enable them to become a more relaxed, confident companion as they grow.

 

Starting just after their eyes and ears open, we begin to perform sound desensitization, scent desensitization, startle/recovery responses, barrier challenges, tunnel exploration, uneven surface training, different surface training, and the beginnings of clicker training for learning ‘manding’, which is a way for your puppy to speak to you - sitting to say please. They quickly learn that they have to sit before they are picked up, fed, petted, played with - and it’s incredible how quickly they pick up on this!

 

They are also being trained to do their ‘business’ in a very specific area - their potty trays - which have potty pads and Alfalfa pellets in them, and then a specifically designed grate over the tray, which keeps their area free of potty, poo, shredded potty pads, or pellets. They learn this so quickly, as well and it makes clean up a breeze for us - which is the best part!​