The best bred and raised puppies.
Puppies are HERE!. Orchid whelped 11 beautiful, black, healthy, Poodle puppies on December 7th. This is Orchid's first litter and she's doing a great mothering job. Labor started at 3:30 AM and wasn't finished until 5:00 PM. We were only expecting eight pups so we weren't in the room for the last three. When all the nursing pups started squealing, we knew something was up and rushed into the whelping room. Good thing it's right next to the kitchen. I'm sort of glad we didn't
This breeding, from sire selection to early puppy stimulation, follows the ideas put forth by Dr. Carmen Battaglia as found on his website Breeding Better Dogs. The importance of genetic diversity in a breed is reinforced by the research and writings of the late Dr. John Armstrong which is continued on by The Canine Diversity Project. The concept of Coeffient of Inbreeding (COI) is examined thoroughly at that website.
A great source of puppy raising information is the Monks of New Skete book The Art of Raising a Puppy. Puppies are raised in the home, right next to the kitchen so they will be used to all the noise of daily living. In addition to the Bio-sensor training recommended by Dr. Battaglia, all pups have been groomed numerous times, crate trained, and on their way to being house trained. Being a small, home-based breeder, all of our dogs live in the house with us.