What life looks like for a Goldendoodleheaven Puppy

A perky pile of puppies!

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What life looks like for a puppy at Goldendoodleheaven

Birthday:  All puppies are born with me (Kara) there the entire time.  We do a sonogram at around 30 days to confirm pregnancy and in many cases we do an x-ray at around 59-60 days to determine the number of puppies.  Puppies are due around 63 days.  This varies with dogs as much as it does with humans.  We are as anxious as you!

I remain during labor with camera in hand.  We have some amazing birth videos as a result.  I let mom do the work and then I further clean the puppies, determine gender and weigh them.  They are marked with varying colors of ribbons to identify them.  These are adjusted or changed out as they get older.  Puppies are weighed 3 or more times a day for the first 3 to 5 days and then twice a day after that to determine weight gain.  All puppies are watched for latching properly.  I do not leave puppies for any extended time for the first 2 to 5 days.  A baby monitor and camera is on them at all times or I am sleeping near them.

Puppies are taken to the vet within 3 days to be checked and have dewclaws removed.  We use  West Loop Animal Hospital. West Loop does all testing and will care for puppies throughout their 8 weeks with us.

From day 3 through about day 16 or more we practice early neurological stimulation

 We feel this is and important part of the socialization process.   We also expose them to many sounds, surfaces as well as experiences including our 6 children.  Once puppies begin on puppy mush at 3/4 weeks. We mess with their mouths and pull tails while they eat and while they play.  We make their eating experience slightly stressful so they will be comfortable with interruptions during dinner and distractions are not alarming to them.  This is critical if you, the owner,  have small children or new settings that may occur in your home, such as guests, etc.  We suggest you continue it.  We also continue to mess with toes and mouths as well as ears.  This is to help at the vet so they will not be aggressive when a vet looks at their teeth or trims their nails. The groomer wants this as well so they can move them in the positions they need to get a gorgeous dog. We go a step further with Puppy Culture.

Puppies return to the vet between 6 and 7 weeks to be checked again for any abnormalities and to begin shots.  These SHOTS are only the beginning and do not protect them from diseases until the next round.  These puppies must NOT be exposed to other dogs that you know nothing about; areas that could be contaminated with dogs who are not vaccinated, etc.  This means, no puppy parks, or parks at all, not public places unless held the entire time and not touched by others. This means you need to have a surface for them to go potty on when traveling.

Puppies must be taken to your vet within 3 to 5 days of going home with you to establish with the vet and to confirm that the puppy is healthy as we have stated.  This also must be done in order to have the health guarantee in effect.  Without going to the vet in this time frame you will forfeit the guarantee.  We  worm puppies whether they test positive for worms or not just to be sure, but suggest you have them checked again at this time.  Worms are very common for puppies, although we rarely have them here.  IT IS NOT, however, a refection of you or me or anyone else if a puppy has worms.  They can get them from simply drinking from a flower pot or stepping in contaminated poop.

Please keep in mind we highly recommend you find a trainer.. The good and bad news about doodles is that they are SUPER SMART.  If you don't train them, then they WILL train you!.  I know many unruly doodles that are an example of a home not properly training them.   This is a cost you need to consider when purchasing your baby.

Crate training is critical in our opinion as well as "bell training" for potty training.  You will have a time that they need to go somewhere for some reason and training them to love their crate is essential.  All of ours have their own crates and go right in them when called. Be consistent in the early days going outside often....let your little one go potty and then wait and let them go again.  They do NOT know to empty their bladder completely at first.  I promise they will more than likely go twice.  This will be frustrating to you if you take them outside and they go potty and then come back in and go potty again.  Take your time and go often and your baby will be potty trained in a short period of time.  In our last litter one owner stated that her puppy had only one accident!  She was very good at consistency. We highly suggest "wearing" them if you want success fast. This means putting them on a leash and tucking the end of it in your pocket and being with them at every waking moment.  You will learn their routine and quickly train.  It is a myth that they cannot be potty trained this early, BUT it is very, very hard.

We take your puppy and his/her life very seriously and want the best life possible for your babies. If for any reason you feel you cannot give your doodle the care he/she needs, please contact us first.  We will do our best to help you find a great home for your doodle.  DO not under any circumstances take them to a shelter, rescue or try to sell them on Craigslist. This can be a dangerous place for a puppy to find a home.  Let us help you or take the puppy back. We WILL take your puppy back, but will not refund money until a home is found.  We do charge a small boarding fee per day. We will not make any extra money off of the sale.  You will get all of it, but need to know it may be less than the original price.  We will determine this price together.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:  Deposits are NON refundable.   If you are serious about a doodle who has had proper testing and is properly trained for the future then please consider putting a deposit down.  The deposit CAN be moved, but not refunded.  At 4 weeks a 2nd payment is due.  Puppies are $1600 for Male or Female.

Once you take your furbaby home we have a Facebook page for ongoing support and to keep up with other littermates.  A Doodle is Heaven to Love is only for owners.  It is a joy to see these babies grow up and share stories..  We are also there to help with training or behavior challenges.  There is a wealth of support there from us as well as other owners, many of which have more than one Goldendoodleheaven doodle.

    

GUARDIAN HOMES

 To give our dogs the very best in life and to continue and strengthen our breeding program we have Guardian homes for our chosen puppies.  There are many reasons for this: For one, it allows our dogs to get lots of attention in a home without a large number of dogs.  It also allows someone to receive an exceptional doodle for free. The guardian home does not pay for any of the testing or breeding costs and actually gets paid per litter which helps to maintain some of the dog's routine vet care and grooming costs.  At the time of retirement we pay for the precious mom to be spayed/ and they go home to the guardian home forever.

The female comes to us for the breeding process and then comes back to live with us one week before she is due and goes back to the guardian home once the puppies are 8 weeks old.  Depending on the dog, this can happen twice a year or once a year.

The male would come when he has a lady in waiting, remain for around 5 days and then return home. This can happen multiple times a year. Studs are not paid per litter, but receive their yearly vet visit costs paid for by us.

We require, in most cases, for the dog to go to our vet and our groomer unless we make a prior agreement.  This is open for discussion depending on location.  The family must live within an hour of Longview and be willing to travel to us for breeding, etc.  This is a BIG commitment so if you are considering this and live up to an hour away remember that when it's time, it's time, and waiting a day or so is not acceptable.  Ignoring a heat cycle or not being available when a dog is ready to breed is grounds for the dog to return to us. All shots, grooming and proper training must be maintained by the Guardian Home. Training outside the home is required to maintain a well behaved, happy dog.

If you are interested in talking further about this option, please message Kara on Facebook AND email us at Doodleheaventexas.gmail.com so we can send a copy of the Guardian Home Contract.

Timeline:

Potentially one in November 2019 with our current litter.