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Started Puppies

Started Puppies

What to expect when you purchase an 8 week old puppy from dark timber kennels.  

Puppies that come from Dark Timber Kennels go through a selection process. This is the reason we only sell a few out of each litter rather than every puppy being pre-sold. The reason for this is both simple and complicated, puppies start to develop their inward personalities about 2 weeks and their outward personalities somewhere about 4-6 weeks old. 

 

this is why our training actually begins almost at birth. 

* we start handling our puppies and handling them prior to the opening their eyes. 

* introducing them to sounds and stimuli at roughly 4 weeks. 

* introduced to hard food at roughly at 4 weeks old

* begin the weaning process at 4 1/2 weeks

* start to crate train about 6 weeks

* begin the separation process about 6 weeks

* start retrieving at 6 weeks, trug, pull, play and retrieve

* introduced to live and dead birds at 6 and 8 weeks

* started treat training 

* up to date on shots and wormings

Our selection process based on the needs and wants of our clients and a realistic expectation of what that particular breeding is expected to be. because of this selection process, we have experienced a very high satisfaction rate and success rate among our puppy placement process.

When we do a specific pairing, we do so to produce dogs for a specific purpose.

These reasons may include

A few things to think about when picking a puppy. 

* size

This is just a short list of questions we generally ask before we suggest a specific litter, and as always, if you have a question, please feel free to ask at any time.

Call us anytimne at 940-255-5279

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