Puppy Enrichment
Puppy Enrichment Methods We Follow:
Enrichment consists of positive experiences exposing puppies to a wide variety of interesting, novel, and exciting experiences giving them opportunities to investigate, manipulate, and interact with each other and various objects.
1. Bio Sensory Stimulation
Early Stimulation of the pup’s neurological system. The benefit of these exercises include improved cardio vascular performance, stronger adrenal glands, greater stress tolerance and greater resistance to disease.
2. Puppy Culture
Puppies are introduced to something new everyday. The idea behind these exercises is to stimulate the areas of the brain primed for development spurt.
3. Activity Center
At 4 weeks of age, we introduce the puppies to a new world of sights, sounds, touch and motion.
4. Socialization
Between the fourth and sixteenth week of age puppies are handled, mothered and have contact with others.
5. Problem Solving and Learning
The puppy is presented with a problem or training task, and then asked to solve that problem for a reward (usually a hug or a belly rub).
6. Early Scent Training
Puppies are introduced to the stimulus of a strong smell.
7. Litter Box Training
Puppies are taught to use a litter box with pine pellets. By the third week of age they are taught there is a proper place to go potty. Weather permitting they will also learn to “go outside”. Once they move to their new homes it is easier to potty train them by showing them the spot you want them to use.
8. Crate Training
Puppies begin sleeping in open crates to east the transition into crate training for their new families.
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