How We Raise Our Pups
Badass Breeder Curriculum
Our puppies are raised on the Badass Breeder curriculum created and developed by Jeanette Forrey.
We feel that this program is like no other and it truly gives our pups the best start to life.
The Badass Breeder Oath
Our puppies are raised on the Badass Breeder curriculum created and developed by Jeanette Forrey.
We feel that this program is like no other and it truly gives our pups the best start to life.
The Badass Breeder Oath
Plan Litters
Have a goal, focus and mission.
Do not over populate, only meet demand with supply.
Parent Standards
Breed only health, temperament, and structured tested parents.
Do not overbreed or breed dogs that fail to meet these standards.
Parent Care
Honor and respect your dams and sires at all times to keep them healthy and happy.
Puppy Curriculum
Provide a structured curriculum to ensure that puppies learn the world is safe, people are kind, and dogs are friendly.
Puppy Development
Guide, shape, and mold puppies based upon critical learning periods, constantly evaluating and adjusting, to strengthen confidence, nerve strength and startle recovery.
Puppy Evaluations
Evaluate puppies after 49 days old and provide info on all puppies to clients to ensure the best match is made.
Lifetime Responsibility
Take 100% responsibility for every puppy you produce for the entirety of its life and provide a minimum two-year contract.
Client Community
Educate your clients, both new and old, and build a cohesive, active community
Love
Love your dogs, love your puppies, love your clients, and change the stigma.
Be “badass” or stop breeding!
Your Mission
Stay true to the reason why you breed. Help others and make sure you have fun and enjoy the journey!
Let’s change the world and heal hearts and saves lives through the power of a dog. together, we are better
Our Program
Day 3-16
Early Neurological Stimulation and Early Scent Introduction
We do Early Neurological Stimulation because it has been proven to improve cardiovascular performance, heart rate, stronger heart beats and adrenal glands. It also builds more tolerance to stress and a greater resistance to disease. Early Scent Introduction helps with nose awareness, improves their sense of smell, and builds confidence.
Week 3
10 Step Handling Exercises
We start 10 step handling with our puppies at 3 weeks old. We do this to help desensitize the puppies to touch. Not all of the puppies will love this but we want them to be compliant with being handled and touched. As the puppies get older we slightly increase pressure. It is very beneficial in the long run as it will make grooming and vet visits a more enjoyable experience overall.
1. Rub ears
2. Cover eyes
3. Open mouth and run fingers on gums
4. Rub belly in circular motions
5. Run hand down back
6. Run hand and fingers along tail
7. Touch all paws
8. Tap nails
9. Run fingers around neck and under ribbon/collar
10. Touch their nose
Novelty Items and Loud Noise Exposure
During week 3 we also introduce loud noises and novelty items to the puppies. The loud noise exposure is for short brief sessions, this could be vacuuming or hitting a spoon on a pot 3 times. The novelty items are used to build trust and curiosity. These items are usually household items that your pup will encounter in everyday life.
Novelty Item Examples:
Pillow
Apples
Rolled up towel
Fake plants / Flowers
Stuffed animal(s)
Soccer ball
Fabrics
Week 4-6
Exposure Activities
When the puppies are 4 weeks old they are introduced to new age appropriate challenges and experiences in addition to the 10 step handling exercises. During this time they are introduced to crate training, exposed to new sounds and smells, toys, and different places to explore and develop. We do this to continue to build the puppies’ confidence. We want to empower them and not enable them. This builds their trust in humans and helps them feel safe.
Grooming & Deworming
We also start getting the puppies comfortable with grooming by giving them gentle baths, clipping their nails, and blow drying. This breed’s coat requires regular maintenance and exposing the puppies to this type of touch and handling will be helpful when going to the groomers.
The first round of deworming begins at 4 weeks old and repeated again at 6 weeks. We do this to insure that your puppy goes home happy and healthy.
Week 7
Puppy Evaluations & Puppy Picks
Its puppy evaluation time! We do these puppy evaluations to get a better understanding of each puppy’s unique personality and see which type of home environment they would thrive in. The evaluation is very important because we want to get the most accurate picture possible, for both our puppies and our families so we can find the perfect match for you and your family. It is equally important to remember that puppies can, and do, change, and their life experiences will shape and mold them.
After the evaluations are finished, its time for puppy picks. Each puppy will have their own video and score card that will be provided to everyone on the reservation list. Each family will have a 30-45 minute video appointment to meet the puppies, ask any questions about the temperament testing and choose the puppies that they are interested in seeing on go home day.
Traits That We Look At During The Evaluations
Stable Traits
Assertiveness (Human & Dog)
Motivation
Energy Level
Prey Drive
Human Focus
Tenderhearted
Adjustable Traits
Confidence
Nerve Strength / Resiliency
Sound Sensitivity
Sight Sensitivity
Week 8
Go Home Weekend!
The time has finally come for you to pick up your little pupkin from the patch!
Each family will have a time slot to meet the puppies that they were interested in during puppy picks. Once you pick your puppy, the contracts needs to be signed and final payment is due. Each puppy will have a go home bag and new puppy packet that is filled with tips and tricks for bringing a new puppy into your home.
Plan Litters
Have a goal, focus and mission.
Do not over populate, only meet demand with supply.
Parent Standards
Breed only health, temperament, and structured tested parents.
Do not overbreed or breed dogs that fail to meet these standards.
Parent Care
Honor and respect your dams and sires at all times to keep them healthy and happy.
Puppy Curriculum
Provide a structured curriculum to ensure that puppies learn the world is safe, people are kind, and dogs are friendly.
Puppy Development
Guide, shape, and mold puppies based upon critical learning periods, constantly evaluating and adjusting, to strengthen confidence, nerve strength and startle recovery.
Puppy Evaluations
Evaluate puppies after 49 days old and provide info on all puppies to clients to ensure the best match is made.
Lifetime Responsibility
Take 100% responsibility for every puppy you produce for the entirety of its life and provide a minimum two-year contract.
Client Community
Educate your clients, both new and old, and build a cohesive, active community
Love
Love your dogs, love your puppies, love your clients, and change the stigma.
Be “badass” or stop breeding!
Your Mission
Stay true to the reason why you breed. Help others and make sure you have fun and enjoy the journey!
Let’s change the world and heal hearts and saves lives through the power of a dog. together, we are better
Our Program
Day 3-16
Early Neurological Stimulation and Early Scent Introduction
We do Early Neurological Stimulation because it has been proven to improve cardiovascular performance, heart rate, stronger heart beats and adrenal glands. It also builds more tolerance to stress and a greater resistance to disease. Early Scent Introduction helps with nose awareness, improves their sense of smell, and builds confidence.
5 exercises that are performed for 3-5 seconds
1. Tactical stimulation (between toes)
2. Head held erect
3. Head pointed down
4. Supine position
5. Thermal stimulation
Week 3
10 Step Handling Exercises
We start 10 step handling with our puppies at 3 weeks old. We do this to help desensitize the puppies to touch. Not all of the puppies will love this but we want them to be compliant with being handled and touched. As the puppies get older we slightly increase pressure. It is very beneficial in the long run as it will make grooming and vet visits a more enjoyable experience overall.
1. Rub ears
2. Cover eyes
3. Open mouth and run fingers on gums
4. Rub belly in circular motions
5. Run hand down back
6. Run hand and fingers along tail
7. Touch all paws
8. Tap nails
9. Run fingers around neck and under ribbon/collar
10. Touch their nose
Novelty Items and Loud Noise Exposure
During week 3 we also introduce loud noises and novelty items to the puppies. The loud noise exposure is for short brief sessions, this could be vacuuming or hitting a spoon on a pot 3 times. The novelty items are used to build trust and curiosity. These items are usually household items that your pup will encounter in everyday life.
Novelty Item Examples:
Pillow
Apples
Rolled up towel
Fake plants / Flowers
Stuffed animal(s)
Soccer ball
Fabrics
Week 4-6
Exposure Activities
When the puppies are 4 weeks old they are introduced to new age appropriate challenges and experiences in addition to the 10 step handling exercises. During this time they are introduced to crate training, exposed to new sounds and smells, toys, and different places to explore and develop. We do this to continue to build the puppies’ confidence. We want to empower them and not enable them. This builds their trust in humans and helps them feel safe.
Grooming & Deworming
We also start getting the puppies comfortable with grooming by giving them gentle baths, clipping their nails, and blow drying. This breed’s coat requires regular maintenance and exposing the puppies to this type of touch and handling will be helpful when going to the groomers.
The first round of deworming begins at 4 weeks old and is repeated again at 7 weeks. We do this to insure that your puppy goes home happy and healthy.
Week 7
Puppy Evaluations & Puppy Picks
Its puppy evaluation time! We do these puppy evaluations to get a better understanding of each puppy’s unique personality and see which type of home environment they would thrive in. The evaluation is very important because we want to get the most accurate picture possible, for both our puppies and our families so we can find the perfect match for you and your family. It is equally important to remember that puppies can, and do, change, and their life experiences will shape and mold them.
After the evaluations are finished, its time for puppy picks. Each puppy will have their own video and score card that will be provided to everyone on the reservation list. Each family will have a 30-45 minute video appointment to meet the puppies, ask any questions about the temperament testing and choose the puppies that they are interested in seeing on go home day.
Traits That We Look At During The Evaluations
Stable Traits
Assertiveness (Human & Dog)
Motivation
Energy Level
Prey Drive
Human Focus
Tenderhearted
Adjustable Traits
Confidence
Nerve Strength / Resiliency
Sound Sensitivity
Sight Sensitivity
Week 8
Go Home Weekend!
The time has finally come for you to pick up your little pupkin from the patch!
Each family will have a time slot to meet the puppies that they were interested in during puppy picks. Once you pick your puppy, the contracts needs to be signed and final payment is due. Each puppy will have a go home bag and new puppy packet that is filled with tips and tricks for bringing a new puppy into your home.