Raising Puppies at Trisetters
TriSetters puppies are raised in our home with our family. We raise the puppies using Early Neurologic Stimulation and Puppy Culture. They are exposed to carpet, cement, hardwood, linoleum, tile, and stairs at our home. Weather permitting, they will go outside on grass, dirt, gravel, and our cement patio. Our yard has a wide variety of obstacles and toys for puppies to practice playing on. Each litter will spend some time in the whelping pen, playpen, kennels, and outside (weather permitting). They will also spend some time each day loose in our house under supervision to explore. All puppies are exposed to car rides, collars, crates and have been exposed to regular baths and nail trims before going to their new homes. Since we do not have children in our home, we have recruited our extended families and friends’ children to help socialize the puppies. The children range in age from toddlers to teenagers.
7 Weeks of Age
At approximately 7 weeks of age, several things will happen: First, each puppy is microchipped, BAER tested, and vaccinated with a DPC. They will also be started on heartworm and flea preventative. They will be temperament tested using the Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test. This test allows us to see how the puppies will perform away from their peers and if they have any sensitivities that may need special care in that first year. We will also provide a summary of the puppies’ personalities that we have seen at home. The puppies will have also begun kennel, clicker and potty training.
Pick Your Puppy!
Lastly, picking of the puppies will begin. It is easiest if people come and meet the puppies in person before it is time to pick, but we understand that it can be difficult to travel for some owners. We try to have puppy play times between 5-7 weeks old so everyone can play with the puppies in person before picking begins. These are usually on weekends, but occasionally can occur during the week. Puppy Play times are posted to both TriSetters and First Harmony Farms Facebook. These are great times to come and meet us, the puppies, and the dogs. Picking will start with the stud owner and ourselves, then people on the deposit list get the next pick in the order of their deposit placement. During picking, we are willing to discuss each puppy on the phone and allow people pick their puppy over the phone. Any puppies remaining will be posted to both Facebook pages ASAP.
Bringing Your Furbaby Home
When going home, each puppy will sent with a small amount of food, a toy, and a blanket with the dam and litter's scent as available. We also send a folder with their paperwork-veterinary sheet, registration paperwork for the microchips, and a copy of the contract.