Oakley/Raider puppies week 1️⃣. This week you will notice we look plump and strong. Our face will look a bit more ‘dog’ like. Changes are...

💤 Ever wonder why puppies (and adult dogs) twitch in their sleep? It’s called activated sleep and it's functional purpose is to develop...

⚠️ WARNING: NOISY!! Days 5-10: Neonatal period. We are removed from the nest for 3 minutes a day to drop our body temperature. This...

Oakley puppies - Day 4's agenda: Our Neonatal period will include Early Scent Introduction. It’s introducing us to a variety of pungent...

7 black & yellow Labrador puppies born Tuesday, October 26th. 4 yellow males, 1 yellow female, 1 black male, 1 black female. All plump,...

Our final week with mama and littermates! 📸 This picture is a result of introducing “wait” and applying Attention is the Mother. We...

Paris/Raider puppies week 8️⃣: I’m moving into your house today. It's new to me. I don't know my way around. My bed smells different....

🧩 Dogs have needs they communicate through behavior. If you have a bored or destructive puppy, you need to increase their exercise and...

💙 Light Blue is looking for his forever family. 👀 The eyes are very telling! If you punish or train us using yelling, coercion, anger,...

👨‍⚕️Today we had our first vet visit. Our vet was gracious and made a house call for their wellness exams. The twins gave them a pre...

🚽 Potty training is all about you and your puppy working together. Questions your puppy has are: 🚪 Which door do I use? 🎤 How do I...

All that remains this week is for plenty of great socialization experiences and final checks on health, vaccinations and microchips...

➰ What’s so great about “tug of war”? Puppies love it, but is it necessarily good for them? Their necks and teeth are tender and growing...

We are highly approachable and in our lowest fear period. With that in mind we held a puppy party, a training and socialization session....

Paris’s puppies: Week 6 Curiosity period - We are highly approachable and in our lowest fear period. With that in mind we held a puppy...

📢 Paris’s puppies Week 5 1/3: It’s communication time - MARK, OFFER & MAND. Puppies are learning to have a working relationship with...

Fear and Fun. 😱 This week we will experience a mild fear period. Because of this our people will be cautious of new exposures. We will...

Little dreadnoughts. Our interaction includes growling, barking, biting and baring teeth, which sounds like we are warriors armed for...

My puppies are in the critical socialization period Jayda was jealous of my 13 babies so she adopted my 6 boys. She is doing as good a...

Soaking up some morning snuggles. #gocheelabs #dogs #puppies #labpuppies #labrador #labradorretriever #puppyculture #puppyculturepuppy...