Our Program & Priorities

Health Testing

All our dams and sires are fully health tested as recommended by the Dachshund Club of America.

This includes genetic testing, patella exams, a basic cardiac exam, and eye exam by a board certified ophthalmologist.

We register all results with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

Puppy's Health &

Guarantee

Our puppies are dewormed bi-weekly and receive their first vaccinations at 8 weeks old.

They are also microchipped and started on a broad-spectrum dewormer plus flea, tick, heartworm prevention that is effective for the first 30 days

Our puppies are seen by our vet around 6 weeks old and will have documentation sent to you from this check-up

What's Included?

Our puppies include pre-paid AKC registration and the certificate will be mailed to you.

We send home all medical records, vaccination history, and deworming records.

In our go-home bag we send home a small bag of Purina Pro Plan Small Breed Puppy food, soft treats, a Snuggle puppy, a squeaky toy, training clicker, blanket, and a leash & collar.

With the microchip we also pre-pay the lifetime enrollment for your dog's microchip information to be registered in the AKC Reunite database.

Early Socialization & Puppy Culture

In order to produce the most emotionally and socially well-rounded puppies, we implement early neurological stimulation which doubles as the adopted starting point of puppy culture.

ENS consists of five basic exercises that are done daily for the first two weeks of life (starting on day three of life). They are very simple exercises to do that  all involve handling the puppies and exposing them to various stimulus.

Puppy culture is a program that was developed by Jane Killion, a dog trainer and show breeder. It's an organized program based on classical conditioning with detailed videos that you can watch, study, and implement into your own puppy raising process.

 To read more about puppy culture I wrote a more in-depth blog you can find at the bottom of the home page. You can also go to https://shoppuppyculture.com/ if you'd like to continue your puppy's puppy culture training structurally after they've left us.

This program continues through the 12th week of life and is a critical time for setting that foundation.