Puppies go home with first vaccinations, a microchip, a small supply of Blue Buffalo Chicken and Brown Rice puppy food, a toy, training pads, poop bags and a blanket. All puppies have a two year health guarantee against life threatening genetic defects. All puppies are sold on a non-breeding contact.
Well socialized, our puppies are raised in our home and spend much of their day interacting with people. Sit down in a chair in our home and you will be surrounded by puppies clamoring to climb into your lap. They are used to the noise and hustle of a busy household!
Bringing a new puppy home is a rewarding yet challenging experience. Investing time and energy into training and socializing a puppy when it is young will help to ensure a lifetime with a happy, well behaved dog. A few hints:
Feeding your puppy
There is no lack of controversy surrounding the science of feeding dogs today, and the pet food industry has spent a lot of money trying to get you to buy their brand of food. Please keep in mind that NO objective, scientific evidence has yet demonstrated that feeding Grain Free, Natural, Holistic, Organic, or Raw diets to otherwise healthy pets, when compared to conventional diets, leads to a better outcome for your dog. Our vet's advice - head to the back of the pet store, walk past all those high price brands with questionable promises and buy a puppy-specific, size and age appropriate food from a large, reputable manufacturer. As examples she suggests Purina Pro Plan, Royal Canin and Hills Science Diet and counsels staying away from smaller brands which might lack the appropriate veterinary oversight and quality control standards.
There is a well known website that rates various dog foods - https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/ however I have no idea how the site is funded and therefore cannot vouch for the independence of its data.
Shipping your puppy
We will ship puppies upon request but please check the viability of shipping your puppy to it's intended destination before you purchase. We ship West Jet since Air Canada requires that the puppy be 12 weeks of age to travel as cargo. All costs and arrangements for shipping the puppy are the responsibility of the buyer, we will however deliver the puppy to the Ottawa International Airport for it's flight. Once the puppy has been dropped off at the airport all responsibility for the puppy is the buyers. We will only ship within Canada at this time but you are welcome to fly to Ottawa to pick up your puppy.
Well socialized, our puppies are raised in our home and spend much of their day interacting with people. Sit down in a chair in our home and you will be surrounded by puppies clamoring to climb into your lap. They are used to the noise and hustle of a busy household!
Bringing a new puppy home is a rewarding yet challenging experience. Investing time and energy into training and socializing a puppy when it is young will help to ensure a lifetime with a happy, well behaved dog. A few hints:
- Enroll in a formal puppy or dog training class
- Puppies learn desired behavior through positive reinforcement - reward, don't punish - most dogs respond well to reward-based training using treats or favorite toys;
- Reinforcement - all family members should agree ahead of time on house rules
- Socialize, socialize, socialize - many dog experts think that the all important puppy socialization window closes at 4 months.
- I have included a few links to new puppy reading material that I find helpful. The first booklet in the list, by Dogworks UK, is very good.
- https://dogworks.org.uk/downloads/index_files/Puppy.pdf
- https://shoppuppyculture.com/pages/age-appropriate-exercise-1
- https://countrysideveterinary.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Countryside-Veterinary-New-Puppy-Handbook.pdf
Feeding your puppy
There is no lack of controversy surrounding the science of feeding dogs today, and the pet food industry has spent a lot of money trying to get you to buy their brand of food. Please keep in mind that NO objective, scientific evidence has yet demonstrated that feeding Grain Free, Natural, Holistic, Organic, or Raw diets to otherwise healthy pets, when compared to conventional diets, leads to a better outcome for your dog. Our vet's advice - head to the back of the pet store, walk past all those high price brands with questionable promises and buy a puppy-specific, size and age appropriate food from a large, reputable manufacturer. As examples she suggests Purina Pro Plan, Royal Canin and Hills Science Diet and counsels staying away from smaller brands which might lack the appropriate veterinary oversight and quality control standards.
- https://vet.osu.edu/vmc/companion/our-services/nutrition-support-service/myths-and-misconceptions-surrounding-pet-foods
- https://www.wsava.org/WSAVA/media/Arpita-and-Emma-editorial/The-Savvy-Dog-Owner-s-Guide-to-Nutrition-on-the-Internet.pdf
- https://www.wsava.org/sites/default/files/Recommendations%20on%20Selecting%20Pet%20Foods.pdf
There is a well known website that rates various dog foods - https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/ however I have no idea how the site is funded and therefore cannot vouch for the independence of its data.
Shipping your puppy
We will ship puppies upon request but please check the viability of shipping your puppy to it's intended destination before you purchase. We ship West Jet since Air Canada requires that the puppy be 12 weeks of age to travel as cargo. All costs and arrangements for shipping the puppy are the responsibility of the buyer, we will however deliver the puppy to the Ottawa International Airport for it's flight. Once the puppy has been dropped off at the airport all responsibility for the puppy is the buyers. We will only ship within Canada at this time but you are welcome to fly to Ottawa to pick up your puppy.