How we raise our puppies
What makes them different
Health Tested Parents
At Meant to B.E.E poodles our journey begins with healthy, happy parents. All of our parent dogs are extremely well mannered, have great temperaments and undergo genetic and/or physical health testing. A healthy puppy begins with healthy parents. It is important that our parent dogs are the best examples of what a standard poodle should be in order to breed the best puppies.
Pregnancy and Whelping Care
At Meant to B.E.E poodles our dams are given the best care throughout their pregnancy. From vet visits, extra nutrition, on-call vet services, and more, our Moms are well prepared to bring their puppies into the world. Once their due date approaches Moms are integrated into their whelping area. During whelping our moms receive delivery assistance as needed.
ENS & ESI
Once puppies are born into the world at Meant to B.E.E poodles we begin ENS (early neurological stimulation) and ESI (early scent introduction) at 3 days old. This is performed on days 3-16, including gentle handling and daily weights. ENS is known to improve cardiovascular performance, stronger heartbeats, stronger adrenal glands, more tolerance to stress, and greater resistance to disease. ESI improves nose awareness and confidence.
10 Step Handling
At 3 weeks old we move into a more advanced curriculum with our puppies set forth by Jeanette Forrey with 4E Kennels. We begin a “10 step puppy massage” every day and increase pressure weekly. We use our 10 step handling exercises to ensure our puppies are exposed to various types of touch, handling and sensation. This includes eyes, nose, inside mouth, around collar, tummy, down back, pull tail, tug on ears, and tapping nails.
Curriculum
At 3 weeks we also begin socializing our puppies to different sounds, sights, textures, obstacles to climb on, run through and more. We believe in empowering over enabling our puppies. We set them up to conquer physical and mental challenges every day. By doing this we build our puppies nerve strength and confidence as well as problem solving skills. Our goal is provide our puppies with a stable and enriching environment for the first 8 weeks of their lives.
Grooming
Our puppies start getting acclimated to the grooming experience starting at 4 weeks old. Grooming consist of baths with exposure to HV dryer, nail trims, and face, feet, and sanitary trims.
Temperament Testing
At 7 weeks of age we conduct a puppy aptitude test on each individual puppy set forth by the Badass Breeder Program. During the test we focus on 12 important puppy temperament traits to help make sure you get a puppy that fits you, your lifestyle and your needs as well as honoring who the puppy is. Once temperament testing and vet checks are completed families will be able to watch evaluation videos and see scorecards of each puppy in order for them to make the right decision for their family on go home day. Picks are made in order of a families place on the wait list on go home day NO EXCEPTIONS.