The pups love to interact with the cats!

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PUPPY TRAINING

The pups are given the chance to play on various interesting surfaces so they will be comfortable when confronted by unusual circumstances or if trained in agility in the future. Simple things like going up and down stairs can become issues if a pup is not exposed to them so we try to give them chances to have many different experiences inside the house, out in the fields and in the barnyard area.

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The pups are born in the house and spend most of their time in it if the weather is bad. We do like to get them outside a lot as this is part of their heritage. They are accustomed to all the normal household noises and activities of a large,busy family. We actually have been doing some remodeling so they have experienced all kinds of additional commotion.
 We have been working on housebreaking and sitting nicely for a treat taken very gently.
The pups are being crate trained, continue to work on housebreaking and are learning to walk on a leash, sit stay and down.

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The puppies are frequently exposed to our other adult dogs as part of their learning experience.  The adults are all patient and provide a positive socialization for the pups. And of course sometimes they correct the puppies for bad behavior.

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The puppies are being exposed to livestock in appropriate ways. Ducks, geese, chickens, goats, sheep and horses.

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