Palmira Puppy Program
Palmira Puppy Program
Raising our Healing Puppies –
Palmira Healing Puppies pride ourselves on our focus to health and temperament, in all the puppies bred through our program. Beginning with the selection process of our parents, throughout the pregnancy and continuing after puppies are born enhancing their growth and development.
The Palmira Puppy Program begins from a few days old. Palmira Healing Puppies are raised in our family home, and are exposed to household activities from a very early age. Positioned where they are able to safely watch and hear all the commotion. Interact with the other dogs, when appropriate and learn how to settle for quiet time.
Puppy Program
Palmira Puppy Program starts with exposure, from 3 days old, to Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) and Early Scent Introduction (ESI). This method helps the puppies to build resilience to minor stressors in a controlled manner.
Graduating, at 3 weeks old, to desensitisation of sounds; vacuum cleaner; fireworks; storms; washing machine; hair dryer. Exposure to sounds assists to develop a confident, well rounded temperament, building capacity to manage varying stressors as an adult. When puppies are old enough to venture outside of their puppy enclosure, they are exposed to other animals, people and environments.
When puppies are between 5-6 weeks old, they begin to venture outside to explore new environments, building on desensitisation. Puppies become accustomed to a greater expanse of space around them, playing in a different environment. Slowly progressing to taking them outside to toilet, and then for walks outside of the day yard.
They begin to acknowledge and respond to the voice. Learning recall and following a person, being exposed to simple commands as they learn the behaviour.
Between 5-7 weeks old they are taken through the obstacle challenge course, exposing them to problem solving and different surfaces, again building their confidence and ability to accept new stimuli.
Human connection is promoted from day one, encouraging all puppies to learn how to interact with their human effectively. As well as learning to be intuitive and seek companionship for all types of roles they may have in the future.
Puppy Zoom Meetings
Puppy Zoom meetings will take place for all new puppy owners and prospective owners. This will happen at set times each week, varied times during the day. This will allow all owners to see them at different times of the day doing puppy activities.
Three zoom puppy classes will be offered to all new puppy owners to assist them in their bonding and communicating with their new puppy.
Getting Ready for New Homes
At 7 weeks of age personality testing takes place, so we can create the perfect match between puppy and family.
Puppies are wormed every 2 weeks, vaccinated and microchipped at 8 weeks.
Puppies leave for their new homes when they are 8 weeks and 4 days old. The extra time creates a significant difference to minimising separation anxiety as an adult.
Transport
Puppy transport will be offered from the 2024 litter, at a very reasonable cost. Upgrades will be done to our bus, allowing the puppies to remain with some level of familiarity while travelling to their new homes. For any puppies staying with us for training, they will also be along for the ride and will be able to meet their new families as well.
For any new owners who would like to organise alternative transport, we are always happy to assist this process.
For all puppy updates visit our Facebook page.
Puppy Open Days are held when we have a litter of 7 week old puppies. Alternatively our older dogs can be met on our walks in the local area, with prior arrangement.
Our Palmira Litters have arrived, puppies available now and in May 2023. Chocolate, Black and Yellow available
Contact for more details on the parents and our waiting list.
Puppy Personality Testing - Palmira Puppy Program
Personality Matching involves the completion of an Owner Questionnaire. Your answers give an indication of the type of puppy best suited to the family he/she is going to.
Having information about prospective owners knowledge and experience with Labradors, helps us to match each puppy to the perfect family.
When the pups are 7 weeks old they are observed through 8 personality tests. The result gives a score revealing their personality, on a scale of; Outgoing; Compliant; Shy.
Allowing us to match owners with their best fit puppy. The purpose of the testing ensures inexperienced owners or those with very small children don’t end up with a boisterous, high energy dog.
