Australian Shepherds
Hearthaven
Puppies
Next litter plans are spring 2025, contact for more info.
When addressing me for puppy inquiry, please tell me a little about yourself and your family, your expectations to the puppy, why you chose the aussie, and how you plan to activate the puppy. Please read the paragrafs below so you get an idea of what I value.
All puppies are registered in DKK and will leave no earlier than 8 weeks old (sometimes at 9-10 weeks). They have DNA health results from their parents in the guidance book that will follow the puppies, with good-to-know-stuff about your new family member. I follow the bio sensor programme, so the puppies will do some exercises from 3 days old to 16 days old. It is meant to improve the adult dog to handle stress better and make them more resistance to diseases, and it is also believed to make them more active and curious.
Furthermore before the puppies leave from here, they will have following things done:
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3 times deworming
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1st vaccine
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ECVO eye examine
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health check at vet and a health book will follow the puppy
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chipped and registered at DKK & Hunderegisteret
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checked at a chiropractor
As you can see on the page "puppy life" they will explore the world outside my property from the age of 6 weeks approximately. I will take them driving, to the ocean, the lake, forrest, city, the vet, a farm to se different animals, meet children, cats and other dogs. They will be evaluated mentally in a special developed puppy evaluation programme by an experienced breeder. Also I will have a very experienced Danish breeder to evaluate each puppy, bone by bone, and from those eval. it is easier to tell which puppy is suited for which sport.
You are welcome to let me know if you have special wishes for boy/girl, tail length, color, activity level and such things, but I will make the decision on best match based on my knowledge about each puppy's personality and what they are best suited for (agility, obedience, show, tracking, herding) held together with what you tell me you are going to do with your aussie, and what I observe from your visits. I make puppies for myself, so I will normally keep 1 or 2 from each litter, and the rest will be available for loving families. Around the age of 7-8 weeks it will be decided which puppy will suit your family. This is something that cannot be rushed, because they change so much the last weeks here, and the mental and structure evaluations are done as close to 8 weeks as possible. So if you need to know before or you want to pick your own puppy, you will have to look elsewhere for your puppy. "You shouldn’t expect to pick your own puppy. There is nothing you will learn in an hour with a puppy that your breeder hasn’t learned in the last 8 weeks. Your emotions are not more accurate than your breeder’s expertise." Quote from a breeder on facebook.
In their suitcase they will have a blanket with scent from mother, brothers and sisters, quality food, their pedigree from Dansk Kennel Klub, health book from the vet with the first vaccine, a book with guidance on how to take best care of your new aussie puppy and the health proof of parents.
I expect the future families to make x-rays of hips and elbows at the age of 1 1/2 - 2 years of age, and that you at least the first 2 years commit to training and activating the puppy. They will still need activating and always healthy exercise but the first 2 years are crucial to the behavior for the rest of their lives.