Breeding Process

 Puppies are born unable to see, hear or regulate their body temperature. For the first few weeks they are reliant on their mom for all their needs and a place to snuggle into for warmth. During this first week, all their energy is devoted to sleeping and feeding so that they gain weight and become strong.  Their weight should steadily increase every day. At the end of their first week of life, they should have doubled their birth weight, or at least come close. During this time they are closely monitored.  Every two hours their bellies are checked for fullness.

As we hit two weeks of age, we see a key development in the puppies' growth; their eyes will open for the very first time.  While things will be a bit fuzzy, their sight will soon improve helping them to see around them. Around now a puppy’s hearing will start to improve – so far they have only been able to sense vibrations – they’ll be able to hear clearly by 2 ½ to three weeks of age. 

At three weeks of age, we begin to see some truly exciting changes! By this time, the ears of the babies will have opened. They will be able to hear for the first time and will begin reacting to more sounds. Their eyesight will also have developed significantly, with them being able to recognize their mother, siblings, and objects placed in their pen. Along with their newfound perception of the world, they should now be able to support their own body weight and stand up. With all the interesting sights and sounds around them, they will likely be a lot more inquisitive of their surroundings. They may explore their pen as much as their wobbly legs will carry them.The Pug puppies will also start teething, with their baby teeth coming through for the first time. This may start a passing interest in solid food. However, at this stage, nearly all of their diet will consist of their mother’s milk. 

 Puppies can be visited at this point without handling. 

At four -five weeks of age, baby Pug puppies start establishing relationships with their mother, siblings, and people. It’s important that they are socialized thoroughly and positively with humans. Puppies will continue to rise in weight and keep learning social skills, with more complex behaviors being shown. We slowly wean puppies off of mother's milk and care, adjusting them to being on their own and eating puppy food. 

Puppies can be visited at this point with little handling and preliminary bonding can begin with the new families.

They are growing physically stronger and more coordinated and will engage in more play with their siblings. Play is an incredibly important part of their development, these interactions help them both physically develop and are their first opportunities to interact with other dogs. 

We encourage bonding with the forever families and the puppy until pick up. At this stage, they are nearly fully weaned and get most of their nutrients from their food and require less milk from their mom.  During week 7 Puppies are inspected by a vet,  receive first shots, deworming and microchip. Puppies are then kept for a minimum of 3 days after shots to ensure they have no reactions to shots. At 8 weeks, puppies are officially ready to go to their new homes. Although puppies at this point have had their first set of shots it is strongly advised that they continue to keep the puppy inside and away from other outside animals until they get their 2nd set of shots.

*Throughout the whole process we keep a close eye on the puppies to ensure they are healthy and provide them with medical care if needed.