Things to know about our COCKAPOO BUSINESS that may interest you.
*Our COCKAPOO PUPPIES are reg. with the American Cockapoo Club and parent dogs with the American Kennel Club *
How we raise our pups from birth.
Our pups are born in a carpeted heated area and kept at about 95 degrees for the first few days after being born,the tempature is slowly lowered to about 75 degrees through the next 4 weeks until the pups are old enough for normal indoor temperature and temperature changes throughout the day.During this time mom to the pups has her own get away area with outdoor access always.At about 3 weeks of age the pups are introduced to water softened food mixed with milk replacer to relieve mom from having to produce as much milk for the pups,she is given extra calcium and high protein puppy food during the pups nursing period also to provide both her and the pups with the proper nourishment they need.
The pups continue on soft food until they are about 6 weeks of age but introduced to dry high protein puppy food (Chicken & Rice naturals which contain no wheat,corn or soy) at about 4-1/2 weeks of age and only dry food after 6 weeks of age.At 5 weeks of age they are started with their weaning procedure away from mom,The pups are slowly weaned starting with a hour away then 2hrs and eventually for most of the day at 6-1/2 weeks of age when they are introduced to the out of doors.They start out door potty training at this time and fully weaned at 7-1/2 to 8 weeks of age and are well on their way to out of doors potty training,They are ready for their new home between 8 and 9 weeks of age if picked up,if they are shipped they must wait until they are at least 9 weeks of age.
The pups continue on soft food until they are about 6 weeks of age but introduced to dry high protein puppy food (Chicken & Rice naturals which contain no wheat,corn or soy) at about 4-1/2 weeks of age and only dry food after 6 weeks of age.At 5 weeks of age they are started with their weaning procedure away from mom,The pups are slowly weaned starting with a hour away then 2hrs and eventually for most of the day at 6-1/2 weeks of age when they are introduced to the out of doors.They start out door potty training at this time and fully weaned at 7-1/2 to 8 weeks of age and are well on their way to out of doors potty training,They are ready for their new home between 8 and 9 weeks of age if picked up,if they are shipped they must wait until they are at least 9 weeks of age.
Health Care given to our COCKAPOO PUPPIES.
Our COCKAPOO PUPPIES medical health care starts at 3 weeks of age,at this time they are dewormed with Pyratel dewormer as a prevention of round worms,hook worms and other such parasites carried on to the pups from their mom.This is continued every 10 days up to the time the pup leaves to it's new home,at 4-1/2,6 and 7-1/2 weeks of age they are treated topicly with Ivomec as a prevention of ear mites and other microscopic skin parasites.At 7 weeks of age they are bathed with Permethrin as a prevention of fleas,ticks,etc as this is when they have started their out of doors activity,also at this time they are administered Ivomec drops orally to start their heart worm prevention and this treatment should be done every 30 days with Heart Guard Plus and Frontline flea & tick prevention.
Vaccines of course are the most important medical care to the pup as this prevents the pup from acquiring the virus/bacterial infections that are life threatening to the pup especially the Parvo Virus,at 6 weeks of age the pups receive a Neo-Par Parvo vac which is the best Parvo vaccine available and the only one proven to over ride the mom's antigens that destroy vaccine and it does a threatening virus,they also receive a Bordetella nasal vac to prevent kennel cough and this vaccination is good for one year.At 7-1/2 weeks they receive their first series pup vac which is a Van Guard plus 5 - DHPP,this also contains a high titer Parvo vaccine that assures a started immunity to Parvo before leaving to their new home.The pups should have atlleast two follow up booster vacs three weeks apart,another DHPP vac and the 3rd should be a DHLPP which contains a Leptospira vaccine and we suggest Van Guard Plus 5 L4.Leptospira is a deadly bacteria that has now become quite common in some areas and needs to be part of the health care of the pup.We suggest only one vaccination of this as quite often a second vac can cause serious side effects such as convulsions,the 3rd pup vac would be best for this as it will almost surely guarantee an immunity built as the pup is free of the mom's antigens that destroy the vaccine,the first Rabies vac can be given at this time also.A second vac of this can be given in one year along with it's 2nd Rabies vac.
Now that we have covered the life threatening parasites,viruses,etc that we guarantee your pup will not have when he or she arrives let us explain the other problem parasites quite common and harder to avoid,the two main parasites that are just about everywhere outdoors are Coccidiosis and Giardia.Any animal of any kind are constantly exposed to these parasites,a healthy adult animal will pass these parasites on as their imune system eliminates them from the body but a puppy has not developed it's immune system fully and sometimes needs help if exposed and it is easily treated with medication.These parasites are also covered in our guarantee,at about 8 weeks of age all pups are treated with Panacure & Albon as a preventative against these parasites; although these are hard to guarantee against, we guarantee no cost to you for treatment if a pup would arrive with such.
Vaccines of course are the most important medical care to the pup as this prevents the pup from acquiring the virus/bacterial infections that are life threatening to the pup especially the Parvo Virus,at 6 weeks of age the pups receive a Neo-Par Parvo vac which is the best Parvo vaccine available and the only one proven to over ride the mom's antigens that destroy vaccine and it does a threatening virus,they also receive a Bordetella nasal vac to prevent kennel cough and this vaccination is good for one year.At 7-1/2 weeks they receive their first series pup vac which is a Van Guard plus 5 - DHPP,this also contains a high titer Parvo vaccine that assures a started immunity to Parvo before leaving to their new home.The pups should have atlleast two follow up booster vacs three weeks apart,another DHPP vac and the 3rd should be a DHLPP which contains a Leptospira vaccine and we suggest Van Guard Plus 5 L4.Leptospira is a deadly bacteria that has now become quite common in some areas and needs to be part of the health care of the pup.We suggest only one vaccination of this as quite often a second vac can cause serious side effects such as convulsions,the 3rd pup vac would be best for this as it will almost surely guarantee an immunity built as the pup is free of the mom's antigens that destroy the vaccine,the first Rabies vac can be given at this time also.A second vac of this can be given in one year along with it's 2nd Rabies vac.
Now that we have covered the life threatening parasites,viruses,etc that we guarantee your pup will not have when he or she arrives let us explain the other problem parasites quite common and harder to avoid,the two main parasites that are just about everywhere outdoors are Coccidiosis and Giardia.Any animal of any kind are constantly exposed to these parasites,a healthy adult animal will pass these parasites on as their imune system eliminates them from the body but a puppy has not developed it's immune system fully and sometimes needs help if exposed and it is easily treated with medication.These parasites are also covered in our guarantee,at about 8 weeks of age all pups are treated with Panacure & Albon as a preventative against these parasites; although these are hard to guarantee against, we guarantee no cost to you for treatment if a pup would arrive with such.
Our COCKAPOO PUPPY Guarantee.
Our guarantee covers all health issues when you receive your pup and lifetime on genetic issues.If your puppy would be sick for some reason or have any parasites that originated prior to leaving our premises and needs treatment you will have a choice of a replacement pup or vet expenses for treatment if you decide to keep the pup or if the pup has permanent or life threatening problems a full refund or replacement pup.
Genetic health issues are also guaranteed and for the lifetime of the pup,these are health problems that normally do not occur until later in the dogs life usually after 2 years of age.These problems are sometimes handed down from the parents onto the pups if there is genetic health issues in the bloodline or improper breeding.Ears,eyes,patellas,hips,organs and other body functions are sometimes affected through the parent's genetics,we have excellent breeders with perfect health records and we guarantee our pups accordingly.
All pups that leave to new homes are guaranteed against these genetic defects and if such would occur it would be your choice of the pup being replaced or a total refund of the purchase price paid for the pup.If you have owned the pup with a health issue for more than 30 days we would not require the return of your pup if you decided to keep it but would still refund your purchase price which you could apply to any medical attention needed to correct the health issue.
Genetic health issues are also guaranteed and for the lifetime of the pup,these are health problems that normally do not occur until later in the dogs life usually after 2 years of age.These problems are sometimes handed down from the parents onto the pups if there is genetic health issues in the bloodline or improper breeding.Ears,eyes,patellas,hips,organs and other body functions are sometimes affected through the parent's genetics,we have excellent breeders with perfect health records and we guarantee our pups accordingly.
All pups that leave to new homes are guaranteed against these genetic defects and if such would occur it would be your choice of the pup being replaced or a total refund of the purchase price paid for the pup.If you have owned the pup with a health issue for more than 30 days we would not require the return of your pup if you decided to keep it but would still refund your purchase price which you could apply to any medical attention needed to correct the health issue.