ABOUT OUR SWISSYSAINT PUPPIES
Here at Swiss Hundehaus, our puppies are raised in our home and right in the middle of all the activity and sounds that go on in a normal family home. They are socialized since birth with men, women, teenagers, children, and seniors. The puppies are also exposed to the adult dogs and, if the weather allows, to our chickens. We encourage early, and for a lifetime, socialization with your puppy/dog. This includes meeting as many new people and animals as possible every week. You must also take care to introduce everything in a positive manner. All puppies should be enrolled in obedience classes as soon as it is possible. Puppy classes are good for socializing and simple behaviors can be instilled at that young age. ** Keep in mind that your puppy won't be fully vaccinated against Parvo virus until they are 16-18 weeks old, so should be taken to places where the dog traffic is controlled. ie: no dog parks or pet stores, these places pose a greater risk of harboring Parvo virus. However don't let this stop you from getting your puppy out and about- socialization is very important!
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2016/12/12/proper-puppy-socialization.aspx?
Our puppies are "Super Dogs"- The U. S. Military, in an effort to improve the performance of dogs, used for military purposes, developed a program called "Bio Sensor". It became known to the public as the "Super Dog" Program. It is also known as ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation). The military learned that early neurological stimulation exercises could have important and lasting effects. They learned that there are specific time periods early in life when neurological stimulation has optimum results. The first period begins at the third day of life and lasts until the sixteenth day. This is a period of rapid neurological growth and development. During this period it was found if early neurological stimulation was given it gave the dog a superior advantage. A series of five handling exercises are performed on each individual puppy, once a day. The handler completes the series from beginning to end before starting with the next puppy. The five exercises will produce neurological stimulations, none of which naturally occur during this early period of life, which kicks the neurological system into action earlier than would be expected, the result being an increased capacity that later will help to make the difference in its performance. Five benefits have been observed in canines that were exposed to the Bio Sensor stimulation exercises. The benefits seen were: 1. Improved cardio vascular performance (heart rate) 2. Stronger heart beats. 3. Stronger adrenal glands. 4. More tolerance to stress. 5. Greater resistance to disease.
We perform this ENS with our puppies from the 3rd to the 16th day of life!
See the attached video about the "Super Dog" Program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja6E4xa-6Hs
Training and boundaries are essential and the puppy will thrive on knowing it's place in the pack, which is below every human including young children. You need to decide who is in charge, but ALL the family should be before the puppy, even the children. When walking you lead the walk and decide where you are going, don't let the puppy change direction or pull on the leash. Make him get down from furniture. Alpha dogs try to get the best sleeping places, so make sure you choose where he goes. If the puppy doesn't learn this early, it will choose its place and it may not be where you want it! Positive reinforcement and rewards are the best training for these sensitive breeds. Remember that these puppies will grow into a very large dog and no one wants to be jumped on or knocked over by a 100+ pound dog.
Caring for a Large Breed Puppy
When raising any large or giant breed puppy, extreme care should be taken to ensure puppy does not injure itself. A puppy should be allowed free supervised play with companions of comparable size. It is important not to take very young puppies on extended walks or hikes. A young puppy may feel the need to keep up with the pack and can easily over do it. When a puppy desires rest it should be allowed to do that.
SwissySaints are slow to develop and growth plates are not closed until around 18 months of age. Care must be taken to avoid damaging these growth plates by jumping out of vehicles, jumping over obstacles, or running down stairs. This is very important because this can lead to osteochondrosis-dissecans lesions in the joints and other orthopedic dysplasias.
These Breeds are people dogs and should be with their family members, they love to go on outings and adventures. Or they are happy just lying by your feet.