Wayeh puppies are whelped in the home, raised in the kitchen, & exercised in sunshine.  They are protected and looked over from way before they are born.  They also get a helping hand using the best of modern puppy socialization techniques.  Every moment we spend with these puppies before 4 months is socialization -- the socialization window closes at 16 weeks.  It's now or never.  And what happens from birth to 8 weeks is crucial.

	Dr. Carmen Battaglia's Early Neurological Stimulation is the beginning.  Think how do you get a super dog?  You raise a super puppy.
	Karen Pryor's Clicker Litter.  The clicker can be your puppies most important tool, which is why we start there and strongly encourage you to continue.  The clicker facilitates learning.  The puppy learns quicker and retains the information forever.
	the Rule of 7's. This is fun.  Ever thought about finding 7 different things for a puppy to eat out of?  Don't worry, we've already done that and more.  They've also met 7 different people by 7 weeks, played with 7 different toys, been to 7 different places...
	The New Knowledge of Dog Behavior, by Clarence Pffafenberger, to stimulate the sense to get a happy, confident, curious puppy.
	Potty Training -- no guarantees as to your consistency when you get the puppy home <G>, but we have STARTED crate training and house training.
	Regular Toe Nail Trims.  Sounds easy.  Unless you've ever tried to trim nails on a puppy that wasn't handled properly.
	Car rides.  They go to the mail box.  They go to drive-thrus.  They go to vets just for a cookie.  They go to grandma's house... through the woods, and in a car.  They go lots of places so car rides aren't frightening by the time they go home with you.

We are evaluating the puppies from the moment they are born.  But since all puppies are wonderful, we also do objective evaluations and rank the puppies BEFORE the picks.  In this way, the genetics of the puppy plus the early socialization we have done (above) are rated so that we place the puppies in the home that MATCHES them the best.  For instance, if you are a quiet person who lives a quiet life, you probably don't want an Energizer Bunny kind of puppy.  If you want to go-go-go every weekend than a softer puppy is not best for you.  In order to rank these puppies against their littermates, we use the following:

	Lee Fishback's Training Lead Dogs @ 6wo
	Temperament Tests @7wo
	Volhard's Puppy Aptitude Test (PAT) @ 7wo &
	Pat Hastings' Puppy Puzzle @ 8wo.

The results of these tests are posted on the website, including the 2003 litter results. 2005 litter results.