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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Modern veterinary medicine over medicates, over vaccinates and over-prescribes antiparasitics, which are loaded with pesticides – PESTICIDES!  They give you toxins and chemicals for your beloved pet in amounts that causes harm rather than health – especially when they are extremely young and small.  This damages their immune systems, leading to illness and disease.  Even one vaccine changes the DNA and RNA of your pet and that means they don’t function the way they were intended.  It can be immediate allergic reactions or something down the road caused by just initial injections or repeated annual boosters. Some, like myself, would argue that there is NO need for vaccinations at all. Building a strong immune system is the key to a healthy pet.  Please read Avoid Vaccinosis for more information. Have you ever lost a beloved pet long before their time and not known why?  Whether they just had a vaccine within the previous weeks OR have had ongoing annual boosters year after year, their immune systems have been wiped out from over-vaccination and being fed toxic chemicals to combat worms, fleas, ticks, etc. when there are effective natural, holistic treatments available.   The use of toxins and chemicals makes them susceptible to unexpected illnesses, which most vets will tell you came out of the blue (and be more than willing to treat at great expense to you) and will deny that it is related to their vaccines and chemical agents they freely prescribe for your pet.   Vaccines, wormers and flea & tick treatment provide a large part of their income stream and the illnesses they cause provide even more. As mentioned above, there is a problem with treating worms, fleas & ticks and other issues with commercial products which all contain pesticides.  Man’s best friend – and more importantly the pet you love – deserves better.  Please read “Natural Wormers” and “Natural Flea/Tick” under the Holistic Approach button for more information. I keep the puppies until they are at least 16 weeks old before sending them off to their forever homes.  During that time they are building and reinforcing their immune systems with their balanced organic raw food diet, to which they are weaned. They are exposed to a minimum of seven organic proteins and a variety of organic fruit and vegetables. They also drink raw goat milk kefir every day. My puppies are totally natural and have NO vaccines. (please review the section on Vaccinosis and Vaccines.)   There is another benefit to keeping the puppies longer.  Studies have shown that litters that spend more time together and with their parents are better adjusted, less anxious and hyper, and an overall better pet. Some vets will tell you that if you opt out of vaccines, you need to have expensive titers to “prove” your pet has immunity to various illnesses. Absence of a reading from a titer does NOT mean your dog does not have immunity – it only means they have not been challenged or exposed to that particular disorder within the past few weeks.  They still have antibodies that awaken when challenged and that is when a titer can detect them.  Absence of a reading on a titer is NOT reason to vaccinate or re-vaccinate! All my adults and puppies are raw fed with organic, grass-fed and grass-finished pastured ground beef and organic, pastured chicken, turkey, tripe, wild caught short-lived fish like lake herring, sardines, mackerel and smelt. Rabbit, duck bison, and salmon are also occasionally on the menu.   Puppies nurse exclusively for 6-8 weeks (sometimes longer), providing more protection from the milk and antibodies of their mother, along with more time for her to teach them their doggie manners and how to get along. Then, when mama decides it is time, they begin weaning directly to the raw diet.  They love it.  During the transition, they nurse a couple times a day for about 2 weeks as well.  This all helps to build a strong immune system in the puppies to give them the healthiest, longest lives that they can possibly have. They are holistically and naturally wormed and treated for fleas and ticks if needed.  Their organic raw food diet makes them undesirable to fleas and ticks. I have never had puppies born with worms because their parents don’t have worms. Traditional breeders have to administer harsh chemical wormers because their puppies are born with worms. They start early and often – at least every two weeks. How much better is it to prevent the puppies from exposure to worms and other parasites? We hope to be able to educate potential buyers and others with what we have learned with the desire that they will see the wisdom in this approach and choose to carry on these practices with our precious puppies.  We strongly encourage it – in fact, our Contract requires it for our puppies. We raise only AKC puppies and parents are JHC clear.  Our parent Bostons are double negative on the JHC genetic test, meaning they can only produce JHC clear puppies.   These puppies are not cheap, but they are certainly a good value, and you will find yourself saving more on future vet bills than with your past pets – enough to more than offset the difference in the cost of a holistically,  naturally reared puppy.   Many breeders are in a hurry to get puppies out to their new homes by the age of 8 weeks. This means they arbitrarily wean them at just 3 weeks to “puppy mush”, which is nothing more than kibble soaked with water. ( see this video to learn what REALLY goes in to kibble – https://tubitv.com/movies/494913/pet-fooled)   At that same three weeks of age, my puppies are exclusively nursing, which gives them more of mother’s antibodies and also works to build a stronger immune system. Most breeders spend 5 of 8 weeks supporting the puppies (mother does the first three weeks).  I spend 8-10 of the first16 weeks supporting (feeding, caring for, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, teaching manners, beginning potty and crate training, and playing with them and loving on them).  It is a labor of love for me, but takes a lot of time and is a lot of work as well which means that I provide 3 times the support & care of most breeders. Research has shown that puppies who stay with their mothers and litter mates for a longer period of time are more well adjusted and less anxious than those who are separated at earlier ages. The puppies are raised with the best food, best holistic practices, and most love you will find anywhere!  All of this results in puppies with strong immune systems that will lead the healthiest and longest lives they possibly can.  This will be amplified when their new owners continue the established protocols when they take the puppies home. We do all that we can to give these puppies the best start in life and are strongly committed to placing them with families that will understand the importance and value of this way of raising them and agree to continue these practices once they have the puppy home, so that these puppies have the absolute optimal chance at a happier, healthier, longer life. We want to hear from our puppy families and receive updates on milestones and how the puppies are doing.  Pictures and videos are great to receive!! We encourage all prospective pet owners to do their own research and investigation into these methods using the links we provide and beyond what we have presented on our website.  We are convinced you will see the wisdom in this approach. Why Invest In a Naturally Reared Puppy? * All holistic, homeopathic or naturopathic veterinarians are traditionally trained but soon believe there is a better way than they are taught in vet training.   They quickly turn toward training in natural, homeopathic treatments.  That is the vet you want to find!.  More and more traditionally trained vets are waking up to the dangers of traditional practice. And if you live in an area where there are no true homeopathic, naturalists, or holistic practitioners (you don’t want one just out to sell you supplements), there are many online practitioners who will follow you and your pet and advise you on any issues or concerns you may have. If you have a local traditional vet who is at least supportive and understanding toward your choice on how to raise your pet, you can go there for unforeseen accidents or surgeries.

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