Communication and Trust

 Building communication and trust is the first thing you need to focus on when getting a new puppy.  If your puppy does not trust you, you will not be able to train him/her to do anything with ease.  When an environment of trust and love is established, training your puppy becomes easy.  Everything from teaching them to sit, stay, come and house training is made easier when your first focus is building a relationship with positive emotions.  Nothing sends a puppy into their natural state of fight or flight quite like an angry outburst of emotion from an owner.  So trust me, if you want to make things easier for yourself, focus on the small stuff first: snuggling, belly rubs, and playing games. 

 These "small things" are how our puppies learn our personalities and they begin to open up more with theirs.  I have found that the first week on a new puppy in our home has been more of a honeymoon phase where the pup is learning about it's new surroundings and owners and learning how to keep the rules. This is also one reason setting clear rules from the beginning is very important! Individual personality only comes our once the puppy feels secure and begins to trust their surroundings.  If something traumatic has happened, it could be more like a month, but if the puppy comes from a well adjusted environment, this phase could last a few days or a week.

 So get down on your knees and play with those pups. Snuggle and watch your favorite Rom Com. Go in the backyard and play around. Enjoy your pup and wait for that fun personality to emerge.

Check out our link below for a great training on this topic!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CND2NXOiqWc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

New Litters Coming

Are you ready for puppies again?? Me too!!! Lake Mountain Doodle is happy to announce our expected litter of mini-medium F1bb Labradoodles and F1 Schnoodles. These litters are expected to be born around Mid-October and will be going home in December. 

Angel and Mr. Darcy

The Labradoodles will have the most beautiful red coloring with some small white spotting😍 - we may even get some Parti puppies like last time. 🐶

Zara and Scotty

The Schnoodles will be mini sturgeon in size. Mom and dad are 8-9 lbs. each. 💋They will also have great coloring from cream-red with some possible white spotting. 

If you're interested being on our waiting list, please DM us on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/lake_mountain_doodle/

If you have questions about the moms and dads, look at our studs and dams pages where you can read descriptions on each..

Socialization!!!

Socialization is a critical part of helping your puppy 🐾 grow into the best adult ever. 🐶 Don’t be surprised to see some crazy behaviors 🤪 in the juvenile phase of life!  Remember, they are just kids 🤓 and need lots of positive reinforcement and love. 💕 

Grooming Between Those Eyes

Grooming

Here are some of the brushes, combs and clippers I use for grooming.

Food Treats and More

*Disclaimer* I am not a videographer, so this may be a little awkward and rough. Also, we are not paid to advertise for any of these products, these are just the ones we have found that we love and that work. 

Available Puppies

All of our wonderful puppies have found their fur-ever homes, but you are welcome to put a deposit down for our Fall Litters.  Angel, our labradoodle, will be having mini red abstract F1bb labradoodles AND Zara, our Teacup Schnauzer will be having another litter of Teacup Schoodles with the same stud.
 Deposits for the waiting list are $250.  They are non-refundable.  When the order of puppy choice has been established by the order of deposits, at 6 weeks of age, those lucky deposit holders will be able to choose their puppies and put down the remaining $250 of their holding fee.  Puppies generally go home from 8-12 weeks of age, depending on size and maturity.