Legacy Ranch Golden Retrievers

We were working on loud noise training today. I was racing the rain today and thought I had it on video but only had it on camera. Needless to say the munchkins didn’t mind and were annoyed that I dared to stay outside the kennel space to give them a safe area to retreat if they needed too (and not trip me in the process). We typically start this indoors where they are very comfortable and then we move it outdoors because the sound and vibration changes when you’re in a closed space to when you’re in an open space. Why is loud noise training a smart idea? Well it starts to teach the dog loud and unknown noises don’t mean scary things are about to happen or a lions gonna jump out and eat them. We start with small less loud things and slowly increase in size, sound and vibration. Did you know dogs are incredibly sensitive to vibration? Loud sounds always have vibration to them in one form or another! This is also one of the reasons why a lot of dogs are very scared of stuff like fireworks. A very loud boom, a bright sound and a large amount of vibration especially from above is terrifying for a lot of dogs. Some dogs will never be very comfortable with loud sounds or vibrations. But we do our best to set our puppies up for success as much as we can especially because we like our dogs to go with the Service dog route. Some of our puppies are lucky enough to go on to be PTSD Service dogs for fellow veterans and that requires them to be incredibly steady with loud noises, weird sounds and big vibrations. While they’re training and exposure will by no means be complete when they leave they will at least have a solid foundation to build on in their new roles!

We were working on loud noise training today. I was racing the rain today and thought I had it on video but only had it on camera. Needless to say the munchkins didn’t mind and were annoyed that I dared to stay outside the kennel space to give them a safe area to retreat if they needed too (and not trip me in the process). We typically start this indoors where they are very comfortable and then we move it outdoors because the sound and vibration changes when you’re in a closed space to when you’re in an open space. Why is loud noise training a smart idea? Well it starts to teach the dog loud and unknown noises don’t mean scary things are about to happen or a lions gonna jump out and eat them. We start with small less loud things and slowly increase in size, sound and vibration. Did you know dogs are incredibly sensitive to vibration? Loud sounds always have vibration to them in one form or another! This is also one of the reasons why a lot of dogs are very scared of stuff like fireworks. A very loud boom, a bright sound and a large amount of vibration especially from above is terrifying for a lot of dogs. Some dogs will never be very comfortable with loud sounds or vibrations. But we do our best to set our puppies up for success as much as we can especially because we like our dogs to go with the Service dog route. Some of our puppies are lucky enough to go on to be PTSD Service dogs for fellow veterans and that requires them to be incredibly steady with loud noises, weird sounds and big vibrations. While they’re training and exposure will by no means be complete when they leave they will at least have a solid foundation to build on in their new roles!

The munchkins are rocking the doggie door!! They are all starting to go outside to go to the bathroom, they now meet us with waggin tails and such excitement you can’t help but be happy when you see them. From here on out it gets more and more fun as their personalities really start to shine!

Miss Maddi’s munchkins had their welping box opened today and they said “hold my milk I’m going to find mom” and they took off. They are little chunky moneys and they know right where the food is at all times! Which is even more impressive when you realize they are extremely near sighted right now (they won’t get full vision until 4 months old!) and navigating only with their ears and nose at this point. They have zero depth perception. They did however get lost as soon as mom decided to go outside so we had t help them back near the front of the whelping box where they then decided that was enough exercise and curled up to sleep.

We opened up the whelping boxes and Miss Rivers munchkins are a ready to explore!!! I could barely get the front off before little ones were checking out the new are!!! I’m always amazed by their curiosity and confidence considering they barely have any eyesight as they are extremely near sighted with zero depth perception right now. They won’t get full eyesight until 4 months old. They have excellent noses, and hearing though which makes them really fun to watch explore!

I just realized I forgot to share this in here. Oops. Maddi’s and River’s litters are both shown! Miss Rivers and Miss Maddi’s munchkins had a lot to say this morning while we were cleaning their whelping boxes. They were not appreciative of our efforts, or maybe they were complaining about the milk bar being closed while we worked? Their eyes and ears are open and they are waddling!! Things get way more fun from here on out. Their eyes are incredibly weak in sight right now (they don’t get full eye site until they are 4 months old) but their hearing and ability to smell are their strongest senses so they are extra vocal as they learn how to navigate with their new senses and get those pesky legs going in the right directions.

Official Go home times and dates will go out tomorrow to all families!