I personally only breed Giant Schnauzers and that is the only adult dogs I have at my home. On occasion I may have a toy breed litter come to my home. We are a group of family and friends. Each puppy is raised by a friend or family member or someone that used our studs. So pups are raised in a family home. I have a puppy apartment and exercise pen set up in my house if I have a small breed puppy at my home and my friends and family have the same set up that pups are raised in. We also have puppy pads down if pup is out of his crate area. I recommend the puppy apartment and an exercise pen for small breed puppies. This is where puppies are during day unless outside on nice days in an exercise pen. Puppies under 3 pounds are never outside in the grass unless we take them out and stand next to them the whole time… You are welcome to call me to discuss visiting your puppy at the home where it was raised so you can see how it was raised and meet the parents. Please look at training page for more information on potty training.
Giant Puppies:
My Giant schnauzers are raised on my 80+ acre farm. Parents run free unless I have someone coming to see them and then I pen them up for the visit in a large yard area with heated /AC building. I have a whelping kennel building dedicated to birth and raising our Giant puppies. It also is heated and air conditioned. There are three enclosures inside that are 6’X5′ and have epoxy pored flooring which was very expensive stuff… Outside runs are 10 X 30. Puppies learn to use a doggy door out of the building. Our Schnauzer pups get to play with my kids and come into the house for short play sessions through out the day. Some of my Schnauzer parents live in guardian homes. I have 4 females and 1 male that live at my home currently and two other females and 1 male that lives elsewhere. We are not a commercial breeder and do not have tons of dogs at our home. I will forever stay small and give each puppy the love and attention they need to grow into loving family pets. Please visit Our Training page to see more info on what we do for our pups and adults. You are welcome to call me to discuss coming to our modest home and visiting our Adult Giants and their puppies any time.
We ask that everyone keeps their new puppies away from public places and other dogs until they are totally done with all their puppy shots. Even a fully vaccinated puppy can catch Parvo and other illnesses such as kennel cough, part of the reason is that it takes a long time for them to build up an immunity to these diseases. Most puppies that catch sicknesses such as Parvo are older puppies that have had some vaccines already… So it is best to be proactive and keep your puppy away from any chances of infection. Parvo can show up as little as 5 days from the exposure time and some sicknesses such as bordetella / kennel cough can even be shorter than that. A puppy can be misdiagnosed as having Parvo or other vaccinated disease if they have had a vaccine within a month of the test. Many puppies are diagnosed as having Bordetella / Kennel Cough when they have any cough at all which is not a correct diagnoses. There are many reasons why a puppy can have a cough and not just any cough should be diagnosed as kennel cough. Like the flu shot in humans, even though we vaccinate against kennel cough there are so many different strains of the sickness that the puppy can still catch it. Kennel cough vaccine can even cause a small case of the cough in a puppy. If a pup develops a cough several days after transfer it is most likely pup was exposed during transit or maybe at vet checkup. Breeders don’t guarantee any illness that starts days after transfer, but A good breeder will always vaccinate against these diseases and will advice the new puppy buyer to keep up with all puppy vaccines and keep the new puppy away from other dogs until all puppy shots are completed. It is also a good idea to wait at least 2 weeks after you receive your puppy to get any scheduled vaccines since you do not want to stress the system of a puppy that is already stressed from the big change in his/her life by coming to a new home. As always I am available any time to speak to new puppy owners about good precautions you can take to keep your puppy healthy and happy! Leptospirosis vaccine is not recommended for any puppy and if given by your vet any possible reaction is not covered. Leptospirosis is a completely treatable if your dog contracts it and is not worth the risk of reaction that can come from the vaccine. Thanks, Kristina
Many people have lots of opinions on testing their adult dogs for genetic blood disorders and for OFA hip, eyes, etc… I only test my personal parents of my Giant Schnauzers and Giant Schnoodles. I have chosen to do this because this breed has issues that can be passed down such as thyroid, hip joint issues, eyes issues, as well as Von Willebrands disease. About half the adult Giants I have had tested failed on one of these tests and a good breeder will have all these tests performed and only breed adults with passing results. The smaller breeds tend to be less likely to have issues as long as you know your lines and stay away from inbreeding, and so I just make sure the smaller breeds come from healthy genetic lines with no signs of health issues in their parents, grandparents and all their offspring and siblings. When it comes to the Giant Schnauzers many breeders will only test for hips… Please do yourself a favor and only buy from a breeder that tests for all these: OFA Hips, Thyroid, Von Willebrand disease, and OFA Cerf Eyes. Then you have to ask the breeder what the actual results were and ask for the actual test results to be shown to you… It is sad but many breeders will test them and then still breed them even when they do not pass the testing… Always be a good puppy purchaser and do your home work. ask the breeder questions and make sure they care enough to answer each one. If a breeder is short with you before you buy a puppy you can imagine how they will be after you get your puppy and have a problem. I keep my cell phone on me 24/7 and if I am unavailable at the time of your call you can be sure I will be calling you back within a few hours. Thanks, Kristina
