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SoftMaple Curly Coated Retrievers
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SoftMaple Since 1979.... Kinky since 1993!
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Beauty and Vento's puppies are 5 weeks old!
Moxie has her pups July 1st
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Information on how we raise our pups at SoftMaple
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Our current litter is co-bred with Gunflint Curlies out of CH SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835, GSDIIIa clear by parents, CHIC
Beauty and Vento's pedigree
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CH Soft Maple's Gunflint Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI,CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835, 05, Beauty retired from the show ring with 19 group placements in just one year of showing. She was the #1 Curly bitch for the year.
Beauty had her pups June 2008. Litter was co-bred with Gunflint Curlies. See the pedigree CH Summerwinds Kurly Kreek Vento, CR-CA204/16M/C-PI CR-833 CR-785G24M-PI CHIC#33070
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SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel CR-CA250/20F/C-PI, CR-897, CR-823G26F-PI , CR-EL174F26-PI, CHIC, GSDIIIa clear by parents.
We will be having a late 2008 litter out of Torre.
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Often times I will lease a bitch for a breeding. This is a good way to expand or diversify bloodlines. Sometimes a breeder falls into the trap of only breeding what they have in their own backyard. The same bitch to the same stud over and over, creating puppies, but not expanding the gene pool. And often a breeder will become kennel blind, thinking the dog they have currently is the one to put in the whelping box, even if she is not the best choice for the breed as a whole.
There was a very good article in the AKC Gazette a while back Breeding: What We're Taught
At SoftMaple, we have adopted the Bio Sensor method to start our new pups off in life. The "Bio Sensor" program was also concerned with early neurological stimulation in order to give the dog a superior advantage. Its development utilized six exercises, which were designed to stimulate the neurological system. Each workout involved handling puppies once each day. The workouts required handling them one at a time while performing a series of five exercises.
The puppies have access to a large playroom. The playroom has swings suspended from the ceiling. Toys with sqeakies and bells hanging from above. Ramps, tunnels, toys, stairs, rugs, balls, bones, boxes . Different textures, sounds and surfaces for the pups to explore. The pups are introduced to birds, wings and feathers.
The pups have dewclaws removed. First set of shots, wormed and are all checked out by a NYS licensed Veterinarian prior to leaving SoftMaple.
At about 6 weeks, the pups are introduced to water under supervision. If the weather is warm, I can take the whole mob of them to the lake where they follow their mother into the shallow waters. If the weather and water are cold, I take an extra large Vari-Kennel bottom, line it with rubber bath mats, fill it with three inches of warm water. I place this in the puppy room, with a couple of toys floating in it. The boldest pups are soon in there! No pushing or forcing, I just let them go at their own pace.
The litter is photographed to help evaluate structure. The pups also participate in a Puppy Aptitude Test to help evaluate a puppy's future personality, and better place each puppy in the appropriate home.
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Order your copy of The Puppy Diary for $19.95
($5.50 Shipping and Handling)
300 pages, 560 pictures
Read about the book here
Cathy Lewandowski
8282 Soft Maple Road
Croghan NY 13327
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softmaple@curlycoat.org
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