HOW WE RAISE OUR PUPPIES
Our Raising Environment
At Bruno & Co. Poodles, our puppies are raised in a dedicated puppy nursery designed with their health, safety, and development in mind. Their living area is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized multiple times daily using puppy-safe cleaning products. During the first weeks of life, we follow strict hygiene protocols, including hand protection and shoe-free puppy areas, to help provide the cleanest environment possible for our growing puppies.
From day one, our puppies are raised as part of our family. They are regularly exposed to infants, children, adults, and seniors, helping them become comfortable and confident around people of all ages. This early socialization lays the foundation for well-adjusted, family-friendly companions. We believe that a combination of cleanliness, earlysocialization, and daily positive experiences helps our puppies growdogs.
From day one, our puppies are raised as part of our family. They are regularly exposed to infants, children, adults, and seniors, helping them become comfortable and confident around people of all ages. This early socialization lays the foundation for well-adjusted, family-friendly companions. We believe that a combination of cleanliness, earlysocialization, and daily positive experiences helps our puppies growdogs.
Health & Temperament
Health and temperament are the foundation of our breeding program and are our highest priorities. Before any dog becomes part of our program, they undergo extensive evaluations and breed-specific health testing to ensure they meet our standards for both physical health and sound temperament.
Our breeding dogs are carefully screened through DNA genetic testing, OFA health evaluations, and temperament assessments. By selecting healthy, well-balanced parents, we strive to produce puppies with excellent temperaments, strong genetics, and the best possible start in life.
We are committed to responsible breeding practices that help reduce the risk of inherited health conditions while preserving the wonderful qualities that make Toy and Miniature Poodles such exceptional companions.
Our breeding dogs are carefully screened through DNA genetic testing, OFA health evaluations, and temperament assessments. By selecting healthy, well-balanced parents, we strive to produce puppies with excellent temperaments, strong genetics, and the best possible start in life.
We are committed to responsible breeding practices that help reduce the risk of inherited health conditions while preserving the wonderful qualities that make Toy and Miniature Poodles such exceptional companions.
Desensitization
We believe that early experiences play a vital role in shaping a puppy's confidence and temperament. Beginning around two weeks of age, we gradually introduce our puppies to a variety of everyday sounds, including household appliances, children playing, barking dogs, traffic, thunderstorms, and other common noises they may encounter throughout life.
As they grow, puppies are exposed to different textures, surfaces, toys, and environments within our home and yard. Through age-appropriate enrichment activities and positive experiences, they learn to adapt to new situations with confidence and curiosity.
Every introduction is carefully tailored to the puppies' developmental stage, helping build resilience while ensuring they always feel safe and supported. Our goal is to raise puppies that are confident, adaptable, and well-prepared for life with their new families.
As they grow, puppies are exposed to different textures, surfaces, toys, and environments within our home and yard. Through age-appropriate enrichment activities and positive experiences, they learn to adapt to new situations with confidence and curiosity.
Every introduction is carefully tailored to the puppies' developmental stage, helping build resilience while ensuring they always feel safe and supported. Our goal is to raise puppies that are confident, adaptable, and well-prepared for life with their new families.
Socialization
Proper socialization is one of the most important foundations for a well rounded companion. Our puppies are raised in a family environment and regularly interact with adults, children, and seniors from an early age.
Through gentle handling, supervised play, and positive human interactions, we help our puppies develop trust, confidence, and strong social skills. We carefully introduce new experiences at appropriate developmental stages, allowing each puppy to build positive associations with people, environments, and everyday activities.
It is our passion to nurture friendly, confident puppies that transition smoothly into their new homes and become cherished members of the family.
Through gentle handling, supervised play, and positive human interactions, we help our puppies develop trust, confidence, and strong social skills. We carefully introduce new experiences at appropriate developmental stages, allowing each puppy to build positive associations with people, environments, and everyday activities.
It is our passion to nurture friendly, confident puppies that transition smoothly into their new homes and become cherished members of the family.
Puppy Evaluation
Our goal is to place each puppy with the family that best matches their personality, lifestyle, and expectations. To help make the best possible match, we conduct puppy evaluations that provide valuable insight into each puppy's individual temperament and behavioral traits.
During these evaluations, we assess characteristics such as energy level, confidence, human focus, social engagement, motivation, touch tolerance, sound and sight sensitivity, and overall adaptability. These observations help us better understand each puppy's unique personality and assist families in selecting a companion that is the right fit for their home.
By taking the time to evaluate our puppies, we can provide families with guidance and support, helping ensure a smooth transition and a lifelong bond between puppy and owner.
During these evaluations, we assess characteristics such as energy level, confidence, human focus, social engagement, motivation, touch tolerance, sound and sight sensitivity, and overall adaptability. These observations help us better understand each puppy's unique personality and assist families in selecting a companion that is the right fit for their home.
By taking the time to evaluate our puppies, we can provide families with guidance and support, helping ensure a smooth transition and a lifelong bond between puppy and owner.
Connection & Communication
We are committed to making the puppy adoption process as enjoyable and transparent as possible. Families receive weekly updates, photos, and videos as their puppy grows, allowing them to follow along every step of the journey. We strive to respond promptly to messages and inquiries and are always here to support our puppy families before and after go-home day.
What's Included With Your Puppy?
Every puppy goes home with everything needed for a smooth transition into their new home, including:. A 2-Year Health Guarantee covering qualifying genetic conditions. A comprehensive veterinary health examination· Age-appropriate vaccinations and deworming· AKC registration paperwork. 30 days of AKC Pet Insurance (activation required)To help your puppy settle in, each family also receives a thoughtfully prepared puppy go-home bag filled with some of our favorite essentials and goodies.