Backcountry Puppies
At Backcountry we pay meticulous attention to the development of all our pups so that they receive the best start in life.
Our pups are brought up in a busy family environment, ensuring that they are use to the sounds and smells of an average family home. Every effort is made to ensure that puppy is fit, health, and ready for his/her new owner.
Index to Puppy Page
Is a Northern Inuit the right breed for me ?
Every owner of any breed or type of dog should be responsible, aware, and caring. The need for proper housing, medical care, food, training and socialisation are just some of the basic requirements that should be understood before any person undertakes to own any dog. Unless a potential dog owner is willing and able to give these essentials, dog ownership should be delayed or even avoided altogether. To own a pet and not to provide for it´s needs is certainly cruel, neglectful, and even illegal. Because of controversy that has surrounded this breed in the past, ( dogs of the Wolfdog, Wolf type or Wolf look a like kind ), potential owners of these dogs must be even more aware of their responsibilities than owners of many other breeds.
There are some key points to consider about owning a Northern Inuit.
- These dogs tend to be smart, alert dogs that need early, consistent training.
- These dogs cannot be tied to a tree or simply be left in a kennel or the backyard. They are true lovers of people and will suffer if deprived of lots of human or animal contact.
- These dogs love to dig. If your garden is your pride and joy, look at another breed or fence it off.
Are you right for a Northern Inuit ?
- Have you owned other kinds of dogs that will give you some reference point and some experience for owning a Northern Inuit ?
- Do you have the resources and the inclination to help a young puppy get the socialisation, care and training it will need to grow into the best possible pet ?
- Do you have the time and space to share with a dog that will need a lot of affection, direction and attention ?
Are you willing to walk the extra dog mile that this breed will need ?
Stages of development
0 - 2 weeks
Puppies start out life in a spacious room in the center of the house, where they will remain for the first 4 weeks. This room is air conditioned which allows us to provide a stabile temperature.
For the first two and a half weeks puppies rely entirely on mums milk. They are tagged for identification and weighed every two days to ensure each one is putting on weight and receiving enough food. At around ten to twelve days their eyes open and they are able to take their first steps.
2 - 4 weeks
At two and four weeks puppies are wormed using Drontal Puppy Suspension.
At two and a half to three weeks puppies they are introduced to their first solid food which is minced beef mixed with Nutrolac ( a powdered goats milk ). As they adapt to solids other food types are introduced such as minced whole chicken and minced tripe.
4 - 6 weeks
Puppies are moved to a large spacious area in a building adjoining the house. Here they can interact and play together, and have access to an area outside for the first time.
At four weeks they are capable of eating and chewing on bones. We provide them with Chicken necks, chicken carcasses and lamb rib bones, all of which are readily eaten and digested.
6 - 8 weeks At six and eight weeks puppies are again wormed using Drontal Puppy Suspension.
At six weeks puppies are more or less independent of mums milk but will go on feeding at every opportunity whilst mum still has milk available.
Although we recommend a Raw food diet we understand that not every new owner is comfortable with the idea. At this point we start introducing puppies to Arden Grange dry food. They normally receive the raw food during the day and the dry at night. By doing this we can build up a variety of beneficial bacteria within the pups gut, which should enable them to tackle most foods without any fear of upset when they leave us.
Although some breeders home pups at six weeks of age, we believe that the period of time between six and eight weeks is essential for socialising the puppies. During this time they are able to interact with each other and our adult dogs learning valuable social skills which will enable them to discover what behavior is acceptable within the pack.
An added benefit is that the pups are well on their way to being house trained.
At eight weeks pups are vet checked and given their first vaccination. A second will be required at ten to twelve weeks.
Present Litters :- Skye and Blade, Misty and Dakota
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Past Litters
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