Rear Dewclaws, if present, are removed on puppies 2nd or 3rd day after birth. Rear dewclaws are very prone to catching on things and even on each other. They will lock in a "handcuff" situation, causing a bad fall, fractures, and tearing of the skin surrounding the toe. Throughout your dogs life it is very possibly this could occur. Thus, we try to prevent it. There is the occasional pup born with their rear dewclaws grown into the bone of their leg. When this happens we cannot remove them. They will need surgical removal, commonly performed during the spaying or neutering of your pet.

We do not remove the front dewclaws. Front dewclaws are less susceptible to this and unlike rear dewclaws they provide a function. Have you ever seen a dog remove something from it's eye with one?  I have!

Roundworms are the most common intestinal parasite infecting dogs. Mothers can infect puppies through the placenta. Adult roundworms set up shop in the intestine and live off ingested food. They multiply rapidly; one female can lay up to 200,000 eggs per day! A few eggs can lead to a large infestation.

What is HomeAgain Microchipping?
HomeAgain is an advanced pet identification and retrieval system. A microchip with a unique identification code is implanted between the shoulder blades of the pet. The pet is enrolled with the HomeAgain Pet Recovery Service. HomeAgain maintains a national database and is available 24-hours daily, 365 days a year. When a lost pet is found, it can be scanned at an animal shelter or the clinic of a participating veterinarian. The animal’s identification number is called into HomeAgain (1-866-PET-ID24), and the pet owner is notified immediately.

Pets enrolled in the system also receive collar tags to wear with their HomeAgain identification number and our toll-free number. The tags alone help identify lost pets, but tags/collars can come off easily. A microchip provides permanent identification that remains in place.

Between our pups 3rd and 16th days of life we  introduce the puppies to neurological stimulation. This is a period of rapid neurological growth and development, and therefore is of great importance to the puppies.

Benefits of Stimulation

• Stronger heart beats
• Stronger adrenal glands
• More tolerance to stress
• Greater resistance to disease
• Improved cardio vascular performance (heart rate)

For the first  4 years of our dogs diet we fed Iam's Adult Dry Food.  For a brief stint we switched to Beneful. Beneful seemed to provide the proper nutrition until our female, Star developed Eclampsia and almost died this spring. Immediatly we went back to Iam's. We will not be modifying our dogs diet again.

Our puppies produced here, once weaned, are fed Iam's DHA Puppy food. We mix their food with replacement milk thru the weaning process. All puppy clients go home with a bag of this food to start them out!

Nutrition for the Siberian Husky is very important.  Siberian Huskies require a certain amount of Zinc in their diet as well as protein.  Very inexpensive foods rarely have the right amounts of Zinc and Protein in them to sufficiently care for the Siberian.  Be sure when you choose your food to compare the ingredients percentages and amounts between a large variety of foods.

Mountaineer Farm's practiced vaccination schedule for our Siberian Husky puppies.