A lot of time, research and trial and error has gone into creating our Marsh's MAS Puppy Program. We have compiled an array of tests, situations and evaluations to help prepare our MAS puppies for the BIG world and their FOREVER homes :)
Here, we will share most of our program details to help you understand how much time and effort we put into raising our MAS puppies.
Our Puppies are raised following

- Puppies Temperature and Hydration is observed every 4 hours for the first 24 hours of life and then every 8 hours for the following 48 hours.

- We start nail trimming on day 2 and practice nail trimming once per week to help keep their nail quicks short and help desensitize them for future nail trimmings.
- Puppies are weighed after the Mother has finished whelping. We then weigh each puppy every 24 hours for the first 2 weeks of life. Puppies are then weighed once per week until they leave Marsh's MAS.
Our puppies have their individual photos taken when they are 2 days old, again when they are 7 days old and once per week there after, until they leave Marsh's MAS.
Potty Training and trips outdoors begins when puppies are 3 weeks old, in warmer months and 4 weeks old in the colder months.
Collar Introduction, 4 Weeks Old
Puppies are introduced to different
Floor textures and surfaces
Leash Introduction begins at 5 weeks old


Not Rain, Sleet or Snow ...Nothing stops these pups from exploring!
Daily wood Walks begin at 6 weeks of age.


Swimming Introduction begins at 6 weeks old

We encourage our MAS to be avid swimmers.

Crate Introduction begins at 6 weeks old
Puppies learn that their crates are a safe place to hang out.


Our puppies are carefully introduced to multiple
dogs, cats and livestock.







Puppies go on 2 long distance drives between
7-8 weeks old.
- 1 trip to Riverview, New Brunswick for their Eye exams with Dr. Cheryl Cullen, Ophthalmologist.
- 1 Trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia for Health exams and 1st vaccines with Carnegy Animal Hospital.


Puppies have their structure evaluated at
8 weeks of age using
Pat Hastings
"Puppy Puzzle"
Puppies are given a bath
before going to their new homes.
...some puppies can't get enough bath time :)
