Evaluations

Evaluations are done! When evaluating we are watching the puppies confidence, pack drive and prey drive, touch, sound, and sight sensitivity as well as their assertiveness and tender heartedness. This is always a super exciting time - giving our families all this information to make a well informed decision on which puppy they’d like. They can then use this info to help with puppy rearing when they bring them home as well. We have everyone decide on a 1st and 2nd choice and then we match everyone based on those choices. This time around we are choosing a male for our breeding program and are still awaiting our DNA results from @embarkforbreeders! Once that comes back we can finalize everyone’s choices 🙌❤️ Exciting times 🎉 🐾 🐶  #northstarweimaraners #puppyevaluations #badassbreeder #empoweredbreeder #weimsofinstagram #weimpuppy #weimaraner #weimaddict

Puppy Rearing Protocol

 Welcome to this corner of my world. Raising loyal companions for my clients has been a joy and privilege and I am happy you are here to learn more about what we do and why. Thanks for visiting and please reach out and say Hi. I love connecting with you all and discussing our Weimaraners and learning more about you and how we can help.

During the time your puppies are with us we will do our best to prepare them for life with you as a well-balanced and healthy dog. We start this process and then will equip you with the information to take the leash and carry on. 

The first 3 days after birth are a time of rest, relaxation, and connection for Mom and puppies. We focus on keeping stress low for mama, her area warm and clean, and monitoring everyone constantly as things can go wrong in a short amount of time with both mom and pups. We check Mom many times a day for signs of mastitis and puppies for their body temperature and signs of dehydration. Puppies cannot regulate their temperature in the early days and rely on mom and littermates to stay warm so we make sure their room is the perfect temperature for them. While it is tempting to hold and carry pups around when they are this small and cute it is important that puppies spend the first two weeks safe under their mom’s care for proper development. All handling is done in their whelping box and we only do what we need to so we set a good foundation for the pups. This includes monitoring, checking weights, and after day 3 we will begin doing their Early Neurological Stimulation Exercises and Early Scent Introduction and well as gentle handling/cuddling. 

Here is more information about both of these:

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeder-puppy-socialization-early-neurological-stimulation/

https://www.avidog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Avidog-Baby-Noses-Transcript.pdf

After this we slowly begin introduce them to different surfaces, sounds, and environments providing different learning opportunities each day. If any pup struggles we empower them to handle it. Handling exercises are done daily and modified weekly as well. Being with their mom and siblings will teach them a ton and we like to compliment that with things we have learned in the past 20 years of raising weims to help them have an even better start. Once they are old enough to play they learn proper socialization skills and have access to all sorts of enrichment activities in a controlled environment to learn how to handle stress, gain confidence, and become the best companion you could ask for. We will begin basic manners and crate exercises as well. This has made a huge difference for when the pups join their new families. We are always interacting with and listening to our clients feedback and adjust accordingly if there are things we can do to improve on the raising of our pups. 

I look forward to sharing more about this process!

2021 NorthStar Update

Thanks for checking out our website! We hope it helps you decide if you want a puppy from our program and gives you an opportunity to learn more about Weimaraners and how we do things with our NorthStar Weims. I set up this website 10 years ago and while we had been raising Weims for awhile then already the past 10 years have brought about a lot of changes to how we do things and we are excited to keep learning. My goal is that our website will reflect that accurately to help clients understand what goes into our puppies. This will likely take time to update and evolve but we are excited to start the process and see where things go from there. Thanks for joining us on our adventures in raising your Loyal Companion.

Please view our AVAILABLE PUPPIES page for specific info on puppy rearing and breeding. Our waitlist is often a 6-12 months wait so if you are looking for a puppy right away unfortunately we will not be able to help. We appreciate all the time you put into looking for a breeder that is a good fit and know that it is worth the wait! For all of you wanting a puppy right away all the best with your search and your puppy! Please do your research on a reputable breeder as that will make all the difference for what kind of puppy you get to take home. 

It is our joy and privelege to get to raise and empower the next generation of weim puppies. This is not a responsibility we take lightly. We also love to get to know our weim families during this time so we can build that life long relationship. Puppies are a huge responisibility for both the breeder and the family. Your long term feedback is so important to help us in breeding decisions. Not only health wise but also temperament and character wise. Thanks so much for joining us on the journey and trusting us to raise your next loyal companion.

Adorable weimaraner puppies!

All puppies are CKC registered and come with a puppy package that includes Registration, Health Clearance, Puppy information, Vaccine Protocol and a copy of the Weimaraner Standard. Before puppies leave our location they are vet checked, vaccinated, dewormed, and micro chipped.

Here are pictures from our litters. It always amazes me how much and how fast they change. The first few days all they do is eat and sleep and soon they wake up to play with us when we go say hi. The first few weeks it is short lived as soon they all fall asleep on our laps but puppy cuddles are the best! Around 5 weeks old they really start playing and their little characters come through; they become very entertaining at this age too. Then the last 3 weeks fly by as we are always crazy busy feeding and socializing the pups as well as taking pictures, a vet visit, and fitting in all the visitors in between. 

Please visit our Available Pups page for more information or Contact us. We would love to help you find the perfect weimaraner companion to join your family.

Enjoy the pictures! 

Romeo

Introducing MR Romeo:

He is such a handsome boy! Romeo has been home bred and comes from our previous lines. His Mama had an excellent nose for hunting and could even tell the difference between guns! The hunting instinct is definitely present in our pups and it would be easy to train them in the field should you want to do that. He has a gorgeous stance with a perfect block head. He is a medium size male and weighs in at about 85 lbs. You can expect his pups to be very engergetic, loyal and eager to learn. This boy is SO fast and agile he is amazing to watch. He loves everyone; kids as well as adults and is very gently with babies. Romeo loves playing fetch and chase and always has to be where the action is.

Romeo is the biggest softie when it comes to the kids and loves playing for hours and then will curl up on the rug and allow my girl to dress him up!

We hope you all have a great week and thanks for visiting!

New pictures of miss Rose. She was very good despite all the kids wanting her to look at them. I think the kids' box of Tim Hortons timbits might of helped; she wanted one very bad and will do anything for a taste! Rose has produced amazing pups that make excellent companions and are VERY eager learners. Her pups take to training so quickly and are very loyal to their families. She also has great hunting instincts that are being passed down to her pups. Many of them can be found pointing at squirrels and birds along their trail walks. All of our pups are CKC registered purebred weimaraners and are sold on Non-breeding contracts with a health guarantee.
Please contact us for more information or view our Available Puppies page to get on our list for a Weimaraner puppy. We have started a waiting list for our next litter and it fills up quickly. We would love to hear a little bit about you and what made you decide to get a weimaraner.

NS Rose Bud growing up

Pups from our previous litter

Exploring the backyard!

These were taken in the fall just before we lost the last of the leaves. The dogs are loving our new place and we are working hard to get it looking good. In behind the fence is a creek which the dogs LOVE playing by. It didn't take Rose long to figure out that by going through the water she could have free run of the neighbors field as well! Romeo soon followed and they both greeted me at the front door when I called them.
I hope to share some creek pictures in the spring when things start growing there again.

We are hoping to have puppy news soon. Please email us or check back soon!

Thanks for looking!