"The Puppy Parlor"
Our New Maremma Sheepdog Puppy Nursery and Dairy Goat Milking Parlor
We are in the process of building a new combination nursery for our Maremma Sheepdog puppies and a dairy goat milking parlor for our miniature dairy goats. The building is 14' x 30' and located in one of our newest dairy goat pastures. It will have a concrete floor with drains and dairy quality Duramax PVC walls to make it easy to clean, as well as heat and air conditioning for whelping any time of year, in any weather. It will be equipped with two large whelping suites consisting of K9 Kennel Store indoor/outdoor runs upgraded with whelping doors and whelping boxes. We are installing a Flying Pig professional dog grooming tub and Flying Pig electric grooming table for grooming dogs and puppies, a deep sink for washing milking equipment, two Premier 1 goat milking stands, a refrigerator, a Simple Pulse milking machine, cabinets for storing equipment and supplies and more. Besides the deep sink and grooming tub we also have hot and cold water faucets indoors for cleaning the floors and two hot and cold faucets outdoors for washing equipment and bathing goats. We have multiple Ring Floodlight security cameras outside and Ring Indoor Cameras inside, as well as two large floodlights outside.
Puppies will be whelped in the building and as they grow will have access to the outdoor runs via Gun Dog Doors, allowing them to see, hear and smell the goats while still being kept safe from sharp hooves. As they get bigger they will also have access to the surrounding pastures and be integrated into the herd. Moms will be able to come and go to and from the pasture via the whelping doors, which will allow them to care for their puppies while still being happy doing their jobs as LGD's. Goats will be brought into the building to be milked in the center area daily. This setup will allow our puppies to be raised in a climate controlled environment that's easily sterilized with our Wyziwash Sanitizer, thus keeping them as healthy and comfortable as possible without sacrificing the vital early socialization with livestock that all LGD puppies need and deserve.
Puppies will be whelped in the building and as they grow will have access to the outdoor runs via Gun Dog Doors, allowing them to see, hear and smell the goats while still being kept safe from sharp hooves. As they get bigger they will also have access to the surrounding pastures and be integrated into the herd. Moms will be able to come and go to and from the pasture via the whelping doors, which will allow them to care for their puppies while still being happy doing their jobs as LGD's. Goats will be brought into the building to be milked in the center area daily. This setup will allow our puppies to be raised in a climate controlled environment that's easily sterilized with our Wyziwash Sanitizer, thus keeping them as healthy and comfortable as possible without sacrificing the vital early socialization with livestock that all LGD puppies need and deserve.
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