Tag Archives: ENS

Doing ENS & ESI with Winter’s

Posted on July 13, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

Like ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation), ESI (Early Scent Introduction) is another early introduction for puppies to enhance and enrich their development. Early Neurological Stimulation or ENS is done from day three through day sixteen and consists of five simple exercises … Continue reading →

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A week has gone by

Posted on July 9, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

One week ago, Winter’s body said, “get these puppies out of here!” And that’s exactly what she did; quietly and safely delivering her five beautiful Blenheim puppies. They are all doing well and growing quickly. In the first week their … Continue reading →

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A busy (Happy Easter) morning!

Posted on April 20, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

Yesterday we attended a beautiful Easter service with our son and daughter(-in-law). It was a extra special Sabbath being Easter weekend, my daughter-in-law’s birthday (and her twin brother of course. Yes, one of our twins married a twin!) and our … Continue reading →

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One week ago

Posted on April 13, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

One week ago in the wee hours of the morning, Cami gave birth to her five Cavapoo puppies! The first few days were a bit foggy to me as I was sleep deprived. But we’ve made it through the first … Continue reading →

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A refresher

Posted on March 14, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

Just a refresher on the stage that our little Sasha puppy is just graduating out of. This is a post I did several years ago with another litter. I’ll have to update it sometime with the new ESI protocol. Enjoy! … Continue reading →

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What is ESI?

Posted on March 11, 2025 by pinewoodcavapoos

Like ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation), ESI (Early Scent Introduction) is another early introduction for puppies to enhance and enrich their development. I’ve been following a few natural rearing breeders for a while now learning more about their methods and how … Continue reading →

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The first week

Posted on July 21, 2024 by pinewoodcavapoos

The first week has already gone by as we have tended to Winter and her puppies. They are all doing amazing! Winter proved to be the perfect mother at the arrival of her first litter and this one is proving … Continue reading →

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One week old snowflakes

Posted on December 26, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

Well, we didn’t have a white Christmas but our puppy “snowflakes” did turn a week old. They are all doing well. Being regular week old puppies; eating and sleeping as mom does potty duty. They are weighed daily when I … Continue reading →

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Philosophy

Posted on June 7, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

I had someone ask me that the other day what my breeding philosophy was. I first had to pause and think, what is philosophy? I guess I should’ve asked my DIL who graduated from Oxford (yes, the university in England) … Continue reading →

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ENS

Posted on April 4, 2023 by pinewoodcavapoos

Early Neurological Stimulation or ENS is done from day three through day sixteen and consists of five simple exercises done once a day for about five seconds per exercise. These activities put the puppy through a small amount of stress … Continue reading →

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