Kobi's Kennels, LLC

06/04/2026

Sweet Moto will be hanging out with us for a few days. She’s a good girl. Of course.

06/04/2026

It’s been a little bit since Ginger has stayed with us. But she’s a good girl as always.

06/04/2026

Pretty Maya is a HAPPY girl! 💕

06/03/2026

Pretty little Lola! She loves to come over for play day!

06/02/2026

Sweet little Charlie is so cute! She’s a good girl too but she’ll tell you what for if she doesn’t know you. lol.

06/02/2026

Sweet Jolene is back for a visit. She is such a good girl!! 💕

06/01/2026

Sweet Boone! You’ll be hanging out with us for a little while. He’s always a good boy.

05/31/2026

Frank and Coco. What a pair. lol

05/30/2026

A subject we preach about ALL the time!

I STILL NEEDED MY MOM

The early weeks of a puppy’s life play a crucial part in laying a foundation for a well-adjusted adult dog.

This foundation influences future behaviour and how well they go on to cope and interact with the world.

Unfortunately, there are still breeders who allow puppies to leave their moms and littermates at only 6 weeks old, often with no regard for the long-term impact this can have on development.

Many new owners blindly trust that breeders must know best and never question this. But while a puppy may no longer rely on mom for food at this age, they are still deeply dependent on their family unit for learning vital life skills, social skills, building emotional security and resilience.

Between 6 and 8 weeks, puppies are in the process of learning:

• Bite inhibition
• Appropriate play behaviour
• Frustration tolerance
• Impulse control
• Communication and social skills
• Confidence and emotional resilience

These are skills that we as people, can never fully replicate in the same way that a pups family unit can.

While 8 weeks is generally considered the minimum age for puppies to leave, many ethical breeders prefer to keep puppies until 10 to 12 weeks, while also providing positive, age-appropriate socialisation and habituation experiences.

Habituation means gently introducing puppies to the world around them in positive, developmentally appropriate ways — different sounds, surfaces, objects, environments, people, smells, and everyday experiences — so they learn that new things are safe rather than frightening.

However, we don’t live an in ideal world and having to care for or rescue pups much younger than 8 weeks is often unavoidable due to different circumstances.

This post is not aimed at those situations - it’s about education, awareness and encouraging people not to support irresponsible breeding practices that place profit and convenience above the wellbeing and healthy development of puppies.

05/30/2026

Soon the Summer pool will be opened. But for now we are having tons of fun with the hose. Goose is a huge fan, as you can tell. Girdie is trying to figure it out and is flirting with the idea with her run by’s. Gus, however, wants no part of it. Lol.