Maya's World

04/28/2025

🐾 Puppies Development Update! 🐾

Last Friday, our puppies completed their Neonatal Period (birth to 14 days).
Since Day 3, we’ve been doing Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS), and today (Day 16) marks the final day.

Why ENS?
Research shows that small, gentle stresses during this critical window help puppies grow into stronger, healthier, better-adjusted adults.
Benefits of ENS include:

Greater tolerance to stress

Stronger heart rate and heartbeat

A more resilient nervous system

Improved resistance to disease

Reduced emotional reactivity

The 5 ENS Exercises we did:

Tactile Stimulation (light touch to activate the neurological system)

Head Held Up (encourages blood regulation)

Head Held Down (stimulates neurological balance)

Supine Position (laying the puppy on its back to challenge the system)

Thermal Stimulation (briefly placed on a cool surface, like the scale during daily weigh-ins)

ENS is a once-in-a-lifetime gift we can give only between 3 and 16 days old.

Now Entering the Transitional Period (14–21 days)

This period begins when the puppies' eyes open and ends when they respond to sounds.
A few pups have already started to open their eyes and are wobbling around on their first little steps.

Next Step: Sound Habituation

To support their developing hearing, we have started playing classical music in the puppy room.
Studies show that classical music can:

Decrease agitation

Increase social behavior

Help dogs settle faster and stay calmer

We’re so excited for all the changes happening right now and can’t wait to share more milestones with you soon!

04/26/2025

Happy Birthday to Maya’s first born pups. They are turning 2 today ❤️. They are smart, they are beautiful, and quite handful .Thank you for wonderful families who love them, take care of them and stay in touch!!!

04/26/2025

Maya decided to take a short break after feeding them lunch and they are looking for her. Babies first steps🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

04/26/2025

Lunch time !

04/26/2025

04/26/2025

Maya's puppies are two weeks old. They have grown a lot. Some of them have not only doubled their weight, but also tripled it. They started to move around, sensing Maya, but their eyes are still shut down. They are so cute ❤️ and some of them are still looking for forever homes.

04/24/2025

Dinner time ❤️

04/21/2025

Happy to report that our little potatoes have doubled their birth weight today!!!

04/20/2025

Happy Easter from Maya’s family 🐣🐥🐰

04/19/2025

Kion- daddy of Maya’s puppies 🏅

04/19/2025

📣 Let’s Talk About Maya’s Puppies & Their Colors! 🐶💛🍫🖤

I’ve had a few people ask why Maya’s puppies aren’t yellow—even though Maya is a yellow Lab. Here’s a quick explanation for anyone curious 👇

🧬 Labrador color is determined by genetics, mostly two genes:
1️⃣ E gene – Controls whether the dog can show black or chocolate pigment.

If a Lab has ee, it will be yellow, no matter what.

If it has Ee or EE, it can show black or chocolate depending on the next gene…

2️⃣ B gene – Decides between black and chocolate

BB or Bb = Black

bb = Chocolate

But remember: if the dog is ee, it’ll be yellow no matter what B gene says!

🧬 Maya is eeBb (yellow who carries chocolate)
🧬 Kion is EEbb (chocolate)

🔬 All of their puppies are Ee (so, not yellow)
➡️ 50% will be Bb = Black
➡️ 50% will be bb = Chocolate

🎨 AKC Recognized Labrador Colors:

Black 🖤 – solid black (a small white chest spot is okay)

Yellow 💛 – cream to fox red

Chocolate 🍫 – medium to dark brown (can have small white chest spot)

❓ What About Dilute Colors?
Some people asked if the puppies are diluted. The answer is NO!

Dilute colors include:
Charcoal = diluted black
Silver = diluted chocolate
Champagne = diluted yellow

These come from a recessive dilute gene (d/d).
👉 Both Maya and Kion are DD (non-dilute) — so the puppies can’t be dilute.

⚠️ Why Is This Important?
Dilute colors are not recognized by the AKC as standard Lab colors.
There are concerns about health issues, such as Color Dilution Alopecia (CDA)—a condition that can cause dry skin, itching, and hair loss. And, yes, people are breeding for those colors unethically and sell those puppies for a lot$$$$.
Hope this helps explain a bit about the genetics behind these beautiful pups! 💕🐾
Feel free to message me with any more questions!!!

04/19/2025

Such a patient mama ❤️

04/18/2025

Maya’s puppies are already one week old. They are growing fast, and are very close to double their birth weight. While their eyes and ears are still closed, they have started to move around more. We are working with them every day using Early neurological stimulation (ENS) to enhance their neurological development and improve various aspects of their health and well-being.

04/16/2025

Maya’s puppies are getting bigger! They are very healthy and beautiful ❤️
Let me introduce them:
1. Chocolate male- blue collar
2. Chocolate female-lime collar
3. Black male- green collar
4. Black female-orange collar
5. Chocolate female-pink collar
6. Chocolate female- originally yellow collar (now white)
7. Black male-red collar
8. Chocolate female-brown collar
Ready to add one of those to your family?
✉️ DM me for details !!!