Your pup should have their eyes and ears open and will be starting to walk. Pups are fearless at this age, which means it is a great time to introduce them to a variety of new stimuli, including louder sounds. Week 3 involves a lot of introductions, while the remaining weeks in the Socialization Stage […]
Christine Mielke
Christine Mielke has fostered over 100 dogs and puppies and assisted with countless more through volunteering at local rescues and shelters. She is an experienced medical foster who has worked with cleft palate puppies, dying and premature newborns, and critically ill and injured puppies. She has worked side-by-side with veterinary professionals in nursing newborn and young puppies back to health, which has given her renewed purpose in life.
She has logged thousands of hours of on-site volunteering from assisting with adoptions, intakes, vaccinations, deworming, emergency transporting, and creating and writing documentation to be used in the shelter and rescue environments.
With her fosters, she loves to be creative in their puppy photoshoots to show them at their cutest and improve their chances of adoption! She is incredibly proud of being able to get the majority of her fosters adopted within 48 hours of being available.
KinderPUP Fundamentals
The KinderPUP program follows the timeline of the Socialization Stage in the Five Stages of Growth a puppy goes through. The Socialization Stage begins around 3-weeks of age and continues through 12-weeks of age. Even during the earliest part of this stage (3 to 6 weeks of age), puppies show improved confidence when presented with […]
KinderPUP: A puppy socialization program for fosters
KinderPUP makes it easy for fosters to socialize and familiarize their pups while laying the groundwork for manners, potty training, and crate training. This gives puppies a head start when they head to their forever homes! A puppy benefits tremendously from spending their early life in a home environment. It helps to set them up […]
Foster and Rescue Resources for Mom and Pups
Please find downloadable, shareable handouts that are free for fosters, rescues, and shelters to use to educate fosters and volunteers on how to care for, handle, and help pregnant and nursing moms and pups! If you need help on caring for orphaned puppies, please see our newborn puppies guides and our puppy guides (for puppies […]
