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How to Make Kefir  03:40  

How to Make Fermented Vegetables  04:19  

Gut Colonization In Puppies With Magda Chiarella  29:34

Helping C-Section Moms - Part One  09:25

Helping C-Section Moms - Part Two  25:50

Helping C-Section Moms - Part Three  04:29

Helping C-Section Moms - Part Four  08:24

Directions for Using the Tracking Spreadsheet  06:20

Mother's Pudding Recipe  2 Pages

Resources - Tracking Spreadsheet

Resources - Making Kefir and Fermented Vegetables

Resources - Master List

What is a Good Mother?  15:36

Troubleshooting "Failure to Thrive" Puppies and Other Neonatal Problems  46:36

Four Breeders on Failing Puppies  45:31 

Welcome To Velvet's Journey!  03:25

Using A Temperature Chart From Day 57  07:02

What is a Good Mother?  15:36

Review: Usefulness of Maternal and Fetal Parameters for the Predictionof Parturition Date in Dogs  17 Pages

Resources - Pregnancy: Day 60

Reverse Progesterone Timing  13:37

Organization is the key to sanity  13:42

Velvet's Xray Update  04:14

Whelping Kit - Prep and Checklist (Courtesy Austerlitz GSDs)  1 Pages

Resources - Pregnancy: Day 62

Temperature Chart Update  02:11

Progesterone Update  03:35

Resources - Pregnancy: Day 63

MMUD Saturday Morning at the Madcap Ranch  02:06

And the nesting begins...  02:03

Could this be the day?  03:41

We have Puppies!  03:45

Mother's Pudding Recipe  2 Pages

Resources - Week One: Puppies Arrive

The first 24 hours  16:49

Colostrum: It's a Two Part Story  09:41

Physiological Effects of Deep Touch Pressure on AnxietyAlleviation: The Weighted Blanket Approach  8 Pages

Resources - Week One: 1 Day Old

Listen, Touch, and Regulate  09:17

Temperature Requirements for Different Breeds and Types of Dogs  3 Pages

Some Like It Hot: The Thermoneutral Zone and Puppy Behavior

A Punch List for Crying Puppies  16:04

Answering Your Questions  07:50

Colostrum and Milk Changes Over Time  17 Pages

Thank You For Not Dying

Variability of Colostrum Quality

Resources - Week One: 3 Days Old

Puppy Camping One Minute Update  01:04

Puppies Want To Say Hi!  01:03

Things You Have to Have  07:16

Resources - Week One: 4 Days Old

First Nail Trim  02:53

How to Help Poor Nursers  04:25

Resources - Week One: 5 Days Old

A Little Trivia  02:51

Resources - Week One: 6 Days Old

Re-Thinking Early Neurological Stimulation  19:27

Making Decisions  04:42

Article On Re-Thinking Early Neurological Stimulation

Potato Puppies  01:14

Whelping Box Reorganization  10:20

Introducing White Noise and a Clean Nest  03:41

Resources - Week Two: 10 Days Old

Operation Pee Pad Update... Not so Good  02:46

A Day at The Spa: Puppy Traction  05:07

Pay Attention to Those Mammaries  04:32

Mark Has Some Questions...  02:53

Extreme Neurological Reactions: Causes and Protocols

Resources - Week Two: 11 Days Old

It's Friday Night With Your Hosts....  10:44

A Little Success? Maybe: Potty Pad Update  00:59

When One Jumps Out at You  03:07

Nightly Weigh In and Checking Off the Boxes  02:05

Extreme Neurological Reactions: Causes and Protocols

Resources - Week Two: 12 Days Old

Troubleshooting "Failure to Thrive" Puppies and Other Neonatal Problems  46:36

Such Consternation With a New Surface  05:43

Neonatal=ICU Transitional=PARTY  02:58

It's All Going to Work Out  04:35

Episode Two: Failing Puppies Podcast Follow Up  01:10

To Weigh or Not to Weigh: That is a Great Question  03:19

Grrr! Finding Their Voice  03:44

To Be or Not to Be: Grinding vs Clipping  01:42

Keep The Undercarriage Clean  04:00

It's Time for Your Bath! Well Maybe  01:52

I Got Caught Doing Traction  05:05

I Want Nothing To Do With You!  07:46

I am Very Sensitive to Spam: Not the Kind in the Can  04:45

Jane's QVC Cameo  00:55

Gratuitous Puppies  00:58

Resources - Week Two: 14 Days Old

A Total Rookie Move  01:16

The Puppy Thermoregulation Band  01:15

The Big Let Down  09:44

Vigilante Moms  02:42

A Tour De force on Spots  02:20

Checkout The Prenatal Series  01:18

Resources - Week Three: 15 Days Old

MMUD - The Queen's Meal  01:46

Goat Milk in Sight Braking Action Good  07:47

Behavioral Markers: The head lift  02:58

I am a Little Dog Now  01:49

A Breeders Job in a Nutshell  01:04

Resources - Week Three: 16 Days Old

When Puppies Toddle You Know What That Means  07:36

A New Chart for A Birds Eye View  04:16

Curious Weaners  02:41

Come on You Guys It's Party Time  01:44

How to Avoid Adding a Zipper to Your Dogs Wardrobe  02:02

Where Did you Get all This Stuff?  02:33

Resources - Week Three: 17 Days Old

MMUD - A Morning Routine  01:58

New Thoughts on the Transitional Period  14:26

Today's Menu Includes Potatoes  01:55

Is Finch Wanting to Play With you?  01:34

Indoor Plumbing Coming Soon  04:16

A Following Up on a Few Questions  02:58

They So Just Want to Cuddle  02:57

New Thoughts on the Transitional Period

Development of Canine Immune System  14 Pages

Understanding Nomographs

Resources - Week Three: 18 Days Old

Intentions Are Good Just Not Accurate  05:17

Let Me Introduce You to The Litter Box  01:34

New Item on The Menu  01:28

Worms Be Gone  09:37

What is Ringer's Solution?  02:20

The Real Dirt on Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth Not Found Effective as a Wormer on Goats

Resources - Week Three: 19 Days Old

Everyday Brings a New Adventure  03:46

We Love Solid Food: Loving those Potatoes  01:27

The Service is Always So Slow Here  03:29

Don't Get Between a Mom and Her Pups  01:29

Resources - Week Three: 20 Days Old

Who Doesn't Love a Good Burger  04:19

I am done Picking Up Your Poop  02:12

The 600 pound Puppy  05:18

Wait..What You Missed Mark's Morning Updates!  04:32

Digestibility of Raw vs Cooked Meat  40 Pages

The Effect of Thermal Processing On Meat

Meatball Aficionado  06:04

Order Up: At The Drive Thru  04:12

Should I Stay or Should I Go?  09:22

Free Styling Their New Bed  03:03

Act 5: The Chicken Foot  00:58

Reference Video: How to Make Kefir  03:40

Resources - Week Four: 22 Days Old

Takeout Anyone?  03:18

Cog And Wheel Weaning  15:56

Weaning is Like Elevator Music  05:24

Diversity: Think Gut Biome  02:17

Whelping Box Reorg  01:41

Reference Video: How to Make Kefir  03:40

How colonization by microbiota in early life shapes the immune system  16 Pages

The Role of the Canine Gut Microbiome and Metabolome in Health and Gastrointestinal Disease  12 Pages

The fecal microbiome and metabolomediffers between dogs fed Bones and RawFood (BARF) diets and dogs fed commercialdiets  20 Pages

Customizing laboratory mice by modifying gut microbiota and hostimmunity in an early “window of opportunity”  5 Pages

What is the microbiome?  4 Pages

Resources - Week Four: 23 Days Old

And They Are Off To The Gym  02:01

Let's Talk Startle Recovery and Habituation  18:18

Reflex Arc Video  02:35

What is a Reflex Arc?

Understanding Habituation  15 Pages

Habituation of a Startle Response to Loud Noises  3 Pages

Resources - Week Four: 24 Days Old

Serving Up Some "Answers"  05:41

What Have You Been Eating?  07:12

How Many Times A Day You Ask? Frequency Of Feeding  02:39

Are The Puppies Behind Schedule: Tracking Progress  02:14

Resources - Week Four: 25 Days Old

Importance Of Open Space  03:29

Let Me Adjust Your Stool  02:55

Sounds Like it's Socialization Time  02:52

Potty Area Adjustments  00:47

Digestibility of Raw vs Cooked Meat

The Effect of Music on Canine Behavior  10 Pages

The Effect of Thermal Processing On Meat  40 Pages

Bio Safety and Visitors - Risk vs Benefit  06:40

Puppies' First Visitors  02:03

Royal Canin Study on Fading Puppies and Passive Immunity Transfer

Understanding Nomographs

Live from Madcap Ranch  50:29

Pre-Game Show  02:17

Take-A-Treat  12:12

Toilet Training Update  03:23

Initial Fear Period  03:59

Tunnel Love  01:24

Weaning Update  02:17

Let's Talk Kibble  05:29

Your Phone as an Observation Tool  03:08

Resources - Week Five: 29 Days Old

Take-A-Treat Part 2  04:01

Getting Organized with the Workbook  12:56

Litter Weaning Comparison  02:53

First Raw Meaty Bones  08:08

Velvet's Weaning Moves  07:46

Understanding Establishing Operations  16 Pages

Resources - Week Five: 30 Days Old

Powering Up the Clicker  14:27

Freeze Frame Clicker Tip  01:33

Why You Should Love Powering Up The Clicker  03:12

Next Steps for Weaning  07:09

Weaning Pen Prequel  03:01

First Weaning Pen Set Up  05:22

Resources - Week Five: 32 Days Old

Puppies' First Weaning Pen  04:04

First Weaning Pen Toys  06:06

Choosing Appropriate Toys  02:16

Weaning Transition Points  01:01

Prepping for Success with the Box Game  01:06

Resources - Week Five: 33 Days Old

Setting Up for the Box Game  05:22

Finding the Right Treats  05:32

Catching the First Click  02:37

Tips to Keep You Mentally Organized While Training  03:03

How and Where to Give the Treats  05:43

The Puppies Demonstrate the Object of the Game  07:24

Post-Game Analysis  02:26

Clicker Timing Tips  1 Page

Live From Madcap Ranch  48:45

Resources - Week Five: 35 Days Old

Taking Puppies Outside  02:19

Manding II  08:55

5 AM Screaming Puppies  01:17

A Different Kind of Box Game  02:27

Knowing When Momma is "Done"  01:58

How Long Should Puppies Stay With Their Mother?

The Puppies Meet their Big Brother Theo  09:03

Resources - Week Six: 37 Days Old

Cleaning the Weaning Pen - Tips  02:45

Finch Demonstrates Good Recovery From Fear  05:51

Nosework for Breeders: Class One  06:42

Puppies Do Their Nosework Homework  13:09

Barrier Challenge Re-Boot  16:19

Puppy Party First Round  12:59

Puppy Party Second Round  09:06

Resources - Week Six: 41 Days Old

Blind Searches  18:14

Why Nosework Makes Better Show Dogs  07:27

Next Nosework Assignment  05:48

The Funhouse is Closed  07:59

Ignoring The Mother Load - Puppy Zen  03:42

Is it the Puppy's Personality or the Circumstances?  04:47

Do You Have to Use Food to Train?  02:11

Checking in with the Puppy Culture Workbook  03:40

"Drive by" Moms and Weaning Schedules  02:51

Understanding Stimulus Control

The Funhouse is Closed Article  2 Pages

Showing Puppies the "Relax" Picture

Resources - Week Seven: 43 Days Old

Teaching a "Down"  06:07

Velvet Gets Benched  00:35

Introduction to the Pet Stroller  01:44

Day 45 Weaning Update  01:06

First Field Trip!  03:32

Resources - Week Seven: 45 Days Old

Nosework Homework Review with Chris Mason  13:48

The "Speaker" in Nosework  06:14

How Puppies See with Their Noses  02:57

Homework: Leveling Up!  06:49

Resource Guarding Exchanges With Bones  04:39

Stopping Biting by Teaching Heel  02:25

First Water Introduction  08:35

Assembling the "Middle School" Weaning Pen  01:09

How to Transition Puppies to the Bigger Pen  06:42

First "Open Door Crate Dining"  09:52

Tucking Puppies in for Their First Night in the New Pen  03:56

Puppies Who Don't Share "Nice"

Resources - Week Seven: 47 Days Old

Morning Constitutional  08:13

Stroller Field Trip  05:55

Gauging the Puppies' Reaction to Their Trip  02:34

Live From Madcap Ranch  46:06

Resources - Week Seven: 49 Days Old

Morning Routine - 50 Days Old  02:59

"Kibble" Trail Activity  01:00

Overnight Litter Training Progress  01:23

First "Closed Door" Crate Meal  03:41

The Puppies Meet a Giant Dog  10:47

Giving Puppies a "Project"  01:52

Socialization Guidelines for Breeders  08:11

"Cookie Insurance" and the Double-Edged Sword of Socialization  05:03

What to Do When Things Go Wrong  01:08

Resources - Week Eight: 51 Days Old

Morning Food Trail  02:08

Wren - Killer Free Stacks Session One  02:34

Robin - Killer Free Stacks Session One  02:06

Finch - Killer Free Stacks Session One  01:43

Food, Crate, and Litter Training Progress  04:27

How to Make Fermented Vegetables  04:19

Resources - Week Eight: 52 Days Old

Breakfast Trail and Morning Workout With Big Brother Theo  03:00

The Puppies Have a "Happy" Vet Visit  08:35

Next-Level Anti-Resource Guarding Protocols  09:20

Resources - Week Eight: 53 Days Old

Getting the Puppies Used to the Dremel  04:45

First Nail Grind  07:05

Take a Deep Breath, Prioritize, and Give Yourself a Break  13:05

Resources - Week Eight: 54 Days Old

Poopageddon  06:38

Nosework With Chris Mason - Finch on Elevated Hides  05:52

Nosework with Chris Mason - Robin on Elevated Hides  03:45

Nosework with Chris Mason - Wren on Elevated Hides  09:06

Nosework with Chris Mason - Sniffing Safari Set Up  04:10

Nosework with Chris Mason - Finch Sniffing Safari  04:11

Nosework with Chris Mason - Robin Sniffing Safari  05:22

Nosework with Chris Mason - Wren Sniffing Safari  03:48

Nosework with Chris Mason - Next Assignment  02:31

Nosework with Chris Mason - Developmental and Breed Differences  03:23

Live From Madcap Ranch  51:58