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Weaning For Life

From gut biome to behavior, a whole approach to early puppy nourishment

Full Course Syllabus

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Course Syllabus

24 Lessons 59 Video Lessons 9hrs 40m total

01

Navigating Your New Course!

Navigating your new course
Optional Facebook Discussion Group

02

Lesson 1 - Introduction and Course Overview

Introduction 03:26
About Me and My Methods 04:37
Introduction to Cog and Wheel Weaning 02:22

03

Lesson 2 - Weaning Timeline Overview

Timeline Overview of the Weaning Process 11:35

04

Lesson 3 - Zooming Out on the Weaning Process

Our Feeding Model 09:43
Building Puppies' Ability to Eat 04:21
What is the Gut Biome and Why Should You Care? 09:24
Colonizing Puppies' Gut Biome 11:25
Critical Windows of Concern 06:33

05

Lesson 4 - Order of Food Introductions

Food Categories 09:09
Single File Food Introductions 18:15
Batch Foods and Segueing to Sustenance 15:12
Food Tour 10:15
Notes on Different Potato Varieties 02:23

06

Lesson 5 - Preparation and Shopping

Preparation and Shopping 09:36

07

Lesson 6 - When to Start Weaning

When to First Offer Your Puppies Food 03:48
How to Tell If Your Puppies Are Interested in Food 12:09
Things to Know About Your Puppies' First Meals 04:41
How to Tell If Your Puppies Are Satisfied After Nursing 18:06
How to Tell If Your Dam is Conflicted 05:48

08

Lesson 7 - First Single-File Foods, How to Tell if Your Puppies Are Tolerating Foods, and a Lot About Puppy Stools

How to Know If Your Puppies Are Tolerating A Particular Food Well 06:40
What is and is Not Normal Stool 16:59
Starting Single-File Foods - First Solid Foods and Ground Meat Meals 17:01

09

Lesson 8 - Managing the Weaning Process for Your Dam

Cog and Wheel Weaning - An excerpt from the From Newborn to New Home Course 15:42
Care and Management of Your Dam During Weaning 07:43
Managing Your Dam's Interactions With Puppies During Weaning 17:06

10

Lesson 9 - Continuing With Single-File Foods

Continuing With Single-File Foods - Managing Novel Food Introductions 27:18

11

Lesson 10 - Batch Food Introductions

Batch Food Meals 16:23
Early Morning Screamers - Circadian Rhythm in Puppies 06:46

12

Lesson 11 - Segueing to Sustenance

Troubleshooting Problems 16:05
Transitioning to "Complete" Raw Mix 12:50

13

Lesson 12 - Selecting Appropriate Raw Meaty Bones

Raw Meaty Bones Overview 06:40
Safety Considerations 02:01
Venison, Beef, and Pork Bones 09:36
Poultry Bones 04:54
Marrow Bones 03:22
Storage and Re-Use of Bones 04:50
Recap 02:51

14

Lesson 13 - Food Tour

Food Tour 16:50

15

Lesson 14 - "Force Weaning" Puppies

How to Tell If You Should "Force Wean" Puppies 10:19
How to Know When Your Puppies No Longer Need Their Mother 05:23

16

Lesson 15 - Timeline Summary and Normal Variations

Timeline Summary and Normal Variations 15:32

17

Lesson 16 - Instructions for Making Liver Water

Instructions for Making Liver Water 06:01

18

Lesson 17 - Instructions and Recipes for Puppy Formulas

Puppy Formula Overview 04:54
Myra Savant Harris' Formula 06:06
Magda Chiarella's Formula 05:04

19

Lesson 18 - Instructions for Making Bone Broth

Bone Broth Ingredients and Method 12:00
Packaging and Storing Bone Broth 14:55
Removing Fat From Bone Broth 02:40

20

Lesson 19 - Instructions for Making Kefir and Double Fermented Kefir

Instructions for Making Kefir 03:40
Instructions for Making Double Fermented Kefir With Fruit 21:40

21

Lesson 20 - Instructions for Making Yogurt

Yogurt Making Overview and Equipment 04:37
Yogurt Preparation 10:36
Incubating the Yogurt 05:15

22

Lesson 21 - Instructions for Making Fermented Cabbage (Sauerkraut)

Instructions for Preparing Fermented Cabbage 06:34
Day-By-Day Fermenting of Cabbage 06:52

23

Lesson 22 - Instructions for Making Fermented Cucumbers and Asparagus

Instructions for Preparing Fermented Cucumbers and Asparagus 33:22
Day-By-Day Fermenting of Cucumbers and Asparagus 13:29
Tasting and Fermenting Summary 06:11

24

Student Resources and Documents

25

Podcasts

Potluck Podcast: Ep.31 - Resorbed Pregnancies, Small Litters and Antibiotics: The Latest Research
Potluck Podcast: Ep. 25 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Raw Food? Raw Diets for Puppies - Part One
Potluck Podcast: Ep. 26 - Raw Feeding? You Might Be Over-Thinking This. Raw Diets for Puppies - Part Two
Madcap Radio Podcast: An Egg Yolk a Day Keeps Mastitis Away: Dietary Choline for Lactating Dams
Potluck Podcast: Ep.44 - From Raw to Kibble: Preparing Puppies for Kibble‑Feeding Homes

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Certificate of Completion

Weaning For Life Certificate of Completion

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