This step‑by‑step course helps you use the weaning period to build strong digestion, resilience, and long‑term health.
9 hours 40 mins
Online Course
Jane Messineo Lindquist
Instructor
Full lifetime access
59
Online Video Lessons
67 Learning units
Covering 10 weeks
Certificate of completion
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Build better digestion and immunity for life, starting at weaning.
The weaning period is a brief but powerful developmental window when the gut and immune system are still being formed. This course shows you how to guide puppies from nursing to solid food based on their individual development, allowing you to leverage this window for lifelong benefits.
You’ll get a clear, practical approach to introducing a wide variety of whole and raw foods to support a healthy gut microbiome, balanced immunity, and strong digestion, while also helping the dam transition smoothly and comfortably out of lactation.
Includes step‑by‑step guidance, recipes, sample menus, and video instruction for fermenting and preparing food.
Although the course uses a raw‑based model, the benefits extend to all puppies, even those who go on to kibble, because a well‑developed gut is better equipped to extract nutrients and adapt to any diet.
Total running time 9 hours 40 minutes.
How your early weaning decisions influence lifelong health, immunity, behavior, and longevity in dogs.
How to recognize behavioral and physiological signs that puppies and the dam are ready to begin weaning.
How to introduce foods in a structured sequence that supports digestive development and eliminates stress and GI upset.
How to use whole, varied foods to build a resilient gut microbiome during critical early windows.
How to read puppy stools, appetite, and behavior to assess food tolerance and troubleshoot problems early.
How to coordinate puppy feeding with dam management to safely reduce milk production and prevent mastitis.
How and when to transition puppies from milk to complete nutrition without creating nutritional gaps.
How to adapt the weaning process to different breeds, litter sizes, and real‑world variables rather than fixed timelines.
Includes daily menus, recipes, and step‑by‑step video instruction for fermenting and preparing food with confidence
24 Lessons 59 Video Lessons 9hrs 40m total
Introduction 03:26
About Me and My Methods 04:37
Preparation and Shopping 09:36
Raw Meaty Bones Overview 06:40
Safety Considerations 02:01
Poultry Bones 04:54
Marrow Bones 03:22
Recap 02:51
Food Tour 16:50
Creator of Puppy Culture, author of When Pigs Fly, and breeder of Madcap Bull Terriers
Jane Messineo Lindquist (Killion) is the director of “Puppy Culture the Powerful First Twelve Weeks That Can Shape Your Puppies’ Future” as well as the author of “When Pigs Fly: Training Success With Impossible Dogs” and founder of Madcap University.
Jane has had Bull Terriers since 1982 and she and her husband, Mark Lindquist, breed Bull Terriers under the Madcap kennel name.
Her interests include dog shows, dog agility, gardening, and any cocktail that involves an infused simple syrup.
Thank you for this course. The timing is perfect. I have a litter due in two weeks. Since I've retired I really want to focus on doing more of the puppy culture things and wean using all raw instead of both raw and canned and kibble. The course was the perfect amount of detail and the resources will be used.
Just what I needed to hear. Weaning is such a delicate time for the puppies and can be very stressful for the breeder. This course has given me, as a breeder, so much courage in facing this stage with confidence, answered many of my questions, and provided me with so much knowledge, new information, tools, and practical ideas to better understand and handle this small yet crucial window in the puppies' lives, the weaning stage. I particularly loved the timeline for the weaning process, including when to introduce which foods, as well as the step-by-step guidance on preparing food. Highly recommend this course.
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