Double J Puppy Foundations
About Double J Puppy Foundations
Starting July 1st, 2025 Katie Johnson is offering a suite of services to the stockdog community aimed at the first year of a puppy's life. With 14 years of hands-on experience whelping, training, and socializing puppies, Katie provides calm and capable care grounded in real-word understanding and experience. From whelping and raising litters to laying a solid and well rounded foundation for a puppy, Katie will cover all the bases your young dog will need to be a fully capable working partner for you. Katie understands how important confidence, socialization, and basic training are to operating in our stockdog world, and she helps your young dog gain all of that and have the best possible start whether it be for a litter of newborn pups or for a young dog.
Whelping and Litter Services
Professional Care for Dams & Litters
From 2-weeks pre-whelp to 8-9 weeks old
- Around-the-clock dam care & supervised whelping
- 24-hour on-call vet care
- Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS)
- Early Scent Introduction (ESI)
- Puppy Culture-based handling & enrichment
- Socialization with adults, kids, dogs, and other animals
- Exposure to various sights, sounds, and surfaces
- Crate Training
- Weight checks and health monitoring
- Vaccinations, deworming, and nail trimming
- Marketing and Communication with puppy buyers (optional)
Your litter is managed with expert care and loving hands.
Puppy Raising Services
Training for pups aged 8 weeks to 1 year
Minimum stay: 2 months
- Socialization (people, animals, environments)
- Basic obedience (sit, down, stand, stay-in-place)
- Loose leash walking & tying
- Recall & name response
- Riding in cars and ATVs
- Indoor and outdoor exposures at stores and events
- Introduction to water/swimming
- Crate training
- Nail trimming and vet care prep
- Housebreaking (optional)
- Exposure to livestock (optional)
Your puppy will get daily, structured training focused on confidence, manners, and real-life readiness!
Why Choose Double J Puppy Foundations?
Located in rural Eastern Oregon, Katie takes the stress out of raising puppies by laying the groundwork that all dogs need to thrive. from early training and socialization to expert dam and litter care, she provides calm, consistent support you can count on. For a more in-depth look at the model used for litter whelping services, please take a look at our Facilities and Puppy Care page as this is the Model of Care Katie employs. Please feel free to reach out at any time with questions, inquiries, or to book a spot for your litter or young dog!
Katie Johnson
Phone: 541-620-4139