HOW IT ALL WORKS
A puppy, and everything they need.
A purebred Norwegian Elkhound, raised with care from day one and backed by our family for a lifetime.
Step by step
From first hello to coming home.
Five simple stages. No paperwork pressure. We move at your pace.
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We talk
You email or call. We get to know each other. You ask questions. I ask questions. There’s no form to fill out — just a real conversation.
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We meet — in person or by video
Once we are both comfortable, we can meet on Messenger, FaceTime, or WhatsApp, and you can meet the crew through the screen. You will start to get a feel for your favourite puppy.
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Your puppy is reserved
By four weeks of age, a deposit secures your puppy. We stay in touch with regular updates, and you are welcome to participate in their very first meal that isn’t milk.
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Your puppy comes home
From eight weeks of age, your puppy can travel. You receive a written care guide and a few days’ worth of food to transition to your own choice. We arrange transport together — whether you come to Manitoba, I drive, or I fly with your puppy to meet you.
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We stay in touch, as much as you want
Once your little one is home, we are not going anywhere. Call with a question or for advice anytime. If concerns come up in the first two years, we work through them together. Some families stay in touch for the life of their dog. Others prefer independence — that’s fine too.
what’s included
Your puppy comes home with everything they need.
CKC Registration
Guaranteed purebred. Litter registration first, full CKC certification to follow.
International microchip
A safe, painless ID readable for life, anywhere in the world.
First round of shots
Done before they leave us. Two more rounds will follow over the next eight weeks.
Two rounds of deworming
Completed before your puppy comes home.
Written care guide
What to feed, what to expect, how to settle them in.
Starter food
A few days’ worth, to transition smoothly to whatever you choose to feed.
Beginnings of training
Collar and leash basics started. Toilet training in progress.
Lifelong support
We are not going anywhere. Call, text, or email for the life of your dog.
From birth to your home
Their first eight weeks.
Puppies stay with us for at least eight weeks. We will not let them go before their first shots have settled and they are well enough to travel.
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Weeks 1 – 3
The seal stage
Born seal-coloured, with eyes still closed. Talkative, hungry, and beginning to move around. This is when we get to know each tiny personality.
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Weeks 4 – 6
First meals & meeting you
At four weeks, the puppies join their first meal that isn’t milk and you are invited to be part of it. By six weeks they are fully weaned. This is when a deposit secures your puppy.
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Weeks 7 – 8+
First shots & coming home
First vaccinations and second deworming complete. From eight weeks onward, your puppy is ready to travel. We figure out together how to get them safely to you.
COMING HOME
By car, by plane, or by visit.
You are warmly invited to visit the Ruterfem World here in Manitoba.
I can also help with transportation — by road or by air. I have flown with several puppies to their new homes over the years, and driving is always an option too. Travel costs we figure out together.
If you need more time before meeting your little one, we can keep them with us longer — though additional vet costs become yours from that point.
Our promise
Once a Ruterfem, always a Ruterfem.
Every puppy we have ever bred has stayed connected to us in some way.
You will not be on your own. Call us when you need us. If something feels off in the first year, we work through it together. We answer the phone. We answer emails. We are not going anywhere.
Stay in touch every week, or only when you need us. Either way, we are here