Support Brain First Shih Tzu™
Your support helps us raise puppies with brain-first development, emotional regulation, service and therapy dog foundations, thoughtful handling, safe enrichment, and the kind of early care that helps small dogs grow into confident companions with purpose.
Brain First Shih Tzu™ is built around one belief:develop the brain, and behavior follows.
Support may help with puppy development materials, nursery enrichment, guardian home education, training foundations, wellness support, service and therapy dog preparation, educational resources, and the continued growth of brain-first small dog development.
Ways to Help
Support Options
Puppy Development Support
Help support the early developmental work that happens before a puppy ever leaves our care, including safe handling, enrichment, confidence building, problem-solving, scent games, grooming foundations, sound exposure, and emotional regulation.
Service & Therapy Foundations Support
Every Brain First Shih Tzu™ puppy receives service and therapy dog foundation work because emotional regulation, confidence, focus, handling tolerance, and problem-solving matter whether a puppy becomes a working dog or a beloved companion.
Guardian Home Pathway Support
Support helps us educate, guide, and prepare guardian families who help raise future dogs with purpose, stability, and the higher-echelon character expected in this program.
Education & Learning Support
Support may help create educational posts, puppy development resources, buyer education, service dog preparation information, and family learning materials connected to Brain First Shih Tzu™, DogsNU™, and the Learning Library.
General Program Support
General support helps with the practical needs behind responsible puppy development, including supplies, enrichment tools, safe nursery materials, grooming supplies, training tools, wellness support, and ongoing care.
Animal Reservation, Placement, or Program Payments
This page may also be used for approved animal-related payments, reservation payments, placement payments, program payments, or other agreed-upon payments after communication with us.
Transparency
Where Support Goes
Support is directed into the parts of the program that shape a puppy's first months. Here is the honest picture of what that looks like in practice.
- 72 hrs
- Structured transition support given to every puppy at the most sensitive point in its life.
- 5 senses
- Sensory development streams — sight, sound, scent, touch, and movement — layered week by week.
- 8–12 wks
- Typical window of daily handling, grooming, enrichment, and recovery practice before placement.
- 100%
- Of support received goes back into puppy development, wellness, education, and guardian home materials.
Program Support, Not a Tax-Deductible Donation
Brain First Shih Tzu™ is a private breeding and development program. We are not a registered 501(c)(3) charity, so gifts are program support and sponsorship rather than tax-deductible charitable contributions.
We would rather say that plainly than let anyone assume otherwise. Every dollar still goes directly into raising better-prepared dogs — and we are glad to tell you exactly what your support funded.
Full program details, scope, and terms are on our Program Terms & Clarity page.
Support & Payment
Choose Your Support Path
Please use the payment note carefully so we know what your support or payment is intended for.
Include your name, phone number, billing address, payment amount, payment note, and the animal, program, or purpose the payment was intended for.
Opens an email to Hello@DogsNU.org to arrange your support or payment.
Animal Deposits & Sales Are Final
All animal deposits, reservation payments, hold fees, placement payments, and animal sales are final and nonrefundable.
Please include your name, phone, billing address, payment amount, payment note, and the animal, program, or purpose the payment was intended for.
Please do not send payment unless you understand and agree that animal deposits and animal sales are final.
If you believe there has been a mistake, duplicate payment, incorrect amount, technical issue, or other concern, please contact us directly as soon as possible so we can review the situation.
Contact: Hello@DogsNU.org
Thank You for Supporting Brain-First Development
Every thoughtful gift, sponsorship, payment, or act of support helps us continue developing small dogs with confidence, emotional regulation, purpose, and love.
Brain First Shih Tzu™ is not just about raising puppies. It is about raising better-prepared companions, therapy prospects, service dog prospects, and family dogs through careful early development.