Selecting Your New Puppy
The thought of raising a new young puppy on your own may be frustrating. You need a puppy that will fit  beautifully with your way of life. Your life in East Valley, Arizona might be chaotic, you may have a full-time job, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a anxiety free experience to add in that  spectacular dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Assessment
We know it is vital that you know who you will be coordinating with. Developing a relationship is tremendously important to our team in East Valley, Arizona. Our chat begins with easy questions and leads into an in depth discussion, which will give us a clearer idea of who you are and what your ideal dog will be. We want to have a great working partnership with you. It starts the journey to choose, teach and raise your pup.

Picking The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have determined you want to include that amazing dog to your life in East Valley, Arizona. You may have your heart set on a specific breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our dogs that are currently in our puppy raising program. There are things to take into consideration including where you live, how much you work, are raising a young family, you you may love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. All this will not limit your choices, but instead help shed light on your everyday life in East Valley, AZ. We help guide you in this decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can assist you choose what you want and which breed will best fit your lifestyle.

Finding The Best Puppies For Sale in East Valley, Arizona
We team up with amazing breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their pups. The first eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what happens after. A good breeder knows this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have developed a rapport with many amazing breeders. We particularly find breeders who comprehend the early part they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their pups goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a wonderful life.  It’s quite important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s knowledge and also our years of experience to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in East Valley, Arizona
Training your puppy is a combo of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments.For example, we may have the puppy stay overnight with various people in different settings; which in turn develops a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your way of life. As a result of this and exposures to other factors your dog readily connects with you and your family members.

Imprinting Good Behavior ~Birth to 16 Weeks
Picking up your puppy from the breeder

Training starts the minute a new puppy is in our hands in East Valley, Arizona. Once we decide on the pup from the litter, the first thing we want to achieve is developing confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We start our relationship having fun while always teaching. Under our close guidance, we begin exposing the puppy to its new world. For example, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over branches, and even get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while at the same time boosting our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still incredibly aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy discovers this new world without having the company of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial time for learning
In the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limit as to what we may integrate into our approaches. Frequently we use certain locations or objects to create an experience for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in East Valley, Arizona. Our options and imagination are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds on the previous one. Through all of this, we carefully observe the puppy. We never limit ourselves to rigid rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and make use of activities that unfold before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We like to think of it as an early investment in the life of this puppy. This is the first time away from their littermates and staying with us in East Valley, Arizona. Puppies have a small window of time during brain development when they are most impressionable. This is called the imprinting also known as the critical learning period. Puppies learn more during this period than they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they experience will have a significant effect on their future personalities and decide a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting phase, every experience is important. It is important to build their confidence. The expression ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are absorbing every experience like a sponge, we need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have a good time with our new dog.

A Well-Mannered Pal
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained pup is a lot more than just obedient. Knowing how to sit, stay or walk nicely on a loose leash are necessary things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are vital. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, in addition to having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in East Valley, AZ  is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a dog with remarkable manners and social skills. We start by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which continues as we fine-tune the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a strong foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a normal request in our everyday routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog to. We move from shaping to formalizing commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the core of our philosophy. Being very clear and consistent is key. We restrict our words when providing commands. We want your dog to understand what we want when we give them the command. When we say ‘come’ or ‘here’ we expect 100% response immediately.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in East Valley, AZ
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the usual age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to shelters. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup becoming a monster. That nice pup can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever think of. Many owners hope their puppy will grow out of unwanted behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more challenging.

Testing in the Real World in East Valley, Arizona
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted maybe chasing something as common as a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic spots, around barking dogs, near playgrounds and within public places.

As the dog goes through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting it in various situations. We think of each situation as a picture. How does that look like to the puppy? How does that picture change from day to day or location to location. We are aiming to teach a dog how to cope in each new and different setting or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t depending on constant commands that control what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Rather, we want a dog that can make great decisions. Our number one goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the dog trainer in his or her individual home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another family member or close friend. Providing the puppy with this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different environments. This ensures those habits and good manners will stay when he or she moves in to your house in East Valley, AZ.