Selecting Your Puppy
The idea of raising a new young puppy on your own can be stressful. You hope for a doggy that will match  wonderfully with your life-style. Your life in Queen Creek, Arizona might be stressful, you’ve got a full time schedule, a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a worry free experience to add that  awesome dog to your life.

The Process Starts With a Assessment
We know it is very important that you know who you will be partnering with. Establishing a relationship is incredibly important to our company in Queen Creek, Arizona. Our conversation begins with simple questions and leads into an thorough conversation, which will provide us a better idea of who you are and what your ideal dog will be. We want to have a fantastic working partnership with you. It starts the journey to choose, teach and raise your pup.

Selecting The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have determined you want to include that amazing dog to your life in Queen Creek, Arizona. You have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are currently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to consider like the type of house you live in, your schedule, maybe you are raising a  little family, you love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not minimize your choices, but instead help clarify your daily life in Queen Creek, AZ. We will help guide you in this decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can certainly assist you decide what you want and which puppy will best match your life-style.

Choosing The Right Puppies For Sale in Queen Creek, Arizona
We coordinate with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and great temperament of their puppies. The first eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as vital as to what comes after. A great breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a rapport with many amazing breeders. We specifically seek breeders who are aware of the early part they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their pups goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a terrific life.  It is extremely important to work carefully with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s input together with our years of experience to pick the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Queen Creek, Arizona
Training your pup is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, encouraging healthy relationships, together with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all types of environments. For instance, we may have the pup sleep overnight with various people in various settings; which in turn develops a dog for you who is comfortable and easy to live with because he or she can easily adapt|adjusts} to your lifestyle. Because of this and exposures to other factors your dog easily bonds with you and your family members.

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

Training starts the moment a new puppy is in our hands in Queen Creek, Arizona. Once we select the puppy from the litter, the very 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 start exposing the puppy to its new world. Such as, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over branches, and even get somewhat near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while strengthening our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet extremely aware in those moments it is essential to concentrate more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy learns about this new world without having the companionship 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 limitation as to what we will integrate into our methods. Typically we utilize particular places or objects to create an experience for the pup. In some cases a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Queen Creek, Arizona. Our choices and creativity are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds upon the previous one. Through all of this, we carefully monitor the puppy. We never limit ourselves to rigid rules. We try to get more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from activities that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes down to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We often think of it as an early investment in the life of this puppy. This is the first time away from their littermates and living with us in Queen Creek, 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 time than they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a huge impact on their future personalities and decide much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting stage, every experience is critical. It is essential to build their self-confidence. The phrase ‘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 puppy.

A Well-Mannered Puppy
4 to 6 months 

A trained pup is so much more than just obedient. Knowing how to sit, stay or walk nicely on a loose leash are very important things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are extremely important. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Queen Creek, AZ  is equally important.

Our focus is to create a dog with remarkable manners and social skills. We start by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which carries on as we improve the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a regular request in our everyday routine as well as within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We go from shaping to formalizing commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the core of our philosophy. Being clear and consistent is key. We restrict our words when giving commands. We want your dog to understand what we mean when we give them the command. When we say ‘come’ or ‘here’ we expect 100% response right away.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Queen Creek, AZ
6 months to young adult

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

Testing in the Real World in Queen Creek, Arizona
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. For example, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted perhaps chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic spots, around barking dogs, around playgrounds and within public places.

As the dog goes through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting him or her in various situations. We consider 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 working to teach a dog how to cope in every new and different setting or situation. We are raising a dog that isn’t dependent on ongoing commands that control what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we want a dog that can make great decisions. Our number one goal is to have a well-balanced dog, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to reinforce and fine-tune good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been residing with the dog trainer in his or her own home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another family member or friend. Giving this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in different settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will remain when he moves in to your home in Queen Creek, AZ.