Choosing Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new young puppy by yourself can be frustrating. You really want a dog that can match  perfectly with your life-style. Your life in Sedona, Arizona can be busy, you may have a full-time job, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a anxiety free experience to add that  incredible dog to your life.

The Process Starts With a Consultation
We know it is essential that you know who you will be partnering with. Establishing a rapport is extremely important to our company in Sedona, Arizona. Our discussion starts with basic questions and leads into an thorough discussion, which will provide us a much better idea of who you are and what your dream dog might be. We want to have a great working relationship with you. It starts the journey to choose, teach and raise your puppy.

Choosing The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to include that perfect dog to your life in Sedona, Arizona. You may have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to take into account including the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, maybe you are raising a young family, you love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not limit your options, yet help shed light on your lifestyle in Sedona, AZ. We help guide you in your decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can certainly help you pick what you want and which puppy will best accommodate your life-style.

Choosing The Right Puppies For Sale in Sedona, Arizona
We work with responsible breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and exceptional temperament of their puppies. The first eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as significant as to what comes after. A great 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 puppies goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a wonderful life.  It’s very important to work closely with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s input together with our years of knowledge to choose the puppy with the best temperament for the prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Sedona, Arizona
Training your dog is a combo of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, encouraging healthy relationships, along with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments. For instance, we have the pup sleep overnight with different people in different environments; which produces 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 readily bonds with you and your family members.

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

Training starts the instant a new puppy is in our hands in Sedona, Arizona. Once we pick the puppy from the litter, the first thing we want to accomplish is building confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We begin our relationship having fun while always teaching. Under our close guidance, we start exposing the puppy to its new world. For instance, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over branches, and also get relatively near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while at the same time enhancing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still very aware in those moments it is essential to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy learns about this new world without having the presence of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial time for learning
In the first few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no restriction as to what we may integrate into our techniques. Typically we make use of particular places or objects to create an experience for the pup. In some cases a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Sedona, Arizona. Our options and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds on the last one. Through all of this, we carefully supervise the puppy. We never restrict ourselves to stiff rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and make use of activities that unfold 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 about it as an early investment in the life of this puppy. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and living with us in Sedona, 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 influence on their future personalities and determine a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting stage, every experience is vital. It is essential to build their confidence. The expression ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are soaking up every experience like a sponge, we must stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have fun with our new pup.

A Well-Mannered Friend
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained puppy is a lot 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 vital. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, as well as being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Sedona, 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 continues as we refine 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 regular routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your dog to. We go from shaping to defining commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the center of our philosophy. Being very clear and consistent is key. We restrict our words when giving 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 right away.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Sedona, 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 animal 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 canine will grow out of undesirable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is permitted and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more challenging.

Working in the Real World in Sedona, Arizona
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted maybe chasing something like a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic places, 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 it in various scenarios. We consider each situation as a picture. How does that look like to the dog? How does that picture change from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to cope in every new and various environment or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on continual commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Rather, we prefer a dog that can make great choices. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced dog, who will fit into your home.

We continue to strengthen and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the puppy has been staying with the dog trainer in their individual home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another loved one or close friend. Giving this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in brand-new surroundings. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he moves on to your home in Sedona, AZ.