Choosing Your Pup
The idea of raising a new young puppy by yourself can be frustrating. You want a pup that will fit  beautifully with your daily life. Your life in Simi Valley, California is busy, you’ve got a full-time profession, maybe you’re raising a new family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add that  amazing dog to your life.

The Experience Begins With a Assessment
We know it is important that you know who you will be dealing with. Building a relationship is tremendously important to our company in Simi Valley, California. Our talk starts with simple questions and leads into an detailed conversation, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog might be. We want to have a excellent working partnership with you. It starts the journey to decide on, teach and raise your puppy.

Picking The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to include that perfect dog to your life in Simi Valley, California. You may have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are currently in our puppy raising program. There are things to take into account like the type of house you live in, how much you work, maybe you are raising a young family, you you may love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. All this will not reduce your choices, but instead help clarify your life-style in Simi Valley, CA. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can assist you choose what you want and which breed will best match your life-style.

Finding The Perfect Breeder in Simi Valley, California
We partner with amazing breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and fantastic temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as crucial as to what happens after. A good breeder understands this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a relationship with many exceptional breeders. We specifically find breeders who comprehend the early part they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their puppies grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a terrific life.  It is really important to work carefully with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s feedback as well as our years of experience to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Simi Valley, California
Training your new puppy is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, encouraging healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.For example, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with different people in various environments; which creates a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she can easily adapt|adjusts} to your lifestyle. As a result of this and exposures to other variables 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 minute a new puppy is in our care in Simi Valley, California. Once we decide on the pup from the litter, the first thing we would like to accomplish is building 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 instance, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over logs, and also get relatively near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while enhancing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet remarkably aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy learns about this new world without 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 methods. Frequently we take advantage of particular areas or objects to create an encounter for the pup. Sometimes a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Simi Valley, California. Our options and creativity are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we thoroughly observe the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to stiff rules. We try to get more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of events that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We often consider it as an early investment in the life of this puppy. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and staying with us in Simi Valley, California. 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 experience will have a massive effect on their future personalities and determine much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, every experience is crucial. 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 soaking up every experience like a sponge, we need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have a good time with our new pup.

A Well-Mannered Pal
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained dog 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 important. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, as well as being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Simi Valley, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a puppy 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 solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a standard request in our regular routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We move from shaping to defining commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the center 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 Simi Valley, CA
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 animal shelters. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup developing into a monster. That nice pup can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever envision. Many owners hope their canine 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 unwanted behavior more difficult.

Testing in the Real World in Simi Valley, California 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. For example, we practice recalls when your dog is highly 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 puppy moves through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting him or her in various scenarios. We consider each situation as a picture. What does that look like to the puppy? How does that picture shift from day to day or location to location. We are working to teach a dog how to cope in every new and various environment or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t dependent on ongoing commands that determine what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we desire a dog that can make great decisions. Our number one priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and fine-tune manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the puppy has been staying with the trainer in their personal home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights staying with another loved one or friend. Providing them with this opportunity, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in brand-new environments. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he/she moves in to your home in Simi Valley, CA.