Selecting Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new pup by yourself can be frustrating. You hope for a puppy that will match  beautifully with your everyday life. Your life in Greenwich, Connecticut might be stressful, you’ve got a full time profession, maybe you’re raising a young family, you may like to travel or may be you just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add in that  incredible dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Assessment
We know it is important that you know who you will be partnering with. Establishing a relationship is tremendously important to our team in Greenwich, Connecticut. Our talk begins with straightforward questions and leads into an in depth conversation, which will give us a clearer idea of who you are and what your perfect dog would be. We like to have a fantastic working relationship with you. It begins the journey to pick, teach and raise your puppy.

Choosing The Perfect Breed For Your Household
Once you have decided you want to include that perfect dog to your life in Greenwich, Connecticut. You have your heart set on a specific breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are currently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to take into consideration like where you live, how much you work, maybe you are raising a young family, you love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. All this will not reduce your choices, yet help clarify your life-style in Greenwich, CT. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly aid you pick what you want and which breed will best accommodate your lifestyle.

Choosing The Perfect Breeder in Greenwich, Connecticut
We collaborate with responsible breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and fantastic temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as critical as to what follows. A great breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a rapport with many exquisite breeders. We particularly pursue breeders who recognize the early part they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their pups grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a good life.  It’s extremely important to work carefully with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s knowledge along with our years of expertise to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Greenwich, Connecticut
Training your pup is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, together with exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.For example, we have the pup stay overnight with different people in different settings; which creates a dog for you who is comfortable 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 connects with you and your family.

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

Training starts the moment a new puppy is in our hands in Greenwich, Connecticut. Once we pick the pup from the litter, the very first thing we would like to accomplish is building confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We begin our relationship having fun even though we’re always teaching. Under our close guidance, we begin exposing the puppy to its new world. For instance, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over logs, and also get relatively near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while reinforcing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet 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 initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limit as to what we may incorporate into our techniques. Often we use specific places or objects to create an encounter for the puppy. At times a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Greenwich, Connecticut. Our options and creativity are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds upon the previous one. Through all of this, we very closely observe the puppy. We don’t restrict ourselves to rigid rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of occasions that unfold before us. Those opportunities are invaluable 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 their littermates and staying with us in Greenwich, Connecticut. 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 any other period of time in their lives. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a substantial influence on their future personalities and determine a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting stage, every experience is vital. 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 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 Dog
4 to 6 months 

A trained dog is a lot more than just obedient. Knowing how to sit, stay or walk nicely on a loose leash are 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, along with being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Greenwich, CT  is equally important.

Our focus is to create a dog with remarkable manners and social skills. We begin 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, keeping it a regular request in our day-to-day routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog 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 Greenwich, CT
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the normal age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to shelters. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup developing into a monster. That nice puppy can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever think of. Many owners hope their puppy will outgrow unwanted 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 challenging.

Testing in the Real World in Greenwich, Connecticut
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. Such as, 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 moves 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 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 different setting or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t dependent on constant commands that determine what he or she should and should not do. In fact, we prefer a dog that can make great decisions. Our main goal 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. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the dog trainer in their own home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another loved one or friend. Giving this chance, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in new settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he moves on to your home in Greenwich, CT.