Picking Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new puppy on your own is stressful. You need a puppy that can fit in  perfectly with your life style. Your life in Clearwater, Florida might be fast paced, you’ve got a full-time schedule, maybe you’re raising a new family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add that  outstanding dog to your life.

The Program Begins With a Consultation
We think it’s important that you know who you will be coordinating with. Building a relationship is incredibly important to our team in Clearwater, Florida. Our talk starts with simple questions and leads into an thorough conversation, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your dream dog will be. We want to have a fantastic working partnership with you. It begins the journey to decide on, teach and raise your pup.

Choosing The Best Breed For Your Family
Once you have made a decision you want to add that amazing dog to your life in Clearwater, Florida. You may 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 for example, where you live, maybe you work full time, are raising a  little family, you love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. All this will not reduce your options, yet help shed light on your daily life in Clearwater, FL. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly assist you choose what you want and which dog will best match your life-style.

Choosing The Perfect Breeder in Clearwater, Florida
We collaborate with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their puppies. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what happens after. A excellent breeder knows this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a relationship with many exceptional breeders. We particularly seek breeders who comprehend the early role they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their pups grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a excellent life.  It is really important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s feedback in addition to our years of experience to select the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Clearwater, Florida
Training your new puppy is a combo of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, encouraging 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 different people in different settings; which develops a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she can easily adapt|adjusts} to your way of life. As a result of this and exposures to other variables your dog easily bonds with you and your family.

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

Training starts the instant a new puppy is in our care in Clearwater, Florida. Once we choose the puppy from the litter, the very first thing we want to achieve is building 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. For example, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over logs, and maybe even get somewhat near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while at the same time strengthening our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still remarkably aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new pup discovers this new world without the company of its litter mates or mom.

The Essential time for learning
During 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 use particular locations or objects to create an encounter for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Clearwater, Florida. Our choices and creativity are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we carefully supervise the puppy. We do not confine ourselves to stiff rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and make the most of occasions that unfold before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the pup.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We like to think about it as an early investment in the life of this pup. This is the first time away from their littermates and staying with us in Clearwater, Florida. 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 experience will have a massive effect on their future personalities and decide a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, every experience is crucial. It is important to build their self-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 Friend
4 to 6 months 

A trained puppy is far 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 important. In addition, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, as well as being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Clearwater, FL 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 stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a regular request in our daily routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog 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 providing 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 Clearwater, FL
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the typical 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 picture. Many owners hope their puppy will grow out of unwanted 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.

Testing in the Real World in Clearwater, Florida 
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. For example, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted maybe chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic places, 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 it in various scenarios. We think of 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 adapt in every new and different setting or situation. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on ongoing commands that control what he or she should and should not do. In fact, we desire a dog that can make good decisions. Our top priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to strengthen and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the dog trainer in their individual home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another relative or friend. Offering this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in brand-new settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will remain when he moves on to your home in Clearwater, FL.