Selecting Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new puppy on your own might be stressful. You need a dog that can fit  very well with your daily life. Your life in Coral Gables, Florida may be chaotic, you’ve got a full-time profession, you may be raising a new family, you may like to travel or may be you just retired. We provide a anxiety free experience to add in that  incredible dog to your life.

The Experience Begins With a Assessment
We think it’s vital that you know who you will be coordinating with. Building a relationship is very important to our team in Coral Gables, Florida. Our discussion begins with straightforward questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will provide us a much better idea of who you are and what your ideal dog might be. We like to have a excellent working partnership with you. It begins the journey to pick, teach and raise your puppy.

Choosing The Best Breed For Your Home
Once you have decided you are ready to include that perfect dog to your life in Coral Gables, Florida. You may have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to take into account like the type of house you live in, how much you work, are raising a  little family, you love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not limit your choices, yet help clarify your life-style in Coral Gables, FL. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can help you pick what you want and which dog will best accommodate your life-style.

Picking The Right Breeder in Coral Gables, Florida
We team up with amazing breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their pups. The first eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as important as to what follows. A good breeder understands this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a relationship with many exquisite breeders. We specifically find breeders who know 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 great life.  It’s very important to work closely with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s feedback together with our years of knowledge to select the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Coral Gables, Florida
Training your new puppy is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.For example, we have the puppy stay overnight with various people in various 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. As a result of this and exposures to other variables your dog readily connects with you and your family members.

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 Coral Gables, Florida. Once we choose the pup from the litter, the first thing we would like to achieve is developing confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We start our relationship having fun even though we’re always teaching. Under our close guidance, we start exposing the pup to its new world. For example, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over branches, and even get relatively near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while at the same time reinforcing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still remarkably aware in those moments it is essential to concentrate more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy discovers this new world without having the company of its litter mates or mom.

Most important time for learning
In the first few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limit as to what we will incorporate into our strategies. Typically we use particular spots or objects to create an experience for the puppy. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Coral Gables, Florida. Our choices and vision are endless. Every exposure and experience builds on the previous one. Through all of this, we closely observe the puppy. We don’t limit ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of activities that manifest before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes to teaching the pup.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We often think of it as an early investment in the life of this dog. This is the first time away from their littermates and living with us in Coral Gables, 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 period than they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a massive influence on their future personalities and decide a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting period, every experience is vital. It is essential to build their 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 fun with our new dog.

A Well-Mannered Puppy
4 to 6 months 

A trained dog is so much 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 vital. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Coral Gables, FL is equally important.

Our focus is to create a puppy with impeccable 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 stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a normal request in our regular routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog to. We move from shaping to defining commands and proofing 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 providing 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 immediately.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Coral Gables, FL
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 developing into a monster. That nice pup can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever envision. Many owners hope their puppy will grow out of unfavorable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more difficult.

Testing in the Real World in Coral Gables, Florida 
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction locations. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is extremely distracted maybe chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic areas, around barking dogs, around playgrounds and within public places.

As the puppy goes through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting him or her in various situations. We think of 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 striving to teach a dog how to adapt in each new and different environment or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t dependent on continuous commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. In fact, we desire a dog that can make great decisions. Our main priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable 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 living with the trainer in their personal home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another family member or friend. Providing them with this opportunity, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in brand-new settings. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he moves in to your home in Coral Gables, FL.