Choosing Your Puppy
The idea of raising a new pup by yourself can be frustrating. You want a doggy that can match  very well with your life-style. Your life in Fisher Island, Florida can be busy, you may have a full-time schedule, you may be raising a new family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a anxiety free experience to add in that  incredible dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Assessment
We know it’s vital that you know who you will be teaming up with. Developing a rapport is incredibly important to our team in Fisher Island, Florida. Our chat starts with basic questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will give us a better idea of who you are and what your dream dog would be. We want to have a great working partnership with you. It starts the journey to pick, teach and raise your puppy.

Picking The Best Breed For Your Family
Once you have decided you are ready to add that perfect dog to your life in Fisher Island, Florida. You have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you want one of our pups that are presently in our puppy raising program. There are things to consider for example, the type of house you live in, how much you work, are raising a young family, you love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. All this will not limit your options, yet help clarify your life-style in Fisher Island, FL. We help guide you in your decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can help you decide what you want and which breed will best fit your lifestyle.

Choosing The Best Breeder in Fisher Island, Florida
We collaborate with amazing breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and exceptional temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as critical 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 amazing breeders. We specifically search out breeders who are aware of the early role they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their pups goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a great life.  It’s incredibly important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s input together with our years of knowledge to pick the puppy with the best temperament for the prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Fisher Island, Florida
Training your pup is a mixture of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, together with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments. For instance, we may have the puppy stay overnight with different people in various settings; which in turn creates 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 readily bonds with you and your family.

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

Training starts the instant a new puppy is in our care in Fisher Island, Florida. Once we decide on the puppy from the litter, the first thing we wish to accomplish is developing 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, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and also get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while at the same time building up our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still extremely aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new pup learns about this new world without the company of its litter mates or mom.

Most important time for learning
In the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no restriction as to what we will incorporate into our techniques. Typically we utilize certain places or objects to create an encounter for the pup. In some cases a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Fisher Island, Florida. Our choices and vision are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds on the last one. Through all of this, we thoroughly observe the puppy. We never limit ourselves to stiff rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and make the most of events that unfold 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 puppy. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and living with us in Fisher Island, 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 they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they experience will have a substantial effect on their future personalities and decide much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting phase, every experience is crucial. 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 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 puppy.

A Well-Mannered Pal
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained puppy is much 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 critical. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, along with having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Fisher Island, FL is equally important.

Our focus is to create a puppy 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 standard request in our everyday 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 limit 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 immediately.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Fisher Island, FL
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the normal age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to animal shelters. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup becoming a monster. That nice puppy can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever envision. Many owners hope their puppy will outgrow undesirable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in Fisher Island, Florida 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. For example, 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 puppy goes 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 differ from day to day or location to location. We are working to teach a dog how to cope in every new and different environment or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t reliant on continual commands that dictate what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Instead, we want a dog that can make great decisions. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to strengthen and refine good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the dog has been staying with the trainer in his/her own home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another family member or close friend. Offering this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different surroundings. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he/she moves on to your home in Fisher Island, FL.