Deciding on Your Puppy
The idea of raising a new pup by yourself may be frustrating. You really want a dog that will fit in  nicely with your daily life. Your life in Key Biscayne, Florida possible is stressful, you may have a full time schedule, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provides a worry free experience to add that  spectacular dog to your life.

The Process Starts With a Consultation
We think it’s very important that you know who you will be coordinating with. Developing a rapport is extremely important to our company in Key Biscayne, Florida. Our talk starts with straightforward questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will give us a better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog would be. We want to have a fantastic working partnership with you. It starts the journey to pick, teach and raise your pup.

Finding The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you want to include that perfect dog to your life in Key Biscayne, Florida. You may have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to think about like the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, are raising a young family, you love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not restrict your options, yet help clarify your everyday life in Key Biscayne, FL. We will help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can help you choose what you want and which breed will best suit your lifestyle.

Finding The Perfect Breeder in Key Biscayne, Florida
We coordinate with amazing breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and exceptional temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as critical as to what comes after. A good breeder understands this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a rapport with many outstanding breeders. We particularly pursue breeders who recognize the early role 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 terrific life.  It is really important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s knowledge together with our years of expertise to select the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Key Biscayne, Florida
Training your 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 various environments. For instance, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with various people in different environments; which develops a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she can easily adapt|adjusts} to your lifestyle. Because of this and exposures to other factors your dog readily 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 Key Biscayne, Florida. 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 start our relationship having fun even though we’re always teaching. Under our close guidance, we begin exposing the puppy to its new world. Such as, getting him or her to follow us, climb 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 building up our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet incredibly 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 presence of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial 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 integrate into our approaches. Often we make use of particular areas or objects to create an experience for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Key Biscayne, Florida. Our decisions and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds on the prior one. Through all of this, we thoroughly supervise the puppy. We never confine ourselves to stiff rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and make use of activities that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes down to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We like to consider 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 Key Biscayne, 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 significant impact on their future personalities and decide much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting period, every experience is important. It is important to build their confidence. The phrase ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are taking in every experience like a sponge, we must 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 trained puppy is far 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 critical. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Key Biscayne, FL is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a dog with impeccable manners and social skills. We start by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which carries on as we refine the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a strong foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a normal request in our day-to-day routine in addition to 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 very 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 right away.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Key Biscayne, 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 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 imagine. Many owners hope their canine 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 unwanted behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in Key Biscayne, Florida 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted possibly chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic places, 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 it in various situations. We consider each situation as a picture. What does that look like to the dog? How does that picture differ from day to day or location to location. We are working to teach a dog how to adapt in every new and various setting or situation. We are raising a dog that isn’t dependent on ongoing commands that control what he or she should and should not do. Rather, we prefer a dog that can make great choices. Our main goal is to have a well-balanced dog, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to reinforce and refine manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the dog has been staying with the dog trainer in his/her own home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another relative or friend. Providing them with this opportunity, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in new settings. This ensures those habits and good manners will stay when he or she moves on to your house in Key Biscayne, FL.