Selecting Your Puppy
The idea of raising a new pup by yourself might be overwhelming. You want a doggy that can fit in  nicely with your life-style. Your life in Miramar, Florida might be fast paced, you’ve got a full time profession, you may be raising a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provides a stress and anxiety free experience to add in that  awesome dog to your life.

The Program Begins With a Consultation
We know it’s essential that you know who you will be coordinating with. Developing a rapport is exceptionally important to our company in Miramar, Florida. Our chat begins with easy questions and leads into an in depth discussion, which will provide us a much better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog would be. We like to have a great working partnership with you. It begins the journey to select, teach and raise your puppy.

Picking The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have determined you want to add that perfect dog to your life in Miramar, Florida. You may have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you’re interested in 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 young family, you you may love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. All this will not minimize your options, yet help clarify your life-style in Miramar, FL. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can certainly aid you decide what you want and which puppy will best suit your lifestyle.

Picking The Best Breeder in Miramar, Florida
We work with amazing breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their puppies. The first eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what follows. A excellent breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have developed a rapport with many exquisite breeders. We specifically search out breeders who recognize the early role they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their puppies goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a wonderful life.  It is incredibly important to work carefully with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s knowledge in addition to our years of expertise to choose the puppy with the best temperament for the prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Miramar, Florida
Training your puppy is a combination of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments.Such as, we have the puppy stay overnight with different people in various environments; which in turn produces a dog for you who is comfortable 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 moment a new puppy is in our hands in Miramar, Florida. Once we choose the pup from the litter, the very first thing we want to accomplish is developing confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We start our relationship having fun while always teaching. Under our close guidance, we begin exposing the puppy to its new world. For example, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over logs, and maybe even get somewhat close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while at the same time strengthening our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet incredibly 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 the companionship of its litter mates or mom.

Most important time for learning
During the first few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limitation as to what we may incorporate into our strategies. Typically we make use of certain areas or objects to create an experience for the pup. In some cases a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Miramar, Florida. Our options and creativity are endless. Every exposure and experience builds on the prior one. Through all of this, we carefully monitor the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to stiff rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from occasions that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes down to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We like to think of it as an early investment in the life of this dog. This is the first time away from their littermates and staying with us in Miramar, 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 substantial impact on their future personalities and decide a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting stage, every experience is important. It is important to build their confidence. The expression ‘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 puppy.

A Well-Mannered Puppy
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 necessary things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are paramount. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, along with being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Miramar, FL is equally important.

Our focus is to create a dog with impeccable manners and social skills. We start by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which continues as we improve the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a normal request in our regular routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your dog to. We go from shaping to formalizing commands and proofing 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 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 right away.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Miramar, 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 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 picture. Many owners hope their canine will outgrow unfavorable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is permitted and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more challenging.

Working in the Real World in Miramar, Florida 
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. 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 locations, 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. What does that look like to the puppy? How does that picture differ from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to adapt in every new and various setting or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t dependent on ongoing commands that control what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we want a dog that can make good decisions. Our main goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to strengthen and improve good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been staying with the dog trainer in his or her individual home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another loved one or friend. Providing the dog with this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in different surroundings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will remain when he or she moves in to your house in Miramar, FL.