Choosing Your Young puppy
The idea of raising a new puppy on your own might be overwhelming. You really want a doggy that can match  beautifully with your life. Your life in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida might be fast paced, you may have a full time profession, maybe you’re raising a new family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a anxiety free experience to add that  remarkable dog to your life.

The Process Begins With a Assessment
We think it’s important that you know who you will be dealing with. Building a relationship is exceptionally important to our team in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Our chat starts with simple questions and leads into an in depth conversation, which will provide us a clearer idea of who you are and what your dream dog will be. We would like to have a great working relationship with you. It begins the journey to select, teach and raise your puppy.

Finding The Best Breed For Your Household
Once you have determined you are ready to include that perfect dog to your life in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. You have your heart set on a specific breed or maybe you want one of our pups that are presently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to think of including the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, are raising a  little family, you you may love to travel or you’ve recently retired. All this will not minimize your options, but instead help shed light on your lifestyle in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. We will help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly help you decide what you want and which breed will best accommodate your lifestyle.

Finding The Right Breeder in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
We work with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and great temperament of their puppies. The first eight weeks of a new pups 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 established a relationship with many exceptional breeders. We specifically search out breeders who understand the early part they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their puppies goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a terrific life.  It’s quite important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s feedback together with our years of knowledge to choose the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Training your puppy is a mixture of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, along with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments. For instance, we may have the pup stay overnight with various 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 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 care in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Once we pick the puppy from the litter, the first thing we would like 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 example, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and maybe even get relatively close 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 extremely aware in those moments it is imperative to concentrate more on being a leader and guide as the new pup learns about this new world without having the companionship of its litter mates or mom.

The Essential time for learning
In the first few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no restriction as to what we may incorporate into our techniques. Typically we utilize specific spots or objects to create an encounter for the pup. In some cases a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Our choices and vision are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we closely monitor the puppy. We don’t limit ourselves to stiff rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and make the most of events that unfold before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We like to think of it as an early investment in the life of this pup. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and living with us in Palm Beach Gardens, 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 encounter will have a huge effect on their future personalities and decide many of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting period, every experience is critical. It is essential 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 must stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have a good time with our new pup.

A Well-Mannered Dog
4 to 6 months 

A well-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 extremely important. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, in addition to being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Palm Beach Gardens, FL is equally important.

Our focus is to create a puppy with remarkable manners and social skills. We start by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which carries on as we improve the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a strong foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a regular request in our day-to-day routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your dog to. We go from shaping to formalizing 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 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 Palm Beach Gardens, 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 developing into a monster. That nice puppy can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever imagine. Many owners hope their puppy will grow out of undesirable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is permitted and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue rehearsing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more difficult.

Testing in the Real World in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction locations. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted possibly chasing something like a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic spots, 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 scenarios. We think of each situation as a picture. How 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 each new and various environment or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on constant commands that determine what he or she should and should not do. Rather, we prefer a dog that can make good choices. Our number one priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to strengthen and fine-tune good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the dog has been staying with the trainer in his/her individual home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another family member or friend. Providing them with this chance, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in new environments. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he or she moves in to your home in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.