Choosing Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new young puppy by yourself might be frustrating. You hope for a doggy that will fit in  beautifully with your life. Your life in Sarasota, Florida might be busy, you may have a full-time job, 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  remarkable dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Assessment
We know it is crucial that you know who you will be teaming up with. Developing a rapport is extremely important to our company in Sarasota, Florida. Our conversation begins with straightforward questions and leads into an in depth discussion, which will give us a clearer idea of who you are and what your perfect dog might be. We want to have a excellent working partnership with you. It begins the journey to choose, teach and raise your pup.

Picking The Best Breed For Your Family
Once you have decided you are ready to add that perfect dog to your life in Sarasota, 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. There certainly are things to think about including where you live, your schedule, are raising a young family, you you may love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. This information will not restrict your choices, yet help clarify your lifestyle in Sarasota, FL. We help guide you in your decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can help you pick what you want and which puppy will best accommodate your life-style.

Choosing The Right Breeder in Sarasota, Florida
We coordinate 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 crucial as to what comes after. A good breeder knows this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a relationship with many fine breeders. We specifically seek breeders who are aware of 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 excellent life.  It is extremely important to work closely with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s input together with our years of knowledge to pick the puppy with the best temperament for the prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Sarasota, Florida
Training your pup is a combo of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, together with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all types of environments.For example, we may have the pup stay overnight with various people in different settings; which produces a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your way of life. As a result of this and exposures to other factors your dog readily bonds with you and your family members.

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 Sarasota, Florida. Once we select the pup from the litter, the first thing we want to achieve 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. Such as, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over logs, and also get somewhat close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while strengthening our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet significantly aware in those moments it is essential to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy learns about this new world without the company of its litter mates or mom.

Most important time for learning
During the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limit as to what we may incorporate into our approaches. Often we take advantage of particular locations or objects to create an encounter for the puppy. At times a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Sarasota, Florida. Our decisions and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we very closely supervise the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to rigid rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and make use of activities that unfold before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We like to consider 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 Sarasota, 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 effect on their future personalities and decide many of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, 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 need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have fun with our new puppy.

A Well-Mannered Dog
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 important things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are critical. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, along with having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Sarasota, FL is equally important.

Our focus is to create a dog with impeccable manners and social skills. We begin 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, making it a normal request in our daily routine as well as within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We move from shaping to formalizing 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 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 Sarasota, FL
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the typical age when many dogs are re-homed or given up 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 picture. 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 Sarasota, Florida 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction locations. For instance, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted maybe chasing something as common as a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic locations, 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. How does that look like to the dog? How does that picture differ from day to day or location to location. We are aiming to teach a dog how to cope in each new and various setting or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t depending on continual commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Rather, we desire a dog that can make good decisions. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to reinforce and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been residing with the trainer in his/her personal home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another loved one or close friend. Providing them with this chance, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in different settings. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he or she goes on to your house in Sarasota, FL.