Selecting Your Pup
The idea of raising a new pup on your own is stressful. You need a dog that will fit  wonderfully with your life style. Your life in Surfside, Florida is busy, you’ve got a full-time job, a new family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add that  incredible dog to your life.

The Program Begins With a Assessment
We know it is important that you know who you will be working with. Building a rapport is very important to our team in Surfside, Florida. Our conversation begins with straightforward questions and leads into an thorough discussion, which will provide us a much better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog might be. We would like to have a great working partnership with you. It starts the journey to pick, teach and raise your puppy.

Selecting The Best Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to include that perfect dog to your life in Surfside, Florida. You have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to think of like where you live, maybe you work full time, are raising a young family, you love to travel or you’ve recently retired. This information will not restrict your options, but instead help shed light on your daily life in Surfside, FL. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can aid you decide what you want and which dog will best suit your lifestyle.

Finding The Best Breeder in Surfside, Florida
We work with responsible breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and exceptional temperament of their puppies. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what comes after. A great breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a rapport with many great breeders. We particularly find breeders who recognize the early part they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their pups goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a great life.  It’s extremely important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s input in addition to our years of experience to choose the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Surfside, Florida
Training your pup is a mixture of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, together with exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.For example, we have the pup sleep overnight with various people in various environments; which in turn produces 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 factors your dog readily connects with you and your family members.

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

Training starts the minute a new puppy is in our care in Surfside, Florida. Once we select the pup from the litter, the very first thing we would like to achieve is building 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 pup to its new world. For instance, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and maybe even get somewhat near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while reinforcing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still remarkably aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy discovers this new world without the companionship 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 may integrate into our techniques. Typically we utilize specific places or objects to create an experience for the puppy. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Surfside, Florida. Our options and vision are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds on the previous one. Through all of this, we thoroughly supervise the puppy. We do not limit ourselves to inflexible 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 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 staying with us in Surfside, 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 significant effect on their future personalities and determine much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting period, every experience is important. It is important to build their self-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 dog.

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 very important things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are critical. In addition, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, in addition to having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Surfside, FL is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a puppy 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 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 standard request in our regular routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We move from shaping to defining commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the core 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 Surfside, 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 becoming a monster. That nice puppy can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever think of. Many owners hope their dog will grow out of unwanted behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in Surfside, 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 extremely distracted maybe chasing something as common as a squirrel. We practice 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 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 shift from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to cope in each new and different setting or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t depending on constant commands that control what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Rather, we prefer a dog that can make good choices. Our number one goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to strengthen and refine manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the puppy has been residing with the dog trainer in his or her own home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another relative or friend. Offering this chance, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in different areas. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he/she goes on to your house in Surfside, FL.