Choosing Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new puppy on your own might be frustrating. You really want a puppy that can fit in  perfectly with your daily life. Your life in Walpole, Massachusetts may be busy, you’ve got a full time schedule, you may be raising a new family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. We provide a stress free experience to add in that  incredible dog to your life.

The Program Begins With a Consultation
We know it’s important that you know who you will be working with. Establishing a rapport is exceptionally important to our team in Walpole, Massachusetts. Our discussion begins with easy questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will provide us a better idea of who you are and what your ideal dog would be. We like to have a excellent working partnership with you. It begins the journey to decide on, teach and raise your puppy.

Choosing The Perfect Breed For Your Family
Once you have determined you want to include that amazing dog to your life in Walpole, Massachusetts. You may have your heart set on a specific breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our dogs that are currently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to take into account like the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, maybe you are raising a young family, you you may love to travel or you’ve recently retired. This information will not minimize your options, but instead help shed light on your lifestyle in Walpole, MA. We will help guide you in this decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can aid you choose what you want and which puppy will best fit your life-style.

Picking The Perfect Breeder in Walpole, Massachusetts
We team up with amazing breeders who are truly 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 important as to what follows. A great breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a relationship with many fine breeders. We particularly seek 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 extremely important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s feedback and also our years of knowledge to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Walpole, Massachusetts
Training your pup is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all types of environments.Such as, we may have the pup sleep overnight with various people in various environments; which in turn 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 variables your dog easily connects with you and your family.

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 Walpole, Massachusetts. Once we decide on the pup from the litter, the very first thing we want to achieve is developing 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. For instance, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and also get somewhat close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while building up our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still remarkably 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 having the company 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 limit as to what we may incorporate into our approaches. Often we use certain places or objects to create an experience for the pup. At times a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Walpole, Massachusetts. Our decisions and creativity are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds upon the previous one. Through all of this, we very closely observe the puppy. We do not restrict ourselves to stiff rules. We try to get more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from events that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes down to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We often consider it as an early investment in the life of this puppy. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and living with us in Walpole, Massachusetts. 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 encounter will have a significant effect on their future personalities and determine much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, 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 pup.

A Well-Mannered Pal
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained puppy is a lot 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 extremely important. In addition, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, in addition to being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Walpole, MA  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 continues 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 move from shaping to defining commands and proofing 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 Walpole, MA
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the normal age when many dogs are re-homed or given up to rescues. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup developing into a monster. That nice pup can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever envision. 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 practicing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in Walpole, Massachusetts
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction locations. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is extremely distracted perhaps chasing something like a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic places, around barking dogs, around 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 imagine each situation as a picture. How does that look like to the dog? How does that picture shift from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to adapt in each new and various environment or situation. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on continuous commands that determine what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we prefer a dog that can make good choices. Our top priority is to have a well-balanced dog, who will fit into your home.

We continue to strengthen and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been living with the dog trainer in their individual home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another family member or friend. Providing the dog with this opportunity, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he/she moves on to your home in Walpole, MA.