Picking Your New Puppy
The idea of raising a new young puppy by yourself is stressful. You need a dog that can fit in  perfectly with your life style. Your life in Prospect Heights, New York can be stressful, you’ve got a full-time schedule, a young family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add in that  amazing dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Consultation
We know it is vital that you know who you will be partnering with. Establishing a rapport is incredibly important to us in Prospect Heights, New York. Our conversation starts with straightforward questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will give us a clearer idea of who you are and what your ideal dog would be. We would like to have a wonderful working relationship with you. It begins the journey to pick, teach and raise your puppy.

Picking The Perfect Breed For Your Household
Once you have made a decision you are ready to add that amazing dog to your life in Prospect Heights, New York. You may 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 take into account including where you live, how much you work, maybe you are raising a  little family, you love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not minimize your options, yet help clarify your life-style in Prospect Heights, NY. We will help guide you in your decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can help you choose what you want and which dog will best suit your life-style.

Selecting The Best Puppies For Sale in Prospect Heights, New York
We team up with responsible breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and great temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what happens after. A great breeder knows this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have developed a relationship with many fine breeders. We specifically search out breeders who understand the early part they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their puppies grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a fantastic life.  It is very important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s knowledge and also our years of expertise to select the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Prospect Heights, New York
Training your pup is a combination of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, and also exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments. For instance, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with different people in different settings; which creates a dog for you who is comfortable and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your way of life. Because of this and exposures to other factors your dog easily 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 care in Prospect Heights, New York. Once we decide on the puppy from the litter, the first thing we want to accomplish 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 puppy to its new world. For example, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over logs, and maybe even get relatively near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while enhancing 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 puppy learns about 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 methods. Often we use specific locations or objects to create an encounter for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Prospect Heights, New York. Our choices and vision are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the prior one. Through all of this, we thoroughly supervise the puppy. We do not confine ourselves to stiff rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of occasions 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 Prospect Heights, New York. 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 many of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting phase, every experience is important. It is essential to build their confidence. The expression ‘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 Friend
4 to 6 months 

A trained dog is far 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 paramount. In addition, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, in addition to having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Prospect Heights, NY  is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a puppy 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, keeping it a regular request in our daily 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 very clear and consistent is key. We limit our words when giving commands. We want your dog to understand what we mean when we give them the command. When we say ‘come’ or ‘here’ we expect 100% response immediately.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Prospect Heights, NY
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 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 undesirable behavior more challenging.

Working in the Real World in Prospect Heights, New York
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted possibly chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic spots, around barking dogs, near playgrounds and within public places.

As the dog moves through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting him or her in various situations. We consider each situation as a picture. How does that look like to the dog? How does that picture change from day to day or location to location. We are working to teach a dog how to adapt in every new and various environment or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t depending on constant commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. In fact, we want a dog that can make good choices. Our main goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to strengthen and fine-tune manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been living with the trainer in his or her individual home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another family member or friend. Offering this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different areas. This makes sure those habits and good manners will remain when he or she moves in to your home in Prospect Heights, NY.