Selecting Your New Puppy
The thought of raising a new young puppy on your own is stressful. You really want a pup that can fit  perfectly with your life style. Your life in Dallas, Texas might be fast paced, you may have a full time schedule, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a stress and anxiety free experience to add in that  outstanding dog to your life.

The Process Begins With a Consultation
We know it is essential that you know who you will be coordinating with. Building a rapport is very important to us in Dallas, Texas. Our talk starts with easy questions and leads into an detailed conversation, which will provide us a clearer idea of who you are and what your ideal dog will be. We like to have a wonderful working relationship with you. It starts the journey to decide on, teach and raise your puppy.

Finding The Best Breed For Your Home
Once you have decided you are ready to include that perfect dog to your life in Dallas, Texas. You have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are currently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to think of for example, the type of house you live in, how much you work, maybe you are raising a  little family, you you may love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not restrict your options, but instead help clarify your way of life in Dallas, TX. We help guide you in this decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly assist you pick what you want and which puppy will best match your life-style.

Picking The Right Puppies For Sale in Dallas, Texas
We coordinate with amazing breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and exceptional temperament of their puppies. The first eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what follows. A great breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have developed a rapport with many outstanding breeders. We particularly seek breeders who know the early role they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their puppies grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a great life.  It is very important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s knowledge as well as our years of knowledge to choose the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Dallas, Texas
Training your new puppy is a combination of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, encouraging healthy relationships, and also 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 various environments; which produces 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 factors 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 hands in Dallas, Texas. Once we select the puppy 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 example, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over branches, and even get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while enhancing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet incredibly aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new pup learns about this new world without the company of its litter mates or mom.

Most important 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 use certain places or objects to create an experience for the puppy. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Dallas, Texas. Our choices and imagination are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we carefully monitor the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to stiff rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and make use of events that manifest before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We like to consider it as an early investment in the life of this puppy. This is the first time away from their littermates and living with us in Dallas, Texas. 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 substantial influence on their future personalities and determine a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting period, every experience is critical. It is essential to build their 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 fun with our new dog.

A Well-Mannered Friend
4 to 6 months 

A trained dog is 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. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Dallas, TX  is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a puppy with remarkable manners and social skills. We begin by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which continues as we refine the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making 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 proofing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the center of our philosophy. Being very clear and consistent is key. We limit our words when providing 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 Dallas, TX
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the typical age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to animal shelters. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup becoming a monster. That nice pup 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 rehearsing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more difficult.

Testing in the Real World in Dallas, Texas
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. For instance, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted maybe chasing something as common as a squirrel. We test 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 him or her in various scenarios. We imagine 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 aiming to teach a dog how to adapt in each new and different environment or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t reliant on continuous commands that control what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Instead, we desire 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 improve good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been staying with the trainer in their own home. Throughout this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights staying with another loved one or friend. Providing the puppy with this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in new environments. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he or she moves in to your house in Dallas, TX.