Choosing Your New Puppy
The idea of raising a new young puppy on your own may be frustrating. You need a doggy that will fit  wonderfully with your daily life. Your life in Dominion, Texas may be hectic, you may have a full time profession, maybe you’re raising a new family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a stress free experience to add in that  incredible dog to your life.

The Program Begins With a Assessment
We think it is crucial that you know who you will be teaming up with. Establishing a rapport is exceptionally important to our company in Dominion, Texas. Our chat starts with easy questions and leads into an in detail discussion, which will provide us a better idea of who you are and what your dream dog might be. We want to have a excellent working partnership with you. It begins the journey to select, teach and raise your pup.

Finding The Best Breed For Your Family
Once you have decided you want to add that amazing dog to your life in Dominion, Texas. You may 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 are things to think about like the type of house you live in, how much you work, maybe you are raising a young family, you you may love to travel or you’ve recently retired. This information will not minimize your choices, but instead help clarify your way of life in Dominion, TX. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly aid you choose what you want and which breed will best accommodate your life-style.

Picking The Right Puppies For Sale in Dominion, Texas
We coordinate with responsible breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as crucial as to what follows. A good breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a rapport with many fine breeders. We particularly seek breeders who recognize the early role they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their puppies goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a fantastic life.  It’s very important to work closely with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s input and also our years of experience to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Dominion, Texas
Training your puppy is a mixture of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, encouraging healthy relationships, along with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.Such as, we have the pup stay overnight with various people in different 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 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 instant a new puppy is in our hands in Dominion, Texas. Once we decide on the puppy from the litter, the first thing we would like to accomplish is building 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 start 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 also get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while at the same time building up 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 discovers this new world without the company of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial time for learning
In the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limit as to what we may integrate into our methods. Typically we utilize certain locations or objects to create an experience for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Dominion, Texas. Our options and creativity are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds on the previous one. Through all of this, we carefully observe the puppy. We never restrict ourselves to rigid rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and make use of occasions that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We often think about it as an early investment in the life of this pup. This is the first time away from their littermates and living with us in Dominion, 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 period than any other period of time in their lives. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a significant influence on their future personalities and determine a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting period, every experience is important. It is important to build their self-confidence. The expression ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are soaking up 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 well-trained dog 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 very important. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, along with having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Dominion, TX  is equally important.

Our focus is to create a puppy with remarkable manners and social skills. We start by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which continues as we fine-tune the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a strong foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a normal request in our day-to-day routine in addition to 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 mean 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 Dominion, TX
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the usual 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 picture. Many owners hope their dog will outgrow unfavorable 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 challenging.

Testing in the Real World in Dominion, Texas
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. For example, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted maybe chasing something like 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 it in various scenarios. We think of 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 striving to teach a dog how to cope in every new and various setting or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t dependent on continuous commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Instead, we prefer a dog that can make great choices. Our number one 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. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the trainer in his or her personal home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another relative or friend. Offering this opportunity, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in new surroundings. This ensures those habits and good manners will stay when he goes on to your house in Dominion, TX.