Selecting Your Puppy
The thought of raising a new pup by yourself might be stressful. You need a puppy that will match  wonderfully with your life style. Your life in San Antonio, Texas may be hectic, you may have a full-time job, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a stress and anxiety free experience to add that  spectacular dog to your life.

The Process Begins With a Consultation
We know it’s essential that you know who you will be teaming up with. Establishing a relationship is incredibly important to our company in San Antonio, Texas. Our talk starts with simple questions and leads into an in depth discussion, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog will be. We want to have a excellent working partnership with you. It begins the journey to pick, teach and raise your pup.

Picking The Best Breed For Your Family
Once you have determined you want to include that perfect dog to your life in San Antonio, Texas. You may have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you want one of our pups that are presently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to think of for example, the type of house you live in, your schedule, maybe you are raising a  little family, you love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. All this will not reduce your choices, yet help clarify your everyday life in San Antonio, TX. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can certainly aid you choose what you want and which breed will best suit your life-style.

Selecting The Perfect Puppies For Sale in San Antonio, Texas
We team up with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and exceptional temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as vital as to what follows. A great breeder knows this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have developed a relationship with many exceptional breeders. We particularly seek breeders who understand 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 terrific life.  It’s quite important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s input and also our years of knowledge to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in San Antonio, Texas
Training your dog is a mixture of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.For example, we have the puppy sleep overnight with different people in different settings; which 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 factors your dog easily bonds with you and your family.

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 San Antonio, Texas. Once we choose the puppy from the litter, the first thing we would like to achieve is building confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We begin our relationship having fun even though we’re always teaching. Under our close guidance, we start exposing the pup to its new world. Such as, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over various things, and even get relatively close 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 very aware in those moments it is essential to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new pup discovers this new world without having the companionship of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial time for learning
During the first few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no restriction as to what we will integrate into our approaches. Typically we make use of specific locations or objects to create an experience for the puppy. Sometimes a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in San Antonio, Texas. Our choices and vision are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds upon the prior one. Through all of this, we carefully observe the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to stiff rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of activities 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 like to think about it as an early investment in the life of this dog. This is the first time away from their littermates and staying with us in San Antonio, 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 massive impact on their future personalities and determine a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, every experience is vital. 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 absorbing 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 Dog
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 necessary things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are critical. In addition, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, in addition to having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in San Antonio, TX  is equally important.

Our focus is to create 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 strong 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 dog to. We move from shaping to defining 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 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 San Antonio, 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 imagine. Many owners hope their puppy will outgrow unwanted behaviors. Their dog is testing what is permitted and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue rehearsing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more challenging.

Testing in the Real World in San Antonio, Texas
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. For example, 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 puppy goes through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting it in various situations. We consider each situation as a picture. What does that look like to the dog? How does that picture shift from day to day or location to location. We are aiming to teach a dog how to cope in each new and different setting or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t reliant on constant commands that determine what he or she should and should not do. Rather, we want a dog that can make good choices. Our main priority is to have a well-balanced dog, who will fit into your home.

We continue to strengthen and fine-tune manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the dog trainer in his or her own home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another family member or close friend. Giving this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in brand-new surroundings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he goes on to your house in San Antonio, TX.