Selecting Your Pup
The idea of raising a new young puppy on your own can be stressful. You want a pup that will fit in  wonderfully with your everyday life. Your life in Palos Verdes Estates, California is busy, you’ve got a full-time schedule, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provides a stress free experience to add that  incredible dog to your life.

The Process Begins With a Assessment
We think it is crucial that you know who you will be partnering with. Establishing a relationship is tremendously important to our company in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Our chat starts with straightforward questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will give us a clearer idea of who you are and what your dream dog might be. We want to have a great working relationship with you. It begins the journey to decide on, teach and raise your pup.

Picking The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to add that perfect dog to your life in Palos Verdes Estates, California. You have your heart set on a specific breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are currently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to think of such as where you live, maybe you work full time, are raising a young family, you love to travel or you’ve recently retired. This information will not minimize your options, but instead help clarify your lifestyle in Palos Verdes Estates, CA. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly help you choose what you want and which puppy will best match your lifestyle.

Choosing The Best Breeder in Palos Verdes Estates, California
We collaborate with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their puppies. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as important as to what comes after. A excellent breeder understands this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a rapport with many exceptional breeders. We specifically find breeders who know 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 good life.  It’s extremely important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s input together with our years of experience to choose the puppy with the best temperament for the prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Palos Verdes Estates, California
Training your new puppy is a combination of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all types of environments.For example, we have the puppy stay overnight with various people in different settings; which in turn creates a dog for you who is comfortable and easy to live with because he or she can easily adapt|adjusts} to your lifestyle. As a result 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 instant a new puppy is in our care in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Once we decide on the puppy from the litter, the first thing we want to achieve is developing confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We start our relationship having fun while always teaching. Under our close guidance, we start exposing the puppy to its new world. For example, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over branches, and also get somewhat 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 remarkably aware in those moments it is essential to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy learns about this new world without having the companionship 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 will integrate into our methods. Often we use certain spots or objects to create an experience for the pup. In some cases a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Our choices and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the prior one. Through all of this, we carefully supervise the puppy. We do not limit ourselves to stiff rules. We try to get more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from activities that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes down to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We like to think about 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 Palos Verdes Estates, California. 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 they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they experience will have a significant effect on their future personalities and decide much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting period, every experience is crucial. 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 absorbing every experience like a sponge, we need to 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 a lot 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 very important. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, along with having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Palos Verdes Estates, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to create a dog 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 solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a regular request in our daily routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog to. We go from shaping to formalizing 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 restrict our words when providing 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 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the usual age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to rescues. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup turning into a monster. That nice puppy can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever think of. Many owners hope their dog will grow out of undesirable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more challenging.

Working in the Real World in Palos Verdes Estates, California 
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 highly distracted possibly chasing something as common as a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic areas, around barking dogs, around playgrounds and within public places.

As the dog goes through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting him or her in various scenarios. We think of each situation as a picture. How does that look like to the puppy? 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 different environment or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on continual commands that control what he or she should and should not do. Rather, we desire a dog that can make great choices. Our number one priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and refine manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the puppy has been living with the dog trainer in his/her individual home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another relative or close friend. Giving this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different settings. This ensures those habits and good manners will stay when he or she moves on to your home in Palos Verdes Estates, CA.