Picking Your Young puppy
The idea of raising a new puppy by yourself is stressful. You need a puppy that will fit in  beautifully with your life. Your life in Rolling Hills Estates, California may be busy, you’ve got a full time profession, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a anxiety free experience to add that  spectacular dog to your life.

The Program Starts With a Consultation
We think it’s crucial that you know who you will be coordinating with. Building a rapport is incredibly important to us in Rolling Hills Estates, California. Our chat starts with basic questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will give us a better idea of who you are and what your dream dog would be. We want to have a great working relationship with you. It begins the journey to choose, teach and raise your puppy.

Selecting The Best Breed For Your Household
Once you have made a decision you want to add that amazing dog to your life in Rolling Hills Estates, California. You 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 are things to take into consideration like the type of house you live in, your schedule, maybe you are raising a young family, you you may love to travel or you’ve recently retired. This information will not limit your choices, yet help clarify your life-style in Rolling Hills Estates, CA. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can aid you decide what you want and which dog will best match your life-style.

Choosing The Best Breeder in Rolling Hills 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 puppy’s life are as crucial as to what happens after. A great breeder understands this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a relationship with many great breeders. We specifically search out breeders who understand the early role they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their pups goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a great life.  It’s very important to work closely with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s feedback as well as our years of knowledge to pick the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Rolling Hills Estates, California
Training your puppy is a mixture of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, and also exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments.Such as, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with different people in various environments; which in turn creates a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your lifestyle. As a result of this and exposures to other variables your dog easily connects 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 hands in Rolling Hills Estates, California. Once we choose the puppy from the litter, the first thing we wish to accomplish 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, go up and down stairs, walk over logs, and maybe even get somewhat near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while strengthening our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet very aware in those moments it is essential to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new pup learns about this new world without the companionship 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 limitation as to what we will integrate into our methods. Often we utilize particular places or objects to create an encounter for the pup. At times a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Rolling Hills Estates, California. Our options and vision are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the prior one. Through all of this, we very closely observe the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to get more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from events that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes down to teaching the pup.

Every interaction with the new puppy 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 staying with us in Rolling Hills 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 time than any other period of time in their lives. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a substantial effect on their future personalities and determine a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting phase, every experience is critical. It is important to build their confidence. The phrase ‘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 dog.

A Well-Mannered Puppy
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained puppy 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 very important. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, in addition to having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Rolling Hills Estates, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to raise 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 improve the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a normal request in our regular routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog to. We go from shaping to defining 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 giving 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 Rolling Hills Estates, CA
6 months to young adult

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

Working in the Real World in Rolling Hills Estates, California 
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. For example, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted perhaps chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic areas, 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 it in various situations. We consider each situation as a picture. What does that look like to the puppy? How does that picture change from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to cope in each new and different environment or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t depending on continual commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. In fact, we prefer a dog that can make great choices. Our top priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to reinforce and refine manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the dog has been residing with the dog trainer in his/her own home. Throughout this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another family member or close friend. Giving this opportunity, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in brand-new environments. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he goes on to your house in Rolling Hills Estates, CA.