Deciding on Your Pup
The thought of raising a new puppy by yourself may be stressful. You hope for a dog that is going to fit  nicely with your life-style. Your life in Highland Park, Texas is fast paced, you may have a full time profession, you may be raising a young family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add in that  spectacular dog to your life.

The Process Starts With a Assessment
We think it is important that you know who you will be coordinating with. Building a rapport is extremely important to our company in Highland Park, Texas. Our talk begins with straightforward questions and leads into an in detail conversation, which will give us a better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog will be. We want to have a wonderful working partnership with you. It begins the journey to choose, teach and raise your puppy.

Picking The Best Breed For Your Household
Once you have made a decision you are ready to include that amazing dog to your life in Highland Park, Texas. You may have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to think of such as 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 maybe you have recently retired. All this will not minimize your choices, yet help shed light on your life-style in Highland Park, TX. We help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can help you choose what you want and which dog will best fit your life-style.

Picking The Best Puppies For Sale in Highland Park, Texas
We coordinate with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and fantastic temperament of their puppies. The first eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what happens after. A great breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a rapport with many great breeders. We particularly search out breeders who understand the early part 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 excellent life.  It’s incredibly important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s input in addition to our years of experience to select the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Highland Park, Texas
Training your pup is a mixture of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments. For instance, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with different people in various settings; which produces a dog for you who is comfortable and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your lifestyle. Because of this and exposures to other factors your dog readily 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 hands in Highland Park, Texas. Once we select the pup from the litter, the first thing we wish 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 begin exposing the pup to its new world. For instance, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and maybe even get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while boosting our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still incredibly 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.

Most important time for learning
In the first few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limitation as to what we will incorporate into our methods. Often we take advantage of certain spots or objects to create an experience for the puppy. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Highland Park, Texas. Our choices and imagination are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we carefully observe the puppy. We never limit ourselves to rigid rules. We try to get more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from occasions 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 of it as an early investment in the life of this dog. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and living with us in Highland Park, 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 they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they experience will have a massive influence on their future personalities and determine a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting stage, every experience is crucial. It is important to build their self-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 pup.

A Well-Mannered Pal
4 to 6 months 

A trained pup is so 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 various distractions and situations, along with being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Highland Park, TX  is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a dog with impeccable manners and social skills. We begin by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which carries on 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 puppy to. We move from shaping to defining commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the core of our philosophy. Being 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 right away.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Highland Park, TX
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the normal age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to animal shelters. 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 envision. Many owners hope their canine will grow out of unfavorable 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.

Testing in the Real World in Highland Park, Texas
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 extremely distracted maybe chasing something like a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic areas, around barking dogs, around 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 consider each situation as a picture. What does that look like to the dog? How does that picture change from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to adapt in every new and different environment or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t reliant on ongoing commands that dictate what he or she should and shouldn’t do. In fact, we want a dog that can make good choices. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and fine-tune manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the trainer in his/her personal home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another relative or friend. Giving this chance, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in different environments. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he/she goes on to your home in Highland Park, TX.