Choosing Your Puppy
The thought of raising a new young puppy on your own may be stressful. You hope for a pup that will fit  wonderfully with your life-style. Your life in Mesa, Arizona possible is busy, you’ve got a full-time profession, a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add that  amazing dog to your life.

The Process Begins With a Consultation
We know it is crucial that you know who you will be working with. Establishing a relationship is very important to us in Mesa, Arizona. Our discussion starts with simple questions and leads into an in detail discussion, which will give us a better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog might be. We want to have a great working relationship with you. It begins the journey to choose, teach and raise your puppy.

Finding The Best Breed For Your Household
Once you have decided you are ready to add that perfect dog to your life in Mesa, Arizona. You have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are presently in our puppy raising program. There are things to think of like the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, maybe you are raising a young family, you love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. All this will not reduce your choices, but instead help clarify your everyday life in Mesa, AZ. We help guide you in this decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly aid you decide what you want and which dog will best accommodate your life-style.

Picking The Best Puppies For Sale in Mesa, Arizona
We team up with amazing breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and fantastic temperament of their pups. The first eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as vital as to what happens after. A great breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a relationship with many exceptional breeders. We particularly pursue breeders who understand the early role they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their pups grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a wonderful life.  It is quite important to work carefully with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s knowledge and also our years of knowledge to pick the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Mesa, Arizona
Training your new puppy is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, together with exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments. For instance, we have the puppy stay overnight with various people in different environments; which 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 readily bonds with you and your family members.

Imprinting Good Behavior ~Birth to 16 Weeks
Getting your puppy from the breeder

Training starts the minute a new puppy is in our hands in Mesa, Arizona. Once we select the puppy from the litter, the very first thing we would like to accomplish 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. For example, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over logs, and also get somewhat close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while enhancing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet incredibly 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 having the presence 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 restriction as to what we may integrate into our approaches. Typically we utilize specific locations or objects to create an experience for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Mesa, Arizona. Our decisions and vision are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the previous one. Through all of this, we carefully observe the puppy. We don’t restrict ourselves to rigid rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of occasions that unfold before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We often think of it as an early investment in the life of this puppy. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and living with us in Mesa, Arizona. 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 encounter will have a massive effect on their future personalities and determine many of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting period, every experience is critical. 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 pup.

A Well-Mannered Dog
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained pup 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 various distractions and situations, along with being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Mesa, AZ  is equally important.

Our focus is to create a puppy with remarkable manners and social skills. We begin 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 stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a standard request in our daily routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We move from shaping to defining commands and proofing 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 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 Mesa, AZ
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the normal age when many dogs are re-homed or given up to 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 puppy will outgrow unfavorable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is permitted and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in Mesa, Arizona
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 extremely distracted maybe chasing something as common as a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic spots, 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 situations. 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 working to teach a dog how to cope in every new and various setting or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t dependent on continuous commands that determine what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we prefer a dog that can make good decisions. Our number one goal 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. During this time, the dog has been living with the dog trainer in his/her personal home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another loved one or close friend. Giving this opportunity, 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 or she moves in to your house in Mesa, AZ.