Picking Your Pup
The idea of raising a new pup by yourself can be overwhelming. You hope for a pup that is going to match  beautifully with your life. Your life in Rio Verde, Arizona might be hectic, you’ve got a full-time schedule, a young family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a anxiety free experience to add in that  remarkable dog to your life.

The Experience Begins With a Consultation
We think it’s essential that you know who you will be teaming up with. Establishing a rapport is very important to our company in Rio Verde, Arizona. Our discussion begins with easy questions and leads into an in depth conversation, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your dream dog would be. We like to have a great working relationship with you. It begins the journey to select, teach and raise your puppy.

Selecting The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to include that amazing dog to your life in Rio Verde, Arizona. You 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 consider for example, the type of house you live in, your schedule, maybe you are raising a  little family, you you may love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not reduce your options, but instead help clarify your everyday life in Rio Verde, AZ. We help guide you in this decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can assist you decide what you want and which breed will best suit your life-style.

Selecting The Perfect Puppies For Sale in Rio Verde, Arizona
We team up with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and great temperament of their pups. The first eight weeks of a new pups life are as important as to what follows. A excellent breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a rapport with many fine breeders. We particularly pursue breeders who know the early part they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their pups goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a terrific life.  It’s really important to work closely with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s knowledge along with our years of experience to select the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Rio Verde, Arizona
Training your pup is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, and also exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all types of environments.Such as, we have the pup stay overnight with various people in various settings; which produces a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your way of life. Because of this and exposures to other variables your dog readily bonds with you and your family members.

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 Rio Verde, Arizona. Once we select the puppy from the litter, the first thing we would like to accomplish is developing 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 begin exposing the puppy to its new world. For instance, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over branches, and even get somewhat close 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 extremely aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy learns about this new world without the company of its litter mates or mom.

The Essential 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 may integrate into our approaches. Typically we utilize certain locations or objects to create an experience for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Rio Verde, Arizona. Our choices and creativity are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds on the prior one. Through all of this, we very closely monitor the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and make the most of activities that manifest before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the puppy.

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 living with us in Rio Verde, 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 experience will have a massive influence on their future personalities and determine much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, every experience is important. It is important to build their 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 must stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have a good time with our new dog.

A Well-Mannered Dog
4 to 6 months 

A trained dog is 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 important. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, in addition to having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Rio Verde, AZ  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 refine the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a normal request in our daily routine as well as within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We go from shaping to formalizing commands and proofing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the core of our philosophy. Being very clear and consistent is key. We limit our words when providing 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 Rio Verde, 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 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 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.

Testing in the Real World in Rio Verde, Arizona
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. For instance, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted perhaps chasing something as common as a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic locations, 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 think of each situation as a picture. How does that look like to the dog? How does that picture shift from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to cope in each new and different setting or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t reliant on continuous commands that dictate what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Rather, we desire a dog that can make great decisions. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been staying with the dog trainer in his or her individual home. Throughout this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights staying with another family member or close friend. Giving this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in new settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will remain when he goes on to your house in Rio Verde, AZ.