Choosing Your Young puppy
The idea of raising a new puppy on your own can be stressful. You want a dog that is going to match  perfectly with your life style. Your life in Hollywood Hills, California is fast paced, you may have a full-time profession, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provides a stress free experience to add in that  remarkable dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Assessment
We think it’s essential that you know who you will be partnering with. Establishing a rapport is very important to our team in Hollywood Hills, California. Our talk begins with basic questions and leads into an in detail conversation, which will give us a better idea of who you are and what your ideal dog might be. We want to have a fantastic working partnership with you. It begins the journey to pick, teach and raise your puppy.

Selecting The Perfect Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to add that amazing dog to your life in Hollywood Hills, 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. There are things to consider such as the type of house you live in, how much you work, are raising a  little family, you love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. All this will not minimize your options, yet help clarify your everyday life in Hollywood Hills, 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 accommodate your lifestyle.

Picking The Perfect Breeder in Hollywood Hills, California
We collaborate with responsible breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their puppies. The first eight weeks of a new pups life are as critical as to what follows. A excellent breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a rapport with many amazing breeders. We particularly search out breeders who know the early role they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their puppies goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a good life.  It’s quite important to work carefully with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s knowledge as well as our years of experience to pick the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Hollywood Hills, California
Training your new puppy is a combination of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, as well as exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.Such as, we have the puppy sleep overnight with various people in different settings; which creates a dog for you who is comfortable 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 bonds with you and your family.

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

Training starts the moment a new puppy is in our care in Hollywood Hills, California. Once we pick the pup from the litter, the first thing we would like to achieve is building confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We begin our relationship having fun while 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 logs, and also get relatively 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 incredibly aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new pup discovers this new world without having the presence of its litter mates or mom.

Most important 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 will incorporate into our approaches. Typically we utilize certain locations or objects to create an experience for the puppy. In some cases a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Hollywood Hills, California. Our choices and imagination are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds upon the prior one. Through all of this, we carefully supervise the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and make the most of occasions that manifest before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes to teaching the pup.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We like to 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 Hollywood Hills, 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 any other period of time in their lives. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a significant impact on their future personalities and determine a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting period, every experience is vital. It is essential to build their self-confidence. The phrase ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are absorbing every experience like a sponge, we must stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have fun with our new puppy.

A Well-Mannered Pal
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained pup is so 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 important. In addition, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, as well as being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Hollywood Hills, 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 fine-tune 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 everyday routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your dog 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 clear and consistent is key. We restrict 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 right away.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Hollywood Hills, CA
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 think of. Many owners hope their puppy will outgrow unwanted 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 challenging.

Testing in the Real World in Hollywood Hills, California 
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is extremely distracted maybe chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic spots, around barking dogs, near 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. 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 adapt in each new and various environment or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t dependent on continuous commands that dictate what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Rather, we desire a dog that can make good choices. Our main priority is to have a well-balanced dog, who will fit into your home.

We continue to strengthen and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the dog has been staying with the trainer in his/her own home. During 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 different surroundings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he/she moves on to your home in Hollywood Hills, CA.