Choosing Your Puppy
The thought of raising a new puppy on your own might be overwhelming. You need a pup that can fit  perfectly with your life. Your life in Los Feliz, California can be hectic, you’ve got a full time schedule, maybe you’re raising a young family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provides a anxiety free experience to add that  awesome dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Assessment
We know it is essential that you know who you will be teaming up with. Building a rapport is tremendously important to our company in Los Feliz, California. Our talk starts with easy questions and leads into an thorough conversation, which will provide 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 decide on, teach and raise your puppy.

Choosing The Best Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to add that amazing dog to your life in Los Feliz, California. You may have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are currently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to take into consideration like where you live, maybe you work full time, are raising a  little family, you love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. All this will not minimize your options, but instead help clarify your daily life in Los Feliz, CA. We will help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can assist you pick what you want and which puppy will best fit your lifestyle.

Selecting The Best Breeder in Los Feliz, California
We collaborate with amazing breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and great temperament of their puppies. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as crucial as to what follows. A good breeder is aware of this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a relationship with many great breeders. We specifically pursue breeders who understand 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 fantastic life.  It is incredibly important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s knowledge in addition to our years of experience to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Los Feliz, California
Training your puppy is a mixture of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, along with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments. For instance, we may have the pup stay overnight with different people in various environments; which in turn develops 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 readily connects 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 Los Feliz, California. Once we decide on the puppy from the litter, the first thing we wish to achieve is developing 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, climb stairs, walk over various things, and also get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while building up 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 puppy learns about this new world without having the presence of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial time for learning
During the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no restriction as to what we will integrate into our techniques. Frequently we use particular areas or objects to create an encounter for the puppy. Sometimes a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Los Feliz, California. Our choices and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds on the last one. Through all of this, we closely observe the puppy. We don’t confine ourselves to rigid rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from events that manifest before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the pup.

Every interaction with the new pup 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 Los Feliz, 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 experience will have a huge influence on their future personalities and determine a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting stage, every experience is crucial. It is essential to build their confidence. The expression ‘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 Dog
4 to 6 months 

A trained puppy is a lot 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 vital. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, in addition to being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Los Feliz, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a puppy 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 refine the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a regular request in our regular routine as well as within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We move from shaping to formalizing 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 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 Los Feliz, CA
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the usual age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered 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 canine will grow out of unwanted behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue practicing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more difficult.

Testing in the Real World in Los Feliz, California 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. For example, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted possibly chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic locations, 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. How does that look like to the dog? How does that picture differ from day to day or location to location. We are aiming to teach a dog how to cope in each new and different environment or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on ongoing commands that dictate what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we desire a dog that can make good decisions. Our number one priority is to have a well-balanced dog, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to strengthen and refine good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the dog has been residing with the dog trainer in his/her personal home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights staying with another family member or friend. Providing the dog with this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in new settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he or she moves on to your house in Los Feliz, CA.