Choosing Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new young puppy on your own may be frustrating. You really want a puppy that can fit  wonderfully with your daily life. Your life in North Tustin, California can be stressful, you may have a full-time profession, maybe you’re 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  awesome dog to your life.

The Program Starts With a Assessment
We know it is very important that you know who you will be teaming up with. Building a relationship is exceptionally important to our company in North Tustin, California. Our talk begins with easy questions and leads into an thorough conversation, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your ideal dog might be. We would like to have a great working partnership with you. It begins the journey to choose, teach and raise your puppy.

Choosing The Perfect Breed For Your Household
Once you have determined you are ready to add that perfect dog to your life in North Tustin, California. You may have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to take into consideration including the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, maybe you are raising a young family, you love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not restrict your options, yet help clarify your way of life in North Tustin, CA. We help guide you in this decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can certainly aid you pick what you want and which breed will best accommodate your lifestyle.

Picking The Perfect Breeder in North Tustin, California
We partner with amazing breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and exceptional temperament of their puppies. The initial eight weeks of a new puppy’s life are as critical as to what comes after. A great breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have developed a relationship with many amazing breeders. We specifically search out breeders who know the early role they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their pups grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a fantastic life.  It is quite important to work carefully with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s knowledge along with our years of expertise to select the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in North Tustin, California
Training your dog is a mixture of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, as well as exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all types of environments.For example, we may have the pup stay overnight with various people in different environments; which in turn produces a dog for you who is comfortable and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your way of life. Because 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 moment a new puppy is in our care in North Tustin, California. Once we decide on 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 while 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 various things, and maybe even get relatively near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while at the same time strengthening our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet significantly 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 company of its litter mates or mom.

The Essential time for learning
In the first few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limit as to what we will integrate into our strategies. Often we use particular places or objects to create an encounter for the puppy. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in North Tustin, California. Our options and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we closely observe the puppy. We don’t limit ourselves to rigid rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of activities 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 pup. This is the first time away from their littermates and living with us in North Tustin, 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 significant impact on their future personalities and determine many of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, 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 soaking up every experience like a sponge, we need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have a good time with our new dog.

A Well-Mannered Friend
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 very important things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are critical. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in North Tustin, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to create a dog 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 strong foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a normal request in our everyday routine as well as 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 center of our philosophy. Being clear and consistent is key. We restrict our words when providing 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 North Tustin, 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 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 puppy will grow out of unfavorable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue rehearsing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more difficult.

Testing in the Real World in North Tustin, California 
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction locations. Such as, 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 areas, 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 it in various situations. We imagine each situation as a picture. What does that look like to the puppy? How does that picture shift from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to cope in every new and different setting or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t dependent on continual commands that control what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we want a dog that can make good decisions. Our main priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and fine-tune good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been living with the dog trainer in his/her own home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights staying with another family member or close friend. Giving this chance, encourages your puppy 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 North Tustin, CA.