Deciding on Your New Puppy
The thought of raising a new puppy on your own can be frustrating. You really want a doggy that can match  beautifully with your life-style. Your life in Oakland, California possible is fast paced, you’ve got a full-time schedule, a young family, you like to travel or may be you just retired. We provide a anxiety free experience to add in that  awesome dog to your life.

The Process Starts With a Assessment
We know it is very important that you know who you will be teaming up with. Developing a relationship is incredibly important to us in Oakland, California. Our discussion starts with easy questions and leads into an detailed conversation, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog will be. We would like to have a fantastic working relationship with you. It starts the journey to select, teach and raise your puppy.

Selecting The Best Breed For Your Family
Once you have made a decision you want to add that perfect dog to your life in Oakland, California. You have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our dogs that are currently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to consider such as where you live, maybe you work full time, are raising a young family, you love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. All this will not minimize your choices, but instead help shed light on your lifestyle in Oakland, CA. We will 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 puppy will best accommodate your lifestyle.

Selecting The Right Breeder in Oakland, California
We coordinate with responsible breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and excellent temperament of their pups. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as vital as to what happens after. A good breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a rapport with many exquisite breeders. We particularly seek breeders who comprehend the early role they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their puppies grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a terrific life.  It is incredibly important to work carefully with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s input together with our years of experience to pick out the puppy with the best temperament for the prospective new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Oakland, California
Training your dog is a mixture of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, encouraging healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your dog 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 various people in various settings; which creates a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she can easily adapt|adjusts} to your way of life. Because of this and exposures to other factors your dog easily connects 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 care in Oakland, California. Once we decide on the pup from the litter, the very first thing we would like to achieve is developing confidence and a bond with this new puppy. We start our relationship having fun even though we’re always teaching. Under our close guidance, we start exposing the puppy to its new world. Such as, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and maybe even get somewhat near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while at the same time 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 puppy discovers this new world without the presence of its litter mates or mom.

Most important time for learning
During the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limitation as to what we will integrate into our approaches. Often we make use of particular places or objects to create an encounter for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Oakland, California. Our decisions and imagination are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds on the previous one. Through all of this, we carefully observe the puppy. We don’t restrict ourselves to stiff rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and make use of events that manifest before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes to teaching the pup.

Every interaction with the new pup 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 his or her littermates and living with us in Oakland, 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 time than they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a massive influence on their future personalities and decide a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting stage, every experience is crucial. It is important to build their confidence. The phrase ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are taking in 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 Pup
4 to 6 months 

A trained pup is a lot 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. In addition, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, in addition to being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Oakland, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to create a dog 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 strong foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a standard request in our everyday routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog to. We move from shaping to defining commands and testing 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 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 Oakland, CA
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the typical age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to shelters. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup turning into a monster. That nice pup can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever think of. Many owners hope their canine will grow out of unwanted 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 difficult.

Testing in the Real World in Oakland, California 
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted perhaps chasing something like a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic locations, around barking dogs, around playgrounds and within public places.

As the puppy goes 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 puppy? How does that picture differ from day to day or location to location. We are aiming to teach a dog how to adapt in each new and different setting or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t depending on constant commands that dictate what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Rather, we desire a dog that can make good decisions. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to reinforce and fine-tune good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the puppy has been staying with the dog trainer in his or her individual home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another loved one or close friend. Giving this chance, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in new settings. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he moves on to your home in Oakland, CA.