Picking Your New Puppy
The idea of raising a new pup on your own might be stressful. You want a dog that is going to match  nicely with your daily life. Your life in Pasatiempo, California is chaotic, you’ve got a full time schedule, maybe you’re raising a young family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provides a worry free experience to add in that  remarkable dog to your life.

The Process Starts With a Consultation
We think it is essential that you know who you will be working with. Developing a relationship is incredibly important to our team in Pasatiempo, California. Our discussion starts with easy questions and leads into an in detail discussion, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog might be. We like to have a wonderful working relationship with you. It begins the journey to decide on, teach and raise your pup.

Picking The Best Breed For Your Household
Once you have made a decision you are ready to add that amazing dog to your life in Pasatiempo, California. You have your heart set on a specific breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are presently in our puppy raising program. There are things to take into consideration for example, the type of house you live in, your schedule, are raising a young family, you love to travel or you’ve recently retired. This information will not minimize your options, yet help shed light on your daily life in Pasatiempo, CA. We will help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly assist you pick what you want and which dog will best fit your life-style.

Finding The Best Breeder in Pasatiempo, California
We partner with amazing breeders who are truly interested in improving their breed with good health and fantastic temperament of their puppies. The initial eight weeks of a new pups life are as essential as to what happens after. A great breeder understands this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a rapport with many amazing breeders. We specifically find breeders who know 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 good life.  It’s very important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s feedback and also our years of expertise to choose the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Pasatiempo, California
Training your dog is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, and also exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.Such as, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with different people in various 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 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
Picking up your puppy from the breeder

Training starts the instant a new puppy is in our care in Pasatiempo, California. Once we select the puppy from the litter, the 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 begin exposing the pup to its new world. For example, 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 puppy to the world while building up 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 discovers this new world without the presence of its litter mates or mom.

The Essential time for learning
During the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no limit as to what we will incorporate into our techniques. Frequently we take advantage of particular places or objects to create an experience for the pup. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Pasatiempo, California. Our choices and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the prior one. Through all of this, we carefully monitor the puppy. We do not restrict ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from occasions that unfold before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes to teaching the puppy.

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 pup. This is the first time away from their littermates and staying with us in Pasatiempo, 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 determine many of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting period, every experience is important. 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 taking in 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 trained puppy is a lot more than just obedient. Knowing how to sit, stay or walk nicely on a loose leash are necessary things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are very important. In addition, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Pasatiempo, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to raise 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 improve the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a regular request in our day-to-day routine as well as within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We move from shaping to defining commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the center of our philosophy. Being 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 Pasatiempo, CA
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the normal age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to rescues. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup developing into a monster. That nice pup can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever envision. Many owners hope their dog will grow out of unfavorable behaviors. Their dog is testing what is permitted and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue rehearsing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in Pasatiempo, California 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted possibly chasing something like a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic spots, around barking dogs, around 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 consider 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 cope in each new and various environment or scenario. We are raising a puppy that isn’t reliant on ongoing commands that control what he or she should and should not do. Instead, we want a dog that can make good decisions. Our main goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to strengthen and fine-tune good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been residing with the dog trainer in their own home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights staying with another relative or close friend. Offering this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different settings. This ensures those habits and good manners will stay when he moves in to your house in Pasatiempo, CA.