Selecting Your Puppy
The thought of raising a new puppy by yourself can be stressful. You need a puppy that can match  perfectly with your daily life. Your life in Ross, California can be busy, you’ve got a full-time job, maybe you’re raising a new family, you may like to travel or may be you just retired. We provide a worry free experience to add that  remarkable dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Assessment
We think it is very important that you know who you will be working with. Developing a rapport is very important to us in Ross, California. Our talk starts with straightforward questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will give us a much better idea of who you are and what your ideal dog will be. We would like to have a excellent working relationship with you. It starts the journey to pick, teach and raise your puppy.

Finding The Best Breed For Your Home
Once you have made a decision you are ready to include that amazing dog to your life in Ross, California. You have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. There are things to consider like where you live, your schedule, maybe you are raising a young family, you you may love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. This information will not restrict your options, yet help clarify your lifestyle in Ross, CA. We help guide you in this decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can certainly aid you choose what you want and which breed will best match your life-style.

Finding The Right Breeder in Ross, 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 puppy’s life are as essential as to what follows. A great breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a rapport with many outstanding breeders. We specifically seek breeders who recognize the early part they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their pups grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a fantastic life.  It’s extremely important to work carefully with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s knowledge and also our years of experience to pick the puppy with the best temperament for the potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Ross, California
Training your puppy is a mixture of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, along with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all types of environments.For example, we may have the pup sleep overnight with different people in different settings; which creates a dog for you who is comfortable 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
Picking up your puppy from the breeder

Training starts the moment a new puppy is in our care in Ross, California. Once we decide on the puppy from the litter, the very 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 pup to its new world. For example, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and even get somewhat near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while at the same time enhancing our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet significantly aware in those moments it is imperative to concentrate more on being a leader and guide as the new pup learns about this new world without having the company 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 limit as to what we may incorporate into our approaches. Typically we use specific spots or objects to create an experience for the puppy. At times a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Ross, California. Our choices and vision are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the previous one. Through all of this, we carefully monitor the puppy. We do not restrict ourselves to rigid rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and make use of events that unfold before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We often think about it as an early investment in the life of this dog. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and staying with us in Ross, 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 substantial influence on their future personalities and decide much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting stage, every experience is critical. It is essential to build their self-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 need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have a good time with our new dog.

A Well-Mannered Puppy
4 to 6 months 

A trained dog 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 extremely important. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Ross, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to create a puppy with impeccable manners and social skills. We start by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which carries on as we fine-tune the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a standard request in our day-to-day routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog to. We move from shaping to formalizing commands and proofing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the core of our philosophy. Being very 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 immediately.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Ross, 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 pup can be more mouthy and disobedient than you could ever envision. Many owners hope their canine will grow out of undesirable 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.

Working in the Real World in Ross, California 
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction places. For example, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted maybe chasing something as common as a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic locations, around barking dogs, near playgrounds and within public places.

As the dog moves through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting it in various scenarios. We think of each situation as a picture. How 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 adapt in each new and various environment or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on constant commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. In fact, we desire a dog that can make great choices. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and refine good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been staying with the trainer in their individual home. Throughout 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 settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he or she moves in to your home in Ross, CA.