Choosing Your Puppy
The idea of raising a new pup on your own can be overwhelming. You need a puppy that is going to fit in  very well with your life style. Your life in San Francisco, California possible is busy, you’ve got a full time job, a new family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a stress free experience to add in that  amazing dog to your life.

The Process Begins With a Assessment
We know it is essential that you know who you will be working with. Developing a rapport is extremely important to us in San Francisco, California. Our conversation begins with basic questions and leads into an in depth discussion, which will provide us a much better idea of who you are and what your perfect dog might be. We would like to have a excellent working relationship with you. It starts the journey to choose, teach and raise your puppy.

Choosing The Perfect Breed For Your Family
Once you have determined you want to include that amazing dog to your life in San Francisco, California. You may have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you want one of our pups that are presently in our puppy raising program. Certainly there are things to take into consideration like the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, are raising a young family, you you may love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. All this will not reduce your choices, yet help clarify your everyday life in San Francisco, CA. We will help guide you in the decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can certainly aid you decide what you want and which breed will best match your life-style.

Finding The Best Breeder in San Francisco, California
We partner with responsible 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 important as to what happens after. A excellent breeder understands this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a relationship with many outstanding breeders. We specifically find breeders who understand 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 excellent life.  It is quite important to work closely with the breeder. We rely on the breeder’s feedback together with our years of experience to select the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in San Francisco, California
Training your dog is a combo of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, promoting healthy relationships, and also exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments.Such as, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with various people in various settings; which produces a dog for you who is relaxed and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your way of life. As a result of this and exposures to other variables your dog easily connects with you and your family.

Imprinting Good Behavior ~Birth to 16 Weeks
Picking up your puppy from the breeder

Training starts the minute a new puppy is in our hands in San Francisco, California. Once we decide on the puppy from the litter, the first thing we would like to accomplish 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 puppy to its new world. For example, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over various things, and also get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while reinforcing 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 puppy learns about this new world without having the presence 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 methods. Frequently we utilize certain areas or objects to create an experience for the puppy. Sometimes a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in San Francisco, California. Our decisions and imagination are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds on the previous one. Through all of this, we very closely monitor the puppy. We never limit ourselves to stiff rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from occasions that manifest before us. Those opportunities are invaluable when it comes down to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We often consider it as an early investment in the life of this dog. This is the first time away from their littermates and staying with us in San Francisco, 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 any other period of time in their lives. The quality and quantity of what they experience will have a huge impact on their future personalities and determine much of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting phase, every experience is important. It is essential to build their self-confidence. The phrase ‘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 a good time with our new puppy.

A Well-Mannered Dog
4 to 6 months 

A trained puppy is so much 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 important. In addition, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in San Francisco, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a puppy with impeccable 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 stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, making it a standard request in our everyday routine in addition to 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 center of our philosophy. Being very clear and consistent is key. We restrict 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 San Francisco, 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 think of. 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 rehearsing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in San Francisco, California 
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. For instance, we practice recalls when your dog is highly distracted maybe chasing something like a squirrel. We test and proof obedience in high traffic places, 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 him or her in various scenarios. We think of each situation as a picture. How does that look like to the puppy? How does that picture differ from day to day or location to location. We are striving to teach a dog how to cope in every new and various setting or situation. We are raising a puppy that isn’t reliant on continual commands that determine what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Instead, we desire a dog that can make great choices. Our top goal is to have a well-balanced dog, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to strengthen and improve good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been living with the trainer in his or her personal home. During this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another family member or close friend. Providing the dog with this chance, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different areas. This ensures those habits and good manners will stay when he/she moves in to your house in San Francisco, CA.