Selecting Your Puppy
The idea of raising a new puppy by yourself might be frustrating. You really want a puppy that is going to match  beautifully with your everyday life. Your life in Santa Clarita, California can be chaotic, you may have a full time profession, you may be raising a new family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a stress and anxiety free experience to add in that  amazing dog to your life.

The Process Starts With a Consultation
We know it is crucial that you know who you will be teaming up with. Building a rapport is incredibly important to us in Santa Clarita, California. Our chat starts with easy questions and leads into an thorough conversation, which will provide us a clearer idea of who you are and what your dream dog will be. We would like to have a excellent working relationship with you. It starts the journey to choose, teach and raise your puppy.

Selecting The Best Breed For Your Home
Once you have decided you are ready to add that perfect dog to your life in Santa Clarita, California. You may have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you want one of our dogs that are presently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to take into consideration such as the type of house you live in, how much you work, are raising a young family, you love to go on vacation or you’ve recently retired. This information will not reduce your choices, but instead help clarify your way of life in Santa Clarita, CA. We will help guide you in your decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can assist you choose what you want and which breed will best match your lifestyle.

Picking The Best Breeder in Santa Clarita, California
We coordinate with responsible 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 vital as to what comes after. A good breeder knows this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have developed a rapport with many great breeders. We specifically pursue breeders who understand the early role they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their puppies grows through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a excellent life.  It is extremely important to work closely with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s knowledge together with our years of expertise to choose the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Santa Clarita, California
Training your dog is a mixture of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, as well as exposing your dog successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all different types of environments.For example, we may have the puppy stay overnight with different people in different environments; which produces 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.

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 Santa Clarita, California. Once we decide on the pup 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 start exposing the puppy to its new world. Such as, getting him or her to follow us, climb stairs, walk over branches, and also get relatively close 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 incredibly aware in those moments it is imperative to focus more on being a leader and guide as the new pup learns about this new world without the presence of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial time for learning
During 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. Typically we use specific locations or objects to create an experience for the pup. Sometimes a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Santa Clarita, California. Our options and imagination are limitless. Every exposure and experience builds on the last one. Through all of this, we thoroughly observe the puppy. We do not confine ourselves to rigid rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of events that unfold before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes 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 their littermates and living with us in Santa Clarita, 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 effect on their future personalities and decide a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting stage, every experience is critical. It is essential to build their confidence. The phrase ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are soaking up every experience like a sponge, we must stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have fun with our new pup.

A Well-Mannered Dog
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 important things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are critical. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Santa Clarita, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a puppy 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, making it a normal request in our day-to-day routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your puppy to. We go from shaping to formalizing commands and testing 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 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 right away.

Proofing Behavior in a Social World in Santa Clarita, 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 shelters. The adolescent stage can find your sweet pup developing into a monster. That nice puppy 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 practicing naughty acts makes changing undesirable behavior more challenging.

Testing in the Real World in Santa Clarita, California 
We work to prevent any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction areas. Such as, we practice recalls when your dog is extremely distracted perhaps 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 goes through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting him or her in various situations. We think of 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 each new and various setting or situation. We are raising a dog that isn’t depending on continuous commands that determine what he or she should and should not do. Rather, we prefer a dog that can make good choices. Our number one priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will fit into your home.

We continue to reinforce and improve manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the dog trainer in his or her own home. During this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another relative or friend. Giving this opportunity, encourages your dog to continue to be confident and comfortable in different surroundings. This ensures those habits and good manners will remain when he or she moves on to your home in Santa Clarita, CA.