Picking Your Young puppy
The thought of raising a new pup on your own is stressful. You really want a doggy that will fit in  nicely with your life style. Your life in Tarzana, California is fast paced, you’ve got a full-time job, maybe you’re raising a young family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. We provide a stress free experience to add that  remarkable dog to your life.

The Process Begins With a Consultation
We know it is important that you know who you will be partnering with. Building a rapport is extremely important to us in Tarzana, California. Our chat starts 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 will be. We like to have a great working partnership with you. It begins the journey to select, teach and raise your pup.

Choosing The Best Breed For Your Home
Once you have determined you want to add that amazing dog to your life in Tarzana, California. You may have your heart set on a particular breed or maybe you want one of our pups that are currently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to consider like where you live, how much you work, are raising a young family, you love to travel or you’ve recently retired. This information will not minimize your options, but instead help shed light on your daily life in Tarzana, CA. We will help guide you in the decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can aid you decide what you want and which dog will best suit your life-style.

Selecting The Best Breeder in Tarzana, California
We team up with responsible breeders who are genuinely interested in improving their breed with good health and fantastic temperament of their pups. The first eight weeks of a new pups life are as significant as to what happens after. A excellent breeder knows this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a rapport with many great breeders. We specifically pursue breeders who understand the early part they play in a puppies life. They understand when one of their pups goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a great life.  It’s very important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s input as well as our years of experience to pick the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

Your Puppy‘s Training in Tarzana, California
Training your new puppy is a mixture of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, fostering healthy relationships, as well as 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 various environments; which develops a dog for you who is comfortable and easy to live with because he or she adapts|adjusts} to your lifestyle. Because of this and exposures to other factors your dog readily bonds 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 hands in Tarzana, California. Once we select the puppy from the litter, the first thing we would like to accomplish is building 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 branches, and maybe even get relatively close to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your dog to the world while building up our bond. We are huge dog lovers, yet extremely 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 the presence of its litter mates or mom.

Crucial 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 may incorporate into our techniques. Frequently we use specific places or objects to create an encounter for the pup. Sometimes a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Tarzana, California. Our options and vision are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds on the previous one. Through all of this, we thoroughly supervise the puppy. We never confine ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to get more creative, think outside the box, and take advantage of activities that manifest before us. Those opportunities are invaluable 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 pup. This is the first time away from his or her littermates and staying with us in Tarzana, 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 massive influence on their future personalities and determine a number of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. Throughout the imprinting phase, every experience is critical. It is important to build their self-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 need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have fun with our new pup.

A Well-Mannered Friend
4 to 6 months 

A well-trained puppy is much 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 paramount. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to various distractions and situations, as well as being comfortable to fit into a lifestyle in Tarzana, CA is equally important.

Our focus is to raise a dog with remarkable manners and social skills. We begin by teaching obedience the day we bring them home from the breeder; which continues as we refine 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 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 core of our philosophy. Being very clear and consistent is key. We limit 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 Tarzana, CA
6 months to young adult

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

Working in the Real World in Tarzana, 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 highly distracted possibly chasing something like a squirrel. We test 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 scenarios. We imagine each situation as a picture. What does that look like to the puppy? How does that picture change from day to day or location to location. We are aiming to teach a dog how to cope in every new and various setting or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t dependent on continual commands that dictate what he or she should and shouldn’t do. Instead, we desire a dog that can make great decisions. Our main priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to reinforce and fine-tune manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the dog has been staying with the dog trainer in his or her personal home. Throughout this time, your dog will also spend a few days and nights staying with another loved one or close friend. Offering this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in brand-new areas. This makes sure those habits and good manners will stay when he/she goes on to your house in Tarzana, CA.