Selecting Your New Puppy
The thought of raising a new young puppy by yourself is frustrating. You hope for a puppy that can match  beautifully with your daily life. Your life in Terrell Hills, Texas possible is fast paced, you’ve got a full-time profession, maybe you’re raising a new family, you may like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a stress free experience to add in that  remarkable dog to your life.

The Experience Starts With a Consultation
We think it’s essential that you know who you will be coordinating with. Building a relationship is exceptionally important to our team in Terrell Hills, Texas. Our conversation starts with simple questions and leads into an detailed discussion, which will provide us a much better idea of who you are and what your dream dog will be. We want to have a great working relationship with you. It begins the journey to decide on, 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 Terrell Hills, Texas. You may 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 think about including the type of house you live in, maybe you work full time, maybe you are raising a  little family, you you may love to travel or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not minimize your choices, but instead help clarify your lifestyle in Terrell Hills, TX. We will help guide you in your decision making process. As we learn more about you, we can assist you decide what you want and which puppy will best suit your life-style.

Choosing The Right Puppies For Sale in Terrell Hills, Texas
We partner with amazing 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 significant as to what follows. A excellent breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have established a relationship with many great breeders. We specifically pursue breeders who understand the early role they play in a puppies life. They know when one of their puppies goes through our program, it ensures the puppy will end up having a excellent life.  It is really important to work carefully with the breeder. We depend on the breeder’s feedback in addition to our years of knowledge to pick the puppy with the best temperament for a potential new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Terrell Hills, Texas
Training your puppy is a combination of teaching new skill-sets including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, in addition to exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments.For example, we may have the puppy stay overnight with various people in different settings; which develops 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 variables your dog easily bonds with you and your family members.

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

Training starts the moment a new puppy is in our hands in Terrell Hills, Texas. Once we choose the pup from the litter, the first thing we want 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 start exposing the puppy to its new world. Such as, 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 boosting our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still extremely aware in those moments it is essential to concentrate more on being a leader and guide as the new puppy discovers this new world without having the company of its litter mates or mom.

The Essential time for learning
In the initial few weeks we are teaching your new puppy boundaries, trust and focus. There is no restriction as to what we will integrate into our approaches. Often we make use of particular areas or objects to create an experience for the puppy. Occasionally a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Terrell Hills, Texas. Our choices and imagination are endless. Every exposure and experience builds upon the last one. Through all of this, we thoroughly monitor the puppy. We never limit ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to become more creative, think outside the box, and benefit from occasions that unfold before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes down to teaching the dog.

Every interaction with the new puppy is a teaching moment. We often think of 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 Terrell Hills, Texas. 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 they can learn in a lifetime. The quality and quantity of what they encounter will have a significant effect on their future personalities and decide a lot of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the course of the imprinting phase, every experience is crucial. It is important to build their self-confidence. The expression ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ does not apply to their early interactions. Because puppies are absorbing every experience like a sponge, we need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have fun with our new dog.

A Well-Mannered Friend
4 to 6 months 

A trained dog is so 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 extremely important. Furthermore, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Terrell Hills, TX  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 carries on as we refine the dog’s behavior. The goal is to have a stable foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a standard request in our everyday routine in addition to within each new situation we expose your dog to. We go 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 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 Terrell Hills, TX
6 months to young adult

Enter the teenage years– adolescence. This is the normal age when many dogs are re-homed or surrendered to animal shelters. 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 picture. Many owners hope their dog will outgrow unwanted behaviors. Their dog is testing what is allowed and what is not. Allowing a dog to continue rehearsing naughty acts makes changing unwanted behavior more difficult.

Working in the Real World in Terrell Hills, Texas
We work to reduce any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction locations. For example, 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, around playgrounds and within public places.

As the puppy moves through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting it in various situations. We imagine 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 different setting or situation. We are raising a dog that isn’t depending on ongoing commands that dictate what he or she should and shouldn’t do. In fact, we desire a dog that can make great choices. Our number one priority is to have a well-balanced puppy, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to reinforce and refine good manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. During this time, the puppy has been residing with the trainer in their individual home. Throughout this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights staying with another relative or friend. Giving this chance, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in different settings. This makes sure those habits and good manners will remain when he/she moves in to your home in Terrell Hills, TX.