Picking Your Puppy
The thought of raising a new pup on your own can be frustrating. You want a pup that will match  perfectly with your daily life. Your life in Bellevue, Washington might be chaotic, you’ve got a full-time profession, you may be raising a new family, you like to travel or you’ve just retired. Peace of Mind Puppy provide s a stress and anxiety free experience to add that  spectacular dog to your life.

The Experience Begins With a Consultation
We think it’s important that you know who you will be coordinating with. Building a relationship is tremendously important to our team in Bellevue, Washington. Our conversation starts with easy questions and leads into an in depth conversation, which will provide us a clearer idea of who you are and what your perfect dog will be. We would like to have a excellent working relationship with you. It starts the journey to select, teach and raise your puppy.

Finding The Best Breed For Your Family
Once you have determined you want to add that perfect dog to your life in Bellevue, Washington. You have your heart set on a certain breed or maybe you’re interested in one of our pups that are presently in our puppy raising program. There certainly are things to take into consideration including where you live, your schedule, maybe you are raising a  little family, you love to go on vacation or maybe you have recently retired. This information will not reduce your options, yet help clarify your lifestyle in Bellevue, WA. We will help guide you in this decision making process. As we get to know you better, we can help you pick what you want and which dog will best accommodate your lifestyle.

Choosing The Perfect Puppies For Sale in Bellevue, Washington
We collaborate with amazing 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 puppy’s life are as crucial as to what happens after. A good breeder recognizes this and helps get the puppy off to a great start.

We have built a relationship with many outstanding breeders. We specifically seek breeders who are aware of the early role 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 excellent life.  It’s really important to work carefully with the breeder. We count on the breeder’s feedback as well as our years of expertise to pick the puppy with the best temperament for a prospective new family.

The Puppy‘s Training in Bellevue, Washington
Training your puppy is a combination of teaching new skills including manners, setting boundaries, nurturing healthy relationships, along with exposing your puppy successfully to people, other dogs and desensitizing him or her to all various environments. For instance, we may have the puppy sleep overnight with various people in various environments; which produces 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 variables 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 Bellevue, Washington. Once we select the puppy from the litter, the very first thing we want to achieve is building 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 instance, getting him or her to follow us, go up and down stairs, walk over logs, and maybe even get relatively near to loud noises. By doing this, we are environmentally socializing your puppy to the world while strengthening our bond. We are huge dog lovers, but still remarkably aware in those moments it is essential to focus 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.

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 incorporate into our methods. Frequently we make use of specific places or objects to create an encounter for the pup. At times a spur of the moment opportunity may present itself in Bellevue, Washington. Our options and vision are unlimited. Every exposure and experience builds upon the previous one. Through all of this, we thoroughly supervise the puppy. We don’t limit ourselves to inflexible rules. We try to be more creative, think outside the box, and make the most of activities that unfold before us. Those opportunities are priceless when it comes to teaching the puppy.

Every interaction with the new pup is a teaching moment. We like to 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 Bellevue, Washington. 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 effect on their future personalities and determine many of their “good” or “bad” behavior tendencies. During the imprinting stage, every experience is crucial. 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 need to stay very aware of all interactions and yet still have fun with our new puppy.

A Well-Mannered Puppy
4 to 6 months 

A trained puppy is far more than just obedient. Knowing how to sit, stay or walk nicely on a loose leash are necessary things to learn. Good manners, great social skills and a healthy relationship with his or her family are very important. Additionally, desensitization, exposure to many different distractions and situations, as well as having the flexibility to fit into a lifestyle in Bellevue, WA  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 solid foundation by about 4 to 6 months. We practice obedience, keeping it a normal request in our everyday routine as well as within each new situation we expose your dog to. We go from shaping to formalizing commands and testing them with distractions, duration and distance. Communication is at the core 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 Bellevue, WA
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 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 dog will grow out of unwanted 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 difficult.

Testing in the Real World in Bellevue, Washington
We work to stop any unwanted behavior by instilling boundaries and practicing obedience in high distraction locations. For instance, we practice recalls when your dog is very distracted maybe chasing something as common as a squirrel. We practice and proof obedience in high traffic places, around barking dogs, around playgrounds and within public places.

As the dog moves through the adolescent stage we continue to challenge the dog by putting him or her in various situations. We consider each situation as a picture. What 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 different setting or scenario. We are raising a dog that isn’t reliant on continual commands that control what he or she should and should not do. In fact, we prefer a dog that can make good choices. Our main priority is to have a well-balanced dog, who will be comfortable your home.

We continue to strengthen and fine-tune manners making good behavior a habit for the dog. Throughout this time, the puppy has been living with the trainer in their individual home. Throughout this time, your puppy will also spend a few days and nights hanging out with another loved one or close friend. Giving this opportunity, encourages your puppy to continue to be confident and comfortable in new surroundings. This ensures those habits and good manners will stay when he/she moves in to your house in Bellevue, WA.