Puppy Jump Start

Did you know that the first 6 months of a puppy's life is the equivalent of the first 18 years of a person's life!?!? That means their habits, temperament, energy level and attitude are all solidified based on their experiences and interactions during those first 6 months! Did you know that by modifying their experiences you can actually mold and shape their personality, energy level, attitude and habits!?!

That's why puppy jump start is arguably the most important piece of lifelong training.

Stella the Therapy Puppy in training on a public outing.

We have two puppy jump start options:

1. Board and train, your puppy spends a month with me going on outings, into the field, potty training, crate training, socializing safely with other dogs, new environments. This course is especially helpful for puppies who are struggling with early behavior issues like fear, hesitation, excessive barking, potty training issues, etc.

2. Private Lesson Puppy jump Start- This program is ideal for service, therapy and any kind of working candidate, and of course pets! I prefer this model for people who will be teaching their dogs to work as therapy or service dogs because it teaches you from the ground up how your dog learns. Once you understand stress stacking, pattern teaching, chunking, you have a much better handle on how to progress your dog through day to day life as things arise, and they will! Dog owners who undergo this program also develop a better understanding of their dogs individual personality, likes, dislikes, body language ques, fears, what motivates and drives the individual dog. These are things that I can tell you if I trained your dog, but it doesn't mean that you will recognize it or know what to do when it happens. Puppy Jump start through private lesson really develops the tools for you to communicate, understand and support your partner long term in their career as a working dog, or superior family companion. This option is available in person or virtually. Service dogs meet once a week and Therapy dogs meet with me twice a month.

Some of the concepts we cover in puppy jump start:

Potty training
Crate training
Free shaping- using low level pressure to teach puppy to make the "right" choice every time
Safe tethering and early introduction to place training
Preventing over-bonding with other dogs
Proper puppy nutrition- preventing development of food sensitivities or "allergies"
Introduction to titration
The working mind philosophy and enrichment
Introduction to obedience- place, sit and down through free shaping
Introduction to stress stacking, chunking and pattern recognition
Bio security- How to socialize puppy effectively without risk of exposure to life threatening disease
Recognition of shut down and environmental sensitivity, tools to work through it
Physical touch to affect your dogs emotions and energy level
Introduction to social outings: Control vs exploration, preventing the development of fear
Introduction to tasking- for service dog candidates task training starts at 9 weeks of age! Therapy dogs will experience exposure to their specific volunteer environment for desensitization, some therapy dogs might even learn tasks as well depending upon their work designation.
The greet drill, proper greeting or people to prevent jumping or rude greeting.
And more!
Reach out to us today for pricing and to reserve your space!