Personalized Puppy Training for Quick Relief Now
…and a great companion for a lifetime!
Puppies are awfully cute, but they’re also awfully exhausting. All that energy! Not to mention their sharp little teeth and tiny bladders. Oh, and no clue what “sit” or “stay” or “come” might mean. Too bad puppies don’t come pre-programmed. But since they don’t, let’s get training.
Two Ways to Get the Job Done
There are two ways to tackle your puppy training goals:
1.
Take the Leash:
You Train
We teach you to train your puppy.
- After an initial assessment and planning consult, you meet with your certified puppy trainer for weekly sessions in your home and out and about (your neighborhood, busy streets, the car, etc.) for a puppy who’s ready for real life
- We show you the tricks of the training trade, with a focus on socialization and manners
- You do the training homework during the week
- We support you along the way via email and phone for optimal results
Take the Leash Perks
- Written follow up after each session
- Daily email access
- Guaranteed weekly spot
Perfect for you if:
You’re actively interested in puppy training and have some time to spare
Process
We’ll start with an initial consult, then customize a puppy training package specific to your needs and goals.
2.
Hand Over the Leash:
We Train For You
We train your puppy for you.
- We work with your pup 3 or 5 times per week in your home and out and about for a puppy who’s ready for real life
- We meet once per week to transfer my training results to you
- You enjoy a well-behaved pup now and a well-adjusted dog for a lifetime
Hand Over the Leash Perks
- Weekly video of training sessions
- Prepped and stuffed Kongs and work-to-eat toys: One left with your best friend after each training session, and more left in the freezer for you to use to keep your pup gainfully employed in the evening
- Cleaned water and food bowls
- Daily potty break as part of each training session—great for faster housetraining
- Peace of mind of knowing progress is being made while you’re at work!
- Extensive socialization to help your puppy grow up into an easy-going, unflappable adult companion
Perfect for you if:
You’re as busy as most of my clients and want quick relief without all the work
Process
We’ll start with an initial consult, then customize a training package specific to your needs and goals.
Positive training for positive results
Whichever training package you choose, you can be sure we’ll be using only the most positive, humane, scientifically sound training approaches with your puppy.
Relief and results are on the way!
Behavior Relief
- House or potty training
- Biting you and your clothes
- Chewing on the wrong things
- Barking
- Jumping
Problem Prevention
- Crate and alone time training
- Love of grooming (brushing, etc.)
- Love of nail clipping, ear cleaning, pilling, eye drops, etc.
- Love of sharing (protect against food and toy aggression)
- Socialization for an easy-going dog
- Separation anxiety in puppies
Basic Manners
- Sit and down
- Relax on your dog bed
- Attention
- Recall (“Come”)
- Leave it & Drop it
- Nice leash walking
Let’s get started: 2 Steps to Reach Your Puppy Training Goals
Step 1: Your Puppy Prep Consult
Meet with your puppy trainer at our clinic in Castle Pines, or we’ll come to your home for maximum convenience. We’ll take a history, meet your pup, and listen to your training goals and support needs. Then we’ll formulate a personalized plan and schedule your training. Before we wrap, we’ll start some foundation manners exercises, answer your pressing questions, and put a management plan in place for immediate relief where you need it most.
Step 2: Your Customized Puppy Training Program
Your personalized puppy training plan will be just that: personalized. We’ll create a plan specific to your goals and busy lifestyle. And you get to decide whether to Take the Leash (we’ll teach you to train your puppy) or Hand Over the Leash (we’ll train your puppy for you!).
Don’t have your puppy yet?
Terrific! Let’s get you set up now to hit the ground running when your new furry bundle of energy arrives.
Ready for a new leash on your puppy’s behavior?
It’s easy—just reach out to schedule your initial consult:
Why Hand Us the Leash?
Most of our clients choose to Hand Over The Leash and have us do their training for them. It’s no wonder: Coloradans have unique lifestyle demands and commute challenges. We’re active people. Adding daily dog training practice sessions to an already over-burdened schedule often just isn’t feasible.
Here are the advantages of letting us train for you:
- Faster results
- Stronger, more lasting results
- Progress while you work
- Peace of mind
- Better socialization—for an easier dog
What is socialization…
Simply put, socialization is the process of teaching a puppy that the world is safe. That strangers are cool. That dogs come in all shapes and sizes and that they’re cool, too. That busy hiking trails are nothing to fear. That new experiences are fun.
This window of easy learning (during which puppies can learn something in two or three repetitions that might take weeks or even months for an older dog!) is limited—your puppy’s prime socialization window is open between 7 and 12 weeks of age.
If your pup is a little older, socialization is still well worthwhile. In short, the best time is right now while your puppy is as young as he or she will ever be!
…and why does it matter so much?
Puppies who aren’t properly socialized are much more likely to become adult dogs with behavior disorders: Fearful dogs who bark and lunge at people and dogs. Or who hide behind their owners or balk at being taken for a walk.
Whereas a well-socialized pup is likely to grow up into one of those dogs everyone wishes they had: Calm, cool, and collected. Easy-going and friendly. Up for anything and fazed by nothing.
If you’re too busy to get your puppy out every day, we strongly recommend choosing our HAND OVER THE LEASH program so we can help get your pup’s socialization done for you. There is no more important element of puppy training.
If your puppy hasn’t finished vaccinations…
Come to puppy socialization class! If you’re worried about getting your pup outside before they’ve finished up vaccinations, we have socialization solutions to keep your puppy safe while teaching them that Colorado is a fun, safe place to live.