Raise your puppy right, from day one.
The first few months shape the dog you'll live with for the next decade. I help new puppy owners build good habits early and head off the problems that show up later, so you get a calm, confident dog instead of a hard year.
At a glance
The essentials
Why start now
The puppy window doesn't wait
A puppy's early months are when socialization, house habits, and confidence come easiest, and when the habits you don't want are easiest to prevent. Start early and you skip the hardest part of the learning curve. Wait, and you spend next year undoing what could have been avoided.
Puppy programs
Three ways to start your puppy
Every one is built on the same foundation. The difference is how hands-on you want to be and how fast you want to get there.
Puppy Crash Course
Everything a new puppy needs in one guided package: house habits, socialization, and the early foundations that head off problems before they start. Four one-hour sessions with two months of text and email support. For puppies 8 weeks and up.
Read details →Puppy Foundations Board & Train
An intensive two-week board-and-train in my home. Your pup trains with me and comes home with real skills already in place, so you skip the hardest part of the learning curve. For puppies 16 weeks to 6 months.
Read details →Puppy Foundations Day Training
The full foundation curriculum through daytime training on weekdays, with your pup home each evening. Serious, lasting progress without an overnight stay. For puppies 16 weeks to 6 months.
Read details →What your puppy learns
The foundation every dog needs
The building blocks of a dog you can actually live with, taught while it's still easy:
- Socialization done right
- Crate training
- Housebreaking
- Sit, down, stay, come, place
- Polite greetings without jumping
- Bite inhibition and stopping the nipping
- Loose-leash walking basics
- Handling and cooperative care
- Settling and relaxing in the home
- Alone-time confidence
- Name recognition and focus
- Impulse control and patience
How to get started
Three simple steps
Short evaluation form
Tell me about your puppy and what you're working on (about 10 minutes).
Free consult call
We talk it through, find the right program, and pick a time that works.
Begin the training journey
We build your puppy's plan and get to work on a strong foundation.
Reviews
What clients say
“Dani was super helpful with fundamental training for my Dachshund Edgar: sit, stay, and recall. Edgar is very stubborn but treat-motivated, which Dani applied to training, both one-on-one with Edgar and giving me tips on how to integrate recall into our daily routine. I'll definitely continue working with Dani and would highly recommend them!
Rachael, with Edgar
Give your puppy the right start.
Start with a short evaluation form, then a free consult call, and we'll find the right program together.
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