BEST START LAB PUPPY TRAINING
Puppies aren’t born with any of the characteristics that make them great dogs, rather they are born with potential. They have to be trained to follow our rules. We have been choosing the smartest dogs to bred generation after generation since 2006, which has resulted in smart puppies who learn quickly. Our dogs learn more during our training programs than many dogs learn in their entire life. And don’t take our word for it. Read through our page and at the bottom find out where you can see proof and testimonials. Find more about our program here.
Why Get Puppy Training?
- The 8-16 week window is very important to proper socializing and training of a new puppy. You only get one chance at this window.
- Puppies not fully vaccinated are at risk for germs from the outside world making training classes before 14 weeks old an increased risk
- Training is a skill, and we have been honing this skill for many years. You can be sure your puppy is starting off on the right foot.
- We have a 100% success rate training every puppy we work with.
We have -2- training options for your Lab puppy!
- OUR 14 DAY INTRO PROGRAM
- OUR 28 DAY BEST START PROGRAM
The 14 day intro to puppy training program provides a focus on:
- Potty training and learning that the outside is for doing their business.
- The most important thing we do during this time is train the puppy to follow human commands in stead of do whatever it wants to do. Establishing this while the puppy is young will help create a well-mannered, well behaved dog. Puppies are not born with these skills, they must be taught as a first priority while they are young. Our experience in doing this since 2006 makes it easy for us to achieve quickly.
- Learning their name.
- Positive reinforcement training for the commands sit, stay, come, lie down, fetch, heel, off and outside (ringing a bell first).
- A brief introduction to the feedback words wait and no.
- Introduction to a training leash and the communication through the leash that goes with it. The focus here is for your puppy to walk beside you, not in front, and sit when you stop walking.
- Exposure to different K9 and human stimulus.
- Socialization with different people, the vet and different voices. sounds, smells such as hairdryers, microwave doors closing, etc…
- Your puppy will be comfortable with a crate and will settle in it once you are home. Exposure begins with 5 minutes at a time and increases over the 14 day period. Puppies will usually sleep 11 pm to 5-6 am in their crate and don’t whine for their littermates.
- 24 hour care, food and a genuine love from everyone who interacts with them.
- Free access to www.puppytrainedright.com ‘s training videos on the site.
- Conditioning of the puppy to have a soft mouth, not to nip people, to bite and chew their toys, and to take treats gently.
- An introduction to holding still when grooming such as having their nails trimmed, being bathed, having their ears cleaned and being brushed.
- Something not covered and will be due when you pick your puppy up is the 10 week vaccination.
- And much, much more.
The 28 day Best Start puppy training program provides everything in the 14 day and:
- As the puppy grows older and gains confidence we are able to focus longer on training and are also able to increase the time per day we spend socializing.
- With the extra 2 weeks of training in the 28 day program we are able to expand on each of the commands taught in the shorter program. The shorter program provides a good foundation while the 28 day program will allow for the concepts to become a stronger habit in the puppy thus making it easier for you to train from there. For example, a puppy may only sit-stay for 3-4 seconds and from a short distance of 3-4 feet in the 14 day program. Having the puppy for an extra 2 weeks we work on it sitting and staying for longer durations and from longer distances from the puppy. The goal eventually is for the puppy to sit and stay and not move until released regardless of the distance or duration.
- Practice walking on leash continues with no pulling, walking straight down at your side, stopping when you do and sitting and starting when you begin walking.
- Distractions are added during this time as the puppy learns to focus on what you are asking instead of a leaf blowing in front of them or a squirrel running across the road. This makes for a much better trained puppy.
- Trips in the car so that the puppy is comfortable and avoids car sickness, to the Vet for vaccinations (10 week shots will be completed and are covered in the cost of this training), possibly even a retail store like Canadian Tire.
- Two new commands are introduced: leave it and crate.
- Thunderstorms, fireworks, sirens, machinery, etc… are played on a speaker beginning softly and gradually getting louder. This conditions your puppy to accept these sounds as normal sounds so that they are not scary.
- More socialization with new and different people which includes sitting and waiting for a person to approach instead of them pulling you on leash toward someone.
- Sitting at the door while it is opened and waiting to be invited to walk outside behind the trainer.
COST FOR THE 28 DAY FULL BEST START PROGRAM IS $2099 (10 week shots are covered)
Don't take our word for it! Visit our Youtube page to see over 50 of our puppies having completed the intro program! See a video below or click the Youtube Icon to our Youtube page.
LAB PUPPY TRAINING VIDEO
Check out this breeder video of Chocolate Lab Puppy Bear at the end of the 2 week intro to puppy training program. Bear is an almost 10 week old chocolate lab puppy and has learned sit, stay, come, down, fetch, ring a bell to go outside and heel all in two weeks. Bear has also been exposed to many people, sounds in the home and different situations outside during her 2 week training.