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Fact or Myth: Wait To Train Your Puppy

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When should you start training with your puppy?

Yesterday.

No, we are not kidding. We have trained all ages from 8 weeks to 12 years of age in our dog training profession. Nothing in the world beats the prevention of bad habits like teaching young. You can prevent so many behaviors by educating the owners and never starting unwanted behaviors.

Especially if you are a first-time dog parent or it's been over five years, then you need help to raise the best puppy possible. Starting at a young age makes preparing for the dramatic and stubborn adolescent phase easier. The sooner you start training your pup on expectations and reinforcing the good, the easier puppyhood gets. Puppies want to please, but you have to have a confident demeanor with them, and the sooner you start, the better. They have shown multiple studies through the curriculum like Puppy Culture have shed light on how early socialization is essential.

If you wait till life is less chaotic to start training, then boom, a whole two years flew by. Whether it is an online program or stay and train, we have you and your dog's learning covered. Schedule a phone consult to discuss if we are the right fit.

Ruth created to look at the whole dog for a successful and custom training program. Ruth has been in the dog professional career for eight-plus years and has experience with small and large breeds, behavioral, reactivity, and aggression cases. Ruth loves dogs and is a dog mom to three good doggos. Oakley is a 6yr old Akita and Cattle Dog Mix that she adopted. Zena is a Husky/ Pitt mix that Ruth took in as an unruly puppy. Last but not least is Bean, the five-pound chihuahua that they rescued as well. We love empowering owners and their dogs to enjoy a stress-free life together.