Get the puppy right. Don’t fix the adult dog.
Every problem a two-year-old dog has started as a habit at ten weeks nobody corrected. The window is now. In-home puppy training that skips the cutesy tricks and builds the dog you actually want to live with.
500+ dogs trained
Start now. Save yourself a rescue at two.
She’s adorable. She’s also destroying your house.
The chewing. The peeing. The biting your ankles at 6 a.m. You are sleep-deprived. You feel guilty when you crate her. You feel guilty when you don’t. You Googled "should I give my puppy back" at 2 a.m. and hated yourself for it.
"I feel like all I do is yell at her."
"He’s eating the walls."
"I love him but I did not know it would be this hard."
That is a normal puppy. What is not normal is fixing it by yourself. Puppy training is not something you figure out. It is something you install.
Prevention is five percent of the effort.
The dog owners we see at our worst calls almost always say the same thing. "I wish I had done this at ten weeks." Fixing an adult dog’s reactivity takes months. Preventing it in a puppy takes weeks. Same tools, tiny fraction of the pain. Start now.
Four steps. A dog you enjoy, not one you survive.
Free evaluation
We meet your puppy in your home. We look at the schedule, the crate, the yard, the whole setup. We tell you what to change day one.
Foundation
Potty training, crate training, name recognition, sit, place. Bite inhibition. All the rules of the house, taught the way puppies actually learn.
Socialization
Confidence-building exposure done right. Not "let every stranger pet her." The kind of socialization that builds a stable adult dog, not a fearful one.
You get trained too
Written puppy playbook. Weekly check-ins. Direct trainer text line. So the plan holds when the teething phase hits and you are exhausted.
Everything you need to skip the rescue phase.
Housebreaking
A schedule that actually works. Not "take her out every hour and hope." Real potty training on a real timeline.
Crate training
The crate is a gift to the dog, not a punishment. We teach you how to make that true.
Bite inhibition
The shark phase ends. On a schedule. Without you losing skin or your mind.
Foundational obedience
Name, sit, place, come. The four commands that make everything else possible.
Confident socialization
Exposure done right, not "let everyone touch her." We build a stable adult dog, not a fearful one.
Lifetime Freedom Pack
Refreshers as she grows. Group class access. Direct trainer line. From puppy to adult, we’re your team.
If we take your puppy, we get the result.
Puppy training is a partnership. We do the work in our sessions. You work the plan at home. If your puppy does not meet the program goals, we come back at no additional charge until they do. Everyone knows what the deal is on day one.
The adult dog you actually wanted.
“I was crying at 6 a.m. when we started. He’s eight months old now and I keep telling people he’s the easiest dog I’ve ever had. That is not luck.”
“Housebroken in three weeks. Off the crate at four months. I don’t know how they did it and I don’t care. It works.”
“We started at nine weeks. She is a year old now and my in-laws think she is the smartest dog they have ever met. She is just the trained one.”
The stuff you’re already wondering.
The moment the puppy is home. Eight weeks. Ten weeks. Twelve weeks. Earlier is better. Every day you wait is a habit forming without you.
We come to you. Puppies do not learn well in a room full of other puppies. They learn where they live. Your home, your yard, your rules.
Foundation happens fast, often in the first few weeks. But puppy training is a season of life, not a course. That’s why every program includes the Freedom Pack: refreshers as she grows into an adult.
No. "Take her everywhere" is the advice that creates reactive adult dogs. Socialization done right is quality over quantity. Structured exposure, not overwhelm. We teach you the difference.
If we take your puppy, we get the result. If your puppy does not meet program goals, we come back at no additional charge until they do. The only condition is the family works the plan.
Book the free evaluation. We come out, meet the puppy, and tell you the plan. No pressure. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so.
See if my puppy qualifies.
Answer a few questions and we’ll call you back. Free evaluation. No hard sell. Just a real conversation with a real trainer about your puppy and your life.
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