PUPPY TRAINING
A common question we get is, “When is the best time to start training our puppy?”, and the answer is always NOW! The moment your puppy comes into your home they are already learning, whether or not you are trying to teach them something. Depending upon the environment and supervision, your puppy will be developing good or bad habits.
At Creekside Den, your puppy is provided the best environment for positive learning from the start. However, if your puppy has already been home for a while, don’t fret! It’s never too late to get started and we can pinpoint the cause and remedy those problem behaviors that may already be developing.
Experts in Puppy Raising
In addition to having spent thousands of hours training clients’ pet puppies as well as our own, we developed and directed the puppy training program for one of the most renowned German Shepherd breeders in the world. We have raised and completed temperament testing, early imprinting, and basic through advanced training on hundreds of puppies.
Professional Puppy Training
Let us do the hard work for you. Your puppy will live with two professional trainers, children, and dogs IN A REAL HOME AND NOT IN A KENNEL for the duration of your chosen program so that we can set a positive foundation with consistency and reinforcement. We only accept ONE client puppy for training at a time, so your puppy gets PLENTY of attention and training time as our top priority.
PUPPY TRAINING PROGRAMS
Puppy Head Start:
(Age: Under 4 Months)$1,785 ($85/night)
This 21 day introductory program focuses on positive imprinting and socialization.
Obedience Skills
- Name association
- Introduction to potty training in a family home environment
- Clicker conditioning (learning how to learn!)
- Recall Games to make “come” a fun exercise
- Familiarization with a collar and leash
- Early positive imprinting of obedience commands- Sit, Down, Bed/Stay
- Crate Training
- Walk on a loose lead and follow the handler
- Learning marker words such as “Good” to reinforce and “No” to stop a behavior
- “Free” – release word
Home Manners & Problem Prevention
- Build Mutual Trust and Respect and establish clear and fair communication
- Default to positive alternatives to problem behaviors (ie. come and sit in front, not jump)
- Four on the floor during human interaction
- Socialization: Regular exposure and outings to different and new situations to build confidence
- Calm behavior for frequent grooming and handling
- Object differentiation of approved dog toys vs. off limit human items
- Encourage chasing, biting, and fetching of approved toys and chewing bones
- Intro to stairs, slippery floors, young children, visitors/strangers, vehicles, variety of dogs
Puppy Advanced Learner:
(Age: Over 4 Months)$1,785 ($85/night)
This 21 day introductory program focuses on positive imprinting and socialization.
Obedience Skills
- Sit and Stay on command (
- Bed and Stay on command (1 hours)
- “Free” or “Puppy’s Name” to release from command
- Name Recognition & Introduction to Recal
- Heel: Walk on a loose lead beside handler without pulling
- Introduction of distractions during learned exercises, proofing what the dog has already learned
- Introduction of a training collar as a positive experience. Learning the proper response to collar pressure and light corrections which will carry over to adulthood.
Home Manners & Problem Prevention
- Solidifying potty training
- More freedom in the house – promoting CALM behavior inside, play time is for outside!
- Wait for food
- Wait to go through doors
- STOP Mouthing, inappropriate biting, chewing, and jumping
- Stay off furniture
- Play and Fetch (Promoting Retrieving Instincts- success depends on puppy’s natural drive level)
- Intro to “Out” (release) command
Extra Services:
- Puppy or Dog Selection Help & Temperament Testing: Contact Us for Details
- $75/night- Refresher Training & Home Boarding (Graduates Only)
- Home away from home, and brush up on training skills whenever you need a place for them to stay.
- $100/hr- Private Follow-Up Lessons (graduates only)
- $2/mile- A trainer will drive to conduct a Follow-Up Lesson in your home (local clients only)
- $500- Airport Pick-Up and Drop-Off Service (both ways) to SEA or PDX
- $500/day +Travel Expenses- Fly out a trainer for private Follow Up Lessons in your home (graduates only)
WHY US?
Creekside Den Home Training Advantages
In Home Training
Your pet will become part of our pack and learn how to properly behave in a real house with kids, toys, and daily activity- not in a warehouse type training building.
Relaxation & Cuddles
Your dog will get lots of free time in the house, where they will be pampered and cuddled just like home.
Experienced & Certified Trainers
Your dog will live in a home where both adults are certified trainers with 12 years of experience. The kids are also great little helpers who have grown up with dogs and training since they were born!
Natural Environment
Our DEN is located on 2 acres along Scatter Creek, which gives us and the dogs a stress free and peaceful atmosphere.
Aiport Pickup / Transport
We frequently have dogs flown to us for extended stay and training. We are close to Seattle Airport, and Portland International Airport- we can even help with flight details and bookings!
