NYC Doggies
Our Approach To Puppy Training
During their first few months of life, puppies undergo major neurological changes. The experiences they have during this period will shape their brain and profoundly influence their behavior for the rest of their life.
We teach and facilitate a pup’s learning process primarily through exploration, engaged play with humans, and free play with lots of friendly dogs. We also help dog parents understand and meet their puppies’ developmental and well-being needs, so they can raise them to become confident, and well-behaved companions who bring joy to their families.
When training puppies between the age of 8~16 weeks, we focus on:
Watch our YouTube series, “Raising Skye.”
Consider This
Rethink puppy training
When training young puppies, we teach the motions associated with certain obedience commands (“come,” “sit,” “down,” and “heel”) through play, but we do not yet prioritize pairing them with verbal commands, nor do we demand perfect obedience from the little pup.
Time and again, we see new dog parents spend a lot of time and energy teaching their very young puppy how to sit or lie down on command, while ignoring or not dedicating enough time to the actual needs of the puppy’s developing brain.
When parents and trainers focus primarily on teaching tricks and commands to puppies under six months, they are misallocating the most scarce resource they have: time. The precious time and attention we get from puppies in the first critical weeks and months of their lives should be spent on exposure, socialization, building trust, teaching communication and manners, attuned playtime, exploration, and exercise because, for most of these, the clock cannot be turned back. These activities and experiences are what shape a puppy’s personality, and if done right, they promote better learning and obedience training, later on.
Board Training For Puppies
For those with demanding work/life schedules or who need a little more help, we provide a board-and-train program just for puppies.
Puppies stay with NYC Doggies owner and trainer Ovidiu and his family for a total of 16 days, four days at a time, over the course of a three-month period.
Puppy Training Rates
Puppy Development
Package- ✓ free ongoing phone support for 3 months
- ✓ discounted future consultations (15% off) for six months
- discounted obedience board-training (not included)
Puppy Board & Train
Package- ✓ free ongoing phone support for 6 months
- ✓ discounted future consultations (25% off) for one year
- ✓ discounted obedience training (25% off)
Consultation
Virtual- free ongoing phone support (not included)
- discounted future consultations (not included)
- discounted obedience board-training (not included)
