Puppy Training at Performance K9 Training
The early months of a puppy’s life set the foundation for everything that follows. Puppy training at Performance K9 Training is designed to help puppies and their owners start on the right path by building confidence, structure, and healthy habits from the beginning.
Rather than waiting for problem behaviors to appear, early puppy training focuses on prevention, teaching puppies how to navigate the world calmly while helping owners understand how to guide, communicate, and support their dog as they grow.
Schedule a complimentary consultation to learn which puppy training program is the best fit for your puppy and your household.
Why Early Puppy Training Matters
Puppies go through critical developmental stages during their first months of life. Experiences and life skills during this puppy stage shape how they respond to people, environments, and everyday situations long-term.
Early dog training helps:
Addressing training early often makes future training sessions easier and more effective, reducing frustration for both puppies and their owners.
What Puppy Training Focuses On
Puppy training is about much more than teaching commands in training classes. At Performance K9 Training, early training focuses on helping puppies develop the complex skills and behaviors they need to succeed in everyday life.
Key areas of focus include:
Training is age-appropriate and designed to support both the puppy’s emotional development and the owner’s ability to guide training at home. Sessions focus on building confidence, social skills, and positive reinforcement learning experiences during the critical developmental stages. This approach sets puppies up for long-term success as they mature.
Our Puppy Training Programs
Puppies have different needs depending on their age, temperament, and home environment. For that reason, Performance K9 Training offers multiple puppy training programs, each designed to support puppies at different stages of development.
Puppy Preschool
Puppy Preschool is designed for younger puppies under 5 months, who are in the earliest stages of learning and development. This program focuses on building a strong foundation through structured guidance, early socialization, and clear routines.
Puppy Preschool emphasizes:
This program is often the first step in a puppy’s training journey and provides a strong base for continued training as puppies mature.
Yappy Puppy Program
The Yappy Puppy Program is designed for puppies who are ready for continued structure and guidance beyond the earliest foundation stage. Through three private lessons, this program reinforces good habits while helping puppies navigate common challenges that emerge as energy increases and independence begins to develop.
The Yappy Puppy Program focuses on:
This program serves as a natural bridge between early puppy training and more advanced behavior work. Once puppies complete the Yappy Puppy Program and reach 5 months of age, with all vaccinations completed, the recommended next step is the two-week Board & Train Basic Behavior Modification Program, where training becomes more immersive and skills are further solidified.
What to Expect From Puppy Training
Every puppy training journey begins with an evaluation to understand your puppy’s age, behavior, environment, and your goals as an owner. From there, trainers provide guidance tailored to your puppy’s developmental stage.
Puppy training typically includes:
The goal is not just to train and teach your puppy, but to equip owners with the tools and understanding needed to support long-term success and an overall better relationship between you and your pup.
Puppy Training vs. Waiting Until “Later”
Many owners consider waiting until their puppy is older before starting training. While the puppy training timeline can begin at any age, early puppy training often prevents challenges that are harder to address later.
Starting early helps:
Early training saves time, stress, and effort by addressing behaviors while your puppy’s attention is most receptive to learning.
Why Choose Performance K9 Training for Puppy Training?
At Performance K9 Training, puppy training is approached with care, structure, and long-term success in mind.
Our philosophy emphasizes:
Rather than rushing puppies through training, we focus on the most important things that help them develop at a healthy pace while supporting owners every step of the way.
Frequently Asked Questions About Puppy Training
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Choosing the right puppy training program can make a lasting difference in your dog’s development and your experience as an owner.
With the right guidance early on, your puppy can build confidence, learn good manners, and develop positive habits that grow with them into adulthood.
Schedule your complimentary consultation today to learn more about puppy training and determine the best next step for you and your puppy.