8 Week: Top Tier

The eight week Top Tier Program is our premier training package and is the most sought after for emotional support training for your new puppy. With eight weeks of training, you leave all of the puppyhood hassles to us, affording you the least amount of work needing to be done at home. Upon completion of this program you are eligible for the CGC certification.

Commands Introduced: 

• “Sit” (Sit on your bottom)
• “Come” or “Here”  (Come to me) 
• “Lay”  (Lay down)
• “Yes”  (That is the correct behavior I am looking for) 
• “No”  (This is incorrect behavior) 
• “Stay” (Stay where you are) 
• “Drop it”  (Drop anything they decide to put into their mouth) 
• “Okay” (Release word so that they know the training session or request is over)
• “Leave it” (Informs the puppy they are near or into something off limits)
• “Crate” or “place”  (Tells your puppy they need to go to either their crate or their bed)

With the eight week program, your puppy will be more precise with their commands. 

Name Recognition: 

You can inform your trainer of the new name you have chosen for your puppy so they will be able to recognize it and come when called by name. 

Handling: 

Allows your puppy to feel comfortable when being picked up and handled by family members, groomers, and veterinarians. Your puppy will be comfortable with their faces, feet, ears, and tail to be touched and handled. Your puppy will not react if pulled or tugged on - especially by a young child. 

Crate Training: 

• Teaches you puppy that the crate is a safe place and their personal home 
• Your puppy will be taught to not cry or bark while in the crate 
• Your puppy will be taught to not potty while in their crate  

 

House Manners: 

• No jumping. Puppies will try to jump on you for attention which later in adulthood is no longer as cute! We will work to prevent and correct this habit.
• No nipping. Puppies are teething so they love to use their mouths to communicate! This can form a bad habit and this program will work to prevent it.
• No barking. Your puppy will be taught to minimize any playful barks or being yappy within your home. 
• Your new puppy will also learn to sit on their bottom for attention and affection. 

 

Leash Manners: 

• Introduces your puppy to the harness and leash 
• Begins walking with you while on a leash 
• Familiarizes your puppy with wearing a collar 
• Learns to wait and sit when you stop walking
• Is taught to stop tugging or pulling on the leash, they will learn to walk beside you and not in front of you
• Introduces working off leash with commands

 

Establishing Routines: 

Our trainers will follow a daily routine that they will use throughout the length of the training program. This includes:

• Potty training routine
• Meal time routine 
• Bedtime routine 
• Play and training routines 
• Nap routines

 

Potty Training: 

Our trainers will begin the lengthy process of correcting your puppy from pottying within your house, on the floors, within the crate, or on furniture. Our trainers can work with either potty pad training and/or outside training. Please advise your trainer of your preference. 

With this program, your puppy’s chances of going home and still having an occasional accident is minimized. Your puppy will also be taught to hold their potty until it is time to go outside.

We begin imprinting on your puppy to learn to become a better communicator and to notify you when it is time for them to go out and potty. This may be done by sitting and waiting or ringing a bell. Please notify your trainer if ringing a bell is something you would be interested in.