The Puppy Launch is the first step and is designed specifically for puppies between 8 and 12 weeks of age.This step focuses on early puppy training foundations, calm routines, confidence building, crate exposure, potty routine structure, grooming exposure, and household manners. It is ideal for families who want their puppy to begin learning basic expectations before coming home. Core Training Curriculum Crate training foundations Waiting calmly before exiting the crate Waiting politely for food and at doorways Potty routine foundations and schedule building Name recognition and engagement Recall foundations using “puppy, puppy” Place or mat introduction Down command introduction Leave it and drop it exposure Leash exposure and confidence building Calm household exposure Confidence-building exercises Structured routines and transitions Respect-based boundaries and expectations Calm handling and emotional regulation Grooming & Handling Exposure Brushing Blow dryer exposure Nail trimming Grooming table confidence Sanitary trims Touch tolerance and restraint exposure Handling of ears, paws, face, and tail Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

The Development step is for puppies between 12 and 16 weeks of age and continues building on the foundations introduced during Puppy Launch.At this age, puppies are becoming more aware of their environment, routines, boundaries, and expectations. This step focuses on strengthening early training, increasing confidence, improving impulse control, and helping puppies become more comfortable with structure, grooming, distractions, and new environments. What This Step May Include Strengthening crate expectations Improved potty routine consistency Increased impulse control Recall progression with distractions Place or mat duration work Leash confidence and walking foundations Calm behavior around distractions Structured social exposure Grooming tolerance progression Confidence in new environments Reinforcement of household manners Calm settling and emotional regulation Increased structure and consistency Exposure to busier environments Additional Exposure May Include Car rides Controlled public exposure Grooming appointments Increased environmental stimulation Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

What This Step May Include Finishing School is available for puppies 16 to 20 weeks who are developmentally ready for more advanced structure, expectations, and lifestyle exposure.This step is designed for families who want a more prepared trained puppy with continued practice in manners, leash expectations, public confidence, grooming cooperation, and calm behavior in stimulating environments. Advanced leash expectations Reliable recall progression Calm public behavior Environmental neutrality Structured outings and exposure Public confidence building Advanced household manners Place duration and relaxation work Adaptability in busy environments Grooming cooperation and tolerance Emotional regulation in stimulating settings Lifestyle integration Customized Development May Include Exposure toward specific lifestyle goals Service dog prospect exposure Advanced environmental confidence Increased structure and expectations Customized developmental goals when appropriate Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

The Puppy Launch is the first step and is designed specifically for puppies between 8 and 12 weeks of age.This step focuses on early puppy training foundations, calm routines, confidence building, crate exposure, potty routine structure, grooming exposure, and household manners. It is ideal for families who want their puppy to begin learning basic expectations before coming home. Core Training Curriculum Crate training foundations Waiting calmly before exiting the crate Waiting politely for food and at doorways Potty routine foundations and schedule building Name recognition and engagement Recall foundations using “puppy, puppy” Place or mat introduction Down command introduction Leave it and drop it exposure Leash exposure and confidence building Calm household exposure Confidence-building exercises Structured routines and transitions Respect-based boundaries and expectations Calm handling and emotional regulation Grooming & Handling Exposure Brushing Blow dryer exposure Nail trimming Grooming table confidence Sanitary trims Touch tolerance and restraint exposure Handling of ears, paws, face, and tail Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

The Development step is for puppies between 12 and 16 weeks of age and continues building on the foundations introduced during Puppy Launch.At this age, puppies are becoming more aware of their environment, routines, boundaries, and expectations. This step focuses on strengthening early training, increasing confidence, improving impulse control, and helping puppies become more comfortable with structure, grooming, distractions, and new environments. What This Step May Include Strengthening crate expectations Improved potty routine consistency Increased impulse control Recall progression with distractions Place or mat duration work Leash confidence and walking foundations Calm behavior around distractions Structured social exposure Grooming tolerance progression Confidence in new environments Reinforcement of household manners Calm settling and emotional regulation Increased structure and consistency Exposure to busier environments Additional Exposure May Include Car rides Controlled public exposure Grooming appointments Increased environmental stimulation Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

What This Step May Include Finishing School is available for puppies 16 to 20 weeks who are developmentally ready for more advanced structure, expectations, and lifestyle exposure.This step is designed for families who want a more prepared trained puppy with continued practice in manners, leash expectations, public confidence, grooming cooperation, and calm behavior in stimulating environments. Advanced leash expectations Reliable recall progression Calm public behavior Environmental neutrality Structured outings and exposure Public confidence building Advanced household manners Place duration and relaxation work Adaptability in busy environments Grooming cooperation and tolerance Emotional regulation in stimulating settings Lifestyle integration Customized Development May Include Exposure toward specific lifestyle goals Service dog prospect exposure Advanced environmental confidence Increased structure and expectations Customized developmental goals when appropriate Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

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Puppy Training Program

Your Guide to Understanding our Stay & Train Program

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For families who want extra support before go-home, The Puppy Training Program gives Gold Diamond Pup puppies additional structure, routine, training foundations, grooming exposure, and confidence-building during key developmental stages.

Pillars of our Stay & Train Curriculum

Home Foundations

Real-World Exposure

Handling Readiness

How does it work?

The Puppy Training Program is an optional trained puppy program structured in steps for Gold Diamond Pup puppies who remain in our care beyond their earliest go-home window. Our standard go-home date is 9 weeks of age, but puppies may be eligible to go home once they receive an approved health certificate, typically around 8 weeks.

Puppies who stay with us from 8 to 9 weeks receive complimentary Puppy Launch training during that first week. Families who want continued training and development beyond 9 weeks may enroll in one or more extended steps of our Puppy Training Program.

Each step is designed around the puppy’s age, maturity, temperament, confidence, and developmental readiness. Families may choose only one step, continue through two step, or complete all three steps for a more extended trained puppy experience. Each step is optional and may be selected based on your family’s goals, timeline, and what is appropriate for the individual puppy.

Who Is Eligible for Trained Puppy Options?

Stay & Train is available for Gold Diamond Pup puppies who remain in our care beyond their approved go-home date, based on availability, age, temperament, and developmental readiness.

Puppies are typically eligible to go home once they receive an approved health certificate, usually around 8 weeks of age. Our standard go-home date is 9 weeks.

All puppies who remain in our care from 8 to 9 weeks receive complimentary Puppy Launch training. Continued training beyond 9 weeks is optional and may be added when space is available.

This program is best for families who want additional support with early puppy foundations, structure, confidence, grooming exposure, and household routines before bringing their puppy home.

Overview of Program Steps

Step 1
Puppy Launch

8 to 12 weeks

Best for early foundations, crate exposure, potty routine structure, name recognition, confidence-building, grooming exposure, and calm handling.

Step 2
Development

12 to 16 weeks

Best for strengthening routines, improving impulse control, building leash confidence, increasing social exposure, and helping puppies settle around distractions.

Step 3
Finishing School

16 to 20 weeks

Best for advanced manners, public confidence, leash expectations, environmental neutrality, lifestyle exposure, and more customized developmental goals.

Total
Investment

per step

$ 1500

Includes:
Training: $1000
Boarding: $500

What's Included at Each Step

Step 1
Puppy Launch

8 to 12 weeks

More Details

The Puppy Launch is the first step and is designed specifically for puppies between 8 and 12 weeks of age.

This step focuses on early puppy training foundations, calm routines, confidence building, crate exposure, potty routine structure, grooming exposure, and household manners. It is ideal for families who want their puppy to begin learning basic expectations before coming home.

Core Training Curriculum

Crate training foundations
Waiting calmly before exiting the crate
Waiting politely for food and at doorways
Potty routine foundations and schedule building
Name recognition and engagement
Recall foundations using “puppy, puppy”
Place or mat introduction
Down command introduction
Leave it and drop it exposure
Leash exposure and confidence building
Calm household exposure
Confidence-building exercises
Structured routines and transitions
Respect-based boundaries and expectations
Calm handling and emotional regulation

Grooming & Handling Exposure

Brushing
Blow dryer exposure
Nail trimming
Grooming table confidence
Sanitary trims
Touch tolerance and restraint exposure
Handling of ears, paws, face, and tail

Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

Step 2
Development

12 to 16 weeks

More Details

The Development step is for puppies between 12 and 16 weeks of age and continues building on the foundations introduced during Puppy Launch.

At this age, puppies are becoming more aware of their environment, routines, boundaries, and expectations. This step focuses on strengthening early training, increasing confidence, improving impulse control, and helping puppies become more comfortable with structure, grooming, distractions, and new environments.

What This Step May Include

Strengthening crate expectations
Improved potty routine consistency
Increased impulse control
Recall progression with distractions
Place or mat duration work
Leash confidence and walking foundations
Calm behavior around distractions
Structured social exposure
Grooming tolerance progression
Confidence in new environments
Reinforcement of household manners
Calm settling and emotional regulation
Increased structure and consistency
Exposure to busier environments

Additional Exposure May Include

Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

Step 3
Finishing School

16 to 20 weeks

More Details

What This Step May Include

Finishing School is available for puppies 16 to 20 weeks who are developmentally ready for more advanced structure, expectations, and lifestyle exposure.

This step is designed for families who want a more prepared trained puppy with continued practice in manners, leash expectations, public confidence, grooming cooperation, and calm behavior in stimulating environments.

Advanced leash expectations
Reliable recall progression
Calm public behavior
Environmental neutrality
Structured outings and exposure
Public confidence building
Advanced household manners
Place duration and relaxation work
Adaptability in busy environments
Grooming cooperation and tolerance
Emotional regulation in stimulating settings
Lifestyle integration

Customized Development May Include

Important Note: Formal customized training goals are introduced gradually and depend on the puppy’s maturity, temperament, consistency, and developmental readiness.

What Families Should Expect

The Puppy Training Program is not a traditional board-and-train program and does not guarantee finished behaviors within a specific timeframe. Puppies are still babies, and development depends on age, maturity, temperament, consistency, and readiness.

Full potty training is not guaranteed
Puppies may still have accidents
Skills introduced during training must continue at home
Consistency after pickup directly impacts long-term success
Developmental regressions may occur during growth stages and transitions
Customized or task-specific training may begin as exposure-only

Our goal is not perfection. Our goal is to give each puppy a stronger foundation through structure, confidence, exposure, routine, and age-appropriate expectations.

Extended Boarding Option

We understand that timing does not always line up perfectly. If your puppy’s go-home day arrives and your family is not able to pick up right away, extended boarding may be available.

Extended boarding fees apply after the puppy’s scheduled go-home day or after the completion of their selected Puppy Training Program step.

Investment

Interested in a Trained Puppy?

Whether you are looking for a puppy with early crate training foundations, more confidence, grooming exposure, or additional household structure, we can help you choose the step that best fits your family’s needs.

Trained Puppies in Florida

Puppy Training Program

Your Guide to Understanding our Stay & Train Program

Trained Puppies with a More Confident Start