Extra Training

Puppy preschool program

Everything your puppy should learn in the first four weeks home — started here with us, before they ever meet you.

Our Puppy Preschool Program can cover several basics that your puppy should be introduced to as habits in the first 4 weeks of having your new puppy at home. Our #1 goal is to eliminate the worst of your puppy's potty and crate training. Other milestones are introduced using positive methods to teach your puppy to love training and listening to you!

Please be aware that no puppy is ready for 100% accident-proof expectations at 12 weeks old. At this point in your puppy's life, what they ARE ready for is a schedule — and the consistency you have with them will start here with us. All pups, but especially our dachshunds, need this consistency and will still need it after 12 weeks. Our doodles are usually fully crate trained by 12 weeks old with our methods; there's always a few exceptions/temperaments that prove us wrong and still need time.

Each week your puppy stays with us, we also reinforce puppy grooming habits like bathing, blow-drying with the high-velocity blow dryer, nail clipping, and occasional trimming around their eyes and tail.

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Choose Your Package

Three affordable options

Available in packages so you can customize the training based on your budget.

Week 1
$1,000

Up to 9 additional days after go-home date

This first week is the hardest. We are trying to establish our routine with them — the same routine we will send home with you. Consistency is key, and you will need to continue what we have started.

Week 2
$1,900

Up to 16 additional days after go-home date

This second week is still reinforcing good habits, and we are still waking up at 2am to let your pup out at night. During the day we are establishing our rotating schedule for potty breaks, supervised play time, and crate nap time.

Week 3
$2,700

Up to 23 additional days after go-home date

This third week is still reinforcing good habits, but we are seeing our hard work come alive. Crying in the crate diminishes almost immediately, and your puppy is sleeping through the night with no need to check on them at 2am.

Week 4
$3,400

Up to 30 additional days after go-home date

This last week includes a second vet check and their next booster shots. We also introduce your pup to the harness and leash as they prepare to go to your home.

Our Puppy Preschool Program is a schedule for your pup, and a routine that they desperately need. Please keep in mind that puppies are “situational learners” — this means they're getting used to the routine that our home is establishing. They get used to where we have their crate, what door we use for potty breaks, and where we feed them every day. There is usually going to be some “revert” for the first few days when they leave our home and are introduced to your home. But if you immediately set up your boundaries and routine, it will take them just a few days to remember what we were establishing.

Lifetime Training Option

Baxter & Bella

Pup goes home with you — but this program gives you access to trainers for the life of your dog, from the comfort of your own living room. We started your pup with the Baxter & Bella Puppy Curriculum for breeders, which includes the ENS, litter tray training, potty training schedule, and crate introduction we’ve already invested into your little puppy. What's great about this program is that they focus on YOU, the parent — they want to work hand in hand with you as you grow your puppy. Sign up and use our code “DOODLES&DOXIES” for 25% off their one-time fee.
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