Early Training Program

For some special cases, we offer an Early Training Program where your puppy remains at Enchanted Retrievers until they are 6 months old. During that time, we conduct extra training that focuses on socialization, basic commands, potty training, crate training, grooming and many other things – all based on the needs for the puppy’s family.

By taking this extra time, we are able to strengthen the training practices begun during our Puppy Program. This allows us to ensure that your new puppy is as confident, well-adjusted, and stable as possible.

We only offer this service for specific situations and needs. However, we encourage you to contact us to find out if this program is right for you. Some reasons we may offer this program would be for a family with special needs or an elderly owner who cannot train a new puppy. I would also consider this training for a family based in a location that has rabies restrictions that would not be able to bring a new puppy home until the dog is old enough to pass the regulations.

Some examples of when we have conducted this training was part of a Texas Children’s Hospital Fundraiser. That puppy was our Hero! Because we did not know what family he would end up in, we worked to make sure that he was as well-rounded as possible before entering his forever home. Additionally, we socialized him to everything we could think of! This was because we did not know if his new family would be interested in therapy work, sports, showing, or even as a family dog. This is how we developed our Host Family Program, where our puppies go to a different family each weekend. This helps us to ensure that the puppy does not become too attached to us, and that they are comfortable leaving our home for many nights at a time, as well as ensuring that they are comfortable encountering new situations. Hero’s training included trips through the car wash, riding elevators, travelling by car, and shopping with us in department stores.

For more information about us, check out our Proven Puppy Program, Puppy Play Room and Play Yard, and our Calls to Dinner!