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Looking for a puppy? View our upcoming litters >>
Spring is in the air, and the puppies are in bloom! We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Ours was busier than expected as we had 2 litters over the holiday weekend – Sadie and Tallie had 9 puppies between them. Two girls for Sadie and for Tallie, 4 girls and 3 boys. We have a couple more incoming, but in this newsletter, we wanted to spend a little more time on our training program.
In January of this year, our 4-Week Foundational Training Program, was fleshed out to further give the pups in training additional skillsets they could learn and continue to master. We thought it might be a good idea to share a little bit about the people behind our training program, and where better to start than with Steve Haynes, Proctor of our Foundational Training Program, Puppy Prep Session facilitator, owner of Dogspecialist.com, and now co-owner of Moddog.ai.
We got the opportunity to sit down with Steve for an interview about how he got started, his experience, and what families should know or think about when training or considering training. Below are a few snippets of video answering a few of our questions, we thought others might like to know. So, without further ado, please meet Steve Hayes.
These are just a few snippets. We’ll soon have the full interview on the website for you to review at your leisure and to share with friends or family. We’ll also share more of these videos as well as a few of Steve’s training posts he wrote for us in our dog blog.
When pups are 8 weeks old, they are eligible to enter our foundational training program which typically lasts 4 weeks. If you would like to extend the training time, please let us know by the second week of training, so we can make any necessary accomodations as our occupancy is limited.
Your pup will be trained in a home environment with the usual noises that entails. He or she will receive additional socialization from day one which includes more holding, petting, touching, snuggling, cuddling, and general human interaction. Pups will be introduced to a variety of situations, discover toys, and begin their training in earnest after about a day of getting comfortable.
Every puppy will be trained on these commands and skills going forward.
Above and Beyond Training
During training, puppies will receive
We give these puppies the best start in life and when you add our training you get an even better start.
Foundational 4-Week Training Package: $3500 minimum for 4 weeks. Any additional weeks or requests will be an additional fee.
Who and What is Involved?
Steve Haynes of Dogspecialist.com is the Proctor of our Training Program. He’s also who you’ll meet for your Puppy Prep Session (part of your puppy purchase price) to help ensure you and your pup get off on the right foot, er paw. Steve has been a dog trainer for 54 years and a dog behaviorist for nearly half those years. He is our go-to resource and the person who trains our trainers on-site. We are currently putting the finishing touches on a video interview we did with him in January, and hope to share it in the newsletter next month and/or on our social media channels.
How Do I Sign Up for Training?
We have created a 3 step process similar to how you’ve reserved your puppy.
1) Please let us know of your interest, and we’ll send you a training questionnaire to help us help you.
2) Complete a training agreement
3) Submit 25%-50% of the training fee prior to enrollment, and the remaining balance due at completion of the training prior to pick up or delivery. This helps to ensure that our trainers get paid.
Do you have puppies available?
Yes! See https://goldencavaliers.com/pups-available/
Is There a Waiting List?
Yes! Since our main goal is to ensure that all puppies have forever homes to go to once they’re ready, we ask families to reserve a space to choose their puppy. This is done by completing an interview questionnaire, a buyer’s agreement, and placing a deposit (which ensures not only your spot on the reservation list, but the order in which puppies are chosen). So, when families ask us if we have available puppies, the answer will almost always be yes.
Pictures Welcome!
If you’ve got pictures you’d like us to share here in the newsletter, or would be open to allowing us to share on our website or social media channels, please feel free to send them to us at admin@goldencavaliers.com.
We are a small, family-run business in the truest sense of the word with our extended family in Ohio, and the rest of our team spread around the globe. Building relationships with everyone who comes through our digital doors, we know Golden Cavaliers is not for everyone, but we believe that there is a puppy match for you in the world. Wherever you find your perfect match, we will always wish you many years of puppy magic and unconditional puppy love.
All of our pups are socialized with children ranging in ages from 3 to 99. For more information about what you get for the price of your puppy, we invite you to read our blogs here and here about the values and benefits you receive when you choose your fur-ever friend.
New to Golden Cavaliers?
Welcome! You can learn about our process here – https://goldencavaliers.com/
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – https://goldencavaliers.com/
Thank you for reading The Puppy Papers!
From all of us at Golden Cavaliers,
Andrew (owner and breeder) and Arlene, and their family, David and Barbara (guardian breeder), and their family, Eddie and Barb (guardian breeder), and their family, Stephen Haynes (dogspecialist.com), Dr. Teresa Hoxworth (Danville Vet Clinic), Lisa R (wearer of many hats), Rachel Z (zampindustries.com), and Jess, our Social Media Manager.
