Would you love to skip the sleepless nights, endless potty breaks, and tiny puppy shark teeth phase?

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At Moonlit Acres, we offer an extended puppy training program designed to give your puppy the very best possible start in life — while making the transition into your home smoother, easier, and a whole lot more fun!

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Raising a confident, social, well-mannered puppy truly is an art, and honestly… we LOVE this stage. There is nothing better than watching a baby puppy grow into a happy, confident companion with great manners and a solid foundation.

 

For a nominal monthly fee, your puppy will stay with us while we focus on:

• Potty training

• Nighttime kennel training

• Early obedience and manners

• Puppy socialization

• Exposure to new sounds, people, places, and experiences

• Trips to town for confidence building and meeting strangers

• Daily structure, routine, and positive reinforcement

 

One of the things that makes our program so special is that puppies are raised in a home environment — never in a kennel setting. Your puppy will be part of our daily life while learning important life skills, confidence, and manners along the way.

We strongly encourage ALL puppy families to participate in some form of obedience training — whether through our program or another trainer you love. Training is one of the greatest gifts you can give your puppy. It builds confidence, communication, structure, and creates a much deeper bond between you and your dog. Plus… life is just a lot more fun with a well-trained dog!

 

Our staff has completed extensive training focused on raising confident puppies with excellent social skills and manners, and we also host puppy classes for our Moonlit Acres families.

 

Because our training program is in very high demand, puppies enrolled in training are typically reserved well in advance by families specifically requesting this service.

Below, you can preview some of the wonderful puppies we’ve had the privilege of training for past families!

 

Training Options

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1–2 Week Puppy Foundation Stay

Perfect for families wanting help with the “OMG puppies are exhausting” stage!

This stay includes:

• Nighttime kennel training

• Beginning potty training

• Puppy socialization

• Confidence building

• Structured routines and healthy habits

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1 Month Training Program

A fantastic jumpstart for families wanting a puppy with a strong foundation and great early manners.

Your puppy will begin working on:

• Potty training

• Nighttime kennel training

• Daytime kennel training for short outings

• Social trips to town

• Sit command

• “Here” command/recall

• No jumping, biting, or excessive barking

• Beginning down and stay commands

• Introductory leash training

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2 Month Training Program

By two months, puppies are typically developing excellent household manners and becoming much easier to live with.

Your puppy will be:

• Walking on a leash without pulling

• Sleeping through the night in the kennel

• Practicing calm greetings and polite manners

• Continuing structured obedience work daily

• Building longer down/stay durations

• Learning focus and impulse control

And yes… by this point many families tell us they feel like they’re bringing home a tiny little doggy scholar.

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3 Month Advanced Training Program

By the end of our three month program, your puppy will have an incredible obedience foundation and will earn their AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification prior to going home.

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At this stage, puppies are learning advanced household manners and structured obedience. For example, we can place your puppy in a down command, drop the leash, walk around the house, and your puppy will remain in position until released.

This style of training focuses heavily on calm leadership, consistency, confidence, and communication. Our goal is to help families become the calm, confident leader of the home — instead of allowing the puppy to run the entire household like a tiny furry dictator.

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We do highly recommend follow-up training after your puppy goes home so you can continue reinforcing all the wonderful habits your puppy has learned while in training.

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Puppy Classes for Moonlit Acres Families

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Want to do the training yourself? We LOVE that too!  We offer puppy classes exclusively for Moonlit Acres families beginning as early as 10 weeks of age. These classes are a wonderful way to:

• Build confidence

• Learn puppy communication

• Safely socialize your puppy

• Prevent bad habits before they start

• Strengthen the bond between you and your dog

 

Classes begin in our home environment with just a few puppies at a time to create a calm, safe learning space. Once puppies are fully vaccinated, we begin practicing in more public places so puppies learn to confidently navigate the real world.

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Our goal is simple: to help you raise an amazing dog that you truly enjoy living life with for years to come.   For additional information on our training program please email dana at Dana@Moonlitacres.com.