Services & FAQs

Space is limited to 2 pups per litter

Puppy Boot Camp consists of 3 weeks (21 Days) of daily training

Your puppy will be exposed to the following training: Ground manners: No Jump, No bark, Sit, Stay, Laydown, Leave it. Threshold training, don’t run out the door, stairs, extended car rides, walking on the leash, exposure to noises, running machinery, 4-wheeler rides, other people, animals, and any other teachable moment presents itself.

What you receive:

• Videos each week of your pup while in training for each of the training topics.
• Continued de-worming and additional vaccinations while your pup is with me.
• A well-socialized pup with a working knowledge (but not perfect, remember he is a young pup) of each area of study.

What you will need to do when your puppy arrives with regard to continued training:

• Review each of the videos sent to you to see how and when to use the same voice and hand signals I use.
• BE CONSISTENT. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, BE CONSISTENT.  Don’t take shortcuts.
• CALL ME WITH QUESTIONS – this Boot Camp is as much for your pup as it is for you. All three of us, You, Me, and your wonderful Wheaten working together will create a lifetime of enjoyment for you, your pup, and everyone who meets both of you.

Introduction to Crate training is free and comes with the purchase of the pup.

Boot Camp is $1500.00 and includes additional vaccinations and deworming while in extended training.

“It’s better to supervise and train than to fix bad habits”

Boot camp is available to only 2 pups per litter maximum.  Depending on our schedule at times I may limit this to only one pup per litter. 

Training a pup is time-consuming and must be consistently done daily for optimal results.  The cost for 3 weeks (21 Days) of daily training is $1,500. The training will need to be paid before the first day of training.
 
During boot camp, your pup will continue to receive de-wormings and all age-appropriate vaccinations.  While in boot camp your pup will receive a weekly bath, grooming, and sensory training. By the end of the training, your pup will love to be bathed and groomed.

You will receive videos once or twice a week, time permitting.  These videos will help you understand the voice and hand commands we use to train your pup and provide you with a progress report on your pup while in boot camp.
 
We generally start pups in boot camp sometime after 8 weeks of age. 

Puppy Boot Camp Training Schedule

Week 1:  Your pup will be introduced to the following.  Wearing a collar, Their name, Sit, lay down, the word NO, climbing stairs depending on the size of your pup, and sometimes intro to retrieving based on ability (this is more a fun game for your pup at this point).
 
Week 2: in addition to continuing all of the above, we start work on, no jump, threshold training, no bark, stay, intro to the leash, and crate training.
 
Week 3:  going up and down stairs depending on the size of the pup, running errands with me to gain confidence in the car, and on 4-wheeler rides, crate training. Continued execution of all the basics listed above and any other opportunity we come upon to use as a teachable moment while your pup is with us

We at Fun Wheatens believe in providing the best environment possible to all of our dogs. We have a system that we feel will give our breeding females the very best life possible while still allowing us to share happy, healthy puppies with all of you!

Instead of being raised in a kennel, we place our future moms (pups) where they spend their lives with individual families.  They are lavished with love, attention, and consistent socialization! We, as the breeder, place a puppy in the home of an approved person, (aka Guardian Family). This Guardian will typically live within 2-3 hours driving distance.

When the puppy matures (around age 2), she will come back to us for 5-6 days to be bred with our male. Once she is bred she goes back to the guardian family for 7 of the 8 weeks of gestation (pregnancy). She will come back to our home for the delivery of her new pups. She will stay with us, the breeder for up to 7 weeks until the puppies are weaned. Each time the mom has a litter we will give the Guardian family payment of $500.00. This payment is to help offset the normal cost of pet ownership such as vet care, food, and grooming. Once our female dog reaches 5 to 6 years of age we will get her spayed at the breeder’s cost and returned to her guardian family as their own personal pet and joy!

​The Guardian is able to receive a pup at a greatly reduced cost. In addition, the Guardian family receives $500.00 each time we have a litter. The Guardian family is responsible to care for the dog including house and basic obedience training, a well-balanced diet, and all non-breeding-related vet expenses.

The above is a basic outline of how our Guardian breeding program works. If you would like to be considered for this program and the benefits it provides please fill out our form so we can discuss it further.