406 Training 

All 406 training takes place in the home of a 406 trainer. The puppy lives as a part of their family 24/7 and most importantly your puppy is not in a kennel setting. 
All turnkey and headstart puppy prices include 3 hands on lessons with your puppy and trainer.  
FaceTime, email or phone calls with your trainer for a month to help with any additional training questions.  
Each week your trainer will send you an update on how your puppy is doing with training, including a video and pictures.   
All commands taught to the puppy will need to be conditioned throughout their life. 

406 Puppy Head Start short list:

406 Turnkey short list:
The time your puppy spends with the trainer in this program is not a strict training program due to the immature age of the puppy. The objective of the time spent with the trainer is to nurture the best possible start in your puppies upbringing. The puppy will be introduced to life as a playful and happy puppy who already understands rules and boundaries that are considered appropriate for the puppies age. All puppies will be up to date on worming and vaccinations. 
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The 406 Head Start Program is an additional $5k.        
During the 30 days spent with the 406 trainer, your puppy will be introduced to the following training and behaviors.   *All of the items listed below are not meant to be perfected at the young age of 12 weeks but rather well started on.
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  • Sitting on command 
  • Lying down on command 
  • Coming when called
  • Crate basics. Which mean, accepting to go in and stay in their crate and to come out the crate on command. A command will always be used when training the puppy in this scenario and each puppy will start to respond to these commands at different times due to temperament. 
  • Staying in one spot on command. Example, waiting before reaching for a treat or toy placed in front of the puppy. 
  • Potty training.  Note that we can not guaranteed that any dog will be 100% accident free.
  • Your puppy will be introduced to wearing a collar and walking on a leash.      
  • Since the puppy is greatly influenced by what he or she experiences between 8-12 weeks, socialization is very important. The puppy will frequent the outside world while building positive experiences. At this age it is also important for the dog to learn to use its nose in order to get used to the enormous possibilities of its sense of smell. Walks and hikes in the outdoors creates great opportunities for the dog to smell and learn.                                                                                                                                     
All commands taught to the puppy will need to be conditioned throughout its life. 
All of the commands and experiences listed above will be appropriate for the 12 age of the puppy.
Turnkey puppies come home up to date vaccinations, worming, microchipped and spayed or neutered, house broke, and well mannered. Turnkey puppies are with the 406 trainer from 8 weeks to 20 weeks.  Your puppy in the first 30 days will be started with the Head Start program and move on for the final 60 days into more advanced training.
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The 406 Turnkey training is an additional $15k.  

 During the 90 days spent with the 406 trainer, your puppy will be introduced to the following training and behaviors:

  • Siting on command
  • Lying down on command
  • Coming when called
  • ​Crate trained
  • Proper leash etiquette
  • Heeling (walking beside and paying attention)
  • Drop it
  • Being calm when seeking medical attention 
  • Being calm for grooming
  • Being able to pass other dogs without greeting
  • Not jumping on people
  • Playing with humans and other dogs in an appropriate way
  • Being passive in outside environments that the owner frequents
  • Riding in the car calmly
  • Not being possessive over food, chew bones or toys
  • Tricks
  • Crate Trained
  • House Broke

All commands taught to the puppy will need to be conditioned throughout its life.  
All of the commands and experiences listed above will be appropriate for the 20 week age of the puppy.

406 Training Method


During the time your puppy spends in 406 training, emphasis will be placed on teaching your dog to understand how to live in harmony with its family, through every home life situation. Every puppy’s day starts with an approptiatley long hike,  a meal, and then training tasks for the rest of the day.  The curriculum includes accentuating the following ideals, boundaries, and rules:
  • The puppy needs to be respectful of the house, as well as, all of your belongings.  Toys, treats, and sticks are available for playtime, rewards, or puppy teething.  But all other objects are off limits for reward or play.  Your puppy will have a crate and a separate bed.  All furniture or other bedding is off limits. 
  • We want to create an environment to foster and nurture a happy and playful dog.  However, playtime can not be all of the time, and the puppy needs to understand when it's time to listen, lie down and relax.
  • Walks are supposed to be fun for both dog and human.  To achieve this, emphasis must be placed on learning to walk nicely on a leash, understanding how and when to heel, and cooperating with instant recall.
  • Your puppy will already love everyone it meets, but it also needs to learn to do so in a calm and respectful manner.  No jumping, whining, barking or other unwanted behaviors will be tolerated when greeting humans or other animals.
  • Going on adventures with your dog should be a joyous experience.  Therefore, the puppy needs to learn to be calm and lay down when traveling in a vehicle.  The goal here is to form a lasting connection for the puppy to create the habit of car means nap time.
  • A dog showing possessiveness over food or toys is an unacceptable trait that can too easily lead to aggression.  All playtime with other dogs is supervised and training teaches them that humans are the true owners possessing all of the puppy's toys, bones, bedding, food, etc.
  • Nighttime is for sleeping and rest.  The puppy is not allowed to exhibit any behavior that could potentially wake up its owners during the night or in the morning.  A healthy amount of exercise and routine is the key here and they will always get their morning walk and breakfast at the same time.  A crate will be used to help with the process of achieving house breaking and discourage any nighttime mischief.  Utilization of crate training is only for the first few months, until the puppy is well behaved enough and understands his/her role in the home. 

​In addition to these daily learning moments; your puppy will go on hikes in the mountains, be introduced to running alongside a bike (great for getting all of that puppy energy out, when weather allows!), and frequent local feed/hardware stores and downtowns.  This will help introduce your puppy too busy environments and greetings other animals and people.  At the trainers home your puppy will live as a part of the family. It will also have two older, calm and well mannered canine role models to snuggle with and look up to. 

We believe that in doing all of this, we will have created a solid foundation for you and your puppy to grow with as you begin your new and joyous life together!

*We can create something a bit different if you have special training or time frame requests.  We would then get back to you with appropriate pricing. 
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​Training method:  406  uses a traditional training method, with the end goal of raising a dog that is well behaved and pleasant for everyone to be around. The underlying principle of this type of training is simple, reward wanted behavior and ignore or correct unwanted behavior. The reward can be a treat or praise and a correction can be a verbal “NO” or a tug on the leash to bring back attention to the handler.  
The philosophy behind this training is that a dog requires consistency, intelligibility, discipline and patience from it’s handler/owner. The right nurture and training from puppyhood is very important to form a dog that is both happy and well mannered. 
I use treats as one way to introduce new exercises and to encourage wanted behaviors. But I also want the dog to express its own uniqueness during training through play, non-verbal communication and by forming a bond where the dog genuinely wants to do things with and for his/her human. 

Key elements to keep in mind when training of your puppy or young dog: 
Sitting
Laying down 
Staying put on a designated spot
Coming when called
Not pulling on leash
Heeling (walking beside, paying attention)
Dropping an object in their mouth when asked
Leaving an object alone 
Calmness when seeking medical attention or when being groomed
Be able to pass other dogs without greeting
Not jumping up on people
Be able to ignore wildlife
Not care or watch out for traffic
Be able to play with its owner and other dogs in a nice way
Be able to be passive in outside environments that the owner frequents
Love and respect given and received both directions

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