CWB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
In 2023, we started our very own advanced puppy training program and our training opportunities have evolved and just exploded from that point based on the success of the training and personalized requests from our puppy families!!! We love that you all saw a need and we were (and are!!) able to deliver support in this incredible way! At this time, we are only offering these training programs our CWB puppies and their families.
These structured extensions of our breeding program allow puppies time to adjust to life in a highly structured, one-on-one environment while they begin basic skills training and continue through training at a customized pace. We base our training off our own personal experiences and knowledge that we have gained from years of working with these breeds SPECIFICALLY! Our professional training program integrates some of the concepts from Baxter & Bella as well as the training philosophies from Jeanette Forrey and many other highly skilled trainers we have been learning from for years. I truly believe one of the reasons we have the MOST SUCCESSFUL adoptions here at CWB is a direct result of these training opportunities in conjunction with the continued support and work of our adoptive families! Our families get to embrace the wonderful and exhausting journey that bringing home a puppy truly is, with less stress during this important transitional period in Puppy's life.
Our mission here at CWB is to ensure that every adoption is successful. We measure success in an adoption partly by how the puppy adjusts to his/her new environment and by how comfortable and happy Puppy is in their new home. A huge key to success in that adjustment is a well-prepared and knowledgeable trainer, who can have concise rule and expectations in their home. The happiest puppies are those who understand clearly what their boundaries are, and have their needs met IN ORDER. For puppies- their needs in order are : 1: Rules and Expectations; 2: Mental and Physical Exercise; and 3: Love and Attention. At CWB, we teach our puppies those rules and expectations and enforce them EVERY DAY, but the work doesn't end when they leave the nursery! A huge part of our education is also ensuring that our families understand how to implement that same structure into their own home as well.
Our beginner puppy school is based off of a highly structured schedule, where we utilize bonding and trust to teach puppy how to communicate with the trainer. We introduce common commands and phrases and each day we build off of the previous progress made. By the end of our Transitional Training, these puppies are consistently doing all commands as asked and are sleeping through the night in their crate! TTP Plus takes that training to a whole new level, empowering puppy to have a whole new skills set to help them integrate into their new home in a constructive way. Reset & Revamp Camp allows puppies and families to receive additional support if there are any EARLY issues, but also can simply be the constructive head start to AVOID common issues in the first place!
We have seen how beneficial our extended training is, especially following our highly structured 8 week puppy curriculum here at CWB. We look forward to MANY MORE puppy graduates in the future, and our goal is to have 100% of all puppies enroll into TTP!! We can't wait to work with your new puppy in the future. It has always been and will always be our mission to ensure that ALL OF OUR PUPPIES go on to live happy, well-adjusted lives. We are thankful for the continued success with the puppies from our traditional adoptions and also those who have capitalized on the added benefits of our extended-stay training.
Continue reading on to learn more specifically what each training program entails and to see countless pictures of the happy puppies who have participated so far. There are additional photos and reels on our social media pages, so be sure to check out Facebook and Instagram for additional content! When we have ONGOING camp, there is always DAILY CONTENT available in our stories, so be sure you are logging on each day to see all the fun these pups have while staying with us for training!
CWB Training Opportunities
(CWB Puppies only)
CWB LEVEL 1
TRANSITIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
We began our Transitional Training Program (TTP) in 2023 and have seen just the most incredible progress in our puppy graduates so far! These puppies remain with us after Homecoming Day for an additional 10 days of individualized training. The amount of skills they gain, the confidence they build, and the joy we have with them for this extended stay has been wonderful! Our training program is capable of having 6-8 puppies at a time. Since space is limited, be sure to save puppy's spot when you commit to a specific litter.
During this time, we will be working with your puppy on:
-basic manners and obedience
-common language/commands such as sit, down, stay, come, ok, kennel
-leash walking
-crate training
-potty training
-name association and recall
-grooming care confidence
Our goal is to make puppy's transition to your home go as smoothly as possible. You get to avoid the first few loud and messy days of puppy and potty training, while we teach puppy a whole new routine. We will work on setting the foundation for you to build off of once puppy goes home. Please understand that you will still have to support puppy during the transition and keep up our routine, but that's why we are HIGHLY ENCOURAGING ALL FAMILIES who choose our Transitional Training Program (and especially those who don't) to enroll in Baxter & Bella! Using B&B, you will be able to continue moving forward with puppy's training and build off of all that puppy learns in our puppy school. Plus, as a CWB family, you can save 25% off the one-time membership fee, which is truly an incredible value at a reasonable price! Promo code: CWBERNEDOODLES
Together we can empower your puppy to have confidence, feel loved, and take on new experiences with ease! Be sure to ask if there is availability when you commit to a specific litter for adoption. Our training program is offered on a first come-first serve basis and has limited availability. Families will receive daily updates (journal entry with pics and/or videos), a training report card at completion, and a Skills Showcase video to refer back to and show off puppy's amazing progress and abilities!
Cost: $1000
*IF YOU ARE ON OUR MASTER WAITLIST, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT A RESERVATION REQUEST! We will know all this information already and you can reserve your spot in our TTP when you commit to one of our litters.
Transitional Training Reviews & Showcase Videos
We have had just the most incredible puppies stay for our intensive training and love watching them excel. Our families are blown away with how much they learn and how easily the transition home. Don't just take our word for it though- here's what some of our families have had to say so far!
“Merle’s training has been more valuable than we’d hoped. He’s a genius thanks to his work with Halle!! We appreciated the daily skills update and especially the photos she provided. (It’s difficult to leave a new puppy behind and it meant a lot to hear how he was doing and see photos on a daily basis.)
In addition, we loved how closely the Baxter & Bella training was followed; this will be a huge help as we continue with Merle’s training. We truly appreciate your program and we know Merle does too!!
"We consider ourselves to be so fortunate to have our puppy – Luna – participate in the Baxter and Bella training provided by Central Wisconsin Bernedoodles. We received daily training updates and videos so always able to see her progress and note the words being used in her training. Jessica has been an incredible resource for everything we will need to be new puppy parents."
Additional Videos of ALL CWB Transitional Training graduates are available on our YouTube Channel. See link in button below.
CWB LEVEL 2
TTP PLUS
After looking at how successful our TTP and R&R Camp has been, and then reflecting on the areas that I commonly see families (and pups) continue to struggle, I have put together a new training opportunity that will hopefully better suit the needs of families who are looking for more support right from the beginning.
TTP PLUS takes ALL the skills from TTP, and some of the skills from R&R, and gives puppies an additional 10 days of highly intensive training to help them adjust more easily. In other words, pups will enroll directly into TTP PLUS after Selection Day and remain with us for 20 days of training instead of the 10 days TTP pups complete. We may not always be able to offer TTP PLUS, however ALL PUPS will still have the same opportunity as before to enroll in TTP with each adoption.
As long as our trainers have the time and space to offer R&R Camp and TTP PLUS, we will continue to support our pups in any way we can. At this point- our biggest hurdle is staff availability and nursery space-- both are areas I am looking to improve in 2025. As we expand our program and can consistently offer TTP Plus, I will update this page. For now, it is evaluated with each litter and will be advertised that way when we fill litters early on!
Some of the areas that continue to be the biggest frustration with having a new puppy can easily be managed if pups learn EARLY ON what is acceptable behavior and have the skills necessary to integrate in a constructive manner.
The primary areas of focus of TTP PLUS will be:
- Jumping and impulsiveness: The expectation HAS TO ALWAYS BE 4 ON THE FLOOR for attention. Consistency and patience is the key for this one. We, the trainers, need to slow down and allow puppy to MAKE the right choice and REWARD.
- Mouthiness!!!: THIS is NOT aggression, and that’s super important to differentiate. Puppies need to learn how to engage their mouths by teaching them what is appropriate play vs too rough and they need to
LEARN HOW TO DE-ESCALATE PLAY.
- Boredom: Most puppies are not getting nearly enough CALM AND STRUCTURED physical exercise to avoid common issues from boredom. This means WORKING walks, not just playing outside, chasing our kids.
- Over-stimulation: They need to learn to be present but not constantly entertained. We call this skill ‘The art of doing nothing.’ Teaching ‘place’ is important to teach and enforce EARLY. "Wait" and "stay" can also be used to help puppy coexist without over-stimulating puppy with constant play.
Rate: $2000/20 days
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CWB LEVEL 3
PUPPY RESET & REVAMP CAMP
This continuation of training is best suited for puppies who have completed our TTP and would like to remain in training to continue skills development. Families who bundle TTP with R&R Camp save on the total training package and will ultimately have the best success in training! However, it's never too late to take advantage of this amazing course where we will reinforce Basic Skills Training and begin Intermediate Skills Training. When Puppy leaves R&R Camp, he/she will be more calm, respectful and skilled. In addition to basic manners and obedience, we will work with Puppy on distractions, door manners, recall and socialization. Pups will adventure out with the trainer and practice these new skills in real life settings as they work, train and visit local businesses while they're here! This training is 100% customizable based on Puppy's individual skills level coming into this training program. Keep in mind it is NEVER TOO LATE TO TRAIN YOUR DOG- so we accept dogs of all ages in this training program.
We run camps as a group periodically, and to learn more about upcoming camp dates, please submit a reservation request and a team member will be in touch.
R&R Highlight Video from R&R Camps so far this year is available on our YouTube Channel. CLICK HERE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
Rate: $2000/20 days ($100 credit for TTP graduates!)
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK!!
One of my favorite parts of TTP Plus and Reset & Revamp Camp is the ability to work with these puppies as a group. So much of extending Puppy's recall of normal skills is reviewing those skills with distractions. Through a strong trainer-Puppy relationship, no matter what is going on in the surroundings, Puppy should be able to TRUST and LOOK TO the trainer for expectations. By fostering these relationships in our training programs and then offering countless opportunities o review these skills as a group, our puppies are able to navigate life with consistency and confidence to behave in a constructive way. Puppies, much like children, will always rise to the potential and expectations that we set as their trainers. Early and consistent training allows puppies to learn what is acceptable and what is not, and hopefully develop a routine that lets them happily integrate into your daily life. We love watching our lead trainer, Kylyn, work her magic with each and every camper. These group work photos highlight a variety of bernedoodle crosses from Furnished bernedoodles to unfurnished bernedoodles and micro mini to full size pups- all less than 7 months old. The diversity in their ages or crosses shows that with time, patience, and a TON OF REPETITION, incredible progress is possible with these amazing puppies!
Training Guideline
Depending on the training program you are selecting, we will be utilizing BAXTER & Bella's recommended training schedule. Puppies in our Transitional Training Program (TTP) will complete the first 2 sections. Puppies working through our Reset & Revamp (R&R) camp will either review Basic Training if they have completed our TTP OR first work through TTP and then continue through Intermediate Training. All training candidates must have an intake interview completed prior to any reservations can be made. We assess every puppy that is here for training and adjust their curriculum based on skill level and abilities. For pups who have a firm grasp on all of these skills, additional "A la Carte" training options may be added if time allows. The Advanced Training and Just For Fun sections of B&B highlight those additional "A la Carte" skills available and may be added by request and with approval by the trainer. For details regarding availability, please submit our questionnaire and we will reach out to schedule your intake interview.
TTP & R&R Combined
A la Carte skills
CELEBRATE THE GRADUATES!
CWB Training Gallery
We have loved working with every single puppy that has stayed with us for training! While they are here, we often add pictures/videos to our Stories section on Facebook/Instagram, so be sure you follow along daily on social media to see countless other adorable training photos!
