Our promise:
We do not rush dogs.We do not sell “finished” puppies. We educate puppies.
Because beginnings shape everything that follows.
We do not rush dogs.We do not sell “finished” puppies. We educate puppies.
Because beginnings shape everything that follows.
🤍 Our Philosophy
At Of Sunnyside Frolic White Flock, training does not begin at eight weeks. It begins at birth.
Our puppies are raised inside a structured pack and home environment, where emotional development, confidence, regulation, and social fluency are prioritized long before formal training.
Our trained puppy placements are not about tricks. They are about life foundations, emotional security, and a smoother beginning.
At Of Sunnyside Frolic White Flock, training does not begin at eight weeks. It begins at birth.
Our puppies are raised inside a structured pack and home environment, where emotional development, confidence, regulation, and social fluency are prioritized long before formal training.
Our trained puppy placements are not about tricks. They are about life foundations, emotional security, and a smoother beginning.
What is Puppy LifeStart Academy?
Puppy LifeStart Academy is the educational foundation behind how Sunnyside puppies are raised. It is our home-based program where puppies are guided through emotional development, nervous-system regulation, pack learning, and real-life foundations before formal training is ever the focus.This is not obedience school. This is early life education.
Here, puppies learn how to feel safe, adapt, settle, communicate, and connect.
Puppy LifeStart Academy is the educational foundation behind how Sunnyside puppies are raised. It is our home-based program where puppies are guided through emotional development, nervous-system regulation, pack learning, and real-life foundations before formal training is ever the focus.This is not obedience school. This is early life education.
Here, puppies learn how to feel safe, adapt, settle, communicate, and connect.
Why Early Education Matters
After raising six White Swiss Shepherd puppies in seven years, I learned that a strong adult dog begins with a strong start. The earliest weeks shape emotional resilience, confidence, and the ability to learn — and doing it well requires far more than basic care. It requires intentional time, energy, and structured support.
Puppy LifeStart Academy so puppies are not just cared for, but thoughtfully developed — giving them (and their future families) a head start built on security, trust, and real early-life learning.
After raising six White Swiss Shepherd puppies in seven years, I learned that a strong adult dog begins with a strong start. The earliest weeks shape emotional resilience, confidence, and the ability to learn — and doing it well requires far more than basic care. It requires intentional time, energy, and structured support.
Puppy LifeStart Academy so puppies are not just cared for, but thoughtfully developed — giving them (and their future families) a head start built on security, trust, and real early-life learning.
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies at this stage.
The Three Levels of Puppy LifeStart Academy
🌱 Level I — Emotional Foundations (week 8-10 / $1,500).
These two weeks of puppy development, weeks 8-10, focuses on emotional security, resilience, and learning readiness. Goals include emotional security away from the litter, bonding with humans, and learning self-settling and independence.
This level focuses on:
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies at this stage. This level focuses on how a puppy feels, adapts, and recovers, not on formal training.
You are welcoming home a puppy who has been protected through the most sensitive early window and gently prepared to continue learning with you. Training is a partnership — and here, we prepare the emotional foundation.
🌿 Level II — Emotional & Life Foundations (week 10-12 / $2,400) Puppies who remain with us continue into the life foundation level, where emotional foundations are shaped into daily life structure. Focus shifts into routine, regulation, and communication.
By 12 weeks your pup is introduced to crate training, sleeping routines, calm separation, potty rhythm conditioning, recall foundations, leash and harness, household manners, cooperative handling, sound and surface confidence, calm greeting, pack social structure, and structured human bonding.
This level installs structure, predictability, and early manners and is ideal for first-time owners, families with children, busy households, therapy prospects, multi-dog homes.
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies. At Level II, puppies are being shaped into life-skills learners — building daily routines, communication foundations, and early manners inside a real home and pack environment. This level bridges emotion into everyday life.You are welcoming home a puppy who understands structure, routine, and how to live in a home — and who is prepared to continue growing with you.Training is a partnership — and here, we prepare the living foundation.
🌳 Level III — Life Skills Track (week 12-16,$4,000) Our Foundation Educated Puppy remains in our home for another 4 additional weeks, where training moves from foundations into real-life application.
By this stage, puppies are no longer just learning — they are practicing.
By 16 weeks, your puppy is being prepared for real life. At this stage, your puppy is practicing daily life skills that support calm living, confident exploration, and strong communication. This includes structured routines, early leash and recall foundations, cooperative care, emotional regulation, and guided exposure to new environments, people, dogs, and everyday situations — all designed to support adaptability, confidence, and an easier transition into family life.
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies. Instead, we lay the foundation and provide the puppy with the necessary tools and skills to navigate through live situations. However, it is up to you to complete the training and ensure that your dog becomes your perfect companion.
🌱 Level I — Emotional Foundations (week 8-10 / $1,500).
These two weeks of puppy development, weeks 8-10, focuses on emotional security, resilience, and learning readiness. Goals include emotional security away from the litter, bonding with humans, and learning self-settling and independence.
This level focuses on:
- Developmental Focus: Emotional and nervous-system development, including calm crate association, safe separation, stress-recovery skills, and confidence in new environments.
- Life Foundations: Basic skills and routines, such as crate games, name recognition, recall reflex, and exposure to various stimuli like surfaces, sounds, and car rides.
- Pack-Based Learning: Socialization and communication within the pack, including following adult dogs, calm group rest, and learning appropriate boundaries.
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies at this stage. This level focuses on how a puppy feels, adapts, and recovers, not on formal training.
You are welcoming home a puppy who has been protected through the most sensitive early window and gently prepared to continue learning with you. Training is a partnership — and here, we prepare the emotional foundation.
🌿 Level II — Emotional & Life Foundations (week 10-12 / $2,400) Puppies who remain with us continue into the life foundation level, where emotional foundations are shaped into daily life structure. Focus shifts into routine, regulation, and communication.
By 12 weeks your pup is introduced to crate training, sleeping routines, calm separation, potty rhythm conditioning, recall foundations, leash and harness, household manners, cooperative handling, sound and surface confidence, calm greeting, pack social structure, and structured human bonding.
This level installs structure, predictability, and early manners and is ideal for first-time owners, families with children, busy households, therapy prospects, multi-dog homes.
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies. At Level II, puppies are being shaped into life-skills learners — building daily routines, communication foundations, and early manners inside a real home and pack environment. This level bridges emotion into everyday life.You are welcoming home a puppy who understands structure, routine, and how to live in a home — and who is prepared to continue growing with you.Training is a partnership — and here, we prepare the living foundation.
🌳 Level III — Life Skills Track (week 12-16,$4,000) Our Foundation Educated Puppy remains in our home for another 4 additional weeks, where training moves from foundations into real-life application.
By this stage, puppies are no longer just learning — they are practicing.
By 16 weeks, your puppy is being prepared for real life. At this stage, your puppy is practicing daily life skills that support calm living, confident exploration, and strong communication. This includes structured routines, early leash and recall foundations, cooperative care, emotional regulation, and guided exposure to new environments, people, dogs, and everyday situations — all designed to support adaptability, confidence, and an easier transition into family life.
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies. Instead, we lay the foundation and provide the puppy with the necessary tools and skills to navigate through live situations. However, it is up to you to complete the training and ensure that your dog becomes your perfect companion.
Puppy LifeStart Academy — Program Overview
All Puppy LifeStart Academy levels are added to the base puppy price. Total Puppy LifeStart Academy tuition (Levels I–III): $7,900
All Puppy LifeStart Academy levels are added to the base puppy price. Total Puppy LifeStart Academy tuition (Levels I–III): $7,900
Level |
Name |
Age range |
Education |
Goal |
Costs ($) |
Lv I |
Emotional Foundations |
8-10 weeks |
Emotional security, gentle separation from litter, nervous-system development, confidence building, pack learning, handling foundations, and early exposure. |
Create a puppy who feels safe, curious, emotionally open, and ready to learn. |
1,500 |
Lv II |
Life Foundations |
10-12 weeks |
Introduction of daily routines, crate and sleep structure, early recall foundations, cooperative care, household manners, leash introduction, and calm engagement. |
Shape emotional foundations into structure, communication, and life-in-a-home skills. |
2,400 |
Lv III |
Life Skills Track |
12-16 weeks |
Real-life application: routines, leash and recall practice, cooperative grooming, outings, visitor manners, neutral dog exposure, impulse control, and emotional regulation through growth stages. |
Prepare the puppy to confidently live in the world with adaptability, calmness, and resilience. |
4,000 |
Important: We do not advertise “fully trained” puppies. Instead, we lay the foundation and provide the puppy with the necessary tools and skills to navigate through live situations. However, it is up to you to complete the training and ensure that your dog becomes your perfect companion.
