An optional trained-puppy program
Professional training before go-home.
Every Forever and Always Doodlespuppy can go home at eight weeks. If you want help with the early work, Much Ado About Doodles can keep your puppy for one or three months in a certified trainer's home, then hand-deliver your puppy with in-person coaching.
How the program works
Raised in a home, by a certified dog trainer.
Each enrolled puppy lives with a certified dog trainer in a private home for the length of the program — an environment like your own, so the training transfers when they come home. Living in a trainer's home means potty training starts for you from day one. Puppies can enroll at any age, and go-home is one or three months after the program starts.
The puppy still comes from our Appomattox program, with the same parent testing and health guarantee. After enrollment, Much Ado About Doodles handles day-to-day care and training.
The program is a good fit for
- Work schedules that make potty training and all-day supervision difficult in the beginning
- Parents already potty-training or with teething children at home
- Health concerns or special needs that make the demands of a young puppy hard to keep up with
- Anyone who wants a head start on training and health maintenance before taking over
Choose your program
Choose one or three months of training.
1-Month Program
+$6,500
Home one month after enrollment
Lays the foundation — basic housebreaking, potty training, and the first obedience commands, so your puppy starts on the path to good behavior.
The benefit of the shorter program is a younger puppy. After a month of obedience work they're beginning to mature and understand self-control; you take over the training at home, and the trainers send instructions for continuing it.
3-Month Program
+$12,900
Home three months after enrollment
Everything in the 1-month program, plus two more months of daily work with the trainer. Your puppy arrives with strong potty-training habits, basic obedience, and leash work already underway.
You receive monthly email updates with short videos demonstrating your puppy's commands, and professional photos taken before delivery.
Both fees are arranged directly with Much Ado About Doodles, on top of the standard FAAD puppy price. Full pricing is below.
Why a trained doodle
What the three-month program covers.
The outcomes below describe the 3-month program. For puppies in the 1-month program, these foundations are laid and more ongoing effort is needed once they're home.
Limited housebreaking accidents
- Crated 8–9 hours at night without accidents
- Holds between potty breaks for 3 hours during the day
- Rarely chews something inappropriate while someone is present
- Understands and responds to “leave it”
- Doesn't bite hands, and rarely jumps up on people
Obedience to basic commands
- “Sit” and “down” — from 15 feet away, held for 30 seconds
- “Ok” — as permission to stop sitting or staying
- “Come” — by voice, from 30 feet
- “Off” — immediate response if jumping up ever occurs
- “Place” — go to a designated bed or mat and stay for 30 seconds
- Stair-trained, up and down at a reasonable pace
Health maintenance
- Worming done monthly; vaccinations kept up to date
- Baths, nail trims, and ear cleanings done weekly
- NuVet health supplements given daily
- Same Embark-tested FAAD parents — full genetic panel (200+ canine conditions), coat-panel verified
Socialization and manners
- Socialized in other people's homes and other controlled, safe settings
- Accustomed to individuals and children of various ages
- Accustomed to handling by a veterinarian
- Accustomed to handling by a groomer
- Familiar with TV noise, household appliances, music, traffic, and blow dryers
Walk and drive safely
- Loose-leash walking — walks on the left side and rarely pulls
- Auto-sits each time the walker stops
- Rides in the car for 4 hours without potty accidents
Every graduate is hand-delivered by the trainer, with personal coaching at your door. Curious whether it fits your family?
Which program is right for me?
Compare the one- and three-month programs.
The 1-month program fits if…
- You want your puppy home with basic housebreaking and potty-training skills
- You want a head start on obedience that you continue yourself
- You want a younger puppy and to do the bulk of the training, with the foundation already laid
The 3-month program fits if…
- You want potty training well established before your puppy comes home
- You want basic obedience and leash training fully mastered
- You want potty training, leash work, and basic obedience already in place at go-home
Guarantees & expectations
What happens before and after delivery.
- Before your puppy comes home, the trainer emails tips and routines tailored to your puppy to ease the transition.
- The trainer hand-delivers your puppy and coaches you personally on the obedience work — in all 48 contiguous states, with delivery included in the program.
- Through the first few days at home they guide the settling-in period; it can take a few days for a puppy to feel comfortable.
- In the 3-month program, a photographer takes professional pictures and you receive monthly email updates with short command videos.
Your FAAD guarantee stays intact
A trained puppy is still a Forever and Always Doodles puppy. The one-year health guarantee — extendable to two years through our NuVet supplement program (code 594016) — applies exactly as it does on the standard path.
Pricing, in full.
Training arrangements and payment are coordinated directly with Much Ado About Doodles. We do not collect on their behalf, and they do not collect on ours.
Your $827.61 reservation deposit and the standard FAAD puppy price work the same as any FAAD adoption.
| Path | Home age | Training fee | All-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 8 weeks | — | $3,500–$4,000 |
| 1-Month | 1 month after enrollment | +$6,500 | $10,000–$10,500 |
| 3-Month | 3 months after enrollment | +$12,900 | $16,400–$16,900 |
All-in: Standard $3,500–$4,000 · 1-Month $10,000–$10,500 · 3-Month $16,400–$16,900.
Training FAQ
Who actually trains the puppies?
Our close friends at Much Ado About Doodles, a certified-trainer doodle program in Virginia. They take a puppy from one of our litters — at any age — into a one- or three-month program in a private trainer's home, then hand-deliver it to your door when the program finishes. FAAD does not run the training program ourselves — we point families toward their program because we trust it.
How is payment structured?
Training arrangements and payment are coordinated directly with Much Ado About Doodles — we don't collect on their behalf. Your $827.61 reservation deposit and the FAAD puppy price work the same as any FAAD adoption; the training programs ($6,500 for 1-month, $12,900 for 3-month) are arranged with Much Ado About Doodles.
Will my puppy still come from FAAD lines?
Yes. Whichever path you choose — standard, 1-month, or 3-month — your puppy comes from the same litters on our Appomattox, Virginia farm, with the same Embark testing and coat-panel verification. The only difference is who's raising them during the program.
What's covered in the 1-month program vs the 3-month program?
The 1-month program covers basic housebreaking, potty training, and an introduction to obedience commands — useful for families wanting a smoother first week. The 3-month program is substantially more comprehensive: sit, down, place, off, come, leave-it, loose-leash walking with auto-sit, car-ride conditioning (4-hour duration), full housebreaking with crate training, socialization in other homes and controlled settings, vet and groomer handling, nipping and jumping prevention, noise acclimation, and one-on-one delivery coaching.
How do families choose between the trained and standard paths?
Both paths end with the same puppy from the same litters. The trained program puts the early weeks in a certified trainer's hands, with the results hand-delivered and coached at your door. Families who specifically want the early weeks themselves — the first commands, the housebreaking, the bonding that comes with them — choose the standard 8-week path. There's no wrong answer, and we're glad to talk it through with you.
Where does delivery work for trained puppies?
Much Ado About Doodles hand-delivers trained puppies to all 48 contiguous states. The trainer drives the puppy to your door and provides personal coaching on the obedience training your puppy received. Delivery is part of their training program — there's no separate delivery fee.
The trainer
Much Ado About Doodles is based in Virginia and runs the trained-puppy program described above for our litters. You can read about their program directly on their site — muchadoaboutdoodles.com/puppy-training — or email us first and we'll make the introduction.
Whichever path fits your family, your puppy comes from the same Embark-tested lines we raise on our Appomattox farm. Email us and we'll help you think it through, or browse available puppies whenever you're ready.
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