The Nextgen Jumpstart: a head start for your Cavalier, raised in our home a little longer

Cavalier breed guidance recommends that puppies go to their families at ten to twelve weeks rather than eight, and ours go home at ten weeks. The Nextgen Jumpstart takes that further. For one family per litter, we keep raising your puppy in our home for four, eight, twelve or sixteen weeks beyond that, working every day on the things that make the first months easier for everyone: the crate, sleeping through the night, a potty routine, calm handling and grooming, and a first introduction to the leash. You get a video twice a week, a written report card with photos every week, and a full handoff on go-home day.

One puppy per litter. We take a single puppy from each litter into the program. The place goes to the first family whose program deposit is received, and it is held as long as the fee schedule below is kept.

What we work on

• Crate: eating and resting in the crate, door closed, for longer and longer.

• Sleep: overnight in the crate, working toward a full night.

• Potty: a fixed outdoor routine with a bell cue, and a written accident log you can read.

• Handling: paws, ears, mouth, nail trims, brushing, being held, the grooming table.

• Leash: collar and harness, following on a light leash, first walks on the property and, once the vet clears the vaccine schedule, in new places.

• Name, recall, sit and down, waiting at doors and for meals, redirecting mouthing to toys.

• Socialization: household life, surfaces, stairs, car rides, adults and children, known vaccinated dogs, and after clearance, outings, tracked on a written checklist.

Four lengths

• Jumpstart 4 — go-home at about 14 weeks. The core routine: crate, sleep, potty, handling, leash introduction, name and recall. $3,900.

• Jumpstart 8 — go-home at about 18 weeks. Loose-leash walking, waiting at doors and meals, longer crate and potty holds, the full vaccine series. $7,800.

• Jumpstart 12 — go-home at about 22 weeks. Outings to new places after vaccines, and preparation for the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test, which your puppy then completes with you in a six-week class. $11,700.

• Jumpstart 16 — go-home at about 26 weeks. Walking past people and dogs, stays with distance, settling in public, and preparation for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test with an independent evaluator. $15,600.

Which Jumpstart is right for you?

Each option includes everything in the shorter ones, plus the pre-go-home video call and cue video, the 60-minute handoff lesson, the written Go-Home Plan, the handler letter, free delivery within two hours of Boring, the follow-up session about four weeks later, and lifetime support. Every option is a head start, not a finished dog: the longer the stay, the more habits are set before go-home, and the less of the earliest puppyhood you see yourself.

Fee schedule

• The program fee is $975 for each week beyond the normal ten-week go-home, in addition to the puppy price.

• $1,000 program deposit at reservation, applied to the fee. This is what holds the litter’s one place.

• The balance of the first half, with any unpaid puppy balance, by the time the litter is seven weeks old.

• The second half at the midpoint of your program. ACH or check preferred; cards carry a 3% fee. Enrolment closes when the litter is seven weeks old.

What you receive

• A short video at least twice a week, and a written weekly report card with photos.

• A video call before go-home to walk through your puppy’s routine and cues, and a personalized cue video.

• On go-home day: a 60-minute handoff lesson, a written Go-Home Plan, and a letter from your puppy’s handler.

• Free delivery to your home within two hours’ drive of Boring, Oregon.

• A follow-up session about four weeks later, then lifetime support, the same as every puppy we place.

The Jumpstart Promise

Puppies are not programmable. What we can give your puppy is habits and confidence: a crate that feels safe, a routine, hands that are welcome everywhere, a leash that means good things. What we cannot promise is a finished dog. Some things slip for a week or two after any move, and the cues your puppy knows with us become reliable at home only with your consistency. So our agreement makes exactly one promise about training: if your puppy has not completed the program checklist by go-home day, your puppy stays with us at no charge until it has, up to two more weeks, and anything still unfinished after that is refunded on a pro-rated basis.

How your puppy lives during the program

In our home, in a puppy space with its own air, bowls and leashes, separate from the boarding and daycare dogs at Green Acres K9 Resort until the vaccine series is complete. Reward-based methods only. No electronic or prong collars, ever. Visits by appointment from the tenth week.

How to reserve the place

Tell us you want the Jumpstart when you join the waitlist on our Current Litter page, or email marilyn@greenacresnextgen.com. Ask for the Nextgen Jumpstart Program Agreement before you decide; it says exactly what we do and what we do not promise. The place is reserved when the $1,000 program deposit is received.

Questions families ask

Will my puppy be fully trained when it comes home?

No. The Jumpstart is a head start. Your puppy comes home with habits, a routine and a written plan. The cues your puppy knows with us become reliable at home only with your daily consistency.

Will my puppy be potty trained?

Your puppy comes home on a fixed outdoor routine with a bell cue, and you receive the written accident log, so you know exactly where things stand. Accident-free is a goal we work toward, not a guarantee. Keeping the routine at home is what finishes the job.

Will my puppy sleep through the night?

Overnight in the crate, working toward a full night, is part of every program. Your report cards show the actual recent sleep pattern, so you know what to expect, and we never withhold care to hit a target.

How do you train?

Reward-based methods only. No electronic or prong collars, ever. A frightened puppy is helped, not pushed; we lower the difficulty and try again later.

Where does my puppy live, and with whom?

In our home, in its own puppy space with its own air, bowls and leashes, apart from the resort's boarding and daycare dogs until the vaccine series is complete. Your puppy's handler writes the weekly report card and the go-home letter.

How will I know how my puppy is doing?

A short video at least twice a week and a written report card with photos every week, covering what went well and what still needs work. Before go-home you get a video call and a personalized cue video.

Can I visit?

Yes, by appointment, from the tenth week.

Is the fee in addition to the puppy price?

Yes. The program fee is $975 for each week beyond the normal ten-week go-home, on top of the puppy price. The $1,000 program deposit is applied to the program fee.

When do I have to decide?

Enrolment closes when the litter is seven weeks old, and there is one place per litter. The place goes to the first family whose $1,000 program deposit is received.

What happens on go-home day?

A 60-minute handoff lesson, a written Go-Home Plan, and a letter from your puppy's handler. Delivery to your home is free within two hours' drive of Boring, Oregon. About four weeks later we do a follow-up session, and lifetime support continues after that, the same as for every puppy we place.

What if my puppy is not finished by go-home day?

That is the Jumpstart Promise: your puppy stays with us at no charge until the checklist is complete, up to two more weeks, and anything still unfinished after that is refunded on a pro-rated basis.

Does Jumpstart 12 or 16 mean my puppy passes the AKC tests?

Jumpstart 12 prepares your puppy for the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy test, which your puppy then completes with you in a six-week class. Jumpstart 16 prepares for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test with an independent evaluator. We prepare; the test itself is taken with you, and passing is not something anyone can promise.

Will this make my puppy a therapy dog or a service dog?

No. The program teaches early foundations only. It does not certify a dog for therapy or service work.

What about illness, cancellations and refunds?

These are set out in the written Nextgen Jumpstart Program Agreement, which you receive and can read before you pay anything. Ask for it before you decide; it says exactly what we do and what we do not promise.

Is the Jumpstart right for every family?

No. A family that is home all day and enjoys the earliest weeks may want the puppy at ten weeks. The Jumpstart suits families who want the crate, potty, sleep and handling routine established before the puppy arrives, and who will keep that routine going at home.

The Nextgen Jumpstart Program Agreement

The written Program Agreement is an addendum to our puppy contract. It says exactly what we do, what we do not promise, how the fee is paid, and what happens if your puppy is ill, if you cancel, or if the program is cut short. Ask Marilyn and we will send it to you to read in full. If you decide to go ahead, we send it for electronic signature: a 6-digit code is emailed to you to open it, and we counter-sign after you. Nothing is charged by signing: the $1,000 program deposit is paid separately and holds the place.

Ask Marilyn for the Program Agreement Text us: 503-837-7111