Our Puppy Training Options

8-Week Old Puppies

Price: $2,500

These are our youngest puppies, raised with Puppy Culture protocols from birth and ready to go home at the start of their critical learning period. From 3 to 12 weeks old, puppies enter a sensitive socialization window where early experiences (or the lack thereof) shape confidence, sociability, and behavioral development.

Pros of bringing your puppy home at 8 weeks:

Early bonding and imprinting
Full control over their environment and training
A clean slate for experienced handlers

Cons to consider:

Socialization, structure, crate/potty training, and desensitization fall entirely on you
Risk of missed windows if you’re not ready to guide development

12-Week Puppy Culture Graduates

Price: $4,750

Puppies in this program remain with us through the entire critical socialization window and complete the full Puppy Culture curriculum, ensuring foundational confidence and environmental resilience.

They will be:

Confident on a variety of surfaces, objects, and textures
Desensitized to common sounds, consistent reinforcement patterns
Comfortable riding in the car and entering new environments
Exposed to crates, pens, and early household manners
Introduced to age-appropriate tug and toy play
Given early exposure to flirt poles, restrained recalls, and prey drive outlets
Taught basic cues like sit, down, touch, and engagement games
Socialized with neutral adult dogs and people under supervision
Primed for training with marker cues and clear reward delivery
Increased impulse control and focus around distractions

Best suited for:

Newer working dog handlers, serious hobbyists, or performance homes wanting a puppy with a solid training base and age-appropriate foundations in obedience, sport, and drive channeling. You’ll receive a well-prepared partner ready to advance into your training goals without starting from scratch.

16-Week Started Puppies

Price: $6,500

Puppies in this program receive everything included in the 12-week package, plus an additional month of daily training and sport-specific development.

At this stage, we layer in:

Ongoing environmental exposure and structured field trips
Reliable crate and house routines
Strong foundation in leash walking, stationing/place, and duration work
Advanced engagement and neutrality exercises
Introduction to luring for sport heeling and basic position changes
Prey drive and bite development through structured play, early targeting, and confidence-building exercises with sleeves, tugs, or rags
Polished marker training with calm, confident social neutrality
Crisp leash handling and heeling foundations
Solid communication through markers and cues
Ongoing confidence building through bite development and sport prep
Stronger impulse control, environmental fluency, and travel experience

Best suited for:

Handlers wanting a more mature partner ready to begin formal training, or homes looking for a dog who already has structure, exposure, and the ability to settle in new environments.

6–8 Month Old Started Prospects

Price: Varies by dog and level of training

These are puppies we’ve continued to raise and develop into adolescence. By this point, they offer reliable obedience, more advanced structure, and sport/working foundations depending on the individual dog and training path.

Best suited for:
Experienced handlers, performance homes, or sport/working homes looking for a young prospect with a strong training foundation and additional maturity.

Which Puppy Is Right for You?

If you’re new to Malinois or working dogs, we typically don’t recommend bringing home an 8-week-old puppy unless you’re working closely with a trainer and fully prepared for that critical 3–12 week period.

Our 12-week and 16-week started puppies allow you to skip the riskiest developmental phase and bring home a partner who already has structure, confidence, and early foundations in place.