Not Your Average Board and Train
Boarding School for Young Dogs
Dogs reside in a home environment, receiving 8-12 daily training sessions that emphasize positive reinforcement without the use of choke chains, prong collars, or electronic devices.
Training packages range from 2 to 4 weeks and include five private in-home sessions to ensure owners can maintain and incorporate the training into real-life scenarios.
Elite Boarding School
What Makes Us Different?
Personalized Service
- We start with your goals and develop a customized training package for you. What are your priorities? Not sure? No worries! You can simply choose a 2-week, 3-week or 4-week training package, outlined below.
- Only one dog at a time! Your dog will be the priority and will received 8-12 training sessions per day.
Home Environment
- Boarding school students live in my house and sleep in a crate inside at night.
- House manners are taught in a true home environment.
- There are acres of securely fenced areas around the house and training building for plenty of exercise and outside time for your dog. Outside time allows them to decompress and assimilate their lessons. It is also good for their immune systems!
Positive Training Methods
- Training methods respect the spirit and natural intelligence of the animal. I am happy to discuss this in detail. If you are curious, just ask!
- I do not use choke chains, slip leads, prong collars or electric training collars. We will discuss collar and harness options in our goal setting session.
Owner Involvement
Five private training sessions are included with all training packages. These are scheduled in your home environment. You will learn how to maintain the training and incorporate it into real life scenarios.
Kind Training Methods, Real World Results
Choose A Boarding School Package
Five private in-home training sessions are included with all training packages
Puppy Foundation
For puppies 12 to 20 weeks of age
In this package we work on all of the skills that establish a strong foundation for a well-mannered dog:
Foundation Training
- Crate training
- House training
- Paw handling and desensitization
- Socialization with dogs and people
- Be respectful of other dogs
- Handling alone time
Basic Manners
- No jumping
- No biting
- No demand barking
- No high-energy antics in the house
- No rushing through doorways
- No chewing on furniture
Basic Training
- Sit/down
- Stay/release
- Loose leash walking
- Come when called
2 Week Package
In the 2-week package, the training skills are taught in a controlled, low distraction environment.
3 Week Package
In the 3-week package, your dog will go on three field trips where we will practice the new skills in novel situations.
4 Week Package
In the 4-week package, your dog will go on 4 additional field trips to further solidify the training.
Young Adult Foundation
For friendly dogs 5 to 12 months of age.
Puppies enter the age of adolescence at the age of 5 months. A time when they start to experiment with independence. At 7 months they become teenagers with a little attitude. This is when bad habits that were not addressed earlier, blossom into full-blown problems. Pulling on the leash, for example. Demand barking, demand biting, picking on smaller or older dogs in the home are all behaviors will all be addressed in boarding school, in addition to basic training.
In a boarding school stay, your dog will learn:
Basic Training
- Sit/down
- Stay/release
- Come when called
- Leave-it
- Loose leash walking
Respectful Behaviors
- No jumping
- No biting
- No stealing food
- No ignoring when given a command
- Polite greetings with people
Confidence Building Activities
- New Experiences
- Experience with well-mannered adult dogs
- Structured learning
- Playgroup participation
2 Week Package
In the 4-week package, your dog will go on 4 additional field trips to proof your dog’s new skills.
3 Week Package
In the 3-week package, your dog will go on 3 field trips to practice in novel environments.
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