Board-and-Train Programs

Our board-and-train programs are designed to help dogs build confidence, manners, obedience, and real-world reliability in a structured home environment. Each program is tailored to your dog’s age, temperament, goals, and training needs.

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Puppy Foundation Program

Length: 2 weeks
Investment: $2,500
Designed for: Puppies approximately 8 weeks to 6 months old.

This program gives young puppies a confident start by introducing essential life skills, early manners, and positive exposure in a safe, supportive environment.

Program focus includes:

• Socialization and confidence building

• Crate training and potty training foundations

• Name recognition and engagement

• Leash introduction

• Handling and grooming preparation

• Basic manners, including sit, wait, and settling

• Positive exposure to new people, places, sounds, and experiences

Goal: Build a confident, well-socialized puppy with a strong foundation for future training.

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Family Dog Program

Length: 4 weeks
Investment: $5,000
Designed for: Adolescent and adult dogs who need reliable manners, obedience, and everyday household skills.

This program helps dogs become calmer, more responsive companions through structured obedience, real-world practice, and consistent daily reinforcement.

Program focus includes:

• Sit, down, stay, and place

• Recall, including coming when called

• Loose-leash walking

• Polite greetings

• Impulse control

• Household manners

• Public outings and real-world practice

• Building engagement and responsiveness to owners

Goal: Create a well-mannered companion who can confidently participate in everyday family life.

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Advanced Off-Leash Program

Length: 3 weeks
Investment: $3,750
Designed for: Dogs with an existing obedience foundation who are ready for greater freedom, focus, and reliability.

This program strengthens communication, responsiveness, and reliability in more challenging environments, both on and off leash.

Program focus includes:

• Advanced recall

• Off-leash obedience

• Distraction proofing

• Distance commands

• Public access training

• Reliability around people, dogs, and environmental distractions

• Real-world application and advanced communication

Goal: Develop a dog who is responsive, reliable, and trustworthy both on and off leash.

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Hunting Dog Program

Length: 4 weeks
Investment: $5,000
Designed for: Sporting breeds and owners who want to develop hunting foundations while maintaining an excellent family companion.

This program introduces and builds foundational field skills while reinforcing obedience, confidence, and partnership between dog and handler.

Program focus includes:

• Bird introduction

• Retrieving foundations

• Recall under drive

• Field manners

• Confidence building

• Steadiness concepts

• Gunfire conditioning, when appropriate

• Building partnership between dog and handler

Goal: Develop a confident, enthusiastic hunting partner with solid obedience and manners in both the field and the home.

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Every Board-and-Train Program Includes

• A comfortable home environment rather than a traditional kennel setting

• A customized training plan tailored to your dog’s needs and goals

• Daily structure, consistency, and real-world practice

• Field trips and public outings when appropriate

• A private transfer session to help owners confidently continue training at home

• Take-home training resources for continued success

• Ongoing support after your dog returns home

 

Not Sure Which Program Is Right for Your Dog?

Contact us to schedule an evaluation. We will help you determine the best training option based on your dog’s age, temperament, current skills, and your goals.