board & train
Please understand that a board and train is not a guaranteed “fix it”. It takes work and is certainly a team effort between all involved (yes, you too) even before your dog returns home and especially well after.
For all boarding and board and train stays, we do require that dogs are up to date on vaccines: Rabies, Distemper, Parvovirus and Bordetella.
We also require all dogs be current on their flea and tick preventative.
Last but not least, we require a fecal test run by your vet to check for giardia and intestinal parasites no more than two weeks prior to your scheduled drop off date.
We must have proof of current vaccines and the negative fecal test in order for dogs to come in for their stay.
During your dogs stay, they will get plenty of exercise, either long line romps through the woods, at the park or on our dog pacer treadmill. Your dog will also enjoy play time and chill time in our fully equipped training room.
Your best buddy will sleep inside our home in his/her very own specially assigned crate. Each dog will also have their very own food bowl for the duration of their stay.
All dog crates and bowls are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each dog goes home, before the next one arrives.
We have three fully enclosed outdoor dog runs and a large fully fenced play yard for dogs to hang out in during their unsupervised outside potty time. Dog runs, water buckets and the play yard are all thoroughly cleaned and disinfected multiple times a day.
Our programs are listed below. Check them out and contact us with any questions you may have.
If you’d like to schedule your dogs board and train stay, contact us through our site by clicking the “contact us” tab above.
Jump Start Fido
This is our foundation skills program. Teaching the foundation skills is just the beginning of training. This program is specifically designed to get you started, not to “finish” any of the skills listed below.
Length of stay is 2 weeks.
Cost is $2,000
What we’ll cover:
Crate conditioning
Leash skills
Sit, down and place
Short duration stays
Boundary training (manners at the door)
Recall
Manners (mouthing, jumping, counter surfing)
Dynamic Dog Program
This is our proofing program. Proofing means progressing/challenging/solidifying the dogs skills. In order to solidify your dogs skills will be introducing your dog to more distractions and taking them to more distracting environments.
Length of stay is 2-4 weeks depending on our starting point.
Cost is $2,000-$4,000
What we’ll cover:
Leash skills
Sit, down and place
Stay
Boundary training (manners at the door)
Recall
Manners (mouthing, jumping, counter surfing)
Leave it
Polite greetings
Electric Collar Program
This is our off leash/electric collar program that is designed to give you off leash control, safety and freedom.
Length of stay is 2-4 weeks depending on our starting point.
Cost is $2,000-$4,000
What we’ll cover:
Electric collar conditioning
Pairing the electric collar with each of the skills below
Leash skills
Sit, down and place
Stay
Boundary training (manners at the door)
Recall
Manners (mouthing, jumping, counter surfing)
Leave it
Polite greetings
Challenging the dogs skills in more distracting environments
Problem Child Program
This is our behavior modification program for dogs battling with:
Severe fear, anxiety and/or stress
Reactivity towards people or dogs outside the home
Aggression
Length of stay 4-8 weeks
Cost is $4,400-$8,800
Reactivity, fear, anxiety, resource guarding and dog and human aggression are the main behavior challenges we take on as behavior modification cases. Each case requires a specific approach depending on the issue at hand but with each dog we start by building the dogs trust in us. I do this by spending a lot of time with your dog attached to my hip. Once we have a good start here, we move onto teaching basic obedience skills (leave it, sit, down, place, stay, loose leash walking, boundary training, recall and basic manners that will address mouthing, jumping and counter surfing) as well as addressing the specific problems you are having with your dog that brought you to us to begin with.
I am very careful about the behavior modification cases that I will agree to take. These cases take a lot more work, time and dedication by not only me, but you as well. Behavior mods require an owner to be very, very involved and willing to put in a lot of work even after the dog goes home. If you don’t, it doesn’t matter how much progress your dog makes while here with me, it will fall apart once the dog goes home.
Behavior mods especially, are a lifestyle change. It’s rarely just as simple as training the dog for a few weeks and the problem goes away. The dog has to work hard. They have to change. You have to work hard. You have to change.
If you can’t or won’t, then this isn’t going to work out no matter who the trainer is. It’s a big investment, not only financially but time and effort as well.
If this sounds like the right program for you and your dog, contact us today.
Refresher Training
This is for clients who have already participated in our board and train program.
Length of stay will depend on your goals.
Cost is $100/day.
Have you or your dog gotten a little rusty? If so, this is for you! We can brush up those skills, no problem!