Board and Trains

Comprehensive Stay

In these programs, we aim to build a communication system for you and your dog to thrive in a variety of environments, from home, to the café, to the trail. These programs are for dogs 6 months of age or older and are in the duration of 4 or 6 weeks depending on your goals and your dog’s needs.

Achievable goals include:

  • Sit, down, and here- all with implied stay until you tell your dog to release.

  • Off switch on place

  • Loose leash walking

  • Off-leash recalls

  • Social neutrality around dogs and humans

  • Appropriate behavior in challenging environments such as pet stores and public spaces

  • Resolving minor behavioral challenges such as reactivity

Tune up stay

These programs are for dogs that have done a minimum of 4 lessons with us and have passed certain benchmarks. The goal of these programs is to refine existing skills and add additional communication tools. These programs are for dogs 6 months of age or older and are in the duration of 2 or 3 weeks, actual length is dependent on your goals and your dog’s starting point.

Achievable goals include:

  • Sit, down, and here- all with implied stay until you tell your dog to release.

  • Off switch on place

  • Loose leash walking

  • Off-leash recalls

  • Appropriate behavior in challenging environments such as pet stores and public spaces

Puppy Jumpstart

In our Puppy Jumpstart, we aim to make learning and training fun for your puppy at an early age. This program is 2 weeks long and for puppies 4-5 months of age and requires the addition of follow up Private Lessons or a Comprehensive Stay.

Achievable goals include:

  • Social neutrality around dogs and humans

  • Crate training tune-up

  • Motivation to learn

  • Luring mechanics

  • Foundation to leash communication