Board & Train Adult Extended

What's Included?

10 week program focusing on reduction and management of serious behavior issues and general obedience. Includes 5 weeks of Board and Train followed by 5 weekly private sessions. This program uses obedience to create a common language between human and dog while addressings individual issues. For the safety of everyone if your dog has aggression, resource gaurding, or is over 75lbs you will be referred to another company or veterinary behaviorist. Extra fees may be added for dogs who require daily medication, raw food diet, or ecollar training. Commands taught during this program are Good, No, Kennel, Place, Break, Heel, Come, Sit-Stay, Down-Stay, Leave-it, Drop-it Good and No are behavior markers used to communicate wether or not we like what the dog is actively doing. Kennel is taught to mean enter a crate or kennel and stay inside until released wether or not the door/gate is open. This helps dogs stay calm and feel safe at home in a crate and helps them experience less anxiety at vets, groomers, and other facilities. Place teaches the dog to go to an assigned spot and stay there until released. Break is our release command that lets the dog know they did a great job and they're all done. Heel means the dog should walk at your side and we add an automatic sit to this skill meaning when you stop, they sit without giving an addition command. We add the same skill to the Come command so the dog will return to you and sit. This is preferable because it requires the dog to stop moving and stay still in one spot so they can be leashed rather than running past you, into you, or in circles around you. As we teach Sit and Down we imply the stay skill. The dogs learn the sit command means to put their bottom on the ground and stay there until released. The Down command means to lay down and stay there until released. This prevents you from using more commands than necessary to convey the same message. We are focused on practical use of commands in daily life so we also teach leave-it and drop-it. Many dogs that come to us benefit greatly from these commands to help work through reactivity, destructive behaviors, counter surfing, and obsessions.