First and foremost, we are not like your typical Board and Train Programs where your puppy spends most of their time in a kennel only being let out for training, and exercise. Every dog that comes into one of our programs is integrated into our household as member of our family. Along with our formal training sessions, we are constantly working on training your puppy throughout the day to prevent nuisance behaviors such as chewing on the furniture, barking, chasing the kids, and more!

We are certified! The dog training industry is completely unregulated, and any Joe off the street can call themselves a dog trainer and can open a business. Melissa is certified with CPDT-KA, Fear Free, and Good Dog Citizen. She spends time every year staying up to date on the latest in dog training techniques and information to teach happy, healthy dogs! We never apply the use of shock or prong collars for "quick fixes."

Mental Enrichment is a key component of our programs. Physical exercise is not enough to have a happy and healthy dog. We are passionate about providing daily mental enrichment outside of basic training to ensure your dog builds mental fortitude, natural problem-solving skills and has fun!

Proper socialization is critical for puppies! If done incorrectly, you can build fear and reactivity; if it's not done at all, you can have the same problems! During your dog's stay in one of our Board and Train Programs, we spend time making sure your dog is properly exposed to many different things to build confidence and neutrality around new dogs, people, and unknown stimuli.

You keep our training equipment! With the exception of crates and playpens, everything we use to train your puppy will go home with you to ensure your continued success at home. While we lay the groundwork for an amazing dog, it is always important to continue to practice at home. We train you at pick-up to ensure you understand how to continue to succeed at home and your dog doesn't lose the skills they have learned. 

Transparency is important to us! You will receive text and video updates of your puppy while they are with us, and you will get a weekly phone check-in to talk about any possible problem behaviors we see, what we have been working on, and the success your puppy is having!  You are always welcome to visit your puppy!

• 14 Night Stay
• 1 Follow-Up Session
• Adaptil Calming Pheromone Collar
• Training Equipment 
• Leash
• Collar or Harness
• Treat Pouch
• Clicker
• Enrichment Toy
• Support
• 1 year of free e-mail and phone support after the completion of the program
• Customized binder of handouts and personalized information on how to continue to have successful training at home. 
• Bath, Nail Trim, and Ear Cleaning before going home. 

• 28 Night Stay
• 2 Follow Up Sessions
• Adaptil Calming Pheromone Collar
• Training Equipment
• Leashes
• Collar/Harnesses
• Treat Pouch
• Clicker
• Enrichment Toy
• Puppy Toys
• Long Line
• Any additional equipment we use with the exception of crates and playpens
• Support
• 2 Years of free e-mail and phone support after the completion of the program. 
• Customized binder of handouts and personalized information on how to continue to have successful training at home. 
• Bath, Nail Trim, and Ear Cleaning before going home. 

• Understand Name
• Sit
• Down
• Leave - It
• Stay/Wait
• Recall
• Loose-leash Walking
• Enrichment Training
• 75% Potty Trained
• Socialization
• Working in new environments
• Crate Trained
• Sleeping through the night *depending on breed*
• Enrichment Training

• 56 Day Stay
• 3 Follow Up Sessions
• 2 Adaptil Calming Pheromone Collars
• Training Equipment
• Collar or Harness
• Leashes
• Treat Pouch
• Clicker
• 2 Enrichment Toys
• Puppy Toys
• Elevated Dog Bed
• Any other training equipment we may use with the exception of crate and playpens
• Support
• Free Lifetime e-mail and phone support
• Customized binder of handouts and personalized information on how to continue to have successful training at home. 
• Bath, Nail Trim, and Ear Cleaning before going home.

• Understand Name
• Sit
• Down
• Leave It
• Loose Leash Walking
• Polite Greetings
• Recall
• Enrichment Training
• Place Training
• Learning in several new environments to perfect skills.
• Disengagement from environmental distractors
• Socialization
• Crate Training
• Sleeping though the night
• 95% Potty Trained
• Good social manners