Adult Obedience Training

About The Service

Our obedience board and train program is the most effective training option to kickstart your dog's obedience training, improve confidence, and develop a stronger owner-dog relationship through mutual understanding and clear expectations.

By the end of our program, your dog will be on- and off-leash trained, comfortable in new environments, and responsive to owner directions. Our goal is to make you and your dog's lives easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

Program Structure

1. Basic Obedience Training. Your dog will stay with us for a minimum of 18 days, during which we will cover basic on- and off-leash obedience, proper socialization around people and dogs, and confidence building in new environments. Moreover, we will work on any nuisance behaviors that you may be experiencing. Our training process starts with building a relationship with your dog, teaching it clear obedience and behavioral expectations, and remaining consistent and fair with our expectations and communication.
2. Training Generalization. Once we have established a good relationship and taught your dog clear expectations for the behaviors that we train, we will take them on field trips to dog-friendly stores, public parks, and other highly distracting environments to generalize these behaviors. In other words, we will teach your dog to follow expectations regardless of how exciting the distractions around them might be.
3. Graduation & Follow-Up Support. Once your dog is ready to graduate, we will teach you everything that you need to know to maintain and continue the training during our graduation send-home session. After graduation, you can enjoy an obedient dog that can be trusted in nearly any situation. You'll have access to three follow-up sessions with our trainers within the first year of graduation, unlimited phone and email follow up support, and access to our alumni exclusive boarding services.

What Your Dog Will Learn

After completing our adult comprehensive obedience program, your dog will be capable of the following skills on- and off-leash:

• Sit, down & stay
• Recall (come when called)
• Leash manners
• Heel (walk next to your right side without pulling or lagging)
• Bed stay (we use this skill a lot during eating meals and when guests come over)
• Crate & potty training
• Proper etiquette with people & appropriate interactions with other dogs
• Waiting at doors & respectfully going through doorways
• Improved confidence in new environments
• Impulse control & focus around any distraction

Who Is This Program For?

Our adult obedience program is meant for dedicated owners looking to kickstart training with professional help, owners whose dogs have completed other training programs but have not seen the desired results, and owners looking to improve their relationship with their pet through improved confidence, clear communication, and a thorough understanding of obedience.

Some common behaviors we regularly work with in our adult obedience program include potty training and crate training issues, pulling, jumping, nuisance barking, self-control issues, digging, selective hearing, overexcitement, and more.

Please note that our comprehensive adult obedience program does NOT cover aggression and/or reactivity towards people and dogs. If your dog struggles with these issues, we recommend our behavior modification board and train program.

Obedience training opens up a dog's world to a wide range of experiences that may otherwise not be possible, enjoyable or safe, such as hikes and public outings. Our team is committed to improve owner-dog quality of life and relationship by giving owners and their dogs the tools to clearly communicate and live a fuller life.

What To Expect From Us

• Regular text, picture, and video updates on your dog's training
• Real-life training scenarios to ensure success after graduation
• Training field trips to public parks, pet-friendly stores, and other highly distracting environments
• Daily exercise, mental stimulation, and supervised play sessions with other dogs
  

What’s Included

Our adult obedience program includes all of the tools that your dog will need to continue training at home:

• E-collar, slip leash & elevated place bed
• Graduation send-home class (around 1.5 hours) and 3 free follow-up sessions within 1 year post-graduation
• Access to our alumni-exclusive boarding and refresher training services to protect your training investment
• 1-year-long graduate follow-up process where we proactively reach out to you after training is complete
• Lifetime email and phone support. We are fully committed to your dog's success in training