Board & Train Program
What Is Board & Train?
Board & Train programs involve sending your dog to a professional trainer for an extended period of time. Most of our programs are 3-8 weeks, but can be longer depending on the dog’s behavior and current situation. These programs are ideal for dogs with a need for more structured training in a controlled environment. In addition to our normal programs, Dawg Boss also offers two week board and train programs for puppies under five months old.
What To Expect
- Multi-week program
- GPS collar for each dog
- Shared Google file for you to see their progress reports and pictures
- Mid-point checkin and lesson with you and your dog
Frequently Asked Questions
All dogs sleep in kennels and are in their kennels when unsupervised. This is the safest place for them to be. This includes being kenneled while in a vehicle. Our #1 priority is your dog’s safety and kennel ensures a controlled and safe environment.
We are a balanced dog training company so that means we believe in saying “Yes” and “No” to dogs. Before we are able to hold a dog accountable and say “No” we must teach them a standard. It is not fair to correct a dog for something they don’t even know is wrong.
As a balanced dog training community we support the ethical use of training tools, our trainers are experts in using training tools humanely. We do use E collars but they are not required for your dog to use any tools. We only use tools if our clients also want them in the program. It’s also important to note that E collars use the same technology as a tens unit used in medical fields and it is not an electrical current going into your dog.
As a balanced dog training community we support the ethical use of training tools, our trainers are experts in using training tools humanely. We do use prong collars and slip leads but it is not required for your dog to use any tools. We only use tools if our clients also want them in the program.
At this time we are looking into financing so we can help as many dog owners as possible!
We absolutely LOVE working with small dogs! We will train any dog, any size and any breed.
While some trainers shy away from dogs that have a bite history, we turn towards them. Our staff has the necessary experience to work with aggressive dogs that need just a little refinement!
Lucky for you and your sleep we do! We potty train puppies so you don’t have to and then we teach you how to maintain the proper behaviors.
Dogs that have never been kennel trained do struggle more when they come to us for a board and train because it’s not something they are used to, but we do make kennel training a fun game! To ease your dog’s time, we encourage clients to kennel condition their dogs prior to training by tossing treats in the kennel!
We will train any dog, even the tough cases that have bitten people or dogs. We do have safety measures in place for these types of dogs, and we educate owners on what those measures are prior to training.
Training will absolutely not ruin your dog’s personality. So much of what we think our dog’s personality is, is actually over excitement and poor behaviors. What we see happen a lot is our clients getting to know a new, and improved version of their dogs!
Yes! We do a ton of transfer of learning training in our programs, we offer a midway lesson to owners that is 1 hour long, a 2 hour go home session, 1 follow up lesson a week after training and free group training for our clients.
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