Puppy Pre-K Program

Congratulations on your new puppy! We would love the opportunity to work with you and help you raise a calm, confident dog from the VERY START!

Puppy Pre-K Overview:

Our goal at the end of training is for puppy to exposed to a variety of environments, sights and sounds, understand the rules of living with humans (keep teeth on toys/food/bones, sit and wait for attention, comfortable on a leash) and start to understand a regular potty/crate training schedule.

• Week One [Includes 5 training lessons, 7 days of care and lifestyle training]:

  • Calm in crate

  • Calm in puppy pen

  • Use bathroom outside

  • Sit for attention/calm greetings (no jumping)

  • Exposure to at least five different environments, noises and/or people (socialization goals)

  • "Out" Command and "Take It" Command

• Week Two [Includes 10 training lessons and up to 14 days of care and lifestyle training]: 

  • Follow human while on longline leash

  • Pressure sit (nonverbal sit)

  • Recall to human ("Come" Command)

  • Calm when tethered in view of human

  • Exposure to at least five socialization goals

• Week Three: [Includes 15 training lessons and up to 21 days of care and lifestyle training]

  • Calm walk on leash (no pulling)

  • Re-focus attention on trainer when distracted in public ("Leave It" command)

  • Place command (stay and calm until released)

  • Exposure to at least five additional socialization goals (15 total)

• Week Four: [Includes 20 training lessons and up to 28 days of care and lifestyle training] 

  • Continue to practice skills learned in Weeks 1-3 now with distractions

  • Exposure to at least five additional socialization goals (20 in total)

  • Sleep 8+ hours in the crate overnight

Program Options:
Board and Train in Trainer’s Home $600/week
Day Train $400/week

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