Our Board and Train program are designed to meet your individual goals and personal lifestyle of each of our clients using positive reinforcement methods.

The benefits of the Board and Training:

• Concentrating the training efforts in a controlled environment where appropriate distractions can be integrated into the session for realistic life situations
• Having one's dogs trained while out of town.

During training all dogs resides with the trainer in her home, this real  loving home is , clean, safe environment for your pet.  All dogs have visits to our Training center  located in beautiful Western Massachusetts.

Once your dog arrives our experienced trainer spends the first few days assessing your dog using information provided from you and observations made of your dog.  This detailed assessment combined with their breed, temperament ensures that most effective training method is used to allow for the greatest skills gained. Furthermore; your dog is needed to settle in, this adjustment time is necessary to ensure your dog will be relaxed and comfortable to get the most benefit in this highly structured learning environment.  

Throughout your dog's training stay, your dog is trained in short session to to aviod training becoming boring and uninteresting and cause stress.  

Training begins in an indoor environment without any distractions and gradually becomes more advanced, leading  variety real-life distractions, children, squirrels, other dogs, etc. 

Dogs spend their free-time playing and socializing with the members  the doggie "pack" this allows dogs to interact with a variety of dogs (all dogs from the playgroup are chosen for their exceptional temperaments)  

Mini Positive Boot Camp Program

This 2-week programs focus of this is on behavior modification, skills and manners. This program one major skill, come when called, walking on a leash politely, etc.

 Mini Positive Boot Camp clients receive:

• Detailed Training Outline
• Mid-Stay Progress Report
• Graduation Certificate
• One 60-minute review/handling session  

Common skills below

• Come
• Leash Walking
• Off leash walking (must have the ability to walk on a loose leash and be over 6mths)
• Housebreaking

Fee is $750

Puppy Great Start Program

This 2-week program especially designed to puppies or young adults (up to the age of 5 months). The focus of this program is social skills, basic obedience and real life manners. Commands and skills are taught with mild distraction proofing, this is a foundational program. Dog 8 weeks-5mths

• Polite Greeting with dogs and other animals
• Sit
• Down
• Stay 
• Leave It
• Watch-me (eye contact)
• Polite Greeting People (not jumping)
• Loose Leash Walking
• Waiting politely at doors and gates
• Waiting politely for meals 
• Detailed Training Outline
• Mid Stay Progress Report
• Graduation Certificate
• One 60-minute review/handling session

Fee is $750

Our 4-Week Education Programs

The 4-week program is a basic/practical-level program, which focuses on practical, everyday training and skills. This program provides a little bit of everything, including manners and socialization (dogs and people). All behaviors are taught with average-level distraction proofing. This program offers the following: Dog 8 weeks and up

• Sit and Sit-Stay
• Down and Down-Stay 15 mins
• Loose Leash Walking
• Come
• Leave it
• Watch me (eye contact)
• Polite Greeting (not jumping)
• Waiting politely for meals 
• Socialization (dogs and people)
• Detailed Training Outline
• Mid-stay Progress Reports
• Graduation Certificate
• Two 60-minute review/handling sessions

Fee is $1250

Our 6-Week Education Programs

The 6-week program is an intermediate-level program, which focuses on practical, everyday training and skills. This program provides a little bit of everything, including manners and socialization (dogs and people). All behaviors are taught with average-level distraction proofing. This program offers the following: Dogs 8 weeks and up

• Sit and Sit-Stay
• Down and Down-Stay 20 mins
• Loose Leash Walking
• Come
• Watch me (eye contact)
• Polite Greeting (not jumping)
• Socialization (dogs and people)
• Field Trips (park, feed store, etc.)
• Detailed Training Outline
• Mid-stay Progress Reports
• Graduation Certificate
• Two 60-minute review/handling sessions

Fee is $1950

Our 8 Week Training Education Programs

The 8-week program offers the most potential for the most extensive skills and training and socialization gained.  Dogs are taken on numerous field trips out into the community (parks, feed stores, outside eating restaurants, pet stores, etc.) in order to provide them with extensive socialization and maximum distraction "proofing" opportunities.  Dogs 8 weeks and up

• Leave it
• Sit and Sit-Stay
• Down and Down-Stay  30 mins
• Place (optional)
• Loose-Leash Walking
• Come from 40-feet
• Off-Leash (dogs must be min. of 6mths
• Watch Me (eye contact)
• Greeting Manners (not jumping)
• Waiting politely at doors and gates
• Waiting politely for meals
• Mid-Stay progress reports
• Detailed Training Outline
• Graduation Certificate
• 3 60-minute lessons

Fee is $2550