Many of our families have used Board and Train due to the fact that their puppy was ready to come home when they had a scheduled family vacation, or a work project, or they had concerns about waking a young child, or health challenges, or lack of experience in raising a puppy. So many reasons.

 

     For those situations, we offer referrals to positive reinforcement trainers who we trust for Board and Train. We are rigorous in our trainer selection, as we believe it's vital that a puppy be raised in a home as a member of a family and with the intentional socialization protocols that build on the foundation we've already laid. During the one month program, trainers do the following: instill basic obedience (sit, stay, down stay, come, fetch); undergo intense socialization (daily field trips to a variety of places, insuring that puppy is exposed to different smells, places and people); establish comfort with the crate; create a potty training routine (which the family can then execute with consistency in their own home once puppy finishes training). This head start does wonders and enables a family to follow a predictable routine, thereby making puppy rearing infinitely easier! The cost of the one month board and train program is $5500.