Board & Train

Dog Days’ most popular training options is our Board and Train service which combines dog boarding with highly specific and personalized dog training.  This program can jump-start the training process and provide a foundation, which if consistently reinforced, helps create a happy, well-mannered dog.  Using our top-of-the-line facility and unparalleled grounds we focus on 4 main concepts…

  • Learning tolerance
  • Lowering reactivity
  • Increasing impulse control
  • Facilitating appropriate play and interactions within a pack of dogs.

 


 

All Board and Train candidates are required to have an initial 14 to 21-day minimum stay.  This is determined by the current working attitude of the dog and the goals of the client.  After the initial stay, your dog can return for any period of time, and as short as a single night.  While 14 to 21 days may seem like a long time, our team at Dog Days have concluded that this length of time is necessary to create an environment for the most successful training outcomes.

Board and train is $110/day for any length of stay or skill level of the dog.


However, life at Dog Days is not all school, all the time and there is plenty of time allotted every day for your dog to have fun and just be a dog!

Our 10 acre property has multiple pastures, trails, and agility courses.  Our pond has an extensive cleaning and filtration system that is maintained on a weekly basis.

 

 

Even during downtime dogs are learning and working on impulse control and frustration tolerance.  Every dog takes part in supervised, non-competitive chew time in which they receive a “high value treat” or “chewie”, to allow for masseter muscle massage, which has a natural relaxation effect for dogs.

At the conclusion of your dog’s initial stay, Laurie will conduct a hour private training session to show you what your dog has learned and how to correctly reinforce the training in your home environment.

Please visit How To Start for more information regarding booking a Board & Train course.



Important Note

NOT ALL DOGS ARE CANDIDATES FOR BOARD AND TRAIN.  DOGS CAN WORK UP TO BEING ACCEPTED TO BOARD AND TRAIN, BUT IT IS UP TO OUR DISCRETION WHETHER YOUR DOG IS A GOOD MATCH.