home school

DETAILS

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You may have heard of or may be familiar with a popular training service called "day training." Some dog trainers have facilities they're able to offer this service out of to work with your dog multiple times a week. Our Home School program is similar - with the big difference being that we're able to come to your home to work with your dog for each of those sessions during the week! Hence the name "Home School"!

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Our Home School program is designed around your personal goals, your dog’s individual personality, and the needs of your dog and family! Home School resembles our Board & Train program, but with the convenience of the trainer coming to your home - where your dog spends the majority of their time. Plus, your dog is home in the evenings still for you to love on and enjoy! Overall, it's a great option for families, busy professionals, and folks who really want a dog who meshes well with their family, but who may not have the time and energy to do it all on their own!

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Home School isn't a quick fix for lasting behavior change, but, rather, it helps lay a solid training foundation for your family to build on, maintain, and enjoy! A wide variety of dogs can benefit from this program:

• Puppies needing a jump-start on socialization, handling and husbandry, and a solid foundation of manners.

• Adolescent doggos who haven't had much training before, who need a refresher on some of the skills that have regressed with this particularly fun life-stage, or who struggle with distractions/distracting environments.

• Doggos who are relatively new to your household and who don't have a lot of training experience or skills already

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Note: Your dog is likely not a good fit for this program if they struggle with strangers, are shy or fearful of humans outside the family, or display guarding behaviors toward humans.

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So, how does it work!?

1. Book a Home School Consultation to start; this gives us the opportunity to meet you and your dog, gather some good history, put together a management plan for the family, and set clear training goals for the program! We'll put together a program that includes the number of weeks and number of sessions per week to work toward your goals and lay the foundation you're looking for.

2. Once you and your dog give the green light for the program, your trainer will come to visit your dog several times a week (sessions last about 45 minutes and you do not need to be there)! A brief report is provided after each session to let you know when your trainer was with your dog, what they worked on with your dog that day, and how things went!

3. At the end of each week of the program, you'll receive some homework to keep up with what your dog is working on and practice a bit on your own!

4. At the end of the program, you'll have a Transfer Lesson with us and your dog to help you learn how to use and maintain the skills your dog has been learning over the past few weeks!