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What is “In-Board” dog training?
In-Board training means that your dog stays with an experienced trainer and learns the obedience skills directly from them. This option leads to a strong foundational of training and yields fantastic results when combined with classes or private sessions to teach the owner how to utilize the dog's new skills!
What Makes Our Program Exceptional?
Traditional In‐Board Training often results in the dog returning to old behaviors after they return home, because the owners don't know how to USE the skills the dog has learned. Our Hybrid Program offers ample follow-up time through private go home sessions, unlimited assess to our drop in classes (for owners local to us), access to our online training video courses and unlimited phone and email support for THREE FULL MONTHS after your dog returns home.
Many In-Board Training Programs rush the dog. Anyone offering Off-Leash obedience training in 2 weeks isn't teaching a solid foundation. We want your dog to truly understand what is expected of them and absorb the new things they are learning! That's why our programs are longer than other options.
Many In-Board Training Programs rush the dog. Anyone offering Off-Leash obedience training in 2 weeks isn't teaching a solid foundation. We want your dog to truly understand what is expected of them and absorb the new things they are learning! That's why our programs are longer than other options.
Why is this training more expensive than other options?
Hounds Tooth Academy offers training options for every budget. In Board costs more than the other options because it requires so much more of the trainers time and skills! During our In Board program, your dog lives with us. They don't stay in a kennel building 20 miles from us. They are on our property, in our homes and learning all the time! We structure in training time, rest time, exercise, play time and training trips. It's a huge time investment on our trainers part, and it yields a huge pay off! Your dog comes home with completely new skills, ready for you to put into practice in your life. It can take a 100 or more repetitions for a dog to fully master each skill. Unlike group classes or private sessions where YOU have to perform those 100 repetitions, during In-Board WE are laying that foundation. You still have to work with your dog, of course. But the “heavy lifting” is already done!
Training your dog is an inital cost that pays off for many years of enjoying your well behaved companion!
Training your dog is an inital cost that pays off for many years of enjoying your well behaved companion!
What Will My Dog Learn? What “levels” of training are available?
Not every family wants or needs a fully off leash obedience trained dog. That's why our program offers different levels of training, perfect for different goals. Below are our levels, what skills are covered in each and our pricing. All needed equipment is INCLUDED in the prices, as well as 3 months of unlimited phone and email support, access to our online video courses and drop in training classes.
Level One Foundational Skills - 3 weeks
This program requires a 3 to 4 week stay with us. At this level, all behaviors are on leash.These are essential skills every pet dog should know to make your daily life with them smooth and enjoyable! At this level behaviors will be reliable in the home but will not be fully proofed under heavy distractions. During this stay, your dog will learn:
*Sit/Stay
*Down/Stay
*OFF (Greeting Politely, feet on the floor)
*Wait (doorway boundaries, waiting to be released from car, crate, etc)
*Come When Called
*Walking Nicely on a Leash
*Settle in the House/Place (go lay down and relax)
*A Go to Crate Cue
*Positive Marker Word (a word that means “yes, good choice, keep doing that”)
*Negative Marker Word (a word that means “no bad choice, stop doing that”)
This level includes all needed leash equipment, a private “go home” session to show you what your dog learned, as well as 3 months of unlimited phone and email support, access to our online video courses and drop in training classes. The cost is $2500
*Sit/Stay
*Down/Stay
*OFF (Greeting Politely, feet on the floor)
*Wait (doorway boundaries, waiting to be released from car, crate, etc)
*Come When Called
*Walking Nicely on a Leash
*Settle in the House/Place (go lay down and relax)
*A Go to Crate Cue
*Positive Marker Word (a word that means “yes, good choice, keep doing that”)
*Negative Marker Word (a word that means “no bad choice, stop doing that”)
This level includes all needed leash equipment, a private “go home” session to show you what your dog learned, as well as 3 months of unlimited phone and email support, access to our online video courses and drop in training classes. The cost is $2500
Level 2 Public Manners - 5 weeks
Level 2 training means reliability in public. If you want to make trips to dog friendly restaurants or breweries, outdoor events and farms stores with a well behaved pup, this level is for you!
Public Manners training includes all of the above Foundational Skills, as well as:
*Increasing stays to 30ft, 5 mins in duration, in distracting locations
*Greeting Strangers Politely in Public
*Ignoring Other Dogs in Public
*Heel with Auto Sit (under distraction in public)
*Load Up in Car
*Multiple Training Trips Out to Practice And Proof Behaviors in Public
This level also includes all needed leash equipment, a private “go home” session to show you what your dog learned, as well as 3 months of unlimited phone and email support, access to our online video courses and drop in training classes. This level is $4000
Public Manners training includes all of the above Foundational Skills, as well as:
*Increasing stays to 30ft, 5 mins in duration, in distracting locations
*Greeting Strangers Politely in Public
*Ignoring Other Dogs in Public
*Heel with Auto Sit (under distraction in public)
*Load Up in Car
*Multiple Training Trips Out to Practice And Proof Behaviors in Public
This level also includes all needed leash equipment, a private “go home” session to show you what your dog learned, as well as 3 months of unlimited phone and email support, access to our online video courses and drop in training classes. This level is $4000
Level 3 Fully Off Leash, Advanced Obedience - 6 weeks
This is our top level, platinum program. This program is perfect for owners who want to vacation with their dog, enjoy family trips, and take their dog in public on and off leash!
This includes all behaviors and skills listed under the Level 1 and Level 2 programs, as well as fully conditioning the dog to a remote collar and layering the collar over the Foundational Skills. This leads to a reliably off leash trained dog. Skills include:
*Off Leash Recall
*Off Leash Place
*Off Leash Heel
All behaviors will be practiced and proofed in public, under distraction. This level provides all needed leash equipment, a high quality remote training collar, a private “go home” session to show you what your dog learned, as well as 3 months of unlimited phone and email support, access to our online video courses and drop in training classes. The cost of this package is $4800
This includes all behaviors and skills listed under the Level 1 and Level 2 programs, as well as fully conditioning the dog to a remote collar and layering the collar over the Foundational Skills. This leads to a reliably off leash trained dog. Skills include:
*Off Leash Recall
*Off Leash Place
*Off Leash Heel
All behaviors will be practiced and proofed in public, under distraction. This level provides all needed leash equipment, a high quality remote training collar, a private “go home” session to show you what your dog learned, as well as 3 months of unlimited phone and email support, access to our online video courses and drop in training classes. The cost of this package is $4800
If In-Board Sounds Right for You, Contact Us Today!
We offer very limited spots for this service, typically we are booked out several months. To get your pup started, Contact Us!
336-425-9678
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336-425-9678
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