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Pre-Requisites for all board & train programs
Includes:
This program may be suitable for:
Pre-Requisites for all board & train programs
Includes:
This program may be suitable for:
Pre-Requisites for all board & train programs
All of our Maryland board and train programs are fully customizable to your dog’s needs. You may notice that you don’t see a “list of commands” here that your dog is guaranteed to learn. We have trained this way in the past, but we ended up feeling that this approach relies on taking choices and options away from the dog, and adding more control. Over time, our mindset shifted to a more freedom-oriented approach to training. Management, as important as it is, eventually fails. We want the dog to be a good dog even without the leash on, without the treats, without the excessive crate time, without the training tools.
To accomplish this, we believe in integrating your dog fully into our daily activities. We have had lots of success with this method, because not only are we training the dog every day, but the dog is getting all the social learning from our personal dogs as well. We’ve seen countless board & train dogs make huge strides in reactivity, human aggression, general hyperactivity, resource guarding, and more using this method. Our dogs are experts in welcoming new dogs into the group for a temporary stay, and they teach our board & train dogs an appropriate mix of fun/play, and calmness/respect.
Once the dog is settled into our farm and has started to accept their new home-away-from home, we begin training behaviors. This typically starts with an implied/automatic leave-it, a sit, a down, and a “go to xxxx”(bed, cot, mat, etc) cue. Shortly thereafter, we start working on these behaviors with the rest of the group as well. The dog learns things like waiting their turn for training, respect for other dogs’ spaces, ability to disengage from high-arousal triggers, name recognition and recall, impulse control, and so many more useful skills that can come from working in this environment.
As I’m sure you already imagined, there are numerous benefits to having a professional trainer work with your dog multiple times a day. We are able to quickly and easily implement new rules and behaviors in the most streamlined way possible. Most of our clients don’t have the time to do several training sessions with their dog per day. We are not miracle workers, but we do have the time and knowledge to be able to teach new behaviors much faster than the average family. Having your dog live with us for a period of time also allows us the opportunity to create our own relationship with your dog, which allows us to make more accurate recommendations for behavior problems.
Often, the best thing a dog can experience is a break from the monotony of his/her everyday home life. A dog who has an established routine at home is a dog who is subject to creating habits. Often, those habits are bad ones. When we remove the dog from his home environment, it helps immensely with undoing the bad habits that are connected to that environment. We bring the dog into a new place, and we establish a new routine that involves more rules and structure. It may be strange for the dog at first, but canids actually thrive quite well in a place of consistency and clarity. Your dog will quickly learn what works, what doesn’t work, and which behaviors will earn him the things he wants.
We take this time to deeply ingrain new behaviors and habits, and then we give you the tools necessary to ensure your home can operate in a similar fashion. When we drop your dog off at the end of the program, we may spend around 2 hours giving you instructions and teaching your dog that the same rules apply back in his home environment. In the weeks following a board & train, we provide follow-up private lessons and if you continue implementing our recommendations, you will see some really exciting behavioral progress!
Many training companies will give you a list of commands that your dog will be fully familiarized with by the time they return home. We do not operate this way, and here’s why:
“A board & train program will change my dog’s personality, and I’m going to get back a different dog.”
“I’ve heard Board & Trains can be problematic, and I’m afraid my dog will be abused.”
“All of my dog’s bad behaviors will be completely fixed when I get my dog back.”
“My dog will learn how to behave really well with you guys, but not with me.”
The board & train dogs have a variable schedule from day-to-day. However, here is a pretty average example of what your dog will experience during a typical board & train day.
8:00am – wake up, first potty break of the day
9:00am – into the kennels for water and half breakfast
9:30am – play & socialization group time
10:30am – training sessions
11:30am – naptime
1:30pm – play group, exercise, group training
3:00pm – training sessions
4:30pm – rest & naps
6:30pm – field trip (training @ Lowe’s, Home Depot, parks, etc)
8:00pm – rest time. Settling on dog beds in a communal area with chew toys, treat puzzles or Kongs.
9:00pm – dinner in crates, nap time
10:00pm – potty break, water, more relaxation time
11:00pm – last potty break, put dogs in kennels for the night
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