01/02/2026
What better way to kick off the New Year than with not just one, but TWO puppy board-and-trains?! 🎉
Meet Trevi! She’s about 3.5 months old and already an absolute blast to work with. Feeling extra grateful to have both her and Maisie during such a pivotal window for training and socialization in their lives.
Our one-week board-and-train is basically kindergarten for puppies. 🎒
Is it meant to be the only training your dog will ever need? Definitely not.
But is it an amazing way to kickstart learning, build confidence, and shape how a puppy feels about training for the rest of their life? You bet!
Of course, we begin to teach basic commands like sit, down, and stay - but our primary focus is on building foundational concepts that support a healthy, confident, and balanced puppy. Beyond basic behavior shaping, we invest significant energy in areas such as engagement building, enhancing motivation, food luring, confidence development, healthy interactive play with other dogs, cooperative and collaborative play with humans, learning to yield to the leash for both good walking manners and improved control, and adding value to the leash handler rather than to the many distractions puppies will encounter in the world.
In socialization, we expose pups to a wide range of experiences. Other dogs, new people, kids, unfamiliar objects, different surfaces and structures, and varied environments with novel distractions are all key areas of focus.
Starting a puppy board-and-train early is one of the best ways to set your pup up for success. It gives them a strong foundation in training, confidence, and social skills, and helps them grow into confident, curious, and well-adjusted dogs ready for whatever the world throws their way!
