In today's busy world, having a professional laying the foundation for your dog's training gives you a distinct advantage over those who must find the time to do this themselves. Our team can provide professional skill, knowledge, patience, and the most important part: repetition.

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Boot Camp takes place in one of our spacious indoor training facilities where we can structure separate areas for one-on-one training, off-leash play, and crated nap time. Your dog will spend multiple sessions in each area throughout the day, including time in their crate. Crate time gives the dogs time to rest between activities, as well as ensuring that the trainer is able to focus on each dog individually during their training sessions. Crate time is mandatory for all boot camp programs. If your dog is unable to crate comfortably, in home training or group classes may be a better fit.

Walking training in the Basic Obedience Program will be done outdoors in the immediate neighborhood of the training facility, where we will expose them to as much normal neighborhood activity as we are able.

While the main focus of our programs is obedience work, not play time,  we do give social dogs the opportunity to play with dog friends throughout their day. For dogs who are not social with other dogs, or do not have a friend match in the program, they will receive additional playtimes with staff members during their day.

Puppy Start-Up Program

2 Week Boot Camp - $795

Have a new puppy under 5 months?  Help jump start their training with our 2 Week Puppy Start-up Program.  Our Coaches will introduce and lay the foundation for commands they will need throughout their life (see below). Additionally, your puppy will get important human and dog socialization multiple times a day during the 2 week program.  Puppies MUST be under 5 months old at the start of the program. We recommend that your puppy spends at least one week in your home before the start of their program. This allows them to acclimate to your home and bond with you as their new owner(s) before beginning their training.  

• Name - learning name recognition

• Sit & Down - basic obedience

• Drop It - release various items in their possession

• Walking Foundation - for leashed walks

• Wait & Impulse Control - waiting to be released from crate, at doors

• Come - Indoor Recall - with some distractions in our indoor facility

• Kenneling - helping pups learn to relax and enjoy their kennel, a valuable life skill!

An In-Home training session can be added for a discounted rate of $115, if desired. Contact office@thek9coach.com to purchase and schedule this session.

To sign up for the Puppy Start-Up Program please click here.

Puppies must be under 5 months old at start of program.

Basic Obedience Program

4 Week Boot Camp, 2 In-Home Personal Training Sessions - $1695

In our 4 week Basic Obedience Program, we will teach your dog 12 reliable behaviors. Reliable means your dog responds to the command despite  distractions.Your dog may already know their name, but will they respond to it when they are distracted? This program is for dogs over 5 months old. Behaviors taught:

• Name - reliably turn head toward handler

• Sit - a reliable sit even when distracted

• Down - a reliable down even when distracted

• Stay - a reliable stay even when distracted

• Walk - at your side for leashed walks

• Boundary training - An invisible boundary to prevent your dog from invading a space until invited

• Wait - to be released from crate, at doors

• Come - Indoor Recall - Coming to you when called from around the house

• Go to your bed/mat - Dog goes a short distance to their raised bed, lies down, and waits to be released

• Leave it - do not touch item dog is showing interest in

• Drop it - release items out of your dog's mouth

• Watch me - used to proactively look at you while a distraction occurs or goes by.

Two in-home follow-up training sessions are part of this program. During these in-home training sessions, a member of our in-home training team will show you how to utilize your dog's training to get the behavior you want in your home environment. The sessions are yours to schedule, but we encourage you to schedule your first session as soon as possible after your program ends to make the most out of your dog's training.

You will receive information on how to schedule these sessions in your Welcome Email for Boot Camp. We recommend that you fill out the scheduling form before your dog's start date to make sure you get your first appointment scheduled the week after your program ends. Appointment times are available Monday through Friday at 1, 2, 3 or 3:30 pm. Sessions are 1 hour long. Keep in mind these sessions will be with a member of our in-home training team, and NOT your boot camp trainer. These staff members are intimately familiar with the boot camp program, and your boot camp trainer is already working full time at camp.

To sign up for the Basic Obedience Program, please click here.

Dogs must be over 5 months old at start of program.

Boot Camp Refresher

2 Week Boot Camp- $695

This program is for graduates of our 4 week Basic Obedience Program. Your dog will come back for two additional weeks of training, where we will refresh them on all behaviors learned or focus on the boot camp behaviors that you are struggling with at home. Please note, this boot camp program is designed to be a refresher of the 4 week Basic Obedience Program, not a supplement for that program. We are only able to work on the behaviors initially covered in the 4 week program. 

We highly encourage you to schedule an In-Home Training session at the end of your 2-week refresher training. You can add an in-home visit for the reduced rate of $115. Contact office@thek9coach.com to purchase and schedule this session.

To sign up for the Boot Camp Refresher Program, please click here.

Dogs must have completed our 4 week Basic Obedience Program in order to enroll in the Basic Obedience Refresher course.

Advanced Off-Leash Recall

2 Week Boot Camp, 2 In-Home Personal Training Sessions - $1195

This program is for dogs who have completed the 4 Week Basic Obedience Program and have a solid foundation in the basic obedience commands, including a motivational recall, can come out of dog play indoors, and have a positive relationship with training.

Two in-home sessions come with this program. You will have short checkouts with your trainer on Mondays and Fridays, however your ability to get a successful recall from your dog is centered around your use of the in-home sessions. The first one is at your home as soon as possible after your program ends. The second one your trainer will meet you at another outdoor environment to ensure you know how to utilize your dog's training for reliable off-leash recalls in highly distracting scenarios.

You will receive information on how to schedule these sessions in your Welcome Email for Boot Camp. We recommend that you fill out the scheduling form before your dog's start date to make sure you get your first appointment scheduled the week after your program ends. Appointment times are available Monday through Friday at 1, 2, 3 or 3:30 pm. Sessions are 1 hour long.

This specific program, unlike our other programs, is structured around the use of an electronic collar to aid in reliability of the behavior. The unit is included in this program and will be provided to you.

Sign up for this program is on hold until warm weather returns!

Dogs must have completed our 4 week Basic Obedience Program in order to enroll in the Advanced Off-Leash Recall Boot Camp program.

Boot Camp runs Monday through Friday.

Please see below for holiday closures for 2021. Your program may be shorter if it falls over one of these holidays, but your dog's training results will remain the same.

Cancellations for any program must be received in writing via email to our main office at least one week prior to your start date in order to receive a full refund.

After registering, we will contact you via email confirming your start date in a Welcome Email. The email will also include a list of what to bring, where to drop your dog off each day, as well as requesting vaccination records. 

The following vaccines are required to be current when your dog starts their program:

• Bordetella

• Rabies (if over 4 months old)

• Distemper/DHPP

Due to our strict limit on the number of dogs per trainer, any missed days due to scheduling conflicts will be forfeited.

Click here to read our FAQ on Boot Camp. You can also contact the office if you have other questions about Boot Camp.