Not Your Average Puppy Program

COMING SUMMER ‘2025

Virtual Training

Set yourself up for success with our comprehensive, live virtual training program! During this 4-6 week program, we cover everything you and your puppy will need for a well-rounded and fulfilling life including:

  • Socialization: Building neutrality and confidence in new environments, around people, animals, and have positive exposures to a plethora of handling, sights, sounds & stimuli.

  • Grooming & Vet Prep: Creating positive associations and skill-building for at-home and in-facility grooming & veterinary needs

  • Essential Skills: Teaching behaviors such as name recognition, coming when called, walking nicely on leash, going and staying on a bed/place, leave it, drop it & more

  • Self-Regulation: Practicing settling in a variety of environments - whether that be in confinement (crate/x-pen) or preparing them for being able to relax around the house & even in public settings.

  • Enrichment & Exercise: Engaging your puppy’s body & brain in ways that will stimulate their natural instincts, lower stress-levels and fulfill their breed-specific and individual needs.

The Day Ranger

Get hands-on support to ease the workload of raising a well-adjusted, well-behaved puppy! In this 5-week program, your trainer will help lay a strong foundation of essential life skills and provide field trips and outings to help your puppy generalize behaviors and meet vital socialization needs.
This program focuses on:

  • Socialization: We help your puppy develop confidence and neutrality in new settings, around people, and other animals, with guided exposure to various handling, sights, sounds, and stimuli.

  • Grooming & Vet Prep: Through regular, positive experiences, we prepare your puppy for grooming and vet visits with gentle handling and skill-building, ensuring they’re comfortable with both at-home and professional care.

  • Essential Skills: Your puppy will learn foundational behaviors like name recognition, recall, leash manners, place/stay, “leave it,” “drop it,” and more.

  • Self-Regulation: We work on settling exercises, teaching puppies to relax in different environments, including crate/pen time, at home, and in public settings.

  • Enrichment & Exercise: We keep your puppy’s mind and body engaged through activities that stimulate natural instincts, reduce stress, and meet individual and breed-specific needs.

The Trail Guide (+)

Receive personalized, one-on-one guidance & support tailored to your unique training goals. This program equips you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive with your puppy. By working closely with you, we create a training plan that aligns with your puppy’s personality, your lifestyle, and the specific challenges you are facing—setting both ends of the leash up for success!
This program encompasses:

  • Socialization: We’ll work on building your puppy’s confidence and neutrality in new environments, around people and animals, with guided exposure to various handling, sights, sounds, and stimuli.

  • Grooming & Vet Prep: Through hands-on practice, we’ll create positive associations for grooming and vet visits, ensuring your puppy feels comfortable with both at-home and professional handling.

  • Essential Skills: Together, we’ll teach foundational behaviors like name recognition, recall, leash manners, place/stay, “leave it,” “drop it,” and more.

  • Self-Regulation: We’ll practice techniques for settling, whether in a crate or pen, at home, or in public, helping your puppy learn calm behavior in all settings.

  • Enrichment & Exercise: I’ll guide you on ways to engage your puppy’s mind and body to satisfy natural instincts, reduce stress, and fulfill individual needs.