Beyond the Basics might be right for you and your pup if…
Your pup knows their basic cues but you would like extra practice “proofing” the skills.
You are happy with your pup’s basic obedience skills but you would like something a little more intermediate and challenging.
You may not have time to practice the basic skills your pup previously learned, so you’d like them to get more reinforcement and practice.
Your pup has high energy and you would like to channel that energy into a positive and focused learning opportunity.
Your pup completed a basic obedience program with another company and you feel they may not have learned as much as you hoped.
Beyond the Basics Program
Why stop with the basics when your pup can learn so much more?!? Our Beyond the Basics Program will take your pup’s basic obedience skills to the next level, in addition to introducing your pup to more challenging skills.
What We Teach:
- Proofing & Reinforcement– We will strengthen and improve upon previously learned basic cues,
- Introduction to 3 New Intermediate cues: Heel, Center & Touch
- The “3 D’s”: We will work to improve upon your pup’s skills using Duration, Distance & Distractions.
- Reinforcement of General Manners/Polite Behavior– Such as impulse control, deterring jumping, asking politely, earning rewards, etc.
- Reinforcement of Doorway Manners– Deterring bolting out of doors and having good manners when going in and out of doors.
- Maintenance of Proper Socialization Skills– We will continue to guide and reinforce safe and polite social cues, boundaries, and body language.
- Enrichment Activities– To promote mental stimulation and problem-solving skills. We include fun activities such as puzzles, snuffle mats, lick mats, games, toy time etc.
How it Works:
- Your pup will come to class and spend the day with us Monday-Thursday (9am-4pm), for the duration of the program.
- Your pup will receive structured training sessions throughout the day, as well as guided socialization time.
- We also include vital downtime so puppies can rest between lessons and socialization sessions.
- Our accelerated learning model, fun drills, and repetitions help to maximize learning AND retention.
- Daily report cards are sent out at the end of each day to keep you in the loop on your pup’s progress so you can follow along with their daily learning and implement the lessons at home.
- Each Friday of the program, you will have a Virtual Check-In session with your trainer to ensure everything is properly translating to the home and in your daily life.
What’s Included:
- 3 Weeks of Instruction, Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm.
- Access to a library filled with homework, informational handouts, supplemental resources, etc.
- Pre-recorded how-to videos for reinforced learning.
- PLUS: Virtual Check-Ins each Friday while your pup is in our program. The Virtual Check-In’s are essential to make sure the training is being practiced effectively at home and to answer any questions you have and/or troubleshoot any roadblocks.
You will also get…
- A confident pup who has accomplished an intermediate training program and ready to show off their skills!
- Ongoing support for seamless integration at home.
- A stronger bond between you and your furry family member.
- Great alternative to sending your pup away for a full board & train program.
- A social community for your pup!
EVALUATION APPOINTMENT-$50
REQUIREMENTS:
If your pup completed a basic obedience class/program other than our Puppy School Program, we require an evaluation to make sure your pup is ready for our Beyond the Basics Program.
EVALUATION DETAILS:
Our evalutation is 1 hour. Our trainer will assess your pup’s basic obedience skills, observe your pup with other dogs, and learn about your pup’s personality traits to make sure they are a good fit for our Beyond the Basics Program and to make sure we are a good fit for your pup.
HOW TO SCHEDULE AN EVALUATION:
Please email us at contact@packpawsitive.com to schedule your evaluation.
VACCINATION REQUIRMENTS
All dogs must be current on the following vaccinations:
- Canine Influenza
- Leptospirosis
- Distemper/Parvo (DHPP/DH2PP)
- Bordetella (kennel cough)
- Rabies
We ask that vaccinations do not lapse while your pup is attending our program(s). It is the customer’s responsibility to keep your pets up to date with vaccinations and provide Pack Pawsitive with a copy of all updated vaccination records. Thank you!
Beyond the Basics Pricing
We want to make all of our training programs accessible to as many pet parents as possible. For that reason, we offer 2 options for payments for our Beyond the Basics Program.