What to Expect

Throughout the entire training process you will be working alongside our Professional Dog Trainer to come up with the best plan for both you and your dog. Every training journey is different and what works for some dogs, may not work for others. By working with our trainers, you will be given many options and training plans that our trainers feel will be best for your dog and will help guide you through the entire process.

For each dog that comes for a Board and Train Program, you will sit down with our trainer the day you drop them off and go over everything you are wanting to accomplish while they are with us. Every dog is different and our trainer will work with you and your dog to come up with the best plan of action to help your dog thrive in and outside of your home. During their stay with us,our trainer will be working with your dog using various different methods to create a solid foundation of obedience and creating boundaries inside the home and out.

Throughout the Board and Train Program you will be updated weekly on your dog’s training progress as well as sent pictures. After about two weeks into the Board and Train Program, we will schedule a time for you to come into the facility to work with your dog and learn everything they have done so far. This is a great opportunity to start learning all about your dog’s behavior and start working as a team. This will also give you time to ask any questions and get to reunite with your furry best friend.

On pick up day, you will get to learn all about your dog’s training! During our session, we will walk you through everything your dog has learned while they were with us. You will get a step by step demonstration on how to properly walk your dog on leash, how to use any tools we may have used, and so much more. You will also be given a folder, complete with all the information your trainer will go over during your sessions for future reference at home. You will be able to ask any questions you may have to ensure the transition back home goes as smoothly as possible.

Is something not working at home or in public after training? Ask your trainer for help! We offer free in-home or public sessions after the Board and Train Program to ensure that everything is going great! If something isn’t working, it may not be something you are doing wrong, it may be something very little that your trainer can help you with.

During private sessions, you will be working one on one with a trainer to come up with a training plan that works best with your dog. These sessions will focus on learning more about your dog and teaching you about body language, setting boundaries and so much more. During each session, you will work on many different exercises with your dog and learn how to work together as a team and build a strong bond between you and your dog. You will also be given many exercises to take home with you to continue training at home.

What to Bring

Bring : Food (or we can provide our house food at an additional cost), properly fitted flat collar, and a leash.

Optional : Toys, beds, blankets, chewing toys, or anything to make your dog’s stay more comfortable

Don’t bring : Bowls, raw hides, kennels

Suggested Reading : General Obedience Concepts

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FAQ

At Fetchers, we are not a one size fits all facility. We use multiple different methods that work best for your dog. We are a balanced facility meaning we will correct any behaviors that are unwanted, and praise the behaviors that we are looking for. You will work with your trainer to come up with the best plan of action for both you and your dog and try every option that both you and our trainer feels best. We use positive and negative methods to help both you and your dog succeed in and outside of your home.

We do our best to find success with training, but training is a team effort. Our trainer will work with you side by side to find the best way possible to make progress with your dog, but there is only so much your trainer can do while you are working with us. Doing exercises that your trainer gives you will help both you and your dog succeed inside and outside of your home. Training is a lot like going to school, if you do not study you might not learn as much as you were wanting. While working with your trainer, we will come up with a custom plan to work on while at the facility doing sessions and at home with very easy adjustments you can make to your daily routine to help you and your dog work in harmony with each other instead of against.

Every dog has a different amount of kennel time depending on the program we have picked for your dog. If your dog is participating in a Board and Train Program, they are in a kennel for mainly meal times, break times, and overnight. Kennel time will vary with what specifically we are working on. Typically, your dog is out working with the trainer for most of the day with some breaks in between. The kennel is a lot like your dogs’ personal room where they can have time to rest and decompress from a full day of playing and training.

Short answer, no. All dogs that stay with us at Fetchers are in a kennel overnight with staff coming in to take them out potty throughout the night. If your dog is having some issues specifically in your home, our trainer may take the dog to their personal house to see some unwanted behaviors or an in-home visit would be the best option for you. Our board and train dogs are typically very tired from a whole day of training and just would like to go to sleep and have a good night sleep in their kennel.