Smart Puppy Start Board & Train Programs
2 Weeks: $2300
Week 1: Building a Strong Foundation
• Help your puppy adjust to their new environment and meet family members.
• Begin potty training, sleep training, and crate training for a smooth transition.
• Use your puppy’s name consistently to build recognition.
• Introduce basic commands like sit, stay, and come.
• Support your puppy in adjusting to separation from their mother and littermates.
• Start socialization with new sights, sounds, and gentle handling.
• Begin treat-based training to reinforce positive behaviors.
Week 2: Strengthening Skills & Confidence
• Continue crate training, aiming for longer rest periods and sleeping through the night.
• Reinforce basic commands with consistency and patience.
• Introduce the leash and start controlled leash walking exercises.
• Encourage polite behavior by practicing a sit before exiting the kennel or playpen.
• Begin training with a gentle lead harness for better leash manners.
• Take short, guided walks using the harness.
• Expand your puppy’s skills with new commands to boost confidence and learning.
This structured approach ensures your puppy develops essential skills for a happy, well-adjusted life. Looking for expert guidance? Wildmour K9 is here to help!
4 Weeks: $3300
Weeks 3 & 4: Advancing Skills & Confidence
• Begin outdoor harness training to improve leash manners in real-world settings.
• Gradually expose your puppy to new environments, ensuring positive experiences.
• Expand socialization, introducing friendly dogs, people, and different surfaces.
• Start gentle grooming routines, including brushing and handling paws.
• Introduce stairs gradually, helping your puppy navigate up and down with confidence.
• Teach new commands to build engagement and problem-solving skills.
• Begin grab and release training, teaching controlled mouth use.
• Continue reinforcing basic commands and harness training in new settings.
• Teach your puppy to politely wait for meals, promoting impulse control.
• Increase difficulty in commands like touch and wait for better focus.
• Maintain progress with potty training, reinforcing consistency and routine.
By the end of this program, your puppy will have a solid foundation for a well-mannered, confident future. Need expert guidance? Wildmour K9 is here to help!
6 Weeks: $4300
Weeks 5 & 6: Mastering Skills & Building Independence
• Reinforce previous commands, ensuring consistency and reliability.
• Continue training on foundational skills, building confidence and precision.
• Add distance, distractions, and duration to strengthen obedience.
• Take short walks in safe outdoor areas, introducing new sights and sounds.
• Expand exposure to different environments, helping your puppy adapt confidently.
• Begin bed training, teaching your puppy to settle calmly in a designated spot.
• Maintain focus on potty training, reinforcing good habits.
• Introduce new commands to challenge your puppy’s learning and engagement.
By the end of six weeks, your puppy will have a strong foundation in training, socialization, and manners. Ready to set your puppy up for success? Wildmour K9 is here to guide you every step of the way!
What Makes Our Board & Train Program Different?
At Wildmour K9, our puppy Board & Train program is designed to give your puppy the best start in a loving, structured, and family-oriented environment—not a kennel. Unlike other programs, your puppy will live in our home, experiencing real-life socialization with children and puppy-friendly dogs to help them develop confidence and good manners.
A Home, Not a Kennel: Your puppy becomes part of our family, learning in a home environment that mimics yours—helping with a smoother transition when they return to you.
Daily Updates: We send pictures or videos every day, so you can see your puppy’s progress.
Training Videos: Multiple training videos each week show your puppy in action, allowing you to easily continue their learning at home.
Veterinary Care: We schedule any necessary vet visits, vaccines, and parasite prevention, so your puppy stays on track with their health.
We Handle the Hardest Parts: Sleepless nights, potty accidents, and crate training struggles—we take care of it all, using a gentle, nurturing approach that sets your puppy up for success when they come home to you.