The Unique Advantage of Board and Train Programs
Dog training requires plenty of patience, consistency, and time. Training your dog successfully also requires experience and expertise. Most people don’t have all of these qualities to properly, effectively, and efficiently train their dogs. Life is busy, and while you may be a great pet parent, you may not have the extras needed to really train your dog in the way they need to be trained.
Board and train programs are effective because they provide an immersive, structured, and proven pathway to training that results in real change and modification. Board and train programs are situated in a way that your dog stays with and is carefully trained by professional trainers for an agreed upon set period.
These programs usually run for a couple of weeks and are particularly useful for dogs with behavioral issues, those who need leash training, or off-leash training. Board and train programs are even beneficial for puppies, even if they work great for older dogs as well. These programs are meant to create lasting results for pets and their families.
What Does Board and Train Mean?
In short, a board and train program is one where your pet will go through a pre-planned training program, which is developed with you and your dog’s needs in mind. Board and train programs, such as the one provided by Next Step K-9, provide comprehensive training in a safe and structured setting. Completed at our new facility, each dog is cared for like they were our own.
With the board and train program, your dog will stay with us in their own safe space. They will be treated with care, while also attending their pre-scheduled training lessons with experienced professionals. Their training sessions are conducted in a one-on-one setting, ensuring that each session is effective and each pet remains safe. This creates a relationship between trainer and dog, while also ensuring a distraction-free environment.
What Makes Board & Train Unique
While standard dog training is often effective, sometimes certain situations require a little extra help, and in other cases, some owners just prefer a more comprehensive approach right off the bat. In any situation, board and train programs can create a training plan that matches your needs.
But how do they differentiate from your average training program?
Faster and More Intensive
Your local board and train program (such as our structured, proven board and train) is designed to fit a comprehensive training program into a relatively short amount of time. Your dog receives a scheduled routine of daily training, allowing for comprehensive yet fast results. Our fast yet proven training schedule creates long-lasting results in little time. When compared to at-home training, board and train can get the job done faster yet is just as if not more effective.
Socialization and Distraction Focus
With board and train programs, trainers can focus on specific areas your pet may struggle with, such as socialization and distraction. Board and train are especially effective with this as the environment in which these sessions take place is already distraction-free. The training sessions are also formulated to allow for careful exposure in which your pet learns proper socialization.
Other areas of expertise board and train programs can include aggression training, training for reactive dogs, and much more.
Best for the Busy
Life is often fast-paced and can become overwhelming at times. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t provide the best training you can for your furry friends. For those who may not have the extra time, board and train programs allow your pet to get the training they need without the extra strain put on you and/or your family. 92% of professionally trained dogs show improved obedience scores within 6 weeks, and it just so happens that board and train programs can help create a perfect environment for this. Where you may not have those six weeks, we do!
Stress Free Training
Training your beloved friend can be stressful. This is especially true if you start young, as it is recommended you do. Dogs trained before 16 weeks show 35% fewer behavior problems than adults per 2022 JAVMA study. The earlier you start training, the better the outcome will be. Board and train programs aren’t just for adult dogs, you can also enroll a puppy into board and train programs, or even senior dogs. In fact, Geriatric training (9+ years) improves mobility 60% with balanced exercises, 2023 AAHA guide.
Contact us today to learn more about what board and train looks like for each stage of your dog’s life. Board and train programs are meant to be effective yet stress free for both you and your dog.
Space for Both
Board and train create a unique environment that allows your dog to be trained effectively and safely without any extra risks or hassles. Board and train programs are time-effective, and create everlasting results that extend well beyond the time your dog comes home. Not only that, but each program comes with a guide that allows for continued at home success long after the program ends. We all want our dogs to live longer, and it’s been found that obedience training correlates with 40% longer lifespan in a 2020 Swedish study of 500k dogs.
While our board and train program is one of the most effective, stress-free, and time-effective options, we also offer group classes (for those who have trained with us previously) as well as private sessions for those who aren’t interested in board and train currently.
Are you looking to change your pet’s life? Maybe you’d like your new puppy to learn to sit a little sooner? Whatever the case may be, we’re here to help! No breed is too big or too small; we love them all!
Contact us today for more information regarding our many training opportunities.