Puppies are complicated.

Bundled up in that adorable face and teensy toe beans, there’s a whole lot of development and growth going on, and opportunities to teach as many bad habits as good ones.

When time moves by too quickly, and there’s limited time to fit in everything you want your new addition to learn at this sensitive stage, what do you do?

You schedule a Session Zero and get started on Worldbuilding!


Ready to Jump Right In?

Management, foundations, and successful socialization just by moving your mouse!

Online training for puppy raising can be found in the Worldbuilding Online Course. This self-led course builds foundational engagement behaviors that will inform your puppy’s habits well into adolescence, as well as addressing developmental topics like:

  • Safe Socialization and Dog-Dog Interactions

  • Puppy Biting and Chewing

  • Happy Crating and Housetraining

  • Handling and Preventing Resource Guarding

These online courses are often included as part of our larger training packages as well, and are available at a discounted rate for our current and past clients.

Worldbuilding: Puppy Foundations
$120.00
One time

Worldbuilding is a self-led course designed for introducing engagement, confidence, and optimal socialization for puppies between 8 and 20 weeks at the start of the course.


✓ 26 Virtual Lessons
✓ Virtual Support and Coaching
✓ Lifetime Access

1x1 Private Sessions for Puppy Raising

Includes:

  • 4 45-minute in-person sessions at your home*, a nearby park, or virtually

  • Recaps and Resources provided on your personalized webpage to keep you on track between sessions

  • Lifetime Access to Worldbuilding Online self-led class

  • Everything that the client portal Guild Hall has to offer - including nearby classes and events, discounted services, additional troubleshooting and coaching, and more!

…$740

Optional Cast Guidance includes 4 day training field trips for socialization and confidence building

Day Training trips take place while you’re working during the weekday - your trainer will take your puppy out to a new space to work on attention and manners, and well as neutrality, calm, and confidence. While many people think of socialization as being primarily about dog-dog interaction, what’s most important is actually your puppy learning to navigate all the various stimuli in their world. While dog’s can acclimate to many things as they get older, this sensitive developmental period only lasts a short time, and it can be overwhelming to try and pack as much good experiences in around your already busy schedule.

Concerned about your puppy going out without all their vaccinations? The mother’s antibodies are still active in your puppy and their appropriate boosters should provide protection for your dog while young. The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior has stated it should be the standard of care for puppies to receive socialization opportunities before they are fully vaccinated. You can read their full position statement here.

Total Program Cost…$985

 

Virtual Coaching for Puppies

Includes:

  • Up to 3 videos under two minutes long submitted weekly for pre-session review and 1 additional homework video after session

  • Weekly 20-minute live virtual coaching sessions to discuss training for the week and provide coaching and troubleshooting

Single Session…$45

  • Subscription Price (25% off total value):

    • 4 Weeks of video submissions and live coaching sessions as described above

    • Recaps and Resources provided on your personalized webpage to keep you on track between sessions

    • Lifetime Access to Worldbulding Online self-led class

    • Everything that the client portal Guild Hall has to offer - including nearby classes and events, discounted services, additional troubleshooting and coaching, and more!

    Monthly Subscription…$150

 

Weekday Board and Train for Puppy Raising

Level 1 Includes:

  • 3 Weeks of board and train Sunday-Thursday focused on:

    • Socialization

    • Handling Skills

    • Potty Training

    • Foundational Engagement and Manners

  • 3 Handoff Sessions each Thursday at pick up/drop off

  • Recaps and Resources provided on your personalized webpage to keep you on track between sessions

  • Lifetime Access to Worldbuilding Online self-led class

  • Everything that the client portal Guild Hall has to offer - including nearby classes and events, discounted services, additional troubleshooting and coaching, and more!

  • A go-home Loot Bag with gear, treats, and more!

…$2900

Level 2 Includes all of Level 1 PLUS:

  • 2 Additional Weeks of board and train Sunday-Thursday at 7 months or older focusing on:

    • Building on engagement skills for appropriate adolescent manners

    • Arousal regulation and control

    • Preventing behavior regression

…$4200

Comprehensive Board and Train Program for Puppy Raising

Includes:

  • 3 Handoff Sessions following your stay

  • Recaps and Resources provided on your personalized webpage to keep you on track between sessions

  • Lifetime Access to Worldbuilding Online self-led class

  • Everything that the client portal Guild Hall has to offer - including nearby classes and events, discounted services, additional troubleshooting and coaching, and more!

  • Access to our exclusive Level Up day school, training club, and sniffy walk program for 3 months following their stay

  • A go-home Loot Bag with gear, treats, and more!

  • Puppies are just figuring out what their world means! Foundations for dogs under 5 months means understanding how to safely and confidently interact in their world. Two weeks is time for your trainer to get to know your puppy and help them through developmental rough patches so they are set up to be a confident and secure adolescent. A two week board and train for puppies includes:

    • Socialization Field Trips

    • People Watching

    • Engagement Foundations

    • Potty Training

    • Loose Leash Basics

    Handoff sessions with you at home will transition these skills, share observations on potential stumbling blocks headed into the adolescent years, and set you and your little one up for a successful journey together!

    $2600

  • Three weeks with a puppy is a whole lot of change! During their stay we will be taking advantage of this developmentally sensitive period to guide your puppy into a calm and confident adolescence. In addition to the behaviors in a two week stay which include foundations in:

    • Socialization Field Trips

    • People Watching

    • Engagement Foundations

    • Potty Training

    • Loose Leash Basics

    They’ll build additional behaviors with their extra time, focusing primarily on:

    • Polite Greeting Protocols

    • Appropriate Play Behavior

    • Bite Inhibition

    Handoff sessions, like their two week program, will transition these skills, share observations on potential stumbling blocks headed into the adolescent years, and set you and your little one up for a successful journey together!

    $3700

  • For many puppies, a four week stay can help get you through some of the rough patches of sleepless nights and unsure behaviors. In addition to:

    • Socialization Field Trips

    • People Watching

    • Engagement Foundations

    • Potty Training

    • Loose Leash Basics

    • Polite Greeting Protocols

    • Appropriate Play Behavior

    • Bite Inhibition

    A four week stay will also focus on building off of some of the earlier introduced skills to leverage them into:

    • Good Handling Habits

    • Patio Practice

    • Recall Foundations

    Handoff sessions will transition these skills, share observations on potential stumbling blocks headed into the adolescent years, and set you and your little one up for a successful journey together!

    $4800

  • A different approach, this stay blends puppy foundations with adolescent manners to ensure that your pup isn’t regressing when they hit teenage development.

    For the first three weeks of their stay, your puppy will focus on behaviors similar to a normal three week stay for puppies in board and train:

    • Socialization Field Trips

    • People Watching

    • Engagement Foundations

    • Potty Training

    • Loose Leash Basics

    • Polite Greeting Protocols

    • Appropriate Play Behavior

    • Bite Inhibition

    The challenge with puppies is that while early intervention and consistent reinforcement of behaviors absolutely carries over and can make an enormous difference to both behavior and skills of an adult puppy, adolescence is right there in the middle - a stumbling block for your patience and your persistence.

    In this multi-part campaign, after your puppy is 7 months old, they will come back for a heavily discounted two week stay for a refresher on everything they learned, and will build on those skills, working on:

    • Arousal Regulation and Control

    • Loose Leash Manners

    • Polite Greeting Behavior

    • Settling and Relaxation

    Rather than the standard 3 sessions 5 handoff sessions can be scheduled both between your puppy’s two stays as well as after their adolescent stay in order to reinforce behaviors, troubleshoot for specific situations, and build on the behaviors they learned.

    For Puppies, a 3×2 week package is the most commonly recommended board and train package.

    $5600


Looking for Group?

Group classes and events are held throughout the year in a variety of mediums.

In the Winter, you’ll find me on your computer screen in the comfort of your own home, where Winter Webinars are offered on a variety of subjects to kickstart your dog’s training and keep you and your best friend active during the colder weather.

In Spring, classes will be starting up in partnership with various facilities in the area, as well as offered independently: for basic manners, puppy development, adolescent impulse control, and dog reactivity.

You’ll also find drop-in enrichment games and classes listed below to build your dog’s confidence, burn their energy, and learn new games to play, offered throughout the year.