Puppy Board and Train Program

Puppy Program: How It All Starts

About the Training Program 

Puppy training is a complicated process that can be overwhelming. There is so much information on the internet about how train a puppy: how to socialize them, what to do when they bite, how to potty train them, training them to be happy in their kennel... and most of that advise online can be very conflicting! When you choose Southern Warrior K9, you are teaming up with a professional who has extensive puppy raising and training experience. This means you'll have personal, individualized guidance to navigate the puppy raising process, minimizing mistakes and decreasing stress and frustration!

Our puppy program is specifically designed for puppies between the ages of 3 and 6 months of age, and is focused on teaching the puppy how to learn. We incorporate clicker work (marker training) during this phase and start teaching the foundation for future obedience skills, such as how to "go away" from the handler, come back when called, sit and down. All future obedience exercises are simply a combination of those critical foundation skill, which means future training will be streamlined and more effective. We also work on crate training, creating appropriate potty training schedules, and home manners like not pulling on your pant leg, biting, jumping, etc. while your pup is staying with us.

At the end of the boarding portion of program, you will work with your trainer via private dog training lessons weekly for four weeks, so you can maintain your puppies new training skills and learn how to better handle and manage them.

Training Outcome

Our puppy program is great for socialization, confidence building, and beginning obedience:

• Beginning leash work
• Name recognition
• Luring "sit" and "down"
• Teaching the puppy to move away from the handler
• Appropriate play and social interaction

Recommended For

Puppies over 12 weeks of age. For puppies over 6 months old, please check out our Basic Obedience program.

Program Cost

The puppy program starts at $2,500, and includes boarding, training, and 4 private lessons.  We recommend all puppies continue on to our Basic and Advanced Obedience programs as they continue to mature and grow.