Our basic two week program is for puppies or adults that need good manners. Our goal is to help you have an easy dog to live with! This program is a great head start for the busy family who wants a dog they can live with, but who don't have time to teach good behaviors. It is also ideal for someone who is going out of town and would like to come home to a better behaved dog. For dogs with serious behavioral issues we do also offer three and four week programs, so please call to discuss what would work best for you and your dog.

How it works: You leave your dog with us for two weeks and we train him for you. Your dog will be introduced to basic manners: sit, down, come when called, walking on leash, going to a bed, waiting at the door, leaving things alone and giving things up when told. We use only positive training methods that help your dog learn to love working. The program will also help with house training and crate training. He will learn to rest quietly in his crate and to go outside to do his "business."

Follow-up training: We schedule a private lesson for the day that you pick up your dog so you can see what he's learned and start to understand how to work with your dog at home. The price of your program also includes your choice of either two additional private lessons or our six week basic training class, Just Say Please 1 so you have the tools you need to reinforce good behavior at home. You'll learn how to make good behavior a part of life so that you'll have the companion you want in the years ahead.

Do you have a new puppy in your house or an older pup that is a little too rambunctious? Is your puppy jumping all over you? Not coming when you call? Not house trained? Chewing up everything? New puppies come into our homes with no idea how we want them to act. They chew on everything, potty everywhere and can get into a lot of trouble. Isn't it is a good thing they are cute?! If this sounds familiar to you, our Puppy Quick Start Program can help!

How it works: We developed this program at the request of new puppy owners who needed help getting started with training and socializing. The Puppy Quick Start is a two week board and train program where you drop your dog off in the morning (Monday - Friday) and pick him up each night. Your puppy will be introduced to basic manners: sit, down, come when called, walking on leash, going to a bed, waiting at the door, leaving things alone and giving things up when told. We use only positive training methods that help your pup learn to love working. The program will also help with house training and crate training. He will learn to rest quietly in his crate and to go outside to do his "business." You've probably been told to "socialize" your pup, but it's hard to do that safely. Puppies under 4 months of age have not had all their vaccinations, so it's not safe to take them to parks, dog parks or pet stores because there is no way to know if the other dogs in these places have been vaccinated. At Happy Hounds all puppies have had at least two sets of vaccinations including Bordetella and all older pups and dogs are completely vaccinated. Your puppy will get to safely socialize with other friendly dogs and puppies which will help with bite inhibition and help him grow up to be confident around other dogs. You'll take a tired puppy home with you at the end of the day and be able to reinforce his new behaviors in the evening and on the weekends so that the training transfers to your home and family.

Follow-up training:The program includes our six week basic training class, Just Say Please 1 to help you learn how to work with your dog at home. You'll learn how to set your pup up for success and use management and structure while he is learning. With the tools you will be given you will know how to make good behavior a part of life so that you'll have the companion you want in the years ahead.