Whether you have a brand new pup, a young dog needing better obedience, or an older dog with a difficult behavior problem, our Utah Dog Board and Train programs are custom-fit to deliver the results you’re seeking. Give us a Call Now or Schedule a Free Phone Consultation to discover if hiring a qualified trainer to privately train your dog is the right choice for your situation.
On and Off-Leash Basics – Real World Reliability with No Batteries Required
10-13 Weeks, $5,000.00
The most rigorous basics-level dog board and train in Utah – your dog stays at AMPSK9 for the duration of the program. Price includes all essential training equipment (except remote trainer if requested), two Handling Sessions (at Weeks 4 and 8), one Take-Home Lesson, and Lifetime Support via in-person or remote Coaching Sessions. Training is precisely tailored to work with your dog’s individual temperament, behavior, and needs.
With the AMPSK9 On and Off-Leash Basics Board and Train, you can expect:
- Mastery of Novice-level obedience commands (Heel, Sit, Stand, Stay, Down, Come) on and off-leash
- Reliability and stability around reasonable, everyday distractions
- A developed sense of Response-Ability to right action, even when it isn’t explicitly communicated
- Manners for Home and Away
- Understanding of Rules, Boundaries, and Limitations
- Extensive social-immersion with respectful humans and a well-balanced pack of stable dogs
- Exposure to people, places, and things of all kinds, in the real world
On and Off-Leash Basics is especially recommended for the following:
- Owners with demanding occupations that don’t allow for daily dog-training
- Owners with disabilities or mobility issues
- Owners who are going on long vacations and want to come back to a happier, more obedient pet
- Dogs with severe behavioral issues: incessant barking, destroying objects, digging holes
- Dogs fighting one another in the home
- Dogs with practiced aggression against people, other dogs, other animals (see The 1% Dog below)
The 1% Dog – 20-Week Elite Transformation
$10,000.00
For the most discerning owners, nothing else will do. In The 1% Dog, not only will your dog receive all the instruction included in the On and Off-Leash Basics program, but I will also teach, train, and proof him up to the C.D.X standard, an officially established level of training achieved by only the top 1% of trained dogs.1 Price includes all essential training equipment (except remote trainer if requested), four Handler Sessions (Weeks 4, 8, 12, and 16), one Take-Home Lesson, and Lifetime Support via in-person or remote Coaching Sessions.
The C.D.X or “Open” obedience standard establishes the motivational base for advanced and specialized dog-work. My curriculum centers around the instruction of a Conditioned Retrieve that can be expanded into specialized tasks like hunting, tracking, detection, disability assistance, etc. Additionally, the Drop on Recall and Command Discrimination exercises add a huge buffer of safety for owners committed to responsibly handling their dogs off-leash, and the Jump exercises add practical agility-based component for those interested in doing more with their dogs. All training will receive extensive bomb-proofing for Complete Reliability and Response-Ability.
The 1% Dog is especially recommended for the following:
- Dog sport competitors
- Service/Therapy dog prospects
- Hunting, tracking, SAR dog prospects
- Dogs with documented bite-histories
You may be surprised at the last one on that list. Strangely enough, the biting problem is addressed very well by C.D.X training. At the Basics level we will obviously put a stop to any biting of the handler or others, but in my experience the best way to keep the biting dog from offending again is to teach him how and what to bite. During retrieve training we “gain control of the offending mouth” by making the dog use it for work. The nature of Conditioned Retrieve training requires us to extensively handle and manipulate the dog’s mouth, and teaching the dog to retrieve on command makes them think about using their mouth not just in the training yard but everywhere else as well.
Puppy Raising
$475/week
A professional Puppy Raiser can make dog ownership accessible to families with busy schedules who don’t have the spare time needed for housebreaking a puppy, laying the ideal foundation for the dream companion they’ve always wanted. A minimum 4 week stay is required, though 6-8 weeks is ideal to prepare the pup mentally and physically for his new home.
My availability for Puppy Raising is very limited as I can only take 1 puppy at a time.
- In 2018, only 854 dogs of all breeds achieved the CDX title compared with 62,648 CGC titles earned. See American Kennel Club: 2018 Annual Report and AKC.org: “What is Obedience” for details. ↩︎