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Your puppy. Trained right from day one.

Three 2-week stays spread across your puppy's first year. Because puppies mature and change. one board and train too young doesn't stick. We train them at the stages that matter most.

Stay 1: Socialization + confidence
Stay 2: Leash walking + obedience
Stay 3: Full off-leash reliability
Crate + potty + manners
Handover session after each stay
Training that grows with your puppy
3 stays across the first year Puppies under 12 months $3,995
Puppy Start Right. K9 Academy Puppy Board & Train

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Why start now?

One board and train at 12 weeks is not enough

Your puppy nips, jumps, and ignores you. and it is getting worse every week

You are working full-time and cannot give your puppy the structure they need during the day

Potty training is a disaster and your home is suffering

Your puppy has zero recall and bolts out the door every chance they get

You have read every guide and watched every video. nothing sticks

You want to do it right from the start, not fix problems later at 10x the cost

Puppies change dramatically in their first year. What works at 12 weeks needs reinforcing at 5 months and again at 8 months. That is why Puppy Start Right is three separate 2-week stays. timed to match your puppy's development stages. One board and train too young is a waste. Three at the right times builds a foundation that lasts.

Your Puppy's First Year

What happens at each stage. and how we help

Puppies change dramatically in their first year. One board and train too young doesn't stick. Three stays at the right times builds a foundation that lasts.

1
Stay 1 · ~8-14 weeks

Socialization & Confidence

What's happening at this age

  • Socialization window is open. closes around 14-16 weeks
  • Fear periods can develop without proper exposure
  • Nipping and biting are constant
  • No concept of boundaries or manners

What we do

  • Daily exposure to people, dogs, sounds, surfaces
  • Confidence building in new environments
  • No-bite training + puppy manners
  • Crate introduction + potty training foundations

Your puppy comes home socialized, confident, and with the foundation for everything that follows.

2
Stay 2 · ~4-6 months

Control & Obedience

What's happening at this age

  • Adolescent energy is ramping up fast
  • Testing boundaries. ignoring commands that used to work
  • Pulling hard on leash, can't settle
  • Impulse control is nonexistent

What we do

  • Leash walking + heel position
  • Teaching calmness + place command
  • Structured obedience. sit, down, stay, come
  • Impulse control + general self-control

Your puppy comes home with real control. walks nicely, settles when told, and responds to commands reliably.

3
Stay 3 · ~7-10 months

Off-Leash Reliability

What's happening at this age

  • Full adolescent regression hits. the "teenage" phase
  • Selective hearing, testing every rule
  • Chasing squirrels, ignoring recall
  • Everything you taught at 4 months starts slipping

What we do

  • Full off-leash training + proofing
  • Reliable recall under heavy distractions
  • Real-world reliability. parks, trails, crowds
  • Lock in everything before bad habits become permanent

Your dog graduates fully trained, off-leash reliable, and set for life. No regression to undo later.

All 3 stays included

$3,995

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The Process

From application to a trained puppy

01

Apply

Tell us about your puppy. breed, age, and what you want to achieve. We plan the 3 stays around their age.

02

Stay 1

Socialization, confidence building, exposure to the world, puppy manners, no-bite training, and crate introduction.

03

Stay 2

A few months later. leash walking, general control, calmness, and structured obedience as your puppy matures.

04

Stay 3

Full off-leash training and reliability in all scenarios. Everything locked in before adolescent regression hits.

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"Three trainers told us our GSD was a lost cause. K9 Academy took him on without hesitation. After 4 weeks of Board & Train, we have a completely different dog. Best decision we ever made."

— David & Kim L. · German Shepherd, 3 years

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