Green Puppy Boarding Academy

This program is currently on hold and not accepting any new clients.  If you are a trainer and would like to run a program like this, please email sterling@greenpups.com

Perfect For:

1. People who are on vacation and need quality care for their puppy.

2. People in town who are too busy to give their puppy the training and attention necessary at this age. Available 7 days per week or just M-F.

Let's face it, puppies are completely adorable but they're also a lot of work.  They chew and bark and aren't house trained. On top of all that, you can't talk to them.  You're reading five different books and getting advice from all your friends and family.  It's confusing and you're trying to manage this  while working and living your life.  That's why we created this program - to help you. We'll take care of socialization, obedience training, house training and basic manners so your pup has wonderful head start in the world and grows into the lovely adult dog you want.

General Overview

Your puppy can stay with us for a little as one night or as long as three months and will get trained every day.  Your sweet puppy will spend the day playing with other puppies, learning the right things to chew, being handled by lots of people for socialization and getting all the basic obedience training and house training necessary at this age.  Some people call this Puppy Boot Camp but we just call it a lot of fun!

We will inform you every step of the way what progress your puppy is making and then exactly how to continue training after the program.  We believe in holding your hand until you feel confident to train your dog and live together peacefully and that means lots of phone calls, emails and private one-on-one sessions in your home. 

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Pricing & Benefits Structure:

The Green Puppy Boarding Academy costs $50 per day whether your puppy comes for one day or three months.  The more your puppy comes, the more training they receive and the more benefits you get.  Because enrolling in this program is time sensitive and puppies need to start right away, payment plans are available.

New Puppy Packet: All the house training and basic dog training information you need and a Green Paws clicker for more puppy progress.

Green Paws Puppy System:  Detailed information about biting, barking, jumping, digging, house training, obedience, socialization and all the resources you'll need for your dog's first year.

Work-to-Eat Toy:  We prefer to feed all our dogs from these puzzle toys.  You can read more about them HERE.

Picture Day: We take the puppies to Fusion Studios who specializes in dog photography and get their pictures taken.  You will get 10 prints in an album and can contact Fusion for more prints or canvas art.  This is so much fun and the pictures turn out great.  Look at our Gallery to see examples.

Private Follow-Up Sessions: Each follow-up session lasts for 1 hour and is in the comfort of your own home.  We work closely with you so you understand exactly how to continue your dog's progress.

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Requirements on first day of arrival:

• Puppy must be 20 weeks or younger
• Have proof of first round of DHLPP shots

Curriculum Options:

• Sit, Down and Stay (on a verbal cue and a hand signal)

• Watch, Name Recognition and Recall (coming when called)

• Ring a bell to go outside and housetraining

• Go-To-Mat cue

• Socialization to dogs, people and the city

• Handling exercises (feet, tail, nose, ears, teeth etc.)

• Desensitization to baths, hair dryers, brooms, vacuums etc.

NOTE:  During your puppy's stay, the fewer behaviors you choose for us to work on, the higher your dog's proficiency level will be for those cues.

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Daily Schedule:

6:15 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.  –     Wake up and potty outside
6:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.   –     Recess (puppy playtime)
7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.  –      Water then Breakfast from a Work-to-eat toy 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. –      Potty outside and then recess (playtime)
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. –    Water and then Chewing/Sleeping in crates
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. –   Puppies potty and are trained one at a time
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. –   Water and then Chewing/Sleeping in crates
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. –     Potty outside and then recess (playtime)
1:00 p.m. – 1l:00 p.m. –     Chewing/Sleeping in crates
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. –      Puppies potty and are trained one at a time
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. –      Chewing/Sleeping in crates
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. –      Potty outside and then recess (playtime)
5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. –      Chewing/Sleeping in crates
7:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. –      Potty outside and then recess (playtime)
7:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. –      Puppies potty and are trained one at a time
7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. –      Dinner from a Work-to-eat toy in their crates
9:00 p.m. – 11:15 p.m. –    Water and then Chewing/Sleeping in crates
11:15 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. –  Potty outside and then bed time

In addition to this schedule, we also take puppies on fieldtrips to get out and learn how to be around people and all the noises of the city. If you pick up your puppy for the weekend, we will give you a house training schedule and some homework to work on.   We only take a limited amount of puppies at a time so they receive an incredible amount of personal attention.

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Parent's Night!

Because we know that for those of you in town, leaving your puppy may be hard, we have a Parent's Night every Tuesday and Wednesday.   You can pick your puppy up between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. and drop her back between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.  During this time you can take the home, go for a walk or take your new puppy to Norm's - a great restaurant in Fremont which allows you to bring your dog with you! This is entirely optional but a fun way to break up your week.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

If you're training my puppy, will the puppy also listen to me?
Will my puppy forget me?
Will my puppy ever be left alone?
What do I need to bring with me on the first day?
Where do the puppies go to the bathroom and play?
How many puppies do you take at a time?
Where are you located?

If you're training my puppy, will the puppy also listen to me?

We will take care of all the heavy lifting for you by giving your dog a strong foundation in obedience training and good manners.  Everyone gets a New Puppy Packet which explains the basics of dog training.  For those who stay long enough, they also get a copy of the Green Paws Puppy System which is an all inclusive training guide with step-by-step instructions for continuing your dog's progress.  For puppies who stay longer than 2 weeks, you will also receive private, in-home follow-up sessions where we go over exactly what your puppy learned.  We make parents feel very comfortable about training their puppies and making more progress. 

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Will my puppy forget me?

Absolutely not!  Your puppy will get so excited every time you come to visit or pick her up, you'll know she's been missing you the whole time.  This happens even for our parents who have only had their puppy for one or two days before dropping them off into our program.

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Will my puppy ever be left alone?

No, there is someone in the house 24 hours a day to make sure your puppy is safe, comfortable and having a great vacation!

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What do I need to bring with me on the first day?

You need to bring proof of your puppy's shots and your puppy's dog food.  That's all you need to bring but you're welcome to bring your puppy's crate, toys, blankets etc. from home as well.

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Where do the puppies go to the bathroom and play?

The puppies go to the bathroom in our completely fenced backyard where they are each rewarded for going in the right place.  Then everyone goes back inside for playtime in our completely puppy proofed kitchen which is filled with puppy toys!

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Where is the Green Puppy Boarding Academy?

The daycare is actually being run out of a house in Green Lake.   One of the things that makes our program so amazing and effective is that we run it from a house and train your dog just like they will be living in your home.  You can come visit any time to see how we run our program, just call to set up a walk through appointment.

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