Day School and Board & Train Bay Area

D for Dogz’ Board & Train and Day School programs provide personalized, intensive, consistent training for puppies, adolescents, and adults in a controlled environment. They accelerate their learning process and foster behaviors acceptable in the human world while providing ongoing socialization opportunities. Choose a program that fits your goals…

Why Choose Board & Train or Day School for Puppies, Adolescent & Adult Dogs?

  • Your pup will come to stay at the trainer’s home or spend the day with the trainer while learning your house rules.
  • Training is customized to your goals and lifestyle.
  • Training is available in everyday life situations, so you can count on your pup to listen when it matters!
  • We have weekly troubleshooting lessons so results transfer smoothly to your home.
  • All programs include multiple training sessions, adequate play time, appropriate nap time, field trips, individualized care & attention.
  • Personalized videos are emailed each week for practice and transfer at home.

Socialization, Problem Prevention & Basic Manners

Puppies 10 to 16 weeks at the start of the program

Your puppy wasn’t programmed with all the rules!  How to pay attention, act around other people and dogs… and deal with all the chaos and excitement in life! Imagine not worrying about your puppy being afraid of situations, play-biting everyone, stealing things, peeing in the house, and barking like crazy when they’re alone!

Board and Train programs focus on life skills — calmness, problem prevention, and more in your house, backyard, and neighborhood walks.

Calm & Confident Puppy

Puppies 10 to 16 weeks at the start of the program

All puppies are different. Some can be bold and adventurous. Others are timid. When confronted with unfamiliar people, dogs, or situations, puppies can exhibit fear, separation anxiety, and other severe behavioral issues. We must respond to this appropriately to help them grow up to become calm, confident & well-adjusted dogs.

This program helps build confidence in shy, fearful, or nervous puppies, which is crucial for promoting emotional well-being and reducing anxiety. It also installs calmness in overly exuberant puppies, which is important for developing self-control, enhancing focus, and creating a well-adjusted adult dog.

Foundation Manners

Puppies 16 weeks and older, Adolescent & Adult Dogs

Basic manners are more than just basic behaviors like sitting down, leaving it, and staying. Basic manners are about calm focus. They are about teaching your dog to be calm & confident – at home or in public. Sometimes, you need to be fast-tracked to get relief and results. Board & Train or Day School is that ticket.

Whether you need to teach your puppy basic manners and basic obedience commands, refresh your adolescent dogs’ memories, or integrate your newly adopted adult dog into your household, this program is great for building foundation behaviors in your house, backyard, and neighborhood.

Calm & Confident Adult Dog

Puppies 16 weeks and older, Adolescent & Adult Dogs

Just as lack of confidence in dogs can lead to anxiety, behavioral issues, and a reduced quality of life, impacting their overall well-being and social interactions, being overly exuberant can result in unruly behavior, and challenges in social interactions, impacting their overall well-being and adaptability. A well-adjusted dog is one that displays balanced behavior, exhibiting confidence, sociability, and adaptability in various environments and situations.

This program helps you achieve just that.

Public Manners Program

For the graduates of Foundation Manners Program

You’ve already completed the Foundation Manners Program and are ready for more freedom. Dogs are not inherently programmed with specific behaviors for public settings. Teaching public manners helps a dog by promoting calm behavior, reducing stress in social situations, enhancing safety, and facilitating positive interactions with people and other animals in various environments.

This program teaches your pup to mind his own business “about town” — in public places, downtown areas, parks, shopping complex etc.

Leash Reactive Dog Foundations

For puppies & dogs who bark and lunge on the leash

Leash reactivity in dogs is typically triggered by fear, frustration, or overstimulation, often stemming from a lack of positive socialization experiences or underlying anxiety. Working with leash-reactive dogs involves gradual desensitization, positive reinforcement, and consistent training to change their emotional response and behavior towards triggers, while maintaining a safe distance to manage their reactions effectively.

Imagine walks without having to jump behind parked cars to avoid an outburst. Being able to walk past another fellow canine or human in your neighborhood without fireworks. Ah! the peace of mind? 

FAQs

Our board and train program in the Bay Area offers a comprehensive approach to dog training by immersing your dog in an environment dedicated to their development. This program accelerates the learning process through consistent, intensive training sessions that cover obedience training, behavior modification, and more.

We offer several board and train options tailored to meet the needs of all ages and breeds. From puppies to adult dogs, our programs in the Bay Area include socialization, behavior modification, and specialized training based on your dog’s specific challenges and your goals.

Our board and training program focuses on behavior modification through positive reinforcement techniques. We address issues like aggression, anxiety, and leash reactivity, aiming to modify undesirable behaviors and reinforce positive ones, ensuring lasting changes in your dog’s behavior.

Besides our board and train options, we offer in-home training services. This allows us to work with your dog in their familiar environment, which can be particularly effective for behavior modification and personalized training plans.

In our board-and-train program, we provide multiple training sessions each day, supplemented by personalized videos emailed to you weekly. This helps ensure that the dog’s training is effective and that you can continue practicing and reinforcing these behaviors at home.

Absolutely. Our dog training programs in the Bay Area offer both individual and group sessions. Individual sessions focus on your dog’s specific needs and challenges, while group sessions provide valuable socialization and help your dog learn to behave well around humans and other dogs.

Our training programs are designed to address both you and your dog’s needs. By assessing the behavioral problems of your dog, we tailor our training strategies not only to modify undesirable behaviors but also to align with your specific lifestyle and handling capabilities.

This dual approach ensures that the training is effective and sustainable, supporting your dog’s well-being and satisfaction as a dog owner.

We start by conducting a thorough evaluation to understand your dog’s unique behavioral needs. This assessment allows us to customize our training plans, ensuring that we address specific behavioral problems effectively. Whether your dog needs help with aggression, anxiety, or basic obedience, our programs are designed to meet these needs through a compassionate and scientifically backed approach to dog training.

What Our Clients Say

“I took several classes with D For Dog and loved all of them. I really enjoyed that many of the classes were held in different locations around town so your pup gets to practice the skills in the real world.”

Dogs together with pet ownerKelly L, Mom of River & Kaylee, Pitbull puppies

“The one thing that sets Kaajal apart from other trainers is that she uses Positive reinforcement methods and is remarkably good at training humans in how they connect with their puppy as that sets the right foundation.”

Mikkin P, Dad of Munchkin, a Labradoodle Puppy