Puppy Pre-School & Puppy Pre-School +

Foundational Training Programs for Puppies

Getting a new puppy can be one of the best experiences; they’re super cute, playful, energetic and can provide so much joy in your life! However, it is important to raise them with proper guidance and structure starting Day 1. Just like with toddlers and kids, freedom is earned with puppies; if freedom is given too easily, puppies can take advantage of that! Let us take the stress away by letting us board and train your puppy and give them daily training, structure, play time and socialization while also communicating with you in the process via our Group Chats. Joining the FFK9 pack, we ensure your puppy gets the proper foundation and training to be an excellent addition to your family.

We have two puppy programs: PuppyPre-School (PPS) & Puppy Pre-School Plus (PPS+). The main differences in these programs is time. Whether you’d like us to get your puppy straight from the breeder/rescue or train them after you’ve had time with them, either is a great start. With our PPS+, the 4 weeks allows us to focus mainly of potty and crate training for the first two weeks, with the 3rd and 4th week working on foundational obedience. Basic commands and marker words are introduced during our Puppy Board and Trains such as come, let’s go, sit, down, place, off, good, no, and break! We will also introduce various confidence boosting exercises, proofing your puppy environmentally, and proper socialization/neutralization with people/dogs/sights/sounds & more.

Puppy foundation is VERY important long term. Just because your puppy is young does not mean it can’t have obedience and good manners! Blaming bad behaviors because of a puppies age is a common thing we run into clients saying and this should never be the case! Puppies can be well mannered while still being able to “be a puppy”. We’d love to have you join our FFK9 puppy pack and start your puppy off right!

Access to unlimited free pack walks and $35 drop in fee to our group classes.

 

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What's Included with this Package

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Private Lesson at Pick-Up

When it's time to pick up your puppy we give you a one on one private lesson. During this time we will teach you how to maintain the training for best results. You will also receive a go home packet that you can reference anytime you need!

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New Puppy Guide

When you book the puppy board and train program we send a puppy/house training guide for young puppies so you can set your puppy up for success before they come to us. Your trainer will also send you links of Puppy Essentials you can purchase on Amazon!

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Updates

We know you will miss your puppy while they're away for training. Throughout the board and train we will send you pictures and videos to let you know how your puppy is doing. Our trainers are working hard daily to make sure your puppy is the best it can be.

What Your Puppy Will Learn

  • Intro to Basic Commands

    (sit, down, stay, come, heel, place, crate)

  • On-Leash Manners

    (no pulling, following owner, or dragging etc.)

  • Crate Training

    (teaching them the crate is a good place)

  • Potty Training

    (making sure to get them on a good schedule)

  • Socialization

    (people, places, surfaces, animals)

  • Impulse Control

    (teaching them not to steal that food off the counter)

  • Engagement

    (Inside & Outside)

  • Intro to Marker Words

    (yes, no, good)

  • Correcting Nuisance Behaviors

    (no jumping on people, counters, couches, no biting/nipping, excess barking, stealing food etc.)

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Puppy Pre-School

Foundational 2 Week Training Program for Puppies
$2100/2 weeks
  • Our Puppy Pre-School Program lasts for 2 weeks, give or take your puppies needs.

Puppy Pre-School +

Foundational 4 Week Training Program for Puppies
$3600/4 weeks
  • Our Puppy Pre-School Program lasts for 4 weeks, give or take your puppies needs.

Advanced Skills

All-Around On & Off Leash Training Program

Our most popular package! Are you experiencing problem behaviors in your dog like leash pulling, nipping, jumping on people? Is your dog reactive? Want more focus and engagement on you instead of everything else? Does your dog think its a game when you ask them to come? Does your dog drag you down the street? Or do you just want all around well-trained dog? Let us do the work for you.

The Advanced Skills Board and Train is designed to set a solid foundation for you and your dog. Your dog will learn advanced commands, how to be calm in the home and in public, heel and loose leash walking, on/off leash obedience and of course correcting those unwanted behaviors!

Our Advanced Skills Board and Train lasts three weeks to ensure that your dogs behaviors are generalized before they come home. During this training program, your dog will learn obedience commands such as come, let’s go, sit/stays, down/stays, place, heel, off and of course marker words to be able to reward/correct your dog in a clear and concise way. It is highly recommended to do a board and train if you do not have the time for lessons. You will not regret getting this training done!

The Advanced Skills + offers the same training, except we add on an extra week for dogs that might need more time. For example dogs who are a bit more reactive on leash, or you’d like to add an off leash heel. Both programs include off leash “lets go” which is perfect for having your dog follow along with you on hikes or just stay in your general vicinity.

Your only job is to maintain the training once your dog comes home! A go home packet will be provided for you at the turnover lesson so that you can have a visual reference on how to continue to work on your pups newly learned skills at home.

Access to unlimited free pack walks and $35 drop in fee to our group classes.

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What's Included with this Package

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Equipment

When your dog comes to us, we supply the equipment needed to train them. This includes a remote e-collar, and either a slip lead or prong collar depending on what we determine is best for your dog.

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Updates

We know you will miss your dog while they're away for training. We will provide picture and video updates via group chat on how they're doing and progressing with the program.

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Private Lesson at Pick-Up

When it's time to pick up your dog we give you a one on one private lesson. During this time we will teach you how to maintain the training for best results. For the advanced off-leash program, these lessons usually lasts 2 hours.

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Progression Videos

Investing in our advanced skills training program is an exciting thing for you and your dog! We want you to be able to see the transformation that they made during their time with us.

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Field Trips

Field Trips are an important part of our advanced training program. We will take your dog out for training at community events, pet friendly stores, or parks to work with them in various environments that are essential for socialization, confidence building, and reliable training.

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Free Lifetime Refreshers

When you invest in our training, we know that it will set your dog up for success for the rest of its life. We want you to know that we are here for you for the lifetime of your dog, not just while your dog is in our program. If your dog ever needs a refresher on its training, we are here for you.

What Your Dog Will Learn

  • Basic Commands

    (sit, down, come, place, heel)

  • On-Leash Obedience

    (no pulling/lunging)

  • Confidence Boosting

    (climb various surfaces/objects, learn to be comfortable independently)

  • Place

    (get on an object and stay there)

  • Off-Leash Recall/Let's Go

    (great for hikes)

  • Crate Manners

    (waiting to come out & overall better crate habits)

  • Field Trips

    (making sure your pup is good in public as well)

  • Eliminating Unwanted Behavior

    (reactivity, barking, mouthing, chewing, getting in the trash etc)

  • Advanced Obedience

    (working on distance, duration and distractions as well as proofing commands off leash)

  • House Manners

    (no jumping, counter surfing, not bolting out the door)

  • Socialization

    (people, places, sights, sounds, surfaces, animals)

  • Dog Pacer

    (treadmill training— can be an amazing tool when you can’t exercise your dog outside)

  • Relaxation/Calm Mindset

    (we want you to have a relaxed dog in and outside the home)

Advanced Skills

All-Around On & Off Leash 3 Week Training Program
$3100/3 weeks
  • Our Advanced Skills Board and Train Program lasts three weeks. We do not rush dogs. Payment plans are available!

Advanced Skills +

All-Around On & Off Leash 4 Week Training Program
$3800/4 weeks
  • Our Advanced Skills Plus Plus lasts four weeks. We do not rush dogs. This program includes everything the regular Advanced Skills offers except we add on an extra week in case your dog needs it. Payment plans are available!

Behavior Modification

For Dogs with Aggression, Severe Reactivity, or Extreme Fear

Do you have a dog that is dog aggressive or extremely reactive to the point you fear something bad might happen, or perhaps it already has, or maybe you’re just afraid to even walk your dog? Is your dog extremely fearful and insecure and needs a lot of confidence building along with obedience training?

This program is designed for dogs that have one or more of the following behavior issues: dog on dog aggression, human reactivity, possession aggression, resource guarding (food, toys, etc), redirected aggression and other aggressive behaviors.

As soon as we get your dog, our work begins. Instead of putting a band-aid or punishing your dogs undesired behaviors, we help them work through their fears. 99% of dogs act out because they have learned this behavior eliminates their fears. We work on this by counter conditioning their fear response, turning something they perceive as scary/bad into something rewarding. Once this behavior is taught and the dog knows what is acceptable, we will hold the dog accountable for their behaviors going forward.

FullFocusK9 always operates transparently and we will provide you with truthful, reliable and unfiltered advice. Aggression, fear, and reactivity are not easy fixes and take a minimum of 4 weeks, depending on the dog. Aggression will be evaluated on a case by case basis. The cost for behavior modification is variable depending on the severity of the aggression/fear.

We will update you on the progress of your dog and advise along the way. When it comes to aggression, nothing can be 100% guaranteed for life. Along with other factors, it is important to realize how much genetics can affect a dog’s disposition and in some cases, management through training and obedience may be the best option for you and your dog.

Access to unlimited free pack walks and $35 drop in fee to our group classes.

What's Included with this Package

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Equipment

When your dog comes to us, we supply the equipment needed to train your dog. Included, you will get a Herm Sprenger Prong Collar, teal biothane leash, and an Educator Technologies e-collar. A muzzle may be required for you to purchase going forward. Highly recommended that you buy your own "place cot" for your home environment.

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Updates & Progression Videos

We know you will miss your dog while they're away for training. That's why we will provide updates on how your dog is doing and progressing with the program. Investing in our advanced skills training program is an exciting thing for you and your dog! We want you to be able to see the transformation that they made during their time with us.

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Private Lesson at Pick-Up and Free Lifetime Refreshers

When it's time to pick up your dog we give you a one on one private lesson. During this time we will teach you everything your dog learned. When you invest in our training, we know that it will set your dog up for success for the rest of its life. If your dog ever needs a refresher on its training, we are here for you.

What Your Dog Will Learn

  • Rehabilitation

    (working through your dogs specific triggers & aggression/reactivity)

  • Reducing Unwanted Behaviors

    (no jumping on people, counters, couches, no biting/nipping, excess barking, stealing food etc.)

  • Confidence Boosting

    (skills such as agility work, and building trust)

  • Place

    (get on an object and stay there)

  • Public Proofing

    (when safe to do so)

  • Crate Training

    (crate should be a safe space to relax and decompress)

  • Eliminating Unwanted Behavior

    (reactivity, barking, mouthing, chewing, getting in the trash etc)

  • Obedience

    (dependent on the dog)

  • Muzzle Training

    (if necessary—acclimating dogs to be comfortable wearing a muzzle)

  • Safe Socialization

    (people, places, surfaces, animals)

  • Dog Pacer

    (treadmill training— can be an amazing tool when you can’t exercise your dog outside)

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Behavior Modification

For Dogs with Anxiety, Aggression, Severe Reactivity, or Extreme Fear
$Starts at $4200/4-8 weeks
  • Our Behavior Modification Board & Train lasts 4-8 weeks. The program is goal-oriented and not time based which will help you and your dog in the long run. Dogs with prior "bites" you can assume will need a longer program. We do this for the dogs and dogs like this take time to change. Payment plans are available!

Beginner Basics Board & Train

Training Program for Dogs Needing
In Home & On Leash Manners

If you’re wanting to further your leash and handling skills with your dog, this program is for you. This program is great if you are wanting a better behaved dog inside your home. This program is NOT for off leash obedience, or in public outings and socialization, as that would be our Advanced Skills Board and Train.

This program will go over everything covered in our Advanced Program, just on leash and in and around the home only. This program will be good for clients who just want their dog to have better manners in the home, and a desire to walk their dogs on leash. Some cue’s your dog will learn: off (correcting nuisance behaviors), place, come (long line recall), extended sit/down, heel and loose leashing walking & much more! It is important to note that this program will NOT require our trainers to take your dog out to stores/field trips. This program will be focused on how your pup behaves in and around your home.

Proper equipment is provided in this program. An e-collar is available for purchase as an add-on which will help with nuisance barking, ensuring manners and other things in the home.

Access to unlimited free pack walks and $35 drop in fee to our group classes.

What's Included with this Package

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Equipment

When your dog comes to us, we supply the equipment needed to train your dog. Depending on the age and what works best for your pup you will receive either a slip lead or training collar to work with. We recommend purchasing your own place cot before your pup comes home, which is not included.

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Updates

We know you will miss your pup while they're away for training. Throughout the board and train we will send you pictures and videos to let you know how your pup is doing. Our trainers are working hard daily to make sure your pup is the best it can be.

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Private Lesson at Pick-Up

When it's time to pick up your dog we give you a one on one private lesson. During this time we will teach you how to maintain the training for best results. You will also receive a go home packet that you can reference anytime you need!

What Your Dog Will Learn

  • Basic Commands

    (sit, down, stay, come, heel, place, crate)

  • On-Leash Manners

    (no pulling, following owner, or dragging etc.)

  • Socialization

    (people, places, surfaces, animals)

  • Engagement

    (inside & outside)

  • Intro to Marker Words

    (yes, no, good)

  • Correcting Nuisance Behaviors

    (no jumping on people, counters, couches, no biting/nipping, excess barking, stealing food etc.)

  • E-Collar (add-on ONLY)

    (in-home off leash manners)

  • Crate Training

    (crate should be your dogs safe space to decompress)

  • Extended Place Command

    (your dogs new home when you have guests over)

  • Impulse Control

    (helpful for not stealing food off counters and more)

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Beginner Basics

Program for dogs needing in-home/on leash manners
$2600/2 weeks
  • Our Beginner Basics lasts for 3 weeks, give or take your dogs needs. If you'd like a longer program for more exposure and/or something specific you want worked on with your dog, we can add a week for $1000/week. Payment plans are available. E-collar is not included but available to purchase separately.