Puppy Prodigy

*THIS IS AN IN-PERSON TRAINING PACKAGE*

Looking to add a puppy to your family but not sure where to start? Don’t have the patience for potty training? Not sure how to set your puppy up for long term success? Let us help you by selecting and raising your dream puppy!

Our Puppy Prodigies undergo an extensive board and train program that includes 16 weeks of training. Puppies start training with us at 10 weeks old and transition to their forever homes around 6 months of age.

Our Puppy Prodigy Program utilizes a unique approach that allows people to experience the joy of a young puppy, but skip over the challenging aspects of puppy training. We provide this program to help families set their puppy up for success and create happy, obedient dogs from day one. We understand that puppies are a lot of work and require a lot of attention. This program ensures your puppy is well socialized and comes home with an amazing start to their life.

We currently have two Puppy Prodigies available, Devi & Cove. Click here to learn more about them!

 

Training Curriculum

  • Marker training (markers detailed below)
  • On & off leash obedience (commands detailed below)
  • Loose leash walking
  • Correction command for stopping unwanted behaviors: NO
  • Building engagement with handler
  • Manners including greeting people calmly without jumping or barking
  • Management of your pup including crate training and housebreaking
    • Puppy will sleep through the night in crate and relax during the day for hours at a time; will enter crate on command           
    • Puppy will be able to hold it for up to 8 hours day or night in crate
  • Introduction to bathing, brushing, nail trims, dental care, and fur trims
  • Proper socialization
    • Carefully monitored interactions with a variety of dogs and people
    • Increased patience with other dogs, humans, etc.
    • Pack order mentality – assists puppy with knowing it’s place in its home and lessens dominant tendencies
  • Environmental exposure and confidence building
    • Extensive socialization excursions (parks, stores, trails, etc.)
    • Confidence building exercises such as pool feeding, box feeding, obstacle courses, etc.
    • Exposure to different textures, sounds, water, etc.
  • Guidance through typical puppy challenges
    • Support through “fear periods” – puppy will not make negative associations with potential fear factors
    •  Management through teething – puppy will learn what to chew on besides its owner 

 

How It Works 

Your puppy will be ready to join your family after they complete 16 weeks of training! During this time they will live in home with one  or more of our KeenDog trainers and will be raised as a member of their pack. Training will include house breaking, crate training, socialization in a wide variety of environments and with different dogs and people, on and off leash, advanced obedience, and more!

If local to the Greater Charlotte area, we welcome families to participate in training with us throughout the 16 week program. This will jump start your learning and help develop a bond with your puppy. If not local to the Charlotte area, we still welcome you to come visit, but will also travel to wherever you live and stay for 3-4 days to transfer the training over smoothly (detailed below). 

We recognize that most people aren’t dog trainers, so what comes natural to us isn’t so natural to most. The most important thing when receiving a trained dog is to know how to continue training them yourself! By the time your puppy goes home it will have a very solid foundation, but follow through and continued practice are essential to long term success. That is why we take multiple days to hand off puppies at the conclusion of training, typically fitting in 9 go-home lessons. We do multiple sessions in home and wherever you go around town such as restaurants, coffee shops, parks, athletic events, etc. We want all family members to be comfortable with how to communicate properly to your dog in whatever environment you are in!

 

Investment

Our puppy prodigies are each available for $15,000. This includes the cost of the puppy, 16 weeks of training, and training tools (detailed below).

 

What's Included

  • 16 weeks of training

  • Training updates (in person, via text/email, and or Zoom depending on client location)

  • Multiple go home lessons

  • Email follow up with detailed notes on all aspects of training

  • Access to private KeenDog boarding for lifetime of dog

  • Access to KeenDog group classes

  • Vet care during training (records to transfer to owner when puppy goes home)

  • Go home items:

    • Health records

    • Health guarantee and contract from breeder

    • Microchip registration

    • AKC registration

    • Prong collar

    • E collar set from E Collar Technologies

    • Place cot

 

Travel

Clients from all over the country (and even Canada!) have participated in our Puppy Prodigy Program. Once the puppy is ready to go home, one or more KeenDog trainers will travel with the puppy to their forever home. This trip will include three days of intensive training to ensure the information has transferred to the new owners. Travel costs are NOT included in the price of the puppy and vary by location.

 

NOTE: It is expected that puppy prodigies will experience an adjustment period when adjusting to their forever home. Long-term success with training will depend on the owner’s dedication to continuation of training. Training never really ends! They will need practice and reinforcement until at least 1 to 2 years of age. 

$15,000.00 USD

Services:

KeenDog shall provide dog training services, Keen Content, and/or a Pro Educator 900 collar set (if included in course / training package). KeenDog will provide all instruction on how to properly train dog using the KeenDog training system.

Keen Content:

Online course content is copyright © 2024 by KeenDog Training. All rights reserved.
No part of any KeenDog Training online course may be reproduced or distributed without written permission from the copyright owner.

Scheduling:

Scheduling is done through our website by client: keendogtraining.com and lessons are booked out on a 7-14 day cycle to ensure consistency between client and KeenDog. All one-on-one lessons must be completed within one year of purchase. For Immersion Training, the scheduling of specific dates should be set up by emailing KeenDog directly at [email protected]

Liability:

Client is responsible for their pet at all training sessions, including group classes and social outings. Client is solely liable for any injury to persons or damage to property caused by the pet. Client agrees that KeenDog will provide all necessary instruction and equipment for training of their dog, but it is up to the Client for success of the KeenDog training program. If pet is aggressive, then client must muzzle dog during training session to avoid causing harm to other people and animals.

Results:

At the conclusion of the one on one coaching sessions and/or the immersion training with KeenDog, the Client will be asked to demonstrate the skills of their pet that have been established through the KeenDog training system. These skills shall include: coming when called (“here”), heeling next to handler, sit/stay, down/stay, place command, being able to correct an unwanted behavior, play development, proper management techniques and knowledge of release command “keen!” All dogs have different temperaments and their owners vary in ability and willingness to follow the program; therefore results will vary. If Client follows the training instructions provided and at the conclusion of the program, the pet fails to perform the skills required, at clients option, trainer will continue to work with the client and the pet. KeenDog does not guarantee services nor does KeenDog give refunds.

Images:

Trainer may photograph and/or video training sessions for future use in training, advertising or other purposes. Client consents to trainer’s use of images and videos of client and pet in such manner.

Payment:

KeenDog accepts PayPal, cash, check, debit or credit card transactions. If the payment is divided up, KeenDog requires to keep a card on file and Client’s next payment will be ran a month after original payment and so forth automatically. A charge of $50 shall be charged for any check returned unpaid by your financial institution for any reason. 

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