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What is the difference between Boot Camp and Day Care?
Our Boot Camp & Day Care is open Monday – Friday from 7 AM – 6 PM. We are open at both of our locations.
Day Care $30.00 per day- is strictly playtime, we hold structured play groups and dogs will be put into a rotation schedule, rotating between play time and rest time. Prerequisites for Day Care:
- Dogs must be crate trained.
- Dogs must be social. (Does not have to play with other dogs but cannot be aggressive towards people or dogs in any way)
- Dogs must not have any behavior issues such as: capping crates, destructive behaviors, aggression and/or fear.
All dogs must go through and evaluation day on their first day of Day Care. Their first day will be a day of Boot Camp charged at Boot Camp Price ($50.00) to ensure that the dog meets the prerequisites for Day Care.
Boot Camp $50.00 per day- is training in addition to play time. Dogs will learn:
- Basic to Advanced Obedience
- Agility
- Tricks
- Continuing education from classes
Behavior Modification $55.00 per day – is for dogs that are struggling with with negative behaviors such as
- Aggression
- Fearful/Timid
- Reactive (barking at people,dog, ect.)
- Separation Anxiety
Punch cards are available for students that plan on continued attendance.
Boot Camp Punch Card : $450.00 for 10 days of Boot Camp
Day Care Punch Card : $250.00 for 10 days of Day Care
No punch card is available for Behavior Modification.
Half Day rates are available as well. A half day is 4hrs or less: Boot Camp – $35.00, Day Care – $20.00. No half day rates apply to Behavior Modification.