Our services
Dog Daycare
Cost
$50 per dog per day. (Incl GST) This includes the mandatory pick up and drop off service.
Days and areas
We operate Monday to Friday. All dogs are picked up in our van and dropped home afterwards. Pick ups are between 7.30 - 9am. Drop offs are between 2.30 and 4pm. Days and areas are below.
MONDAY- Featherston and Greytown.
TUESDAY- Masterton and Carterton.
WEDNESDAY - Martinborough, Featherston, and Greytown.
THURSDAY- Masterton and Carterton.
FRIDAY- Masterton and Carterton.
Dog Training Package
The Dog Training Package includes three two hour training sessions once a fortnight over six weeks.
The Dog Training Package is suitable for all pet dog and puppy training. We cover:
Basic obedience training
Relationship building
Leash walking
Impulse control
Operational handling (for vet visits etc)
Boundaries and structure
Crate training
Appropriate discipline
Play and how to use it in training
Anything specific to your dog and the expectations you have for them
We use basic training to teach dogs the expectations in their day to day life and as a way for you to create an appropriate relationship with your dog through working together towards common goals.
Basic equipment you'll need:
A slip lead
Long line (at least 5m)
Crate
Training food
Toy (any toy like a tug or fetch ball)
Below is the training template we use for training sessions. After the first session we will focus on the specific issues or training goals you have for your dog.
Session One
Session one starts with a conversation about any specific issues you are having with your dog so we can establish your expectations and what you want from your relationship with your dog. From there we create a plan to move forward in a way that works for you and your dog. We then cover:
Management
Household boundaries
Routine building
Appropriate relationship building with your dog
Basic obedience training
Marker words
Loose leash walking
Play training
Session Two
Summarise session one
Go over any questions you have
Build on obedience and trick training
Long line training
Recall training
Downstay training
Distraction training with other dogs
Teaching a tracking game (to see what other training/games your dog might enjoy)
Discuss what is expected of your dog and what's wanted out of training moving forward
Session Three
Summarise sessions one and two and go through any issues or questions you have
Go over obedience training and the progress your having
Troubleshooting any specific issues
Anything else you want to go over or cover
Often in a public place to test and proof the training in a public environment
The Dog Training Package also gives continued email access to us for troubleshooting or support in your training journey. We also offer follow up training sessions.
Cost
$500
This covers:
Three two hour training sessions over 6 weeks
Written follow up
Training / homework notes for each session
Continued email access after the training package for support and troubleshooting.
Training Walk
The training walk is a more casual option for training. The training walk is an hour long. It's aimed at people who already have a good foundation with training and want to work on specific things. We can also use our own dogs to provide distractions and be involved as part of the walk and training. On a training walk we will cover:
Basic obedience training
Relationship building
Leash walking
Impulse control
Specific things you want to cover
The training walk also acts as a follow up sessions for those who have completed our Dog Training Package.
Cost
$150
This covers:
One hour walk
Follow up with an email summarizing what we covered
Training homework for moving forward
Homestay
Cost
$70 per dog per day.
Please note. The homestay service is only available to current daycare clients or previous homestay clients.