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About the Training Consultation
The Training Consultation allows for new training clients to meet with our training team to discuss training goals, your dog’s history, and our training services prior to scheduling training services. During and following the consultation, our team will be able to make recommendations, provide free training resources and tips, and start developing a training plan and guide you from the beginning. Our commitment-free Training Consultation empowers owners with the information needed to start their training journey right.
Please review the Training Consultation options and register below. If you have any questions, please reach out to our training team via email at training@theboardhound.com.
Training Consultation Options
Please review our variety of Training Consultation options that best fit you, your pup, and your training needs. Please note that all initial consultations are virtual for all in-person and virtual training services. We do not have an in-person option for initial consultations.
Before-You-Get-Your-Dog Consultation (via GoogleTM Meet)
FREE 30-minute session
The Virtual Before-You-Get-Your-Dog Consultation is an opportunity to discuss our services and prepare for bringing home your new dog! This is a great opportunity if you are looking for your new family member, or waiting until they are ready to come home. Discuss Training, daycare, and boarding options as well as tips and trick to help your new puppy or dog get settled into their new home.
Puppy Consultation (via GoogleTM Meet)
FREE 30-minute session
The Virtual Puppy Training Consultation is an opportunity to discuss your training goals and receive information on our training options for your new puppy! Training Consultations are required prior to registering for Puppy Kindergarten, Private Training Sessions, Play School, and Group Classes to make sure our training services are a good fit for your puppy, and to provide recommendations as needed.
Standard Training Consultation (via GoogleTM Meet)
FREE 30-minute session
The Virtual Training Consultation is an opportunity to discuss your training goals and receive information on our training options for puppies over 20 weeks old. Standard Training Consultations are required prior to registering for Private Training Sessions, Group Classes, STEPP, and Play School to make sure our training services are a good fit for your dog, and to provide recommendations as needed.
Behavioral Consultation (via GoogleTM Meet)
FREE 1-hour session
The Virtual Behavioral Consultation is an opportunity to address complex behaviors that require behavior modification such as fear, anxiety, leash reactivity, aggression, and more. This is a great opportunity to discuss your training goals and receive information on our training options that can help modify behavior. Behavioral Consultations are required prior to registering for Private Training Sessions, and to make sure our training services are a good fit for your pup.
Schedule a Training Consultation:
Please, first, complete and submit a New Client Registration Form. If your dog is a current Daycare or Boarding participant, there is no need to fill out a new form. Once you have submitted the New Client Registration Form, please select a Training Consultation option that best fits your needs from the options below.
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At The Board Hound, our daycare was established to enrich the lives of the dogs in our community through healthy outlets for play and socialization. Our smaller play groups come with individual care and attention, while providing a low-stress, safe, daycare environment at our locations in Arlington and Alexandria. Since safety is our first priority, we start with providing a high staff to dog ratio of about 1 to 10. This personalization ensures that your dog is always closely monitored.