Puppy Socialization & Training

Name: The Board Hound
Price range: $$$

For puppies up to 6 months old

Puppy Socialization & Training

The Board Hound offers a variety of puppy-specific solutions to your puppy-specific problems in an enriching and supportive environment. Our services are designed specifically for you and your new puppy to build confidence, play, and learn in an environment that enriches your puppy’s social development.

Here’s how to get registered for Puppy Socialization & Training:

All new clients must first complete and submit their New Client Registration Form.
Submit your registration for Puppy Party and/or Puppy Kindergarten by using the portals below. For PEP registration, please start with Puppy Party or email training@theboardhound.com for more info.

Puppy Excellence Program (NEW for 2025!)

Put some PEP in your STEPP!

The Board Hound’s Puppy Excellence Program (PEP) is an all inclusive socialization and training program to set your puppy’s development plan on the best possible path. PEP starts by customizing your puppy’s needs through personalized private training as well inclusive participation our revolutionary STEPP daycare program. STEPP prioritizes custom socialization opportunities, training sessions, brain games, independent activities, and more. As a bonus, you will also have priority access to Puppy Party and Puppy Kindergarten classes on Sundays as part of your PEP enrollment.

4 weeks, $1590

6 STEPP Enrichment Daycare visits (scheduled at your convenience)

6 Private Training Sessions (in-home or on-site; schedule at your convenience)

4 Puppy Kindergarten Classes (one per week on Sundays at 4pm)

4 Puppy Party Socialization Classes (one per week on Sunday at 2pm or 3pm, must be age & temperament appropriate)

Requirements for Registration

Your puppy must be under 6 months old at the start of the program, with age-appropriate vaccines. Please attend your first Puppy Party to be evaluated for registration in PEP or email training@theboardhound.com to get started!

Puppy Party Workshops

50-minute session – $10 each

Puppy socialization opportunity for puppies up to 16 weeks old. Puppy Party is lead by CPDT-KA Certified Dog Trainers. Workshops are held on Sundays at 2pm & 3pm. Your puppy’s first session is free!

Puppy Party is for pups up to 16 weeks old. If your puppy is over 16 weeks old, please email training@theboardhound.com to inquire about registration.

Puppy Kindergarten Workshops

50-minute session – $45 each

Curriculum in each class follows positive experience socialization, name recognition, healthy play, voluntary attention, and exposure to new experiences. Each individual class focuses on a unique topic to help puppy owners with common speed bumps in puppy-raising. The course is designed to help owners with puppy problem solving, and customized recommendations for your puppy’s unique needs. Puppy Kindergarten is lead by CPDT-KA Certified Dog Trainers.

Each class covers one of our rotating topics from the list below:

Chew This, Not That

Topics include puppy biting, mouthing, teething, providing appropriate outlets, stages of development, socialization, troubleshooting challenges, and more.

The House is Not a Toilet

Topics include house training overview, crate training overview, separation anxiety prevention, stages of development, socialization, troubleshooting challenges, and more.

Shots Equal Lollipops

Topics include preparing for vet and groomer visits, nail trims, handling desensitization and tolerance, socialization, troubleshooting challenges, and more.

Patience is a Virtue

Topics include attention & impulse control games, socialization, troubleshooting challenges, and more.

To view the Puppy Kindergarten schedule, please view The Board Hound’s calendar.

The Puppy K curriculum is designed with workshop-style registration to accommodate owners schedules and the needs of each puppy. Puppy Kindergarten meets Sundays at 4pm.