Refresher | Board & Train
For dogs that have already completed training and need a structured tune-up to rebuild consistency, sharpen obedience, and refresh previously learned skills.
This focused program reinforces your dog's existing training foundation through professional guidance, structured practice, and real-world training so good habits become reliable again.
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Why A Refresher Program?
Even well-trained dogs benefit from structured reinforcement. Over time, routines change, skills become inconsistent, and small habits can return without regular practice. A refresher program helps rebuild reliability and bring your dog's training back to the standard you expect.
Rebuild Reliability
Strengthen obedience skills and restore consistency with commands your dog already understands.
Improve Communication
Refresh expectations and create clearer communication between you and your dog.
Real-World Practice
Reinforce good behaviour in everyday environments while practicing around realistic distractions.
Program Overview
Program Duration
Minimum 1 Week
Investment
Starting at $800 + tax
Included Equipment
Training tools and equipment recommendations based on your dog's current needs and goals.
Best Suited For
Dogs that have completed previous training and need reinforcement, improved consistency, or a structured tune-up.
Please note: Training tools may be recommended based on your dog's individual needs and may involve an additional cost. Travel fees apply for clients located outside our service area, generally more than 30 minutes from our training location.
What's Included
The Refresher program is designed to reinforce your dog's existing training foundation while improving consistency, responsiveness, and reliability in everyday situations.
Personalized Training Review
A review of your dog's current skills, strengths, and areas that need improvement to create a focused training plan.
Obedience Reinforcement
Refresh important commands and strengthen your dog's understanding of expectations.
Leash Skills Tune-Up
Improve walking habits, engagement, and responsiveness during everyday walks.
Place Command & Structure
Reinforce calm behaviour, duration, and household structure through reliable place training.
Recall Reinforcement
Refresh your dog's response to coming when called and improve reliability around distractions.
Impulse Control
Strengthen patience and self-control around distractions and exciting situations.
Real-World Training
Practice existing skills in different environments to improve consistency outside the home.
Behaviour Maintenance
Address small habits that may have returned and reinforce the standards you want from your dog.
Training Maintenance Plan
Leave with clear recommendations for maintaining your dog's refreshed skills and preventing old habits from returning.
The Training Journey
The Refresher program focuses on identifying areas that need improvement, rebuilding consistency, and helping you maintain the training your dog has already received.
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Share your dog's previous training history, current challenges, and the areas where you would like improvement.
Training Assessment & Goal Setting
We identify which skills need reinforcement and create a focused plan based on your dog's current abilities and goals.
Focused Training Refresh
Your dog receives structured training sessions designed to improve obedience, responsiveness, communication, and consistency.
Real-World Reinforcement
Existing skills are practiced around distractions and in everyday environments to rebuild reliability.
Go-Home Lesson & Continued Success
You'll learn how to maintain your dog's refreshed skills and continue reinforcing good behaviour at home.
The Result
A dog with refreshed obedience, improved consistency, and stronger communication that helps maintain the training foundation you have already built together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Refresher program for?
This program is designed for dogs that have previously completed training and need a structured tune-up to rebuild consistency, reinforce obedience, or address small habits that have returned over time.
Does my dog need previous Board & Train experience?
Yes. The Refresher program is intended for dogs that have already completed a Board & Train program. If your dog has significant new behavioural challenges, another program may be recommended.
What skills can be refreshed?
Depending on your dog's needs, we can reinforce obedience commands, leash manners, recall, place training, engagement, impulse control, and everyday reliability.
How long does the Refresher program take?
The program has a minimum duration of one week. The appropriate length will depend on your dog's current skills, the areas that need reinforcement, and your training goals.
Will my dog's behaviour improve permanently after the program?
A refresher program can significantly improve consistency and rebuild skills, but lasting results depend on continued practice and reinforcement at home after training is complete.
What happens after the program?
You will receive a go-home lesson showing you how to maintain your dog's progress and continue reinforcing the behaviours you want in everyday life.
Refresh Your Dog's Training Foundation
Strengthen obedience, rebuild consistency, and bring your dog's training back to the standard you expect through structured professional coaching.
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