Board and Train Programs in Monroe, MI for Lasting Obedience

Dog Psych Board and Train offers structured training programs in Monroe, MI for puppies, adolescent dogs, adult dogs, and owners who want clearer communication and more reliable behavior. Programs are built around real-life obedience, leash manners, confidence, impulse control, and stronger owner-dog relationships.

All training is conducted using balanced, LIMA-based methods—Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive. That means your dog receives structure, guidance, consistency, and fairness while learning practical skills your family can continue using at home.

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Private Dog Training Lessons

Private Lesson — 1 Hour

Private lessons are one-on-one sessions designed to address specific goals such as leash manners, obedience, behavioral challenges, or refinement of specific commands. These sessions are also ideal as refreshers for dogs who already know commands but need improved reliability, consistency, or handler communication.

Price: $59 per session

Puppy Training Program

Puppy Foundations Program — For Puppies 8–16 Weeks Old

The Puppy Foundations Program gives your puppy the best possible start during one of the most important learning stages of life. This program focuses on confidence, trust, structure, and early communication while helping owners prevent bad habits before they become long-term problems.

Your puppy will work on:

  • Name recognition and handler focus
  • Potty training and crate conditioning
  • Confidence-building through new environments and handling
  • Leash introduction and polite following
  • Basics of sit, down, and place commands
  • Socialization with dogs, people, sounds, and textures
  • Prevention of nipping, jumping, and chewing
  • Owner education on routines, communication, and boundaries

Includes five one-hour sessions and post-program follow-up.

Price: $199 per program

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Foundational Obedience Training

Foundational Obedience Program — For Dogs 4 Months and Older

This program builds strong communication, structure, and trust between dog and owner. It is ideal for dogs that need more consistent manners, improved focus, and calm behavior in daily life. The program teaches essential obedience skills every dog and owner should know while setting the foundation for future training.

Training includes:

  • Reliable sit, down, place, stay, and recall
  • Heel and loose-leash walking in low-distraction settings
  • Impulse control
  • Crate and household structure
  • Controlled greetings
  • Threshold manners
  • Improved attention and handler focus
  • Building handler confidence and timing

Includes five one-hour sessions and post-program follow-up.

Price: $275 per program

Advanced Dog Obedience Training

Advanced Obedience Program

This program is for dogs that have completed Foundational Obedience or a Board & Train program. It takes your dog’s training to the next level by increasing reliability, precision, and focus in more challenging real-world environments. It is ideal for owners seeking off-leash reliability and calm, responsive behavior under distractions.

Training includes:

  • Precision sit, down, place, stay, and recall under distraction
  • Reliable recall in real-world settings such as parks and stores
  • Heel precision
  • Public manners proofing and neutrality around dogs and people
  • Long-duration stays and impulse control
  • Calm behavior in high-distraction environments

Includes six one-hour sessions and post-program follow-up.

Price: $329 per program

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Trick Training and Enrichment

Trick Training & Enrichment Program

This fun, mentally stimulating program helps build confidence, focus, and a stronger bond between dog and owner through creative learning.

Dogs can learn tricks such as:

  • Shake or high five
  • Spin or twirl
  • Bow
  • Play dead
  • Roll over
  • Speak and quiet

Trick training is available as private lessons or as an add-on to any obedience program.

Price: $59 per session or $39 add-on

Immersive Board and Train Programs

Board & Train — 3-Week Program

This focused immersion program allows your dog to stay with Andrew for hands-on training multiple times per day. The 3-week board and train program covers foundational obedience, leash work, and impulse control while your dog lives in a structured home environment.

The program includes progress updates, detailed transition support, and post-program follow-up so you understand how to maintain your dog’s training after pickup.

Price: $1,899 per program

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Advanced Board & Train — 4-Week Program

The Advanced Board & Train program is ideal for dogs needing more structure or owners seeking off-leash reliability and stronger public manners. This program builds on obedience foundations and introduces real-world distractions and advanced obedience work.

It includes progress updates, detailed transition support, and post-program follow-up to help your dog’s training carry over into everyday life.

Price: $2,499 per program

Ready to choose the right board and train program in Monroe, MI?
Contact Dog Psych Board and Train to schedule your free consultation.

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