Day Training
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. HOME EVERY NIGHT.
Our Day Training Program is designed for owners who want the benefits of professional training without sending their dog away for an extended Board & Train.
Training takes place Monday through Friday and is designed to fit seamlessly into your workday. Simply drop your dog off in the morning on your way to work and pick them up at the end of the day—or, for clients located within the immediate Ithaca area, complimentary morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off are included.
While your dog is with us, every part of their day has a purpose.
Rather than simply exercising your dog, we focus on creating a calm, thoughtful state of mind through multiple structured training sessions, crate training, environmental exposure, public outings, structured walks, decompression, and supervised rest. We believe dogs learn best when training is balanced with opportunities to process, relax, and make good decisions.
Because your dog trains with us multiple days each week, we're able to build consistency, create clearer communication, and make progress much faster than traditional private lessons—all while your dog continues living at home with your family.
Think of it as the perfect middle ground between private lessons and a Board & Train.
What we work on:
Every program is customized to your dog's age, temperament, and training goals. Depending on your dog, training may include:
Structured Walks: Teaching loose leash walking, engagement, leash pressure, and calm behavior around distractions.
Obedience Training: Building a strong foundation through marker words, sit, down, place, recall, heel, and everyday manners.
Minor Behavior Modification: Helping dogs work through pulling, jumping, barking, overexcitement, and other everyday behavioral challenges by creating clarity, confidence, and better decision-making.
Real-Life Practice: Weekly field trips to parks, pet-friendly stores, downtown areas, coffee shops, and other public spaces allow your dog to practice their skills where they matter most—in the real world.
Puppy Development: An excellent option for puppies learning crate training, potty training, leash skills, confidence, socialization, and the foundations needed to prevent unwanted behaviors before they become lifelong habits.
Weekly Owner Transfer Lessons
Training doesn't stop when your dog goes home.
Each week we'll review your dog's progress, demonstrate everything they've learned, and coach you on how to continue the training at home. Our goal isn't simply to train your dog—it's to teach you how to communicate with your dog so your results continue long after the program ends.
Training Programs
Trailhead Day Train
$2,200
2 Days Per Week • 4 Weeks
Build the foundation through consistent training, engagement, and real-world exposure.
Perfect for puppies, adolescent dogs, everyday obedience, leash manners, confidence building, and strengthening communication.
Summit Day Train
$3,300
3 Days Per Week • 4 Weeks
Our most immersive day training program, providing additional repetition, exposure, and faster progress toward your goals.
Designed for dogs ready to take their training to the next level through additional consistency, advanced obedience, increased public exposure, and greater reliability around distractions.
Depending on your dog's progress and training goals, this program may also include e-collar conditioning and off-leash recall foundations. E-collar training is introduced only when appropriate for the individual dog and is available for dogs 6 months of age and older.
All Day Training Programs include a 10ft Hands-Free Leash and the High Peaks Canine Training Handbook.
Training equipment (place beds, collars, long lines, e-collars, etc.) is sold separately unless otherwise noted.
Is Day Training Right for You?
Day Training is an excellent fit for dogs who need:
Foundation obedience
Loose leash walking
Puppy development
Confidence building
Better engagement with their owner
Public manners
Mild fearfulness or overexcitement
Help transitioning training into everyday life
Because dogs return home each evening, Day Training works best for dogs who benefit from consistency, repetition, and owner involvement.
For dogs with more significant behavioral concerns—including resource guarding, separation anxiety, a history of bite incidents, human aggression, dog aggression, or severe, longstanding reactivity—we typically recommend our Behavior Modification Board & Train Program (4–6 weeks). These behaviors often require around-the-clock structure, management, and behavior modification that cannot be achieved through daytime training alone.
If you're unsure which program is the best fit, we'll discuss your dog's history during your consultation and recommend the option that will give you the greatest chance of long-term success.
