Board and Training Services

We offer two types of Dog Training Schools. Dog Boarding Kennel Training for all dog behavior training issues and obedience training locations are Alpharetta and College Park.

Services:

Our Board and Train Dog Training School is in the Trainer’s Home and our Dog Kennel Training school will be at Pet Port Kennels. The Board and Train Dog Training School service in a trainer’s home is for spoiled dogs. Dogs that live mainly inside and have been treated more like a child than a dog. It is also for dogs not suited for Boarding Kennel Training, dogs that might have anxiety or have undue stress in a kennel environment.

Our Dog Training School program in our home is suggested for dogs that might have had a hard time house breaking and you would want to maintain that by using the crate training techniques used in our dog training school program. The training in the trainer’s home is a more realistic environment where the dog comes into the home and learns to be calm and obedient. Dogs will go to our doggie daycare during the day for period of times when they are not in training to socialize and play with other friendly dogs. They go on several nature walks a day and spend time inside with us so they can learn house manners such as not to take food off the counters. They become a part of our pack and learn to act accordingly.

A description of both services and prices are below.

Board and Train Dog Training School in the Trainer’s Home:

$495 a week with a 2 week minimum for basic dog on leash obedience training. Our board and train trainer lives on the property of Atlanta Dog Trainer in a sweet farm house located in Alpharetta. The dog will be kept in the trainer’s home and become a part of their existing family. Since the dog is in a home environment, we can work on basic in house manners such as counter surfing, obedience training, behavior modification and a foundation for house breaking. A plus for the dogs in our dog training school is daily walks, playtime in the trainers secured fenced yard, and specialized attention in the trainer’s home with the trainer. It will be a home away from home for your dog. As a part of the dog behavior training school, they will also get to visit our doggie daycare and socialize with other dogs.

The dog training school will include the minimum of 4 training sessions each day, including weekends,  coming to our group obedience classes for distraction training , long walks to work on no pull and heel and training in front of our doggie daycare for further obedience proofing. There is a 2-week minimum on the Board and Train basic obedience programs.

A complimentary consultation to evaluate which service would suit your dog best is included in the cost of the training programs. Additionally when you come to pick-up your dog from our dog training school a “Go Home" lesson is included in the price of service. The lesson will go over what commands the dogs have learned and how to reinforce the behavior once your dog is back in their environment. After the dog goes home and you have had a week to work on transferring the leadership to you and generalize the dog to other environments, we will give you a complimentary lesson to go over any dog behavior training issues.

Dog Training School Basic Obedience Curriculum

• Sit-stay.
• Down-stay.
• Place-stay (Place is a boundary-stay on an elevated dog bed, which you will need to purchase at the completion of training.
• Recall (come on 20 foot long line leash).
• Loose Leash walking (no pulling).
• Wait at the door.
• Their name means come to me.
• Off “no jumping”
• Counter surfing.
• How to meet another dog appropriately.
• All types of socialization: dog to dog, sounds, new environments, kids and whatever else your dog might have avoidance to or fear of.
• Touch is a calming exercises for hyperactive dogs
• Leave it command

All training is not guaranteed and progress depends on the temperament of the dog. Some dogs may learn slower than others and we will work at their speed without any unnecessary pressure put on the dog. Training will also have to be maintained consistently at home for your dog to retain everything learned in Board and Train training program. You will have to generalize the behaviors to other environments once the dog is home. You will also have to follow our house breaking rules 101 to transfer over the house breaking foundation to your home.

Testimonials

"My son Joey who lives at Jekyll Island received Candy Barr, an Australian Sheep Dog, for Christmas. We hope that she can serve as a Psychiatric Service Dog for him! At eight months old, I picked her up from the island and after a rainy, long drive with Candy Barr freaking out in the car from the lightening, wind shield wipers and large, noisy trucks; I delivered her to Atlanta Dog Trainers in Alpharetta. HELP!! After two weeks at Atlanta Dog Trainers, I drove the same dog--calm, confident and mannerly back to my smiling, pleased son. You are the bomb Atlanta Dog Trainers."
Thank you.
Nora Haynes
President NAMI GA (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

"We are absolutely thrilled with the progress our 2 dachshunds made after being in Susie's dog boarding kennel training program. They lived with the trainer for two weeks and she transformed them from being dogs that do whatever they want to dogs that actually listen and obey commands. They can now sit, go into a down, stay, go to their "place", come when called and Hannah, the older dog, can even shake hands. We are impressed! Also, Susie worked on the barking issues, as well as helped them become calmer when walking past other dogs (as opposed to barking, pulling, etc.) When we went to pick them up and have our training session, it was obvious how well they had been taken care of while training with Atlanta Dog Trainer. In fact, I think the dogs would have been just as happy to stay with her instead of come home with us!"
Thanks.
Susie Ed and Kathy Grzedzinski
Alpharetta

Sonja Thiels

Director and Head Trainer for the Board and Train department.

Sonja has an inborn love for all animals especially dogs, horses, and cats. She has been studying dog behavior and behavior modification for 15 years. She is a graduate of Animal Behavior College and is a certified behavior modification and obedience training specialist. Sonja apprenticed with ADT and is now an obedience trainer and an aggression management rehabilitator. She also holds a master level title in agility with her dog Neige. Sonja teaches our agility classes as well as the obedience courses.

She is the board and train department director and head trainer for all the dogs that come into our board and train program. She lives in the dog-house on our property in Alpharetta where our training facility is located. She has broad knowledge working with a diversity of dogs in a variety of situations. She has been a foster mom for Miniature Pinchers for many years. Sonja also donates her time to help abused and neglected dogs. She volunteers her training services to help shelter dogs so they can be placed in a good home.

Sonja lives with her four dogs Neige, Alaia, Geronimo, Gizmo and currently foster a sweet mix breed named Brea.

Dog Boarding Kennel Training School:

$350 a week with a 2-week minimum for basic dog behavior training. Atlanta Dog Trainer, LLC is partnered with Pet Port kennels for all Dog Boarding Kennel Training needs. Atlanta Dog Trainer's, LLC in-kennel trainers are certified trainers with years of experience. Our in-kennel/ dog boarding kennel training facility is situated on 9 wooded acres in Fulton County. The large spacious kennels are heated and air-conditioned. The large indoor/outdoor runs (8 feet by 4 feet, both inside and outside) are an open design which helps with dog-to-dog socialization. The half acre fenced play yard gives dogs plenty of fun and exercise 3-4 times a day while they are in training. The owner of the kennels and head trainer lives on-site, which provides 24-hour supervision of your pet while in training. Our 24-hour veterinarian is Union City Veterinary Medical Center & Emergency Clinic, a 24-vet facility less than 10 miles away.

In-kennel Training School basic program curriculum:

• Sit and stay
• Down and stay
• Walking on a loose leash; no pulling
• "Off" - no jumping on people
• Recall- come when called on leash
• Behavioral modification (as determined by the client)

Additionally, a complimentary evaluation is included in the dog boarding kennel training services. Also when you come to pick-up your dog a "Go Home" lesson is included in the price of service. The lesson will go over what commands the dog has learned and how to reinforce the behavior once your dog is back in their environment. If needed, a follow-up lesson is available within 30 days after the end of the dog boarding kennel training school for any dog behavior training issues you might be having at a later date. Behavior modification is priced on the lessons and time needed to correct specific behaviors. A two-week minimum is required for in-kennel/ boarding obedience school. The training is 7 days a week with the minimum of 2 sessions every day of training. All boarding fees, play times (3-4 minimum) and food are included in this price. Pro-Plan Beef & Rice, a high-end Purina product, is what we feed the dogs. You are welcome to bring your own food, if you like; it does not affect the price either way. Remember most dog boarding kennel training services do not included play times or a 7-day a week training program.

These services are complimentary with Atlanta Dog Trainers Dog Training School programs.

If you have any additional questions on dog behavior training or would like to make a reservation for our dog boarding kennel training schools please call Susie Aga at 770-754-9178.