BOARD AND TRAIN

Prison Pet Partnership's vocational education programming includes dog training. This provides an opportunity for the community to access training services for their dogs while Program Participants (Incarcerated Individuals) earn certification as Dog Handlers.

 

PPP's training philosophy creates a human-animal relationship built on positive interaction and consistency that can often deter unwanted behavior problems, facilitate faster learning, and even solve some existing behavioral challenges.

 

Training Staff and Program Participants use positive reinforcement training techniques that include food, toys, clickers, and praise. PPP does not use aversive methods and does not condone discipline of any kind to correct problematic behaviors.

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• To be considered for PPP’s Board and Train program, your dog is required to board with PPP for at least three consecutive days for behavioral assessment by Training Staff. 
  
  While a dog may be assessed in a thirty to sixty minute session, PPP prefers the opportunity to work with your dog in a boarding setting. Dogs entering new environments may be nervous or even fearful and it can take them a few days to acclimate and display their baseline behaviors without the presence of their owners. The three-day boarding stay is not required if your dog has boarded with PPP since January 2023.
   

• Dogs with extreme behavioral challenges require very specific environments that PPP is not equipped to provide due to the prison setting. If your dog experiences extreme fear, or is extremely dog or human reactive, PPP’s Board and Train Program is not suitable for your dog.
   

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FOUNDATIONS LEVEL I

Foundations Level 1 Training is for puppies and young dogs under eighteen (18) months of age. This age is the optimal time to begin teaching basic manners and life skills to avoid developing problematic behaviors.

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• Come

• Down

• Heel

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FOUNDATIONS LEVEL II

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• Front

• Go To Bed

• Jump On

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TEENS AND ADULTS

Adolescent dogs have more energy and stronger emotions than puppies and adult dogs. They tend to lean toward independence and need more exercise, more mental stimulation, and more attention. Teen dogs require training more than any other age group!

 

As for adult dogs, it’s never too late to teach an old dog new tricks!

 

Training Staff will develop a training plan with specific commands and behavior modifications based on behaviors and desired outcomes for teen and adult dogs.

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Foundations Level 1 and 2: $100 per day for a minimum of 14 consecutive days
Refresher Training: $100 per day for at least 7 consecutive days

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Fees include:

• All-Inclusive Boarding ($50 per day)

  • 3 Walks per day

  • 2 Individual or Group Play Sessions

  • 3 Enrichment Activities

  • Consistent Reinforcement of Commands throughout entire boarding stay from all PPP Staff, Program Participants, and Volunteers
     

• Individualized Training ($50 per day)

  • 1 Hour of One-on-One Training Daily

  • Exposure to Alternating Dog Trainers Supporting Reinforcement

  • Generalized Socialization

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