Behavior Breakthrough Program
Program Overview
Dogs 6 months and older
Is fear, anxiety, reactivity, or aggression keeping you from enjoying life with your dog? Maybe walks have become stressful, your dog struggles around people or other dogs, or tension between dogs in your home has become difficult to manage.
Our 3-Week Behavior Breakthrough Program is designed for dogs who need more than obedience—they need time, structure, and a deeper approach to changing how they respond to the world.
This extended stay includes everything in our Go Anywhere Dog Program, with an additional week dedicated to working through more complex behaviors. Away from familiar patterns and routines, we can create clarity, build confidence, establish healthier responses, and address the behavior at its core—not simply manage the symptoms.
The goal is a calmer, more confident dog, clearer communication between you both, and a relationship that feels enjoyable again.
WHO NEEDS THE BEHAVIOR BREAKTHROUGH PROGRAM?
Does your dog struggle with separation anxiety, react or lunge on walks, guard food or toys, become uncomfortable with handling, or show aggression toward people or other dogs? Maybe guests can’t comfortably enter your home, walks have become stressful, or you’re constantly managing your dog to prevent the next incident.
If fear, anxiety, reactivity, guarding, or aggression are controlling your life with your dog, our Behavior Breakthrough Program is designed to create clearer communication, build confidence, and help your dog make better choices when it matters most.
This program addresses:
Separation anxiety
Leash reactivity
Biting
Fighting
Tolerating touching & handling
Resource guarding
This program includes:
Three weeks of intensive training in our boarding school for dogs
Rehabilitation of aggression and separation anxiety
Leash manners even with distractions – (no more pulling, lunging, or barking!)
Calm at home and in public
Sit and down
Place (go to a dog bed & stay)
Come when called (even with distractions)
Improved manners (no more jumping!)
Daily socialization with other dogs
No more barking when home alone
Off-leash control (depending on your dog’s level of aggression)
Training for you on how to maintain your dog’s new behavior
Daily video updates
Two follow-up lessons after graduation to ensure your success
E-collar
Guaranteed support for the life of your dog, including access to our monthly group lessons, additional lessons as needed, and access to the trainer to help you troubleshoot any problems that may arise
Graduates also have access to board with us in the future (at additional cost)
WHAT TO EXPECT
Your dog’s training begins before their stay with a private lesson designed to introduce both you and your dog to the e-collar, establish clear communication, and give you a head start on the training process.
From there, your dog will spend three immersive weeks with us on our peaceful Idaho acreage, where training goes beyond obedience to focus on what’s driving the behavior underneath. Through structure, clear communication, confidence building, and intentional exposure, we help dogs move out of fearful, anxious, reactive, or defensive patterns and into a calmer, more balanced state of mind.
Throughout their stay, you’ll receive photos, videos, and progress updates, along with our training resources to prepare you for life after graduation. We’ll also work together through hands-on lessons so you understand the training, feel confident handling your dog, and know exactly how to maintain their progress at home.
The goal is more than better behavior—it’s to reset the relationship, restore trust, and give you and your dog the freedom to enjoy life together again.