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Dairydell’s

Dream Dog COMPLETE

Board and Train Program Overview

TIER 1 - On Leash Board and Train

WEEK ONE:

Leash Manners
& Household Control

Week Two:

Greater Control Outdoors and with Distractions

TIER 2 - Off Leash Board and Train

Tier 1 Prerequisite

Week three:

Dog-Friendly Remote Collar Training for Hands-Free Work at Close Distances.

Week FOUR:

Friendly Remote Collar Control at Greater Distances & Higher Distractions

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Meet Sawyer!

One of our latest Canine Superstars teaches us how he trains his human!

Dog Training
a Woman’s Way

Along with your personal training at Dairydell, you get a full tutorial binder and a selection of the following DVDs to prepare you and your dog*.

(*Selection depends on the training plan you purchase)

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Week One >
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Why Does My Dog?
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Nature-Based Training
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Training vs Obedience
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If My Dog Backslides?
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Your Training Tools
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Transitioning Home
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Training a Woman’s Way
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Week Two >
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Color Me Canine
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Week Three >
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Remote Collars
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Week Four >
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Relationship Dynamics

“We are a woman-centric company, so our training reflects a mother-like teaching style that is firm, fair and friendly.”

We rely on rules and boundaries – quietly but consistently enforced – to earn your dog’s respect, admiration and obedience.

We will teach you how to control and get willing cooperation from your dog through simple enforcement and follow-through techniques – no yelling, punishment or bribery. Our famous Quiet Control is nature-based, patterned after dogs themselves and specifically how the mother dog teaches her young the rules and order of the “family”.

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Thank you so much for your interest in Dairydell’s Dream Dog Complete Board and Train program! We’re unlike any other training school out there and you’ll soon see why.

Click Below For Camilla’s Audio Intro:

Click Below For Camilla’s Audio Intro:

“Let me ask you this....”

Does your naughty dog really need another treat or redirected behavior to solve your challenges with him?
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…or does he just need to learn NOT to jump, NOT to pull you down the street, NOT to bolt out the door and NOT to steal food off your counters?

If you’re tired of board and train programs that aren’t working for you, or have a dog that only listens when he sees a cookie… let us help you.

Dogs don’t misbehave because they’re untrained – they act out because they’re CONFUSED! They are canines living in a human world and many things have been lost in translation.

The deepest canine question is NOT “How do I perform the perfect Sit?” but “Who makes the rules here and what are mine?” They can’t focus on anything else until this critical instinctive question has been answered.

Our Dream Dog Complete board and train program at Dairydell Canine is nature-based and leadership-focused. We train your dog from the inside out, determining what instinctive causes are behind their errant behaviors and developing a comprehensive plan to address them. Instead of focusing solely on commands, we focus on teaching a dog “how to be”, the way dogs do between themselves, making the rules of polite behavior clear and enforcing them with follow-through that’s at once firm but fair and friendly. With our Nature-Based approach, there’s no need to yell or bribe. Dogs don’t, and we don’t need to either.

Answer their most important question and nervous dogs begin to relax. Hyperactive dogs start to calm down and Stubborn dogs finally listen – because their confusion is gone when YOU are in charge and THEY have rules.

Let us help bring out the very best in your dog with our Dream Dog Complete board & train program.
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For the ultimate:

Building on Our Famous Dream Dogs Program​

Dream Dog COMPLETE Adds:

NEW Step-by-Step Videos!

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A Sampling of the Videos You Will Receive:

Dog Board and Train -Week One

Bonus Videos for Board and Train - Weeks One thru Four

My Home Companion

(stay, come, jumping, pulling, barking, counter-surfing, leash reactivity and more!)

Bonus Videos:

dog about town

(better leash manners in public and better recall, plus sit, down, place and leave it.)

Bonus Videos:

hands-free and by my side

(fine tuning of all commands, plus intro to remote collar control and impressive silent hand-signals.)

Bonus Videos:

PLUS: $100 credit toward a 1-hour private session with Camilla Gray-Nelson

wide open spaces

(distance off-leash control, whisper commands, emergency stop/drop, “find-me” whistle recall, long distance stay.)

Bonus Videos:

PLUS: Another $150 Credit toward a 1-hour private session with Camilla Gray-Nelson.

My Home Companion

(stay, come, jumping, pulling, barking, counter-surfing, leash reactivity and more!)

Bonus Videos:

Dog Board and Train - Week Two

dog about town

(better leash manners in public and better recall, plus sit, down, place and leave it.)

Bonus Videos:

Dog Board and Train - Week Three

All the above PLUS

hands-free and by my side

(fine tuning of all commands, plus intro to remote collar control and impressive silent hand-signals.)

Bonus Videos:

PLUS: $100 credit toward a 1-hour private session with Camilla Gray-Nelson

Dog Board and Train - Week Four

All the above PLUS

wide open spaces

(distance off-leash control, whisper commands, emergency stop/drop, “find-me” whistle recall, long distance stay.)

Bonus Videos:

PLUS: Another $150 Credit toward a 1-hour private session with Camilla Gray-Nelson.

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We’re Confident There is No Other Training Program on the Market Like Dream Dog Complete

INCLUDES

Now it’s even easier to succeed and mold the dog of your dreams!

Our Board and Train Service is the Gold Standard of the Industry.

For 25 years, Dairydell has been helping Marin and Sonoma County dogs and owners reach their full relationship potential. Led by trainer and award-winning author, Camilla Gray-Nelson, the Dairydell training team brings over 40 years of dog training experience to your special dog. You name it, we’ve seen it and we know how to approach and deal with it.

Camilla Gray-Nelson training a group of dogs

If you are shopping around for trainers, here are some reasons to choose Dairydell:

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  • We are the ONLY Board and Train featuring dog training for women
  • We are the ONLY Board and Train offering a modular program with entry level options as short as 1 week, with additional modules which can be added a week or more at a time at any future date.
  • We are the ONLY Board and Train which focuses as much on service “after the sale” as we do on making the sale. When your dog “graduates”, it is just the beginning of our relationship. Owner training classes at our Petaluma Training Facility are included in every training package and ongoing Maintenance Classes are held on Saturdays for all our graduates, all year long!
  • We’ve never had an advertising budget. Instead, we invest in your success so you will send your friends. Our amazing business has been honestly built on sincere referrals from grateful clients and there’s no better marketing plan we can think of. 

We look forward to serving you and your dog soon!

If you are looking for a “Cookies-Only” training program, this may not be the program for you.

However, if you want to STOP unwanted behaviors the way a mother dog would quietly but clearly teach her young, you’ll be amazed and thrilled!

Find out more about our Nature-Based Training by watching the following video. 

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Board and Train - Features Comparison

Behavior Wide Open Spaces
WEEK FOUR
Off Leash
& By My Side
WEEK THREE
Dog About Town
WEEK TWO
My Home Companion
WEEK ONE

Lifetime Maintenance Classes for All Training Levels!

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Board & Train Features Comparison

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Meeting Your Dog’s Needs.... and Yours!

Professional Dog Training in Marin and Sonoma Counties
Your dog will learn basic obedience at an accelerated rate under the guidance of a professional trainer. Your dog's personality and happiness is foremost.

Manners
Does your dog jump up, bolt out the door, steal food, get on the furniture, or anything else that is dangerous or annoying? Let us help!

Daily Playtime
While he is here, your dog can enjoy romping with other canines in a large play yard or run, complete with things to climb on, run through or play with. FUN! FUN! FUN!  If he would rather play with humans, we can provide that, too.

Temperature-Controlled Sleeping Quarters
Cool or cozy - Summer or Winter.

Boarding Fee Discounts
Our 3 and 4-Week courses entitle your dog to discounted boarding fees when he returns to Dairydell for boarding while you are away.

"After School" Follow-Up
All training packages include videos, tutorials, hands-on coaching and maintenance classes. Dairydell's Owner-Training program is the most complete in the industry. Really!

Also Available

"Matchmaker" Consultations

Considering a new puppy or dog? Let us help you identify your best "match". Based on your personality and lifestyle, we will describe the very best type of dog for you, and how to know him when you see him.

$250.00 /hr. with Camilla Gray-Nelson -  Contact Us Here

 

Personal Trainer Session

Is your dog driving you crazy? Schedule a 50 min. consultation with us. We will analyze the source of the problem and give you strategies for success.

From 150.00 / 50 min.  Contact Us Here
Director of Training, Camilla Gray-Nelson - $250 by special arrangement.

 

Group Classes — 7 Week Courses at Our Petaluma Facility

Get weekly professional guidance for training your dog at home. Classes at Dairydell include Beginning Obedience & Manners, Puppy Socialization, Housetraining, CGC Preparation - even Hand Signals!.

$275.00 / 7 Weeks   Register Here

 

Rally-Gility Classes — 6 Week Courses

$250.00 / 6 Weeks   Register Here

 

Sniffer Dog — Beginning Nose Work —6 Week Courses

$250.00 / 6 Weeks   Register Here

 

Monthly Maintenance Classes

For Board & Train Grads & Their Dogs

To better serve our Dream Dog™ Board & Train graduates, our monthly maintenance classes have had a Total Makeover! Now each month will have its own theme, and each class within that month will be geared for either on-leash OR off-leash grads and include Holiday preparedness exercises when appropriate. We will even be including special HOLIDAY training exercises for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and 4th of July!

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