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Board and Train
Dog Behavior Rehab dogs are happy dogs!!
Is
your puppy or older dog driving you crazy? Do you want to start off your
life with your new puppy on the right foot? Or do you just want to go hiking
or walking on the beach with your dog confidently off-leash? Are you planning
a business trip, vacation or just a few quiet days at home? Why not send your
dog(s) to our Board and Train program? Your dog will learn
to be an even better companion with our fast and fun system.
You may not believe what we can accomplish with your dog in such a short time, so we GUARANTEE our training!
It's gentle, guaranteed for the life of your dog and it works!
Open the lines of communication between you and your dog, and create a lifelong partnership. You CAN have control both on and off leash, both inside and out of your house.
Our entire focus is on creating good, acceptable behavior in your dog, and a happy relationship between your dog and all of your family members.
What your dog WILL do...
- Come when called - both on or off leash!
- Sit or down ... and stay there!
- Walk politely by your side on or off leash!
- Behave as a true companion happily!
- Socialize easily with other dogs, people and cats
- Be trained to happily settle in a crate
- Pay attention to you when you ask!
- Go to a “place” and stay there
Happily trained dogs
will also learn NOT to…
- Jump up on people
- Dash or charge through doors
- Bite or growl at people
- Guard toys and food
- Bark or otherwise go crazy in the car
- Dig holes in the garden
- Bark for the heck of it, incessantly, or when you don’t want them to
- Chew on furniture, doorways, windowsills, plants, your favorite remote control, etc…
- Climb on furniture.
- Steal food and object off countertops and tables.
Training of your dog is customized to meet your unique needs and goals.
We use many methods to train your beloved dog or puppy. What we do amazes our clients. We take your out of control, wild and badly behaving dog that does not do what you want, and turn them into lovely companions, all without yelling or using force. We also love working with dogs that aren't out of control, but who need to learn to listen to their owners.
One of the very popular methods that we use is the Force Free Method™, developed by Marc Goldberg. "The ForceFree Method™ is an intuitive system of training that makes sense to both people and dogs. Effective and gentle, the training method works WITH the dog’s instincts rather than against them. We achieve off leash reliability, even with distractions, amazingly fast. Most dogs perceive the training as simple "pack cooperation" and play. Therefore, they quickly shed rebellious behavior, and give you more focus than you imagined possible. Doesn't that sound like more fun than correction after correction?"
We combine the ForceFree Method™ with the E-Touch Method, developed by Martin Deeley. Extensive training has been done with Martin on the gentle use of this method, and we love watching dogs transform their behavior almost overnight. It is profound, and we are proud to be the only training organization in the San Francisco Bay area that offers this choice.
Training may include, with your request, training for good behavior in cars, trucks, even private planes and total off leash reliability on the beach and with horses. Your dog will stay with us at The Dog House Inn in Gilroy. They will go hiking with us, to the beach with us, and hang out at local coffee shops with us. They will learn how to behave in public, as well as in a home. We will customize a blog of your dog's training experience so you can follow along. Once training is complete, you will be asked to participate in transferring your dog back to you. This may take a day or two, depending on the problems your dog presented with. Our trainers will show you how to maintain your dog's excellent behavior and new commands
We
are so confident that we GUARANTEE our Board and Train Program for the
life of your dog while you own them. This covers all the issues that we established
with you when your dog was first assessed. This program includes any follow-up
or fine tuning that may ever be necessary. For this investment, we will return
to you a happy, well behaved pet ready to enjoy the rest of their life as your
family companion. Price includes: boarding, training, remote training collar
plus any other equipment and all applicable taxes.
Only 14 days…to the dog of your dreams!
$2195 for an investment the will change the
rest of your life with your dog
Mack, heart of gold
Our 3 year old lab Mack (also referred to as a “Marley” by
friends) has a heart of gold but weighs 90 lbs and had no idea how rambunctious
he was. He began terrorizing our 6 year old female with his style of play and
everything in our home became “Mack’s”. He slept in the bed,
chewed whatever he wanted to, jumped on guests and just became a nuisance. We
couldn’t
walk him because he lunged and jumped in circles. Once almost pulling my arm
out the socket while I was pregnant. He had been through 3 obedience training
courses and we even hired a private trainer. Of course he played the perfect
pupil and had everyone fooled, by the time he was home he was back to his bad
behavior. We tried socializing him, but he was a bully, territorial and we
feared he may bite, so he was house ridden. Although with all his problems,
Mack had a heart of gold, was adored by family and friends and we loved him.
I came across the website for Dog Behavior Rehab and was hopeful that Mr. Mack could be rehabilitated. Literally the minute Sherry walked in the door, Mack knew he had met his match. She spent a few hours assessing our home and it was decided that Mack needed to stay with Sherry for a few weeks for the Board and Train program. However, our case was different and Mack attended a cross country trip Sherry and friends had planned, visiting many dog trainers across the country. Sherry kept a daily blog of Mack and sent pictures of their travels and adventures. Three weeks later she returned to us a dog that we remembered as a torment, but who walked in the door calmly and obeyed our commands. It’s been several months since Mack’s adventure with Sherry and he has become a wonderful companion to our family. No longer do we chase or yell at him. He now walks off leash around the neighborhood and is a pleasure to have around when we entertain. Sherry became a member of our extended family and we appreciate her hard work and daily dedication to discipline our beloved Mr. Mack. I have recommended Sherry Boyer and Dog Behavior Rehab to many people. She is our Dog Whisperer!!!!
—Sandra and Scott Macdonald
San Jose, California
The story of Gideon.
Gideon came to us from
Juneau, Alaska in the fall of 2007. He had been
deemed dangerous and vicious by Animal Control due to 2 bites that were considered
unprovoked. His owner brought him to us on a very orange leash and collar,
imprinted with “Danger” all over them. He also had a huge tag hanging
off the collar, identifying him as a dangerous and vicious dog. Since
he arrived around Halloween, the people at the airport and rental car agency
thought this was his Halloween costume! Gideon is a gorgeous pure white pit
bull. He is super friendly, except when people approach his “children” (the
owner’s sons), when he can be growly. The bite episodes will not
be discussed here.
We found Gideon to be quite delightful, just lacking in the impulse control
department. Typical of as his breed, he can be very exuberant in his greetings
of people that he knows, which means it’s hard for him to not jump up
to kiss people in the face. As you can imagine, not all people like to be jumped
up on by a big boy like him. We worked with him on controlling these impulses,
and found him to be very amenable to training. When he left us, he was walking
at a heel, not pulling on leash at all, sitting, downing and staying when asked
for long periods of time, even with people out of sight. He did very very well. We
also started to train Gideon on pulling weight, which was an owner request. They
spend a good share of their free time on ATV’s, and Gideon is the perfect
dog to help carry some of his own provisions in to the backcountry. We are very
confident that Gideon’s owner is dedicated to follow-through, and dedicated
to getting him re-classified. We are looking forward to that day!!
Gideon is back in Juneau now, but not out of hot water yet. He must go through a re-classification there, which means he must pass his Canine Good Citizen test, in Alaska. We are sure he will do fine; however, as you will read below, the problem will be whether he will actually be allowed and/or able to take the test. We will update the website as Gideon goes through his tests in what we hope is the near future.
What Gideon’s owner says:
”Things are going good here. Gideon is doing good on most everything
and is doing LOADS better on everything. He still freaks out when people
come over, and REALLY wants to run them down. Not agressive just VERY
HAPPY. I have been making him down and stay, which he does without question,
but I have been forced to stand on his leash to keep him from rushing the door
when it opens with someone outside it. He is getting better but it is
still an issue.
He has done very well with the leave it command, and as long as I catch him early will leave most anything. Our back neighbors have a cat and I have been able to get Gideon to walk past him (on the other side of the fence that is) with no more than a glance. He still will growl at noises and people he doesn’t know or can't see, but will "Leave It" when I tell him to.
With his skin issues I have not been able to get him out as much as I
would like but I just got him booties and if I can keep him from taking them
off, we should be able to get out more. I also just got a treadmill for
him so I will begin working him on that soon.
He is a CRAZY PULLING MACHINE! I took him out the other day and had his leash hooked to the front of my ATV. I was letting him lead the way, but he was not really pulling, just walking with me riding. I parked my ATV and turned it off but forgot to put it in gear. He pulled it down the road to where my truck was without me even noticing it until he was most of the way there. Just FYI, my ATV weighs 600 pounds, without any gas, oil or any of the supplies I have attached to it. The sled I got for him should be here soon. I am looking forward to seeing what he can do.
I finally got in contact with the local Kennel Club about the CGC and I
was right, they WILL NOT allow Gideon to take the class OR the Test. Because
of insurance issues with his "Dangerous" designation. The
person who administers the test contacted me and said that if we can get
the Humane society to "Sponsor" a class and test then she would
be willing to do the testing. So that is my next hurdle. She
recommended that, if the Humane Society will not sponsor the testing, I
request a variance on the regulations and have him tested somewhere out
of town. So I may need to bring him South again to get tested.”
—J. Tipps, Juneau, Alaska
