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Learn about
Dayschool

Affordable option with great results.

For those that live nearby.

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Unleash Your Potential

Mill Pond Kennels offers an innovative Dayschool program that makes training interactive and fun! Unlike conventional Board and Train, our approach keeps you involved in your dog's education, with practical homework assignments designed to strengthen your connection and ensure ongoing success in your training endeavors.

MEET THE PROGRAMS OFFERED FOR DAYSCHOOL

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Adult Obedience

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Disc Training

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Scent Work

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Dock Diving Training

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Puppy +Adult Obedience

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Dayschool
Options & Schedule

At Mill Pond Kennels, we understand that every dog is unique, which is why our Dayschool offers 3 tailored training options: basic, advanced, and sport. Whether you're looking to teach your pup the fundamentals or enhance their skills through advanced techniques, we're here to support your training goals. Join us today and start nurturing a well-behaved companion.

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FEATURES:

  • Basic Commands pertaining to your sport interest

  • Introduction to your sport focus.

  • Great for owners who want to do more with your active dog.

  • Videos every week

  • Program for puppies and adult dogs

  • 2 or 4 week program lengths, depending on your sport focus.

  • Great for getting your dog started in a particular sport!   Go home with homework and work with your trainer.

Sport Program

Dayschool is here to support you and your dog with a full schedule of engagement and learning! Running from 7 am to 6:30 pm, you must be able to pick-up and drop-off daily for 4 days out of each week of your program. Every day is an opportunity for your pet to learn, socialize, and grow in a structured environment. Let's work together to nurture your dog's potential!

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FEATURES:

  • Basic Commands

  • All commands taught on a leash

  • 1 class for owners

  • Videos every week

  • Program for puppies and adult dogs

  • Puppies: 6 week program length

  • Adults: 4 weeks program length

  • Great for learning on leash commands.   This means commands must be reinforced on a leash.

Basic Program

Dayschool is here to support you and your dog with a full schedule of engagement and learning! Running from 7 am to 6:30 pm, you must be able to pick-up and drop-off daily for 4 days out of each week of your program. Every day is an opportunity for your pet to learn, socialize, and grow in a structured environment. Let's work together to nurture your dog's potential!

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Close-up of the Mini Educator E-Collar, a handheld remote training device used by Mill Pond Kennels for precise dog training

FEATURES:

  • Basic + Advanced Commands

  • All commands taught on a leash AND off of a leash

  • 2 class for owners

  • Videos every week

  • Program for puppies and adult dogs

  • Puppies: 8 week program length

  • Adults: 6 weeks program length

  • Great for learning off leash commands such as recall.

  • Go home with an ecollar to help you communicate with your dog.

Advanced Program

Dayschool is here to support you and your dog with a full schedule of engagement and learning! Running from 7 am to 6:30 pm, you must be able to pick-up and drop-off daily for 4 days out of each week of your program. Every day is an opportunity for your pet to learn, socialize, and grow in a structured environment. Let's work together to nurture your dog's potential!

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ECollar

LEARN, Not Fear

E-collars MUST be combined with thorough, quality dog training in order for that communication to make sense to your dog.

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Shocking

It is NOT a shock collar...   It is in fact electric though.

Communication

Used as a communication tool, NOT a punishment tool.

Commands

Very effective in communicating your already taught commands

Reinforce

Dogs in fact learn to love the collar when used properly.

Ecollar 101

What Sets Us Apart

Mini Educator e-collar and clicker used for dog training at Mill Pond Kennels.

For most folks, the only point of reference they have for a “shock” is something that’s jarring and painful—messing with wiring and getting an accidental jolt, touching an electric fence used for livestock, etc.—and they assume this is what an e-collar is like.

However, this is not the reality of e-collars! High quality e-collars utilize the same technology that’s used in a TENS unit; it’s a muscle stimulator. At low levels, this is a weird tapping sensation that feels kind of like a tap-tap-tap on the shoulder.

TACTILE PRESSURE

Tactile methods of communication are more natural for your dog and can get through to your dog in moments when they’re liable to ignore your verbal command. If you’ve ever called your dog and he’s completely blown you off, you can appreciate the ability to get his attention with the e-collar!

DISTRACTIONS

Think of if like your dog being in a room full of people yelling and talking. That's the dog's brain when it sees a distraction, everything else is turned off. The "noise" in the room will drown out your commands. When your building a habit with your dog... you want consistency. This device gives a tap on the shoulder to let your dog know your giving a command

PRACTICE

Practice makes perfect. Dogs are not going to come home and become the robot that follows your every command when you want to. They living creatures that will test boundaries and need to learn your voice and body language. In order to make any training worth your time and money you MUST practice.

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Real Time Examples of our Training

At Mill Pond Kennels, we believe in transparency and building trust with our clients. If you’re curious about our training methods, our training update page features real video report cards from our clients, showcasing the progress some of our furry trainees are making. Explore these real experiences, and see how our approach could work for you and your beloved pets.

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Real Training

Complete Transparancy

Teach not Fear

Not Edited Clips

Habits

Program Length

Habits must be formed for training to stick.   We help you create those habits and teach you good leadership.

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Teaching Phase

You first must teach before anything!

Acountability

Leadership isn't about punishment

Repetition

Repeat good habits as long as they have done the bad ones.

Reinforce

Dogs in fact love leadership

Experienced Teaching Technique

proven results year after year

It is for this reason we offer a 4-8 week obedience dayschool program

Mill Pond Kennels

  • Habit Forming

  • Relationship Building

  • Teaching not Forcing

  • Not always about correction

  • Understanding, no confusion

  • Learning skills, not just tricks

  • Helping YOU transition your habits

  • Support even after training

  • Not needing another board and train later

  • Helping you understand how to communicate

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Unleash Your Best

Our Training Explained

Our goal is to make your training as successful as possible from the moment you pick up your dog!  We simply do not believe in 2 week obedience programs that force your dog to do things, or do not give your dog enough time to learn.   This simply leaves you calling back asking for more training, or makes your dog afraid (or worse in some cases aggressive)...   We do not believe that is fair to you, the dog, your pocket book, or your time.  

 

            You deserve better!   

 

Our facility wants you as successful and self reliant as possible from the moment the dog goes home.   Our habit forming teaching gives the dog understanding it needs while forming relationships here, much like his/her home and relationship with you.   The training at Mill Pond Kennels allows for a smoother transition back to home, with rules and techniques that can help you create the habits that your own home needs.

MEET THE PROGRAMS OFFERED FOR DAYSCHOOL

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Adult Obedience

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Disc Training

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Scent Work

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Dock Diving Training

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Puppy +Adult Obedience

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