Proper Dog Academy
Programs & Pricing
Personalized training. Professional guidance. A plan built around your dog.
Proper Puppy Foundations
For puppies under 6 months
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6-week program
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6 private 45-minute sessions with midweek touch base
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Personalized training plan
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Dedicated Personal Dog Advisor
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Weekly training & homework
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Progress reviews & adjustments
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Environment & tool guidance
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Monthly maintenance sessions recommended after graduation
$695
Proper Everyday Manners
For dogs 6 months and older
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12-week program
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12 private 45-minute sessions with midweek touch base
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Personalized training plan
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Dedicated Personal Dog Advisor
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Weekly training & homework
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Progress reviews & adjustments
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Environment & tool guidance
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Maintenance calls can be added after graduation
$1495
For puppies under 6 months
The first few months of your puppy's life can shape years of behavior to come. Proper Puppy Foundations gives you the knowledge, structure, and professional guidance to start building the right habits from the beginning.
Rather than waiting for problems to develop, we'll help you understand how your puppy learns, establish healthy routines, communicate clearly, and begin building the skills that will eventually become reliable everyday manners.
What's Included
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6 private 45-minute virtual training sessions
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Your dedicated Personal Dog Advisor
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Detailed puppy and household assessment
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Personalized 6-week training plan
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Weekly training exercises and homework
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Environment and routine recommendations
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Guidance on appropriate training tools and equipment
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Weekly progress reviews and adjustments to your plan
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Education to help you understand how and why your puppy learns
What We'll Work On
Your plan is personalized to your puppy, but common areas include:
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Crate and house-training foundations
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Healthy routines and environment management
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Attention and engagement
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Motivation and reinforcement
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Clear communication and marker training
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Handling and body awareness
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Recall foundations
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Leash foundations
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Settling and calm behavior
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Appropriate greetings
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Beginning impulse control
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Preventing unwanted habits before they become established
The Goal
Give your puppy the right foundation—and give you the knowledge to keep building on it as they grow.
For dogs 6 months and older
As puppies grow, everyday life becomes more demanding. Distractions get bigger, independence increases, and behaviors that were once cute can quickly become difficult to manage.
Proper Everyday Manners is a 12-week personalized program designed to help you build a calmer, more responsive dog while teaching you how to communicate clearly and continue the training yourself.
Your Personal Dog Advisor will identify where your dog's foundations need strengthening and guide your family through a step-by-step plan built around your specific goals and challenges.
What's Included
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12 private 45-minute virtual training sessions
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Your dedicated Personal Dog Advisor
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Detailed dog, household, and training-history assessment
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Personalized 12-week training plan
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Weekly training exercises and homework
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Environment and routine recommendations
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Guidance on appropriate training tools and equipment
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Weekly progress reviews and adjustments
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Progressive training around distractions
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A long-term strategy for maintaining and continuing your dog's progress
What We'll Work On
Your dog's plan will be personalized, but common goals include:
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Loose-leash walking
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Place and settling
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Recall
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Sit and down
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Calm greetings
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Impulse control
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Attention around distractions
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Household manners
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Clear communication
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Duration and distance
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Responsiveness in everyday situations
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Building greater reliability as distractions increase
The Goal
Build calm, reliable everyday manners—and give you the skills to maintain them long after the program ends.
