Elementary
Elementary Foundations Program – Private In-Home Dog Training
Our Elementary Foundations Program includes 8 personalized, one-on-one sessions in your home—focused on obedience, confidence, and real-life behavior solutions.
Designed for owners committed to practicing between sessions for lasting results.
The skills your dog can learn during this time are numerous and K9 Academics is ready to help you progress successfully beyond what you think your dog can achieve.
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Most training programs start between $550–$650
depending on your dog’s needs.
We’ll help you choose the right program
based on your dog and your goals.
The Elementary program | In-home and private sessions that are ideal for adolescent and adult dogs needing help with manners, focus, reactivity, or unwanted behaviors. Training is tailored to your goals and your dog’s needs, with practical skills you can use in everyday life—right in your home environment.
Great Start to a Well Behaved Dog
Every lesson is personalized to guide you and your dog toward the goals you set at the start of training. So if you want a great family pet or if need the foundation for your dog to act as a future service dog theses lessons will be tailored to meet your goals. The more you work with your dog between lessons the more advanced skills in training you and your dog can achieve.
Call and talk directly with our trainer if you have questions.
The Elementary Program is the basic level of training vital to happily living with your dog.
This training is the foundation to all levels of higher training.
Want more training after you finish the 8 weeks of Elemantary training consider our Continuing Education or our Elective training options or our Higher Education progams.
Continuing Beyond the Elementary Program
View Ongoing Training Programs →
Many dogs continue to benefit from structured training beyond the initial program, especially when working through real-world behavior challenges.
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$650
Payment Options: Training packages may be paid in full at the first session, or in two installments. (The first half is due at the initial session. The remaining balance is due by the third session).
For start dates scheduled more than two weeks out, the initial payment is required to hold the training time. This payment is applied toward the total cost of training and confirms your reservation.
If unforeseen circumstances require postponing or canceling training before the first session, the initial payment can be applied toward future training. Refunds are available upon request, less a $85 administrative fee for reserved scheduling. Training credits are valid for six months.
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The programs is completed over an 8 week period with a one hour session held weekly. Each session builds on the last to reinforce reliable behavior.
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Owners must be willing to practice between sessions. Lasting change depends on consistent follow-through at home. This program is best suited for families ready to actively participate in their dog’s training.
Provided with Course:
Some training rewards to get you and your dog started.
1- Training reward pouch
Equipment Need:
A properly fitted training collar.
Leash, 6 ft length.
Additional training rewards for your dog.
Additional equipment as recommended for your dog’s personal style of learning.
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Morning, day or evening sessions, offered Monday thru Saturday. Call or message to schedule your training sessions. We’ll discuss your goals and set up a training plan that fits your household and your dog. Phone: 970-576-0873
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Training sessions are scheduled by phone or email and sessions are held weekly at a consistent day and time. Phone: 970-576-0873 or Email: Robin.K9Academics@gmail.com
To reserve a training start date, payment is required as outlined below:
Training start dates begining within two weeks do not require advance payment. Either the full payment is due at session 1, or an option of split payments are accepted. (Split payment option: half of the program cost is due at session 1 with the finial half payment for the program due at session 3).
Scheduled Start Dates more than two weeks in advance:
For start dates scheduled more than two weeks in advance the date and time will be held once an initial payment is received. This initial payment will apply toward the cost of the training package. Requested dates without payment remain flexible and may be released if another client is ready to begin sooner.
If training must be postponed or canceled before the first session due to illness, injury, or other unforeseen circumstances, the initial payment may be applied as a credit toward future training.
If a refund is requested instead, the payment will be refunded minus a $50 administrative fee to account for reserved scheduling.
Training credits must be used within six months of the original scheduled start date.
Common Questions
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Puppies young and dogs old will enjoy training. While I admit it is easier to train a puppy than an older dog, all dogs will learn and benefit with training.
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No, all training is individualized to your dogs needs physically and mentally according to your training goals. However, your dog will receive socialization in real life situations building confidence and skills you can be proud of.
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Head Start and Elementary meet at your home, or other agreed upon location for the first and second session. Sessions Three thru Eight meet locally based on your training goals and your dog’s progress each week.
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Sessions are one hour in length and held weekly at the same time.
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I am always here to help you. Most of the time I can help you over the phone but if necessary I am happy to help with an in person refresher. Clients are encouraged to reach out if they have trouble day or night.
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Don’t rush out and buy anything. At the first session I will offer you suggestions and ideas that fit your dog’s needs. Also at the first session I will provide you with some treats to reward your dog and a pouch to hold those treats. Later you will need more treats and occasionally suggested training equipment but I try to keep equipment to a minimum.
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Missed sessions are non-refundable. If you inform me of an anticipated absence prior to the first session I am able to fix my schedule around your absence and you will not miss any sessions. I do understand emergencies and will accommodate you as well as possible. However, I often have future clients waiting for an open time slot to begin their training and I am not able to adjust those times.
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Yes, there are two ways to handle this: One is I help you train both dogs at a discounted rate with sessions being an hour and a half in length. Or two, which ever dog is giving you the most trouble training that is the dog I help you with in our training sessions. Between sessions you can work both dogs and yes I am willing to offer suggestions that can help you with both dogs. Note: If you have a fearful dog training is very different and I recommend you focus on only the fearful dog for training.
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This one is harder to answer. While I am happy to have family participate in sessions the actual training is best done by one person initially. What I recommend is one family member begin the training to allow the dog to learn, cause learning is hard, then about two weeks later the rest of the family can participate in the actual training of the dog.
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I accept cash or check. Any other form of payment needs to be preapproved. Do to the high cost of third party platforms I am not able to accept credit cards, nor PayPal and Venmo.
I do offer slip payments with half the total cost of the course due at session one and the other half of the cost due session three.
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It is best to call or email to book training sessions. I do my best to accommodate your busy life and offer sessions in the morning, daytime, and evenings, Mondays thru Saturdays. Once you are scheduled each weekly session will meet on the same day of the week at the same time.
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Yes, however there is a lot of benefit in training in different locations. We can use different areas around your neighbor as training sites if necessary.
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At the end of each session I will suggest skills you and your dog can work on for the coming week. If you work with your dog a few times each day for about 10 minutes each training session that will be enough for you and your dog to be successful. More often each day is always good too but much longer is not always better. During the course I do not limit you or your dog to a set of specific skills, the better you and your dog do the more advanced skills I can teach you during the eight weeks. Training is meant to be fun for both of you.
All K9 Academics Dog Training Courses
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