Board and train
How updates work during board and train
Handing over a dog for two to six weeks raises an obvious question: how will you know what is happening? The answer is two channels we publish, social-media updates and personal check-ins by phone or email, standing in for visits. This page covers what those channels are, why we gently discourage visits, and which questions to bring to the consultation so nothing about the updates is left to guesswork.
Last reviewed September 28, 2026
Two channels
Two published channels stand in for a visit.
There are two published channels. The first is social media, where we post updates from the program. The second is personal: a phone call or an email from us to you. What any single post or check-in covers is not something we publish, so the sensible move is to ask at the consultation what we share and how often.
Visits are a separate question. We gently discourage them during a board and train because they interrupt the routine the dog is learning, and that routine is the frame around the daily one-on-one training. Updates are how we keep you informed without breaking the frame. The fullest picture comes at the end, in the handover lesson, where you see the dog work in person and we go through it with you.
- Social-media updates from the program
- Personal phone or email check-ins
- Visits gently discouraged during the stay
- Update cadence is not published
What to ask
A short list of questions worth bringing to the consultation.
Cadence and content are the two things this page cannot tell you, so the consultation is the place to settle them. Questions worth asking: which cue words we are using, so the same words come home with the dog; which distractions the dog is working around; and what the context of a post was, since a photo rarely shows what came before or after it. Questions about our methods, from markers and rewards to slip leads and Educator remote collars, are welcome too.
If something in an update puzzles you, a personal check-in is the place to raise it. Seeing a tool you did not expect, or hearing a cue you have not met before, is a fair thing to ask about, and we would rather explain the reasoning than leave you guessing. The handover lesson is where that reasoning gets laid out and where we teach you to carry the work on at home. Free follow-up sessions cover the questions that surface later.
Asked and answered
The questions people ask us.
Will I get updates while my dog is at board and train?
Yes. We provide social-media updates and personal phone or email check-ins during every board and train. How often they arrive is not something we publish, so we suggest asking at the consultation what to expect for your dog's program.
How do I know how my dog is doing if I cannot visit during board and train?
Through the two channels we publish: social-media updates and personal check-ins by phone or email. Visits are gently discouraged because they interrupt the routine, so if a post raises a question, bring it to a check-in rather than reading into a single photo.
Can I ask about the training methods while my dog is in board and train?
Yes, and questions about methods are welcome. If you see a slip lead, a prong collar or an Educator remote collar in an update and want to understand why, raise it at a check-in. The handover lesson is where the tools and the reasoning are taught to you in person.
Are board and train updates the same thing as the handover lesson?
No. Updates keep you informed while your dog is with us; the handover lesson is the owner instruction at the end of every program, where we teach you the work. The free follow-up sessions come after that.
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Book a consultation and ask how often you will hear from us and what the check-ins cover for your dog's program.
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