Day training
The weekly go-home lesson, explained
A dog can learn a great deal with a trainer during the week and still look blank when the same word comes from someone else at home. That is not stubbornness; the cue was practised with one person in one setting. The go-home lesson is the hour in Day Training where the owner is in the room, and it is the place to ask how the week's work was built.
Last reviewed September 29, 2026
What it is for
Questions worth bringing to the hour.
The lesson is a one-hour session with the owner, included in every week of Day Training, and what fills it depends on the dog and the week. We suggest three topics. First, how each cue is worded, so the word used at home matches the one your dog has been hearing. Second, reward timing: when the marker comes and what it is paying for. Third, the rules at home, so everyone who lives with the dog is asking for the same thing.
Preparation is mostly noticing. We suggest keeping a short note through the week: where your dog did something at home that surprised you, which cue got a blank look, which room or doorway went sideways. Bring those notes, and bring the handling questions you would like to work through with us in the room. Wear shoes you can walk in.
- How each cue is worded
- When the reward comes
- House rules, agreed together
- Notes from the week
Between lessons
Practice at home, and what to write down.
Between lessons, we suggest practising what was covered, in the way it was covered, rather than adding new asks on top. Short sessions at home: a sit at the door, a place while the kettle boils, a loose leash on your own street. If a cue falls apart somewhere, note when and where rather than improvising a fix on the spot; that note becomes the first question at the next lesson.
Day Training runs Monday to Friday, drop-off between 8 and 10 am and pick-up between 5 and 7 pm, for $650 + GST per week. The week holds one-on-one daily training, structured socialization, supervised play and enrichment, and manners reinforcement. The go-home lesson is the one hour of that week set aside for the owner: your questions, your observations, your house. What the dog does with a trainer is only half the picture; the other half lives with you.
Asked and answered
The questions people ask us.
What is a go home lesson in dog training?
In Day Training it is the one-hour session with the owner included in every week of the program. It is the place for questions about cues, rewards and house rules, and for connecting the week's one-on-one training to the person who lives with the dog.
Is the day training go home lesson included in the weekly price?
Yes. The $650 + GST per week covers the Monday to Friday program and the weekly one-hour go-home session with you. It is part of the program rather than an add-on.
What should I bring to the go home lesson?
We suggest notes from the week: where a cue got a blank look, where your dog surprised you, and anything you want to ask about wording, reward timing or house rules. Questions written down on Tuesday tend to be sharper than ones recalled in the room.
What if I forget what we covered by the next day?
We suggest writing the main points down before leaving, and doing the first short practice that same evening while it is fresh. Anything that slipped goes on the list for the next lesson rather than getting patched at home.
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