Program fit
What you take home from On-Leash Foundations
The take-home list for On-Leash Foundations is short, and every item on it has a job. A handover lesson, one follow-up session, lifetime phone and email support, and a slip lead with a training collar. This page explains what each one is for, how to use it during the first month, and what is deliberately not in the box, so you can plan the next step with clear eyes.
Last reviewed October 4, 2026
The four items
Four items, four different jobs.
The handover lesson moves the handling from our hands to yours: you walk the dog, you practise heel, sit, down and place, and you ask the awkward questions with someone beside you. The slip lead and training collar come home because they are the tools the dog learned on. Keep using them exactly as shown, including where the lead sits and how much slack it carries, rather than switching back to the old harness on day one.
The follow-up is a single session, so spend it on what your own streets exposed: the neighbour's fence dog, the school-run crowd, the front door. Write those moments down as they happen in the first month. Lifetime phone and email support is for everything smaller. A short video of a walk and a two-line question often lets us spot a lead held too short or a reward given a beat too late.
- Handover lesson puts handling in your hands
- One follow-up session, used wisely
- Lifetime phone and email support
- Slip lead and training collar home
Not in the box
What is left out, on purpose.
A remote collar is not part of On-Leash Foundations, and neither is off-leash recall work. The program is built for the walk: loose-leash walking, heel, sit, stay, down, place, and holding those around everyday distractions. It is not a rehab program either, so a dog whose real problem is fear, reactivity or aggression is a conversation about Behaviour Rehab, which begins with a full assessment. Knowing the edges stops you expecting two weeks to cover ground they were never designed for.
The next step, if there is one, follows what the first month shows. Graduate boarding at $65 + GST a night is for graduates and existing clients, with optional refresher work. Private Training at $150 + GST a session suits a specific sticking point. Functional Off-Leash, three weeks at $3,030 + GST, is where recall around distractions and the Educator remote collar come in. The consultation recommends what fits, and sometimes that recommendation is that nothing more is needed yet.
The programs
Programs and prices
Asked and answered
The questions people ask us.
What is included in the On-Leash Foundations program?
Two weeks of daily one-on-one training and a structured routine, then a handover lesson, one free follow-up session, lifetime phone and email support, and the slip lead and training collar to take home. The program is $1,865 + GST.
Is there a follow-up after a 2 week board and train?
Yes, one free follow-up session is included with On-Leash Foundations. It works best when you arrive with a short list of the moments your own neighbourhood produced, so the time goes on your dog rather than on generalities.
Do you have to keep using the slip lead after board and train?
We ask that you do, at least through the first month, because it is the tool the dog learned on and the handover lesson shows you how to hold it. Changing equipment on day one tends to change the picture for the dog as well.
Does On-Leash Foundations include an e-collar?
No. The remote collar is part of Functional Off-Leash and Advanced Off-Leash, where recall and off-leash work call for it. On-Leash Foundations works with a slip lead and a training collar matched to the dog.
Keep reading
Plan the first month together
Book a consultation and we will walk through the take-home list, what it covers, and what it deliberately leaves out.
From real owners
Rated 5.0 on Google.
Real Northline dogs