Day training
Day training for busy owners and commuters
A working week leaves a dog with a long stretch of hours in the middle of each day, and what fills them depends on who is around. Day training puts those weekday hours to use: we take the dog in the morning window, give it daily one-on-one training, and hand it back in the evening window. The weekly one-hour go-home lesson is the part of the week we do together.
Last reviewed September 29, 2026
The commuting week
Two windows, five weekdays, and the dog home each night.
Drop-off runs from 8 to 10 am and pick-up from 5 to 7 pm, Monday to Friday. Those are the windows, and we ask you to plan around them; if your hours make either end difficult to reach, that is worth raising at the consultation before the first week. The dog is with us during the working day and back with you for the evening, the couch and the bed, which is what separates a day program from a live-in one.
What the dog does with us is daily one-on-one training, not a day of waiting for you. Obedience development, manners reinforcement, structured socialization, supervised play and enrichment are the working parts of the day, and none of them happen in a group. We will not promise you a particular dog at the door at 6 pm. What we describe is what the day contains, and the weekly lesson is where we go through the work with you.
- Drop-off 8 to 10 am
- Pick-up 5 to 7 pm
- Monday to Friday only
- Home with you every night
Your part
One hour a week stays on your calendar.
Once a week we sit down with you for a one-hour go-home lesson. That hour is where we show you what we have been working on and how we ask for it, so you can practise the same things at home. Between lessons, practice is yours to shape around your evenings. Short and regular tends to be easier to keep up than long and occasional, and the walk you already take is a ready-made place for whatever we worked on that week.
Day training fits a week where someone in the house can make the morning and evening windows and attend the weekly lesson. If travel or shift patterns make that hard, say so at the consultation. That is where we look at your dog, your week and every option, including the board and train programs, and recommend the one that fits. If a smaller program is enough, that is what we recommend, and we will say so plainly.
The programs
Programs and prices
W · One-hour session
Private Training
One-on-one coaching with you on the other end of the leash.
Includes a written weekly plan to work from
SW · Weekdays, drop-off 8–10 am · pick-up 5–7 pm
Day Training
Professional training all day, your couch at night.
Includes weekly one-hour go-home lesson, daily structure
NE · 2-week board & train
On-Leash Foundations
If every walk is a wrestling match, pulling, barking, zig-zagging, this two-week program rebuilds the walk from the ground up with foundational on-leash obedience..
Includes handover lesson, follow-up session, lifetime support, slip lead + collar
Asked and answered
The questions people ask us.
Is day training a good option for working owners?
It is the program for a dog who needs consistent work while the household needs it home at night. The dog is dropped off between 8 and 10 am and picked up between 5 and 7 pm on weekdays, and spends the day in one-on-one training with us. You keep the weekly one-hour go-home lesson and whatever practice you fit into your evenings.
Can a dog be trained while the owner is at work?
Yes, that is the format of day training. It runs Monday to Friday, and the day includes one-on-one obedience development, manners reinforcement, structured socialization, supervised play and enrichment. The weekly one-hour lesson is where you learn the handling from us.
Does day training work for commuters with long hours?
The windows are fixed: drop-off between 8 and 10 am and pick-up between 5 and 7 pm. If your hours make either window hard to reach reliably, tell us at the consultation and we will recommend the program that suits your week, including a smaller one when that is enough.
How much does dog day training cost for commuters?
Day training is $650 + GST per week, Monday to Friday. That price covers the daily one-on-one training, structured socialization, supervised play and enrichment, and the weekly one-hour go-home lesson. The lesson is part of the weekly price, not an extra.
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