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10-WEEK-OLD TODDLER PROGRAM
This is for Companion Pet dogs and potential Service dog and Therapy dog candidates.
We are using the science of operant conditioning to introduce behaviors, create a thinking dog who can solve problems using play, and then classically condition the cue/command.
Your puppy will be continued with and introduced to the following:
- Potty training
- Crate training
- Habituation
- Socialization
- Environmental exposure
- Grooming (including nail trims, baths, and brushing)
- We also introduce your puppy to the following:
- Charge the clicker with dynamite.
- Box work
- Treat & Train with the target.
- Tactile positions - sit, down, stand
- Proprioception
- Teach the puppy its name.
- Touch
- Look
- Auto-Focus (watch you, without words)
- Come
Your puppy continues their worming and vaccination schedule during the toddler training program.
Your program includes special equipment (Clicker, collar or harness, and leash) and six months of access to our online training school.
Plan on staying for one day for hands-on training.
12-WEEK-OLD FOUNDATION $7,500 (INCLUDES THE PRICE OF THE PUPPY)
Puppy is purchased from Heart and Soul Dog Breeding for $3,500 with limited registration and contract.
This is for both Companion Pet dogs and potential Service Dog or Therapy Dog candidates.
Using the science of operant conditioning to introduce behaviors, to create a thinking dog who can problem solve using play, then classically conditioning the cue/command.
Your puppy will continue with the following:
- Potty training
- Crate training
- Habituation
- Socialization
- Environmental exposure
- Grooming (including nail trims, baths, and brushing)
- We also introduce your puppy to the following:
- Charge the clicker with dynamite.
- Box work
- Treat & Train with the target.
- Tactile positions - sit, down, stand
- Proprioception
- Teach the puppy its name.
- Touch
- Look
- Auto-Focus (watch you, without words)
- Come
Your puppy continues their worming and vaccination schedule during Foundation.
Your program includes special equipment (Clicker, collar or harness, and leash) and six months of access to our online training school.
Plan on staying for up to 2 days for hands-on training.
16-WEEK-OLD BUILDING BLOCKS $11,500 (INCLUDES THE PRICE OF THE PUPPY)
Puppy is purchased from Heart and Soul Dog Breeding for $3,500 with limited registration and contract.
This is for both Companion Pet dogs and potential Service Dog or Therapy Dog candidates.
Using the science of operant conditioning to introduce behaviors, to create a thinking dog who can problem solve using play, then classically conditioning the cue/command.
Building on what we started during Foundation, we also start introducing:
- Sit
- Down
- Come
- Place
- Heel
- Look
- Focus on handler
- Touch
- Leash work
Your puppy continues their worming and vaccination schedule during Building Blocks.
Your program includes special equipment (Clicker, collar, and leash) and six months of access to our online training school.
Plan on staying for up to 3 days for hands-on training.
6-MONTH-OLD STARTED SERVICE DOG IN TRAINING $19,500 (INCLUDES THE PRICE OF THE PUPPY)
Puppy is purchased from Heart and Soul Dog Breeding for $3,500 with limited registration and contract.
Using the science of operant conditioning to introduce behaviors, to create a thinking dog who can problem solve using play, then classically conditioning the cue/command.
You want to set your puppy up for the most success to prepare your puppy for life as your service dog. While the other programs introduce your pup to what a service dog needs to know, this program allows your pup the repetitions required.
- Sit
- Down
- Stand
- Stay
- Come
- Place
- Heel
- Look
- Focus on handler
- Touch
- Leash work
Your puppy will also be started on the following:
- Activation collar (remote training collar)
- Public access training
- Service dog skills (or Therapy Dog skills)
- Service dog tasks
- NePoPo® training
Your puppy continues their worming and vaccination schedule during Started Service Dog.
Your program includes special equipment (Clicker, collars, Martin System Chameleon 3, and leash) and 12 months of access to our online training school.
You are invited to participate in group obedience training and public access training trips during the following six months to obtain the formal training hours needed for AKC evaluations and public access testing at one year of age.
Includes Star Puppy, initial CGC, and Novice Trick Dog AKC evaluations for certifications.
Assessment of Public access and other AKC evaluations at one year old, once documentation of at least 120 of formal training and 30 hours of public access training is completed.
Additional formal training after six months old is available on an individual basis via video call and private person hands-on sessions at a per session charge, or other board and training time can be purchased as an add-on feature to complete skills and task training to finalize the dog's training as a service dog, contact trainer for more information.
Plan on staying for up to 4 days for hands-on training.
21-DAY -Pet/Companion Dog Board & Train starting at $4,000
This program is for Potty trained dogs older than six months old.
Your dog will be fully immersed in our intensive training program.
This includes establishing new rules and boundaries and socialization with dogs and people, allowing your dog to develop a new foundation you can build on when your dog returns home.
- 3-week entire immersion board & train program
- This program includes four personal training sessions with you. (1) at your go home after the three-week weeks of the residency training program, (2) a week after going home, (3) two weeks after going home, and (4) a month after going home.
- You also receive our 30-day training program to help transition your dog home and to make sure your dog stays on track as you keep in contact with your trainer, who is available to answer questions that will come up.
- Your dog will learn heel, sit, down, come, stay, place, and more.
- On social media, you will see pictures and videos of your dog’s progress on Instagram & Facebook.
- Access to your trainer via phone, email, and text support. You will hear back within two business days, and you will have access afterward for when questions come up (because they do) as part of your 30-Day Training Program.
- You also have access to our online school, including videos, books on loan, handouts, and more, for up to 6 months to simplify learning and understanding.
STARTED SERVICE DOG, Pet /Companion or Therapy Dog training PROGRAM (5-WK BOARD & Train) $6500
This program is for well-trained Companion or Pet dogs and finished Therapy Dogs for puppies six months old or older purchased from Heart and Soul Dog Breeding Only.
This program is for a puppy six months old or older, potty/house trained before starting our 5-week intensive immersion Board & Train Program.
Using the science of operant conditioning to introduce behaviors, to create a thinking dog who can problem solve using play, then classically conditioning the cue/command.
While we do start training the puppies we breed as young as eight weeks old in a puppy program, puppies that leave us to their new homes and puppies that we don’t produce can come to us for this 5-week board & train; however, they must be at least six months old, pass our temperament testing and be already house trained (if found not to be fully potty/house trained there will take an additional $2000 charge to finish potty/house training).
- Your dog works on precisely what they need in our unique, 5-week intensive immersion board & train.
- Your Puppy must be up to date on vaccinations, including kennel cough, leptospirosis, and Lyme disease.
- To begin this program, your puppy must have recent (within the last seven days) negative giardia & coccidiosis stool tests and negative brucellosis.
- You schedule your coaching sessions around your calendar. From the comfort of your home, via video call, at our Gainesville, Florida home, or in select public locations. No matter where you live, you can work with our program.
- You and your dog in training will join us for field trips to train your dog out in public.
- If you are a service dog candidate, you and your service dog are in training. Join us for training excursions to Disney World & Universal Studios because when your dog can handle that, your dog can take anything!
- You can access our training materials for one year, including our online school and books.
- You can print our workbook, guiding you through what to work on with your puppy every month for the first year and all the critical milestones.
- You have extensive access to your trainer for the month after your dog returns home while you follow our 30-Day Training Program. This helps you keep up with the training to transition to your home from ours.
- You will see weekly photo and video updates on your dog’s progress via Instagram and Facebook.
- Your testing includes the initial AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluations and the AKC Novice Trick Dog evaluation.
- If you are a service dog candidate, your first Public Access Assessment at one year is included but must be arranged after the dog turns one year old (yearly evaluations will be an additional $150 each year).
- Approval for official Always On Cue Service Dog In Training gear upon completing the CGC, Novice Trick Dog, PAT, task training for at least one task, and doctor letter for Service Dog Candidates Only.
Plan on staying for up to 4 days for hands-on training.
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE DOG IN TRAINING PROGRAM (3-MO BOARD & TRAIN) - $18,500 (TRAINING ONLY)
Your dog must be nine months old, pass our evaluation, and be Potty/House trained to begin this Board and Train Program.
You are looking for a professional, certified trainer who can help your dog reach that next level so you pass the qualifications and have a reliable service dog.
You want the best for your service dog in training.
Your dog works on precisely what they need in our amazing unique, 3-month intensive immersion board & train. You, the handler, are guided for an additional three months of professional training to finish your dog's training.
After the dog returns home, the handler will document doing an additional minimum of 120 hours and 30 hours of public access during the following three-month period.
A minimum of 120 hours of obedience, skills, and task training at our board and train program is documented in a log, with 30 hours devoted to training in public access.
You need a program that includes basic, intermediate obedience and off-leash training, public access training, foundation, and intermediate service dog skills, three service dog tasks, socialization and habituation, and so much more.
You schedule your monthly personal coaching sessions around your calendar. From the comfort of your home, via video call, at our home in Gainesville, Florida, or in select public locations.
You can work with us no matter where you live because things can come up.
You work with our program with monthly visits or video sessions for your dog's first two years and your dog's lifetime with an upgraded training package.
You must be able t get your dog to us in Gainesville, Florida, for boot camp.
You have two-year access to our Online Training Program and group sessions.
You and your service dog in training join us for group classes and field trips to continue to train your dog.
You and your service dog in training join us for training excursions to Disney World, Sea World & Universal Studios because when your dog can handle that, your dog can take anything!
You can access our training materials, including our online school and library of books on loan.
You can print our workbook, guiding you through what to work on with your puppy every month for the first year and all the critical milestones.
You have extensive access to your trainer for the month after your dog returns home while you follow our 30-Day Training Program. This helps you keep up with the training to transition to your home from ours.
You will see photo and video updates on your dog’s progress via Instagram and Facebook.
Your testing includes the AKC Canine Good Citizen and the AKC Trick Dog evaluations. And Your first Public Access Test.
Approval for official service dog gear upon completing the CGCs, Novice Trick Dog, PAT, task training, and doctor letter.
Select training equipment is included.
We require you to visit at least once each month to work with your dog before receiving your dog back and at least a yearly follow-up afterward. Contact us for more information.
Plan on staying for up to 7 days for hands-on training after three months.
PREMIER FINISHED SERVICE DOG PROGRAM (6 MONTH BOARD & TRAIN) $34,500 (TRAINING ONLY)
Board & Train Program
Your dog must be at least 12 months old, and pass our evaluation, to begin this Board and Train Program.
While we start training the puppies as young as eight weeks old, they don’t come to us for this 6-month board & train until they are at least 12 months old (and house trained).
You want the best for your service dog in training. Your dog works on precisely what they need in our unique, exceptional, 6-month intensive immersion board & train.
You are looking for a professional, certified trainer who can help your dog reach that next level so you pass the qualifications and have a trained service dog.
You need a program that includes basic, intermediate, advanced obedience and off-leash training, public access training, foundation, intermediate and advanced service dog skills, six service dog tasks, socialization, habituation, and so much more.
A minimum of 120 hours of obedience, skills, and task training at our board and train program is documented in a log, with 30 hours devoted to training in public access.
You can schedule once-a-month personal training sessions because things can come up, and you will work with our program for your dog's life.
It would be best if you got your dog to us in Gainesville, Florida, for boot camp. It would be best if you got
You have a lifetime of your dog access to our Online Training Program and group sessions.
You and your service dog will be invited to join us for field trips to continue to train your dog out in public for the life of your dog.
While in our program, You and your service dog in training join us for training excursions to Disney World, Sea World & Universal Studios because when your dog can handle that, your dog can take anything!
You can access our training materials, including our online school and library of books on loan. Can access our training materials, including our online school and
You can print our workbook, guiding you through what to work on with your puppy every month for the first year and all the critical milestones.
You have extensive access to your trainer for the month after your dog returns home while you follow our 30-Day Training Program. This helps you keep up with the training to transition to your home from ours.
You will see photo and video updates on your dog’s progress via Instagram and Facebook.
Your testing includes all o the AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluations, the AKC Trick Dog evaluations, and Your first Public Access Test.
Approval for official service dog gear upon completing the CGCs, Novice Trick Dog, PAT, task training, and doctor letter.
Select training equipment is included.
We require you to visit or video call once each month to work with your dog or at least watch and learn as we work with your dog before receiving your dog back.
We require at least once a year visit to retest for Public Access and a minimum of 4 times a year video call or visit after you receive your dog.
Plan on staying for a minimum of 14 days for hands-on training after six months.
ONE YEAR OLD STARTED SERVICE DOG $38,000 (INCLUDES THE PRICE OF THE PUPPY)
Puppy is purchased from Heart and Soul Dog Breeding for $3,500 with limited registration and contract.
Completely custom training program for your service dog in training.
This dog will complete foundation skills, intermediate obedience, public access, and three simple tasks.
This dog will have at least six months of training with a minimum of 120 hours and a minimum o 30 hours of public access.
Includes unlimited once-a-month personal training & coaching sessions for the life of your dog,
We require you to visit or video call to watch and learn at least four times during the year as we work with your dog before receiving your dog.
We require at least once a year visit to retest for Public access and a minimum of 4 times a year to visit or video call for training updates.
Plan on staying for up to 14 days for hands-on training.
There will be additional costs for the extra time on board & training for more tasks and skills.
2-YEAR-OLD FINISHED SERVICE DOG $74,500 (INCLUDES THE PRICE OF THE PUPPY)
Puppy is purchased from Heart and Soul Dog Breeding for $3,500 with limited registration and contract.
Completely custom Board and training program for your service dog.
This dog will complete foundation, intermediate, and advanced skills, advanced obedience, public access, and up to 6 simple or complex tasks.
This dog will have at least six months of training with a minimum of 120 hours and 30 hours of public access.
Includes complete once-month once-a-month personal training & coaching sessions for your dog's life.
We require you to visit or video call at least six times each year to work with your dog or watch and learn as we work with your dog before receiving your dog.
We require at least once a year visit to retest for Public Access and a minimum of 4 times a year to visit or video call for training updates.
Plan on staying for a minimum of 21 days for hands-on training.
PUBLIC ACCESS ASSESSMENT.
- This test consists of three location visits and evaluates your service dog team.
- This is not a means of certification for a Service Dog team, as Heart and Soul Dog Breeding, Inc recognizes the United States Department of Justice does not require or recognize certifications for service dog/handler teams.
- Instead, this Public Access Assessment aims to measure the service dog team's skills and performance on a specific date and time.
- All tools are allowed as long as they are used appropriately and humanely. However, no food may be used during the test.
- Your dog must respond to one command without repeating it during the test. However, if needed, you can assist your dog with a leash or spatial pressure.
- Price: $350. first assessment schedule for at least two days to complete.
- $150 for subsequent yearly assessments.
AKC EVALUATOR SERVICES AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS
AKC Fit Dog group classes once a week for six one-hour sessions for $300 (8 dogs and people per class), including the first certification.
AKC CGC, VHM, and trick dog evaluations: $25 for each certification assessment
AKC star puppy classes are $300 for once-a-week one-hour group classes for six weeks, including certification (no more than eight puppies and eight people per class).
Pet Emergency CPR Training is $70 per person for a 4-hour program.
Private Training in your home or at our facility (after $200, 2-hour evaluation) is $125 per hour.
Online training program: $500 for six months, $1000 for one year access, $2000 for lifetime access., and 20% OFF WITH PURCHASE OF A TRAINING PROGRAM.