CloverField K9

CloverField K9 offers a comprehensive range of training programs for both working dogs and active pet dogs. Their services include starting young dogs in environmental challenges, detection, bite-work, and functional obedience. They provide private lessons in various disciplines such as Environmentals, Dock Diving, Scent Work, Wall Climb, Obedience, and Agility, catering to different skill levels from puppies to advanced competitors.

The facility is equipped with specialized areas like an extensive scent lab, a large environmental course, a regulation-size dock-diving pool, and a Schutzhund/trial field. They also host world-class seminars and clinics, and operate the first GRC Club in Vermont, offering activities like Wall Climb, Spring Pole, Mill Race, Weight Pull, and SR. Behavior modification services are available, starting with an initial phone consultation.

Pricing Summary

CloverField K9 offers various pricing structures for its services. Boarding rates include $50 per day for Police K9s, $75 per day for standard boarding, $100 per day for Board and Play (twice daily exercise), and $150 per day for Board and Train (twice daily training with Laura).

Lesson prices vary by type and duration: Puppy Environmentals (30 min) are $75, Adult Environmentals are $90 for 30 min and $180 for 60 min. Agility Private Lessons (30 min) start from $90, and Agility Course Rentals (30 min) start from $25. Obedience Lessons (30 min) are $90.

Behavior services include an Initial Phone Consult (45 min) from $165, and Behavior Modification (1 hr) from $180. Scent Work lessons range from Beginner (45 min) from $165 to Advanced (30 min) at $115, with Tracking/Man-Trailing (1 hr) at $225. Miscellaneous toy sports rentals include Spring Pole (20 min) for $20 and Intro to Wall Climb for $30. GRC Club membership is $150 for up to two dogs per handler, with an additional $20 per extra dog. Seminars range in price from $100 to $670.

Policies

For private lessons, cancellations made more than 24 hours in advance will receive a 50% refund, while cancellations within 24 hours will not be refunded. Reschedules are treated as cancellations. If a dog is in heat, cancellations are refunded, but re-booking is not permitted for 23 days from the notification date. For cancellations within 24 hours due to human or dog injury or illness, no refund is given, but the client can book their next appointment at 50% off for the same service and instructor.

For group classes, cancellations are not refunded. Clients may sell their spot to another appropriate dog/handler team if all original spots have filled, but not if there are still open spots in the class. An exception is made for dogs in heat, where the spot is refunded (or pro-rated for multi-week classes), and re-booking is allowed after 23 days from the notification date.

CloverField K9 is Vermont’s first and only complete working dog center, offering a wide range of services for both working dogs and active pet dogs. They specialize in advanced training disciplines such as scent work, environmental challenges, and bite work, utilizing facilities like an extensive scent lab, a large environmental course, and a regulation-size dock-diving pool.

The business also provides limited boarding services, including specialized options for reactive dogs, and offers a variety of lessons in areas like obedience, agility, and wall climbing. They are also known for hosting world-class clinicians and seminars, and are home to the first GRC Club in Vermont, facilitating activities like wall climb, spring pole, mill race, weight pull, and SR. Additionally, CloverField K9 imports, trains, and sells high-quality working dog prospects and puppies.

Accomplishments

Laura Holzscheiter, the owner and head trainer, founded CloverField K9 in 2013 and has almost 30 years of experience in dog training. She holds accreditations in dog training and behavioral science from Washington & Jefferson College, Cornell University, Connecticut K9, and NEDTA. Laura focused on working dogs for nearly two decades, studying under world-famous Gottfried Dildei, and qualified for the AWDF FH2 World Tracking Competition in Austria after winning the DVG FH2 Nationals.

She coaches and trains various service dogs, including Police K9s, Narcotics Detection Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs, Human Remains Detection Dogs, Firearms Dogs, and Conservation Dogs. CloverField K9 is recognized as Vermont’s first and only complete working dog center and the first GRC Club in Vermont.

How to Get Started!

To get started with CloverField K9, clients can book an appointment online for various lessons. For behavior modification services, an initial phone consultation is required before an in-person appointment. Operational K9 handlers are directed to a specific tab for their services. Clients can also email Mellie@CloverFieldFarm.com if available times on the online booking calendar do not suit their schedule.