Paws At Play Dog Boarding and Training

Paws At Play offers several training programs. Behavior Modification is conducted at the client’s home, focusing on assessing and addressing unwanted or aggressive behaviors like resource guarding, aggression, leash reactivity, fearfulness, anxiety, and excessive barking. This training aims to build correct relationships between dog and owner.

The “Boarding with Manners Training” is a 14-day all-inclusive program where puppies learn foundational manners in a home environment, including sit, down, place, no pulling on leash, come, off (no jumping), wait at doors, leave it, drop it, and dog socialization. It includes a 90-minute in-home lesson on go-home day and a 2-hour follow-up lesson at the facility. A 7-day follow-up program is also available. All training is praise-motivated and positive reinforcement-based.

Group classes include “Beginner Obedience Group Class” for dogs 6 months and up, a 6-week course covering basic commands like sit, down, stay (place), threshold wait, walking without pulling, come when called, wait for food, drop it, leave it, name recall, off command, and fun tricks. “Puppy Social and Introduction to Obedience” is a 4-week class for puppies 12-20 weeks, covering potty training, crate training, proper social interaction, no jumping, bite inhibition, wait for food, sit, and solutions to common puppy behaviors. “Puppy Obedience” is a 6-week course for puppies 5-8 months, teaching sit, down, place, wait, drop it, leave it, social interaction, no jumping, bite inhibition, wait for food, and fun tricks. All group classes are limited to 6 teams and include homework instructions.

Pricing Summary

Behavior Modification: Initial evaluation session (90-120 minutes) is $250.00. Follow-up sessions (60 minutes) are $175.00.
Boarding with Manners Training: A 14-day all-inclusive program is $2150.00. A 7-day all-inclusive follow-up program (for dogs who completed the 14-day program) is $1100.00. Add-on days are available.
Dog Boarding: All-inclusive rate of $55.00 per night, with a holiday rate of $60 per night.
Beginner Obedience Group Class (6 months and up): 6-week class for $150.00.
Puppy Social and Introduction to Obedience (12 weeks – 20 weeks): 4-week class for $100.00.
Puppy Obedience (5 months to 8 months): 6-week class for $150.00.
Private Lessons: Pricing available upon calling Sonja.

Policies

For boarding, first-time boarders must drop off between 7 am and 11 am ONLY. Pick-up times are by appointment only, with pick-up after 4 pm if a bath is scheduled on the go-home day. The business is closed for drop-off and pick-up on Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. All medication must be in its original container. Blankets are only put in crates if the pet does not eat them.

Welcome to Paws At Play Dog Boarding and Training, a business dedicated to providing a stress-free environment for your furry family members. They specialize in smaller dog boarding in a home setting, ensuring dogs feel loved and comfortable as if they were at home. They limit boarding to no more than 20 dogs to ensure safety and individual attention.

Dogs have free roam of the house and yard (with a doggie door) and are monitored by 24-hour cameras. All boarding guests must be super dog friendly. Paws At Play also offers various training services, including private lessons, board and train programs, and behavior modification.

The founder, Sonja Thiels, has nearly 45 years of experience working with dogs and horses. Her passion is teaching people how to communicate with their dogs in a positive and compassionate manner. She has extensive experience rehabilitating traumatized, socially unskilled, abused, and abandoned dogs, helping them to co-exist happily in society.

Accomplishments

Sonja Thiels is the founder of Paws At Play Dog Boarding and Training. She has been playing and working with dogs and horses since childhood, gaining great insight into their co-existence and interactions. She has nearly 45 years of experience working with dogs and horses. Sonja has tremendous skill in rehabilitating traumatized, socially unskilled, abused, and abandoned dogs, fostering countless dogs and finding them perfect homes.

How to Get Started!

For Behavior Modification, the first step is an initial evaluation session. For Private Lessons and information on classes forming, clients are advised to call Sonja. For boarding, drop-off and pick-up are by appointment only.