Tail Lights Dogs, llc

Tail Lights Dogs offers a variety of training programs including Private Training, Puppy Training, and Group Training. Private Training includes individual lessons and a Day School program for dogs over 6 months old, which involves structured training sessions with a trainer during daycare, a consultation, and private lessons for the family.

Puppy Training features “The Right Start Puppy Program” for puppies 8-14 weeks, focusing on basic cues, socialization, house training, and includes Day School days, bathing experiences, private lessons, and overnight stays. “The Right Track Puppy Program” is for canine tweens 16 weeks to 6 months, building on basic cues, socialization, leash walking, and includes Day School days, off-site field trips, and private lessons.

Group Training classes cover Obedience (Raising Rover for puppies 8-16 weeks, Manners for Max for dogs 4 months and older, Come and Go for recall and polite walking, Game Night for fun skill practice) and Nose Work (Scent Games). All training emphasizes humane, reward-based methods.

Pricing Summary

Daycare: Regularly scheduled, reserved spot is $39 per day ($37 for a second pup). A drop-in spot is $44 per day per pup.
Enrichment Program: A weekly, pre-paid spot is $57 per day.
Boarding: The rate is $72 per night, with additional dogs in the same suite/family costing $67 each. An Enrichment Program Add-on is available for $35 per day per dog, or $25 per day per dog for pre-paid, weekly enrichment pups. Weekends require a minimum 2-night stay, and weeks containing a holiday require a minimum 4-night stay. Early check-in or late check-out incurs a $25 fee.
Private Training: Hour lessons are $110, and 45-minute lessons are $85.
Day School: The cost is $1240.00, and boarding stays can be combined at a discounted rate.
Puppy Programs: “The Right Start Puppy Program” costs $1710.00, and “The Right Track Puppy Program” costs $1310.00, with additional boarding nights available at a discounted rate for both.
Group Classes: “Raising Rover” is $140 for 6 visits. “Manners for Max” is $120.00. “Come and Go” is $120.00 for a 4-week series. “Game Night” is $15.00. “Scent Games” is $120 for 4 weeks.

Policies

For boarding, a one-night trial stay ($72) is encouraged for dogs new to boarding or with past bad experiences. Boarding requires a minimum 2-night stay on weekends and a minimum 4-night stay during weeks containing a holiday. No Check-In or Check-Out is available on listed holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Group classes like “Manners for Max” state that no make-up classes are offered.

Tail Lights Dogs, LLC is a state-of-the-art dog training, dog daycare, enrichment, and dog boarding facility located in Greenville, South Carolina, serving the Upstate area. They are dedicated to providing a safe, welcoming environment where dogs are carefully supervised, positively trained, and warmly loved throughout all stages of their lives.

Their facility is custom-built, offering luxury home-like suites for boarding and small, supervised playgroups for daycare. They prioritize health and safety with features like ergonomic, anti-slip flooring, CPR-trained staff, 24/7 security monitoring, advanced ventilation, and adherence to the latest sanitation protocols.

They use only humane, reward-based training methods, providing professional dog training that is fun and effective for both humans and hounds. Services include personalized private lessons, day school programs, and small, intimate group classes.

Accomplishments

Mira Jones, the founder and consultant, is an IAABC Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). She was one of the first trainers in the East to complete the NACSW Certified Nose Work Instructor course and is a Nosework Certifying Official and Judge for the United Kennel Club (UKC). Mira has over 20 years of experience, has trained hundreds of dogs, taught group classes, written curriculum, lectured on animal behavior, and completed graduate-level courses in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Sarah Dean, the Operations Manager, is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer with professional training experience since 2006, including running training programs at three different shelters.

How to Get Started!

Services are by appointment only. For boarding or daycare, dogs require specific vaccinations: Rabies, DHPP, Bordetella, and Canine Influenza. Puppies under 14 weeks must have two sets of puppy vaccines and Bordetella.

Daycare programs require completion of one of their Day School programs or a case-by-case assessment by their trainers. For Day School, a 45-minute consultation is required to set goals. Clients are encouraged to contact them to get started for all programs.