What to expect when your dog comes home from board and train.

Your dog is coming home calmer, more responsive and with a set of skills they did not have three weeks ago. The results are real. Whether they last is now mostly up to the household, and the good news is that keeping them is simpler than most people expect.

The go-home session

Every program ends with a go-home session. Seth walks you through everything your dog learned, demonstrates it, then hands you the leash and coaches you through it. You leave knowing the commands, the leash handling, how place works at your door and what to do when your dog tests the rules. In the VIP program this happens in your home, after Seth transports your dog back.

The first week

Expect your dog to test. Not because the training failed, but because the environment changed and dogs are excellent at noticing what rules apply where. Hold the same structure Seth used: place while you cook, wait at doors, a structured walk instead of a sniff-fest. Most dogs settle back into the pattern within days.

Three habits that make it stick

• Use place every day. It is the most useful command your dog owns, and the fastest way to bring calm back into any moment.
• Walk the way you were shown. The structured walk is where leadership is practiced. Ten minutes done correctly beats an hour of pulling.
• Do not negotiate. Say it once, follow through, reward the result. Consistency is the whole game.

Use the support

Gold includes an additional lesson and lifelong support. Platinum includes unlimited private lessons. VIP includes unlimited in-home lessons directly with Seth. If something slips, book a lesson early instead of waiting for it to become a habit again. That support is part of what you paid for.

Written by

Seth Purdom

Owner and trainer, Best Dog University. 16+ years, 900+ dogs. About Seth