Training Programs

  • Day School

    Targeted training but in a school format! Drop your dog off in the morning and pick them up in the evening and go home with homework to work on each day. These programs are 3-4 weeks long, scheduled Monday-Friday. Personalized training report with easy to follow exercises to help maintain training and a follow up lesson are provided a week after the end of the program. Unlimited phone or email support provided on the training covered in the program, after your dog comes home. This style program is available for our popular Puppy Headstart, Manners Bootcamp or Confident Canine programs. A minimum of three weeks is required for new clients.

    Drop off is between 7am-9am and pickup is between 4pm-6pm each day.

  • Stay and Learn

    With our Stay and Learn, your dog stays with us for 3-4 weeks to work on targeted areas of training. This is a fully-immersive program, ensuring that we are setting your dog up for success in every aspect of their daily routine and creating a workable training plan that will best suit maintaining the training when going home. Dogs stay in our individual suites and have training sessions throughout the day. A personalized training report goes home with you and a follow up lesson is scheduled for a week after the program is ended. Unlimited phone or email support provided on the training covered in the program, after your dog comes home to help ensure success. This program is available for Puppy Headstart, Manners Bootcamp, Sport Camp, Confident Canine or select behavioral modification cases.

Motivation-Based Customized Training Programs

    • Training sessions throughout the day

    • Field trips to introduce distractions

    • Potty breaks, sniffy walks and play groups

    • Access to daily training log for updates

    • Customized training plan to ensure training sticks

    • Follow-up lesson 1 week after completion of program

    • Unlimited telephone or email support on behaviors taught for the life of your dog

    • $130/day for Stay and Learn

    • $100/day for Day School

  • All programs as customizable to include behaviors that are important to you.

    • Manners Bootcamp

    • Puppy Headstart

    • Behavioral Modification

    • Confident Canine

  • Email sarab@happydoglodge.com or call 763-689-1379 for more information

  • “Would absolutely recommend - and already have! We decided to sign up for a 3-week stay and train session with our 2yo Leonberger while we went on vacation. We called it “sleepover charm school”. Worth. Every. Penny. We were impressed first of all with the facility. It is clean, calm and professional, even with multiple dogs dropping off. Sarah is extremely knowledgeable as is her team It was also so clear from the regular updates, emails and videos that Edgar was having a great time and keeping busy. We loved seeing how much the training team enjoyed working with Edgar - it’s reassuring to feel that our big guy is appreciated for who he is! The transition home has been incredible. Edgar is so much more thoughtful and engaged - it’s like he learned how to learn! The 3 weeks of sleepover charm school unlocked what 3 regular sessions of obedience class couldn’t. We are looking forward to a future “charm school” stay to work on more advanced skills so that Edgar can have even more freedoms and opportunities to socialize. We already have one friend who booked a boarding stay based on our experience and several others are planning to use Happy Dog Lodge as well.” - Martha & Edgar

    “I work at an animal rescue and we needed training assistance with a nippy chihuahua that had a fear of certain touch. I cannot say enough good things about Happy Dog Lodge. They did such an amazing job with him, went above and beyond and provided constant updates on his progress. He was able to find an adopter due to the Stay and Learn program and we are very grateful! We will be using Happy Dog Lodge in the future!” - Kaylee and Tiny Batman

    “There are so many options available for board and train, it can become overwhelming making a choice. The Happy Dog Lodge was recommended by our dog trainer for our 8 month year old pup Lilly, we are so glad we picked it. It's a wonderful place that lives up to it's name. Sara and all her staff were great and we were regularly updated with reports, photos and videos. Sara is clearly very gifted and has a natural unique ability to communicate with dogs to get the best results. I can't really say enough great things about this place, we will be sending our other dog there for sure!” - Jane and Lilly

    “We highly and most sincerely recommend Sara and Her Team for all and any service provided at Happy Dog Lodge. We have used Day Camp, Lodging, Grooming and just finished a 2 week stay and Learn for our 1 year old golden retriever. We trust Gibson is being Trained by the best and highly regarded trainer in Sara and her dedicated Team Emily and Skye. Courtney offers the best in grooming details and customizes any requests. We rave about Happy Dog Lodge and feel so Blessed to have the Best in Show caring for our Gibson as he was their own.” - Tana, Kenny and Gibson

    “We will always recommend Happy Dog Lodge. It was our first time leaving our puppy with anyone for a long period of time and we had the best experience. We have sent our puppy there for Day Camp and Stay and Learn Training! Sara and her team are so caring and loving with the animals. We love this place!” - Cassidy and Koda



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A $200 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your reservation. 50% of cost due at drop off, remainder due at pickup.