Our Doggy University

We offer personalized training for you and your furry friend.  There are many options from which to choose:

• Our intensive Board & Train program, the gold standard for training.
• Private sessions at The Common Dog,
• Private in-home training,
• Group Training,
• Structured Daycare,
• Use our Day Training program while your pup is here for Daycare,
• Add-ons while your pup is here for Boarding or Daycare (nail maintenance, leash work, manners, reactivity, etc.)

We are relationship-based trainers. This means we work with you & your dog, enhancing your relationship & ensuring mutual trust & respect for each other. Our training team works together, combining all our skills & knowledge to benefit you & your dog. With almost 50 years of combined experience, The Common Dog trainers will help you achieve your goals.

Please email training@commondog.com today and one of our trainers will get back to you within 24 hours. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call our front desk at 617-381-6363 and ask for a trainer to call you asap.

Training Options:

All training starts with what we call a Discovery Meeting. This is where you & your pup will meet with an experienced trainer at The Common Dog for an hour and discuss what is happening at home, what your daily life looks like with your pup (aggression, potty training problems, fearful reactivity, destructive behavior, separation anxiety, etc.), what are your goals (manners, walking well on leash, ability to self soothe, come when called, all of the above), and how we can help you achieve those goals. During that hour we’ll provide insight, training tips & techniques and create a map of how to help you achieve your goals with your dog. Our training begins & ends with you.

Below describes the many different approaches to training we may utilize to help you.

• Private Training sessions are one-on-one meetings conducted at our location or in your home to address specific behavior problems or learn all the basics. Working closely with you and your dog enables us to help provide specific direction helping you attain your training goals whether they include a “fully trained dog” or you’re just hoping to stop getting pulled down the block.

• Board & Train program is the gold standard of training programs and our most popular option. An intense multi-week boot camp, with an emphasis on gravitating to the “off leash” trained dog or specifically addressing troublesome behavioral problems. The program addresses all obedience, manners and behavior problems, and includes intensive owner follow up training including an in-home session.  In addition to being trained, your dog will receive round the clock care. Many people choose to schedule this around a vacation.

• Day training incorporates exercise, socialization, and learning into every session. This involves the owner leaving their dog with us for the day to learn the foundations of manners and obedience as well as learning the ins & outs of daycare and how to behave and interact with other dogs. We recommend 5 day training sessions which includes a follow-up session with the owner free of charge.

• Obedience 101 Training – a 5 week program covering basic obedience, proper leash skills and manners.

• Obedience 202 Training – a 5 week program that builds on the foundation established in our basic program. We begin to step away from our dogs in stay exercises and increase the distractions.

• Leash Class - A drop-in style class for all training clients of all stages to improve their skills and practice around distractions with the guidance from one of our trainers.

• Remote Collar Training – a 3 week program focusing on how E-collars are an outstanding tool to have in your toolbox. We will walk you through introducing your pup to the collar and how to use it constructively in your everyday adventures. We recommend the Dogtra or E-technology (mini educators) collars and all dogs must have completed a training class with us.

• Boarding & Daycare Training Add-Ons - All our add-on training options come in packs of 6 sessions and the dates are scheduled at the time of purchase & include: Nail Maintenance Training, Play Training, Position Work, Muzzle Conditioning and E-Collar Conditioning