Indigo Canines
Board & Train
Your dog stays with Lynn for focused, intensive training, then comes home ready to work.
How Board & Train works
Board & Train gives your dog the opportunity to live, learn, and train alongside us throughout their program. Training is woven into everyday life, with structured sessions, real world outings, socialization, and plenty of opportunities to practice the skills they’ll actually need when they return home to you.
Because every dog and handler is different, training is individualized around your goals and the role your dog will have in your life. You’ll receive regular updates throughout their stay so you can follow their progress along the way.
At the end of the program, we’ll work together through a hands-on transfer session so you understand your dog’s training, how to maintain it, and how to move forward as a team. The goal isn’t simply a trained dog, it’s giving you and your dog the tools to be successful together.
Choose your program
Not sure which is right for your dog? Reach out and Lynn will help you figure it out.
4 weeks
Foundation
Basic obedience and everyday manners
A strong starting point for dogs who need reliable basic obedience, better manners, and the foundational skills needed for more advanced training.
- Sit, down, stay, come, heel
- Leash manners and handler engagement
- Impulse control and settling
- Crate training and household manners
- Preparation training for AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
- Transfer session with handler
- Video updates throughout
6 weeks
Advanced
Basic and advanced obedience with greater real-world reliability
Takes foundational obedience further with advanced skills, increased expectations, and practice in more distracting real-world environments.
- Everything included in Foundation
- Advanced obedience and distance work
- Increased duration, distraction, and reliability
- Real-world manners and appropriate public behavior
- Evaluation of the behaviors outlined in the AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
- Training toward the behaviors outlined in the AKC Community Canine (CGCA) and Urban Canine Good Citizen (CGCU)
- Transfer session with handler
- Video updates throughout
10 weeks
Service Dog
Comprehensive service dog training and public access preparation
Our most comprehensive Board & Train program, designed for dogs being trained for service work. Training is individualized to the handler’s needs and focuses on obedience, public access readiness, and the foundations of disability-mitigating task work.
- Everything included in Advanced
- Training and evaluation of behaviors outlined in the CGC, CGCA, and CGCU
- Extensive public access training and real-world proofing
- Service dog manners and handler-focused behavior
- Foundational training for up to three individualized service dog tasks
- Certificate of completion from the Indigo Canines Service Dog Program
- Indigo Canines program gear for your dog to work in and wear
- Transfer session with handler
- Video updates throughout
AKC Canine Good Citizen
The AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program is a nationally recognized certification that tests a dog's basic manners and temperament. It's the gold standard for well-behaved companion dogs and a prerequisite for many therapy dog programs, housing accommodations, and advanced training pathways. CGC preparation is included in every Board & Train package.
What to expect
Regular video updates
You'll receive video updates showing your dog's progress throughout the program, not just a final reveal.
Honest communication
If something isn't working or needs to change from the original plan, Lynn will tell you. No surprises at pickup.
Transfer session included
Every package ends with a hands-on session where you learn to handle what your dog has been trained to do.
Post-program support
Questions after your dog comes home? Lynn is available and offers a lifetime support for her teams,
Ready to get started?
Reach out to discuss which package is the right fit for your dog and your goals.