PROGRAM FORMAT
7-12* Week
Semester
START DATE
Start at
Anytime
CURRICULUM
Custom
Tailored
TUITION
Save up to
$730**
INCLUDES
Play &
Train
*3 days a week is mandatory but we suggest 4 or 5 days a week. **Compared to individually purchased services.
Want to make “Board and Train” progress, but still hang out with your dog every night?
Then our customizable Academy+ program is just what you need!
During your orientation session, we’ll work with you to choose the topics we’ll be focusing on during the semester. We’ll also give you a projection about what we think your puppy or dog can accomplish in the time we’re together!
Our goal is to customize the training program so it solves the immediate challenges that you and your dog are facing now!
Plus, each and every day (in addition to the training session), we’ll also be creating proper (polite!) social skills with dogs AND people.
What will my dog learn at Academy+?
We’ll teach and progress commands + tackle behavior challenges and manners such as:
- Heeling
- Come When Called
- Sit - Down - Stand
- Place
- Stay
- Jumping Up
- Rushing Out Doors
- Barking
- Stealing Food from Counters
- ...plus so much more!

Who is this program for? Anyone who has a dog and training goals or challenges will benefit from this unique program!

Current Students
Current students whose dogs needs to make quicker progress on commands and/or behavioral challenges !

New Students
New students who want to jumpstart their training and turn their puppy’s (or dog’s!) struggles into successes!
Looking to add more to your program? Additional days of Play and Train can be added at similarly discounted rates!
Good Dog School
Our most POPULAR Train Online Program, Good Dog School comes with over 59 lessons totaling nearly 10 hours worth of video and audio content that will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know to get the dog that everyone loves to have around.
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Academy+ Frequently Asked Questions
- Full access to our Lesson Sheet Library
- Free Handouts
- Lifetime Access to our Train Online/ Program
- Guaranteed training spot (no waitlist)
- A customized 30 minute training session each day based on the things you need NOW!
- Faster progress due to the consistency of multiple weekly sessions!
- Daily training update
- Daily picture
- Priority booking for Private Lessons
- Priority booking for Boarding
- A 30 minute progress update session on the last day (or soon thereafter)
- Your tuition rate is guaranteed and locked in for the semester, even if prices increase!
Academy+ is a customized, pre-planned program with a weekly minimum attendance requirement. It includes private lessons, enrichment activities, and has a start and end date.
Yes. Academy is a discounted price for bundled services: Play (formerly PlayCare), Train, and private lessons!
You’ll receive daily reports from your dog's assigned trainer. We encourage communication between owners and trainers as much as possible to ensure that your dog receives the training that you need him to receive! In addition, keeping us aware of any changes to your home environment gives us the opportunity to prevent or solve any challenges that you’re facing.
Yes! Your dog will have the same trainer during the program.
Please reach out to us at 201-512-8316 or email us at frontdesk@kathysanto.com so a member of our training team can help you decide.
Please reach out to our team so we can learn about your goals for the program, and we’ll create a customized training program for both dogs based off your needs. In some cases, the dogs need to be trained together, and in others they need to be trained separately until their skills are solid enough to work together.
No! Any dog enrolled in our Academy+ programs will have pre-scheduled training dates so you won’t be waitlisted. Please note that if you change your scheduled training day, we will do our best to accommodate you, but cannot guarantee training for that day. You won’t lose the session, but your program will have to be extended.
If you have a known vacation etc., ahead of time, let us know so we can come up with an appropriate schedule. If you have an emergency, reach out to us as soon as possible, so we can adjust your sessions.