Day Training Program
Available at Both Locations
Program Overview
Designed for busy pet parents, our Day Training Program offers expert training without the time commitment of traditional classes. Available at both our Elizabethtown locations, each facility provides a unique schedule to suit your needs. Our certified trainers focus on building positive behaviors, strengthening life skills, and ensuring a rewarding learning experience for both you and your dog.
Give Us a Call to learn more about our Day Training Options
Playful Pups Retreat Day Training
Milton Grove Rd. Location
Hershey Rd. Location
Ideal candidates for our Day Training program include:
- Puppies graduating from our Puppy Social Skills Program who are not quite ready to move on the Traditional or Enrichment daycare. (approx. 5- 6 months old)
- Dogs who are more timid, shy, or lacking confidence.
- Adolescent dogs who need continued guidance and straightforward training to help them navigate through this often-troubling phase of life.
- Dogs who have a high drive or need greater patience and self-control and extra time to mature.
- Dogs of any age that need a refresher on basic doggie manners.
- Unaltered dogs who are unable to attend doggie daycare.
Hershey Road Program Details
- Day Training is available to dogs of all ages 6 months and above.
- School will begin at 9am but Dogs can be dropped off any time after 6:30am. They must be in the building for “Roll Call” promptly at 9am.
- School will end by 4pm each day. Please do not pick up prior to 4pm so your dog receives all training lessons.
- Each dog will receive multiple training sessions per day. Our structured obedience curriculum will be utilized for each student in the program. If an enrolled dog is already familiar with some of the commands, trainers will have the opportunity to challenge the dog to a more difficult version of said command. Ie: Stay vs Stay with distractions inside vs. stay with distractions outside. Customizing the program for each dog will be at the discretion of the trainer.
- The Your Dog, Your Choice option will be customized to meet your training goals. YDYC will be offered on Fridays for 4 weeks, in conjunction with the below session dates at Hershey Road.
- Daycare appropriate dogs will be provided off-leash play between training sessions. A daycare evaluation will be required for non-members, or a current daycare Perks membership is necessary to participate in group play.
- Unaltered dogs are not permitted in traditional daycare groups. Trainers will have the sole discretion to allow unaltered dogs into Enrichment playgroups when appropriate.
- Report cards and a video summary of the week's training will be sent to all participants on Fridays.
Our committed Dog Trainers will provide a strong foundation of basic obedience training and reinforce existing positive behaviors. For all social dogs who enjoy the company of both human and dog pals, group playtime will be included with each day of training.
Space in our Day Training program is very limited. Available options include Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.
Upcoming Day Training Sessions
March 31st to April 24th
May 12th to June 5th
June 23rd to July 17th
August 4th to August 28th
September 15th to October 9th
October 27th to November 20th
Space is limited. Call us for more information or complete the Online Registration Form and one of our team members will call you with more information.
Day Training Rates
| PERKS Member Price | $80 per day |
| Non-Member Price | $95 per day |
(Credit cards will be charged on a weekly basis for that week’s training)
Milton Grove Road Program Details
- Day Training is available to dogs of all ages 6 months and above.
- Day Training is offered at Milton Grove Rd Monday through Friday. SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY: There are no set days for day training at Milton Grove Rd, but for greatest training benefit we suggest 2x/wk. or 3x/wk. for a minimum of 4 weeks.
- Drop off between 7am to 9am. Dogs must be in the building for “Roll Call” promptly at 9am.
- Training will end by 4pm each day. Please do not pick up prior to 4pm so your dog receives all training lessons.
- Each dog will receive multiple training sessions per day and one activity. Mind Your Manners and Top Dog training curriculums will be the same at both locations. The Your Dog, Your Choice option will be customized to meet your training goals. Activities may include nature walks, sports time, or when appropriate, playgroup with friends.
- Unaltered dogs are generally not permitted in off-leash playgroups, but the trainers will have the sole discretion to allow unaltered dogs into playgroups when appropriate. An evaluation is required for new Day Training dog to participate in group play.
- Report cards and a video summary of the week's training will be sent to all participants over the weekend following training days.
Space is limited. Call us for more information or complete the Online Registration Form and one of our team members will call you with more information.
Upcoming Day Training Sessions
Dates Coming Soon!
Space is limited. Call us for more information or complete the Online Registration Form and one of our team members will call you with more information.
Day Training Rates
$95 per day
(Credit cards will be charged on a weekly basis for that week’s training)
Give Us a Call to learn more about our Day Training Options
Playful Pups Retreat Day Training
Milton Grove Rd. Location
Hershey Rd. Location
Day Training Course Options
Mind Your Manners - Basic Obedience Level Training
The goal for this beginning level training is to introduce our furry students to basic life skills that will lay a solid behavioral foundation that will last a lifetime.
For all social dogs who enjoy the company of both human and dog pals, group play time will be included with each day of training. An evaluation will be required prior to participating in off-leash play for any non-members of Playful Pups Daycare and Training Center.
Top Dog Intermediate Training
Top Dog training is designed to build upon the skills learned in our Mind Your Manners program (or equivalent program). We will be introducing the dog to “real world” situations to help them generalize their skills and adjust their behavior in many different distracting situations thru impulse control and focus on their handler.
To participate in the Top Dog Intermediate Training program, a dog must have a solid foundation of basic manners training skills.
For all social dogs who enjoy the company of both human and dog pals, group play time will be included with each day of training. An evaluation will be required prior to participating in off-leash play for any non-members of Playful Pups Daycare and Training Center.
Your Dog, Your Choice - Customized Day Training
The Your Dog, Your Choice Day Training option is for dogs who have gone through Mind Your Manners or Top Dog, or similar basic obedience curriculum, and would like to continue fine tuning their skills or would like to work on teaching new skills. This customized training program gives the pet parent the ability to target their desired training outcome.
If your dog has not participated in Mind Your Manners or Top Dog Training, we encourage you to begin with one of those options.
Why We Think A Solid Foundation of Training & Life Skills is Important
A solid foundation of training and important life skills is a deterrent for behavioral problems that often arise as puppies transition into the challenging adolescent developmental phase. In conjunction with all the programs we offer here at Playful Pups Retreat, our partnership with you the pet parent, is to provide support for you and your pup and share our wealth of training knowledge to help you become the leader your dog deserves and needs.
We don’t take a “One Size Fits All” approach as it doesn’t work for many pups and owners. In the busy world we live in, we know pet parents are super busy and do not often have time to train the dog every day. So often we hear things like “I don’t know what else to do.” or “We are just too busy to attend classes.”
We heard you and saw the need and we are here to help!
We have used Playful Pups for training, daycare, and lodging for 1.5 years now and love everything they have to offer. The trainers are second to none and the staff is excellent!
Pam Z. of Middletown PA
Playful Pups staff have been absolutely amazing to work with. Our one year old pup had been through group training classes before, and we were looking for something a little more individualized to really work on some key areas. The Day Training program provided that individual care while also giving some very tired pet parents a little break. The weekly videos were extremely helpful for at home practice and we loved getting them at the end of the week. We couldn't be happier with his progress and how much he clearly loves being at Playful Pups and all the staff there!