Residential Dog Training
A boarding school for dogs and puppies
At The Fairy Tails we offer intensive dog training in the form of a training boot camp, where your dog boards and trains with us for assured results.
We assist busy dog-owning families in the UK in transitioning from stressful walks to joyful and calm strolls that you can be proud of for your dog. We eliminate the stress associated with training by expediting it for you, giving your dog the greatest possible start, and then giving you a simple training schedule so you can spend more time with your dog and feel comfortable taking it wherever you go.
Why choose The Fairy Tails?
A positive environment
Our residential dog training programmes are great since your dog lives with us in our house and at our daycare while undergoing daily training. We offer a totally customised training routine for your dog that can greatly impact their behaviour in as little as three to four weeks.
It's difficult to choose whom to entrust with your cherished family dog. By employing positive training techniques, our team of knowledgeable trainers provide a loving, safe, secure, and positive environment for your dog.
We do the hard work!
The key to dog training is consistency, regularity, and a controlled and supervised environment which sometimes be difficult for busy families.
If your busy schedule does not allow for training; if you have been unable to solve the dog’s issues in the past; if other trainers have failed, or if you simply don’t want to do it, then this is your dog training programme.
All breeds of dogs are accepted, and we offer training for pups as young as twelve weeks old, as long as they have had their second set of vaccinations. There is never a wrong time!
Your dog stays with us
Once your dog has arrived with us, they will be evaluated and given time to adjust to their new surroundings. There will be no kennels at our house, but dogs will be crate trained as part of the training, and all dogs participating in residential training will live here with us.
Your dog becomes our pet for a period of time determined by the trainer and you, based on the dog’s issues, and your wishes for its training. We make it that easy! Our clients come from all over the UK and trust us with their fur children. Simply put, this is the easiest and most assured training programme for our clients.
Is it suitable for all dogs?
Almost!
Puppies
Puppies between twelve and sixteen weeks old can do less than eight weeks as they are easier to train due to being a blank canvas for learning. A four week course is plenty to set great foundation
Adult dogs
Dogs older than sixteen weeks must do the full eight-week course, with one week's break. We are unable to train in less than eight weeks due to latent inhibition. We only use positive training and do not use aversive tools.
Rescue Dogs
Due to complex history and often ingrained behaviour patterns for survival and defense, boarding training is only suitable in limited cases. Please call us to confirm.
Our Limitations!
We cannot change your dog's character
When it comes to learning, dogs are similar to human children. Although we can teach anxious dogs numerous coping skills and resilience techniques, they will always be naturally reserved or shy. The fundamental character of a dog cannot be altered, just as it is impossible to change the fundamental character of a human child. In other words, it is impossible to transform a frightened dog into a joyful, lively dog in just eight weeks, as that would be an unrealistic promise for us to make. However, we can help with many common dog behavioural issues as shown below!
Issues we routinely deal with
Listed below are just some of the doggy behavioural issues that we deal with on a day to day basis.
- Pulling on the lead
- Toilet training
- Social skills
- Reactivity
- Barking at the door
- General or trigger based anxiety
- Excessive play biting
- Growling or biting
- Crate training
- Prey drive
- Hyperactivity
- Other forms of issues
If your dog's problem isn't listed here please contact us, we may be able to help!
Training Regime
| Training weeks | Type |
|---|---|
| First week | Settling in and routine building |
| Second week | Back to basics - basic training |
| Transition week after four week course | Training as per training cycle |
| Break | Dogs must have a week off |
| 5-7 weeks | Specialised training |
| 8-9 weeks | Individual training and transition phase |
Just some of our lovely doggy clients!
Boarding Dog Training Cycles
Please note - your involvement in dog training is the most important part
How to book your dog into the boarding school
1
Contact us
You send us the list of issues you are facing or one of the biggest issues you would like us to focus on.
2
Prioritise
We will put the list into a priority order and send you back the list to agree on in order of priority.
3
Contract
A service contract will be given to you for the highest priority issue. It will set out our obligation to you, and vice versa. The rest of your dog's issues will be trained at the same time, as training cannot work in isolation. A holistic approach is required, whilst focusing main issue.
4
Agreement
The signed contract is returned to us, along with the fees and registration form.
Training will start as per our mutually agreed date.
List of items required for Boarding School
Here are the items your dog will need when he or she starts at the Boarding School.
- Puppy crate/dog crate – if your dog is trained to sleep in it or if required for training.
- Puppy toys/dog toys (which can be destroyed by the dog)– chew toys
- Yaks Milk Chew
- Pizzle sticks or other chews – such as cows’ ear, pigs ear, beef tendon, chicken necks, etc.
- Puppy food/dog food – with instructions
- Puppy/dog bedding
- Puppy/dog harness – Perfect fit or any snug fit comfortable harness with y shape and with a front loop plus a handle on top (ancol, truedog, rabbitgo, hurtta). Hurtta is our favourite one
- Walking lead - Halti lead with double clips – (a normal lead with clips at either end)
- 20 ft training lead
- Vet bed
- Kong toy large – to stuff food into
- High cartilage-based chew
- Doggy peanut butter
- Nutri Calm tablets or prescription from vets if the dog is nervous
- Adaptil plug in
- Tryptophan based treats or gummies or food – nervous dogs
- Dog snood – nervous dogs
- Jumper – for cold weather
Any exception to kit list must be agreed in advance with the school.
Pricing
Boarding School for Puppies - Junior
£1200 for 4 weeks
• Toilet training • Basic obedience
• Prevention work • Socialisation training
Boarding School for dogs with behaviour issues
£2200 for 8 to 10 weeks
+£300 for large dogs
• Coaching sessions • Training as per plan
• Strategy based • For special cases only
You are welcome to visit your dogs whenever you like
Training feedback
Each dog has a daily training feedback sent to their parent to ensure the effectiveness of the plan
All our training sessions are recorded on the body cam; therefore, you will also receive the recording of the training sessions with your daily reports each day. Videos are stored and transferred onto one drive, and you will have access to the link.
