Programs & pricing
Three programs. Published prices. Four weeks minimum
Every program includes boarding,daily pictures, a weekly video update, the written training log, all training equipment, an in-home transfer session and a twelve-month support line.
Foundation · 4 weeks · $3,000
For the dog that hears you and ignores you.
Four weeks on property building the behaviors that make a large dog livable in a house with guests, kids and a front door. On-leash reliability first. Nothing fancy, nothing skipped.
What your dog leaves with
- A solid recall is first and foremost- every other command works off of this.
- Loose-leash walking and a real heel, without a struggle. A sit that means stay until released. A whoa that stops and gathers attention
- On-leash recall under moderate distraction
- Door manners: no charging, no jumping on guests
- Crate training and quiet settling indoors
- Leash pressure understood, so corrections stop being a fight
- House rules: furniture, counters, thresholds, feeding routine
Right for
Adolescent and adult dogs that have the vocabulary and choose not to use it, and puppies from fourteen weeks whose owners want to start correctly rather than fix things at eighteen months.
Off-Leash Freedom · 6 weeks · $5,000 · Most chosen
The leash comes off, and stays off.
Everything in Foundation, then two weeks conditioning off-leash reliability and proofing it in the places you actually go. This is the program most families choose, because off-leash is usually the thing they wanted all along.
Added on top of Foundation
- Low-level e-collar conditioning, introduced only after the dog knows every command on leash
- Off-leash recall, heel and place at distance
- Distraction proofing: beaches, boat docks and ramps, parks, patios, parking lots
- Neutrality around unfamiliar dogs and people in public
- Boundary and threshold work: the open front door, the open gate, the open car door
- Two in-home transfer sessions instead of one
Right for
Families who want a dog they can take places. Also the right fit for large, biddable breeds with more energy than manners.
Elite & Concierge · 8 weeks · $7,800
Eight weeks for the cases that need eight weeks.
Everything above, plus one of two specialist tracks and a concierge handover. Eight weeks because behavior modification and gun dog foundations both move at the dog’s pace, not the calendar’s.
Choose one track
- Behavior modification — leash reactivity, dog-to-dog aggression, resource guarding, territorial displays, severe separation anxiety and fear cases, assessed individually before enrollment
- Gun dog and retriever foundations — steadiness, hold conditioning, water entries, single and double marks, introduction to blinds, and a careful, staged gunfire introduction. Serious bird dog work has its own programs and its own page.
Also included
- Four in-home transfer sessions with the whole household
- Twelve months of unlimited refresher weeks as needed
- A written behavior or field report at completion, suitable for your veterinarian
Included in every program
No intake fee. No surprise line items.
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Daily pictures, weekly video
Pictures every day your dog is here, and a video update every week. Training, not highlights.
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Written training log
Commands drilled, environments used, collar levels, food intake, setbacks.
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Free door-to-door transport
Pickup on intake day and delivery home at graduation, anywhere in Escambia or Santa Rosa. Included with every program, at no charge.
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In-home transfer session
At least one, at your house, with everyone who lives there.
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Twelve-month support line
Call or text when something slips. No charge, no time limit on the twelve months.
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All boarding and feeding
Individual turnout, your own food if you send it, and a routine that does not change.
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All training equipment included
You will go home with the same tools I use
Honest limits
Who Leeward is not right for.
At these prices you deserve to know where the edges are. I turn down work, and I would rather do it on a phone call than after you have paid.
- Puppies under fourteen weeks. They belong at home with you, doing socialization and house training. I will happily tell you what to do in the meantime.
- Owners who want a finished dog and no follow-through. Board-and-train moves the dog a long way. The last stretch is yours. If nobody at home will maintain the rules, the dog regresses and we have both wasted your money.
- Anyone shopping for a two-week fix. Three weeks is the minimum here. Shorter programs sell better and hold worse.
Why four weeks is the floor
Roughly the first week is spent getting settled and deciding how your dog and goals need to be approached. The second is spent teaching the behavior cleanly. The third is spent making it reliable. The fourth is spent breaking it on purpose, somewhere loud, and rebuilding it until it holds.
Skip any week and you get a dog that performs in a quiet yard. That is the dog most people already have.
Payment and holds
No deposits required. Payment plans are available on the six- and eight-week programs.
Six dogs at a time. Never more.
Tell me about your dog on a 20-minute call. If Leeward is not the right answer, I will tell you that on the call and point you somewhere better.
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