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Willow Creek Farm · Pisgah Pike Board & Train at Willow Creek 10 dogs at a time
No. 01 Going home

We train your dog.Then we train you.

A trained dog with an untrained household slides back fast. So every program ends with a two-hour go-home lesson, a handbook written for your dog, and six months of follow-up support.

A person walking a dog on a leash across a wide green hillside
Go-home dayThe last walk of the lesson is always yours: down the pasture lane on a loose leash.
No. 02 The go-home lesson

Two hourson the farm

Plan for everyone who walks the dog to come, kids included. You'll watch your trainer work your dog, then take the leash yourself while they coach you. By the end, the cues and the timing are yours.

Can't make it in person? We'll do it by video and add an extra follow-up lesson at no charge.

0:00

Watch your dog work

Your trainer runs through every skill on the farm and in the farmhouse classroom.

0:30

Your turn on the leash

Cues, rewards and timing, one skill at a time, coached step by step.

1:00

House routine

Doors, place, meals and the crate in a real living room. Then the car.

1:30

Handbook & questions

We walk through your handbook and the plan for the first two weeks at home.

1:50

The last walk

Down the pasture lane, your dog on a loose leash, you holding it.

No. 03 The handbook

Written for your dog,not for every dog

A printed and digital guide with your dog's exact cues, routines and progress notes, plus short video links for every skill.

  1. 01Your dog's cues, and how to say them
  2. 02The daily routine, hour by hour
  3. 03Walks: loose leash and the release cue
  4. 04Doors, cars and greetings
  5. 05Place: the settle that saves dinner
  6. 06Recall: keeping it strong
  7. 07The first two weeks home
  8. 08What to do if… (jumping, pulling, barking)
  9. 09Training tools, if your plan uses one
  10. 10When to call us
No. 04 Six months of support

We stay with youfor six months

The first weeks at home are when habits form, good or bad. Here's how we stay involved.

  1. Day 3

    First check-in

    Your trainer texts to see how the first nights are going.

  2. Week 2

    Video review

    Send a clip of a walk. You'll get notes back the same week.

  3. Week 3–6

    Follow-up lesson 1

    A private lesson on the farm or by video, focused on what's slipping.

  4. Monthly

    Alumni Field Days

    Saturday mornings on the farm: group practice, coffee and a long walk to the creek.

  5. Month 3–5

    Follow-up lesson 2

    Usually a field trip together in your own town.

  6. Month 6

    Graduation check

    A final report card, plus a plan for the year ahead.

A black Lab trotting through tall golden grass with a ball
For lifeGraduates can come back for a tune-up stay at the graduate rate, any time.
No. 05 The first two weeks home

Five rulesfor a smooth landing

  • Keep the routineSame times as the farm
  • Keep it smallFewer guests, shorter outings
  • Pay for what you likeReward the good choices, out loud
  • Everyone uses the same cuesThe handbook is the house rulebook
  • Text us earlyA tiny slip is a two-minute fix

Graduates also get tune-up stays at $95 a night for life. They're perfect before a new baby, a move or a busy holiday.

A shaggy dog standing in a field at sunset
No. 06 Ready?

The farm is the start.Home is the point.

Tell us about your dog, and we'll set up a call this week.