2weeks
Puppy Foundations
Puppies 12 to 24 weeks
$2,400 all-inclusive
- Crate and potty routine
- Name, sit, down and come
- Loose-leash basics
- Calm handling for vet and grooming
- Polite greetings, no jumping
On the coverThe old broodmare barn at Willow Creek Farm. Today it holds ten kennel suites.
No. 01 Board & train in Versailles, Kentucky
Send us a good dog.We’ll send home a great one.
Two to four weeks of real-life training on a 40-acre Kentucky farm. Then a go-home lesson that teaches you, and six months of support after that.
No. 02 What board & train really is
Your dog lives with us.You learn with us.
Board & train means your dog stays on our farm and trains with a professional every day: two or three short sessions, plus a dozen small lessons between them. Waiting at the barn door. Settling in the truck. Walking past a horse without losing their mind.
But a dog who behaves for us and not for you isn't the goal. That's why every program ends with a two-hour go-home lesson, a printed handbook and six months of follow-up. We train the dog, then we hand the leash, and the know-how, back to you.
We keep it small on purpose. Ten dogs at most, each with one named trainer, on a farm where Hannah and Cal also live.
Hannah & Cal Hollis, Willow Creek Farm
No. 03 The programs
Two, three or four weeks.One price, everything in.
Every program includes boarding, training, field trips, daily videos, the go-home lesson and six months of follow-up. No add-on surprises.
3weeks
Most popular
Manners & Freedom
Dogs 6 months and up
$3,300 all-inclusive
- Loose-leash walking in town
- Place: settle on a bed on cue
- Door, gate and car manners
- Polite greetings with people
- Recall on a 30-foot long line
4weeks
Off-Leash Ready
Dogs 8 months and up
$4,200 all-inclusive
- Everything in Manners & Freedom
- Off-leash recall around distractions
- Off-leash heel on the trail
- Distance downs and stays
- Wildlife and livestock neutrality
Always included
- Private climate-controlled suite
- All meals (or your dog's own food)
- 2 to 3 sessions a day
- Daily field trips
- Daily video updates
- Weekly written report card
- 2-hour go-home lesson
- Printed handbook
- 6 months of follow-up support
No. 04 A day at the farm
Sunrise to lights out,with a plan for every hour
Training here isn't one lesson a day. It's a whole day of small, real-life lessons, with plenty of rest between them. Scroll sideways through a typical Tuesday.
6:30 amDrag, swipe or use the arrows to move through the day
6:30amSunrise
Turnout & sniff walk
Everyone heads out to the dew-wet turnout field for a potty break and a slow, sniffy walk while the fog lifts off the pasture.
Cal does the first walk himself. He wants to see how every dog slept.
7:15amBreakfast
Breakfast, earned
Part of each dog's breakfast goes into a short focus game: eye contact, name response, a calm sit at the kennel door. The rest goes in the bowl.
Food is our main currency here, so no meal goes to waste.
8:00amSession one
The training barn
The day's main lesson, 20 to 30 minutes in the indoor arena. New skills are always taught with rewards first, in short, upbeat reps.
We stop on a win, never on a struggle.
9:30amDecompress
Down to the creek
A long-line walk along Willow Creek. Water, mud, smells and wildlife make it real-world recall practice and good honest fun.
Tired, happy dogs learn faster in the afternoon.
12:30pmField trip
Main Street, Versailles
Leash manners where it counts: the feed store, the hardware store's front porch, a bench outside the coffee shop, passing strollers and trucks.
Real life is the final exam, so we practice for it every day.
4:30pmHouse manners
The farmhouse classroom
A real living room and kitchen: waiting at doors, staying off the counters, settling on a bed while someone cooks, being calm when the doorbell rings.
Most of your dog's life happens inside, so we train inside too.
7:30pmYour update
Video to your phone
Your trainer sends the day's clips and a short note: what clicked, what's next, and a photo of your dog doing absolutely nothing.
Families tell us this is the best part of their day.
That’s one dayout of 14 to 28.
See the whole day hour by hour, with what your trainer is watching for at every step.
The full day →No. 06 Report cards
Week one,and go-home day
Every dog gets a written report card each week. Here's where three of them started, and where they ended up.
No. 07 From the families
We dropped off a puppy who screamed in the crate and nipped everyone. We picked up a puppy who sleeps through the night. The daily videos got me through those two weeks.
Biscuit's family · Lexington
I've been pulled over on the ice by a 105-pound dog. Last weekend we walked all of Broadway in Nashville and he sat for every stranger who wanted to say hi.
Otto's family · Nashville
Hannah didn't just train Ruger. She trained me. The go-home lesson was the most useful two hours I've ever spent with a dog.
Ruger's family · Louisville
No. 08 After the farm
Training doesn’t endat the gate
The first weeks at home decide whether training sticks, so we stay with you for six months.
2 hrs
Go-home lesson
Watch your dog work, then take the leash yourself while your trainer coaches you.
1
Handbook
Your dog's cues, routines and “what to do if…” pages, printed and digital.
2
Follow-up lessons
Private lessons on the farm or by video, whenever you need them in the first six months.
6 mo
Text support
Send your trainer a question or a video clip. You'll hear back within one business day.
No. 09 Getting started
From inquiryto drop-off day
Most families start two to six weeks after their first call. Spring and fall fill first.
Inquire online
Five minutes: your dog, your goals and the start month you're hoping for.
A 20-minute call
Hannah or a trainer calls you. We talk honestly about whether board & train is the right fit.
Farm evaluation
60 minutes on the farm, $95, credited to your program. Bring your dog and your vet records.
Pick a start date
A $500 deposit holds your spot. You get a packing list and a drop-off time.
Drop-off day
Kennel walk-through, a handoff to your trainer, and the first video before supper.
No. 10 Now booking spring 2027
Come see the farm.Bring your dog.
Every program starts with a 60-minute farm evaluation. You'll meet a trainer, tour the kennel barn and leave with a plan, whether or not you book.