About K9 collab

<h2>Board-and-train serving Champaign-Urbana</h2><p>K9 Collab describes itself as "Now Serving Champaign-Urbana And Surrounding Area." Its about page says the business "was founded in 2017 after owner, Anthony Pearson retired from the Air Force with his Service Dog Rocky," that he was "inspired after experiencing the bond that having a trained dog offered," and that after an internship and independent study of dog behavior he "decided to sharpen his skills with Dog Training School." The same page credits the business with "saving pet dogs from being surrendered to shelters" and with rehoming work. Ask which school he attended and what certification he holds.</p><h3>How training is delivered</h3><p>The programs page is explicit that the board-and-train comes first: "Training with K9 Collab starts with a 'Board and Train'. With this, we've eliminated the stressor of Owners becoming trainers as Dogs follow a confused teacher. Unlike most facilities, Pups will live in-home with a professional trainer." Each program is followed by a go-home lesson and, the site says, five standard one-on-one follow-up sessions, with picture and video updates during the stay.</p><h3>Programs and published prices</h3><p>Prices are printed on the programs page. A 4 Week Board and Train is listed at $2050 and a 5 Week Board and Train at $2250; both cover foundations of off-leash training and behavior problem solving, with the cues heel, "lets go," sit, down, come, place and hand signals spelled out, and the five-week version adding advanced socialization through "multiple outings designed around proofing behaviors." Two private-lesson programs are also priced: a Puppy Starter Program at $300 and Problem Solving Private Lessons at $400. Both run as five private one-on-one lessons in the client's home, once a week, with homework between sessions and access to the trainer through private video resources and video calls.</p><h3>What owners come in with</h3><p>The home page organizes the work by problem rather than by format: aggression and reactivity toward dogs or people, separation anxiety and crate training, potty training, leash training, and off-leash reliability – framed there as whether your dog would wait if you dropped the leash "Or would you be chasing Fido while Fido's chasing squirrels."</p>