About Almost Heaven K9 Training

What they offer

Almost Heaven K9 Training is a board-and-train business. The site lists two programs: a 14-day BASICS Board & Train at $2,800 and a 21-day PREMIUM Board & Train at $3,800, both stated to include the e-collar and tax. Dogs must be 6+ months old and crate trained to enroll.

How the program works

Both programs teach five basic skills – sit, down, heel, place and come – and the site is explicit that the aim is not only the commands but being "CALM and RESPECTFUL while in these commands." Crate manners, threshold manners and meal manners are covered, along with stopping jumping and barking. The premium program adds car manners, off-leash recall, a field trip to a trail, park or store, and proofing of the commands. Pick-up is described as a 2+ hour session where the owner practices everything they will need to maintain at home.

Approach

The business describes itself as offering "balanced Ecollar training in South Charleston, West Virginia" and says it focuses on the dog's state of mind rather than commands performed for a treat. The site frames this as a permission-based lifestyle in which the humans make the decisions and the dog looks to them for guidance.

Background

The owner writes that the business was formed in February 2018 in her living room, after teaching herself another trainer's methods to rehabilitate her own dog, Max.

One limit worth knowing

The site states plainly that dogs with a human bite history are not currently accepted, because there are children living in the trainer's home.