puppy daycare
Puppy Academy
A Play, Train & Enrichment Program!
Especially tailored to your puppy’s specific needs by certified trainers.
Trainers who offer consistency, safety, & trust — the foundation of efficient and long lasting dog training.
“Puppy Academy – Training Day” available Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays 9AM – 1PM
Drop Off: 7-9:30AM / / Pick Up: 12-1PM or 3:30PM to 6:30PM
“Puppy Academy – Free Play” available Wednesday and Friday
Drop Off: 7-9:30AM or 12PM to 1PM / / Pick Up: 12PM to 1PM or 3:30 PM to 6:30PM
Puppy Academy Free Play does NOT include training from 2 Certified Dog Trainers.
Our Puppy Trainers are here to provide guidance on all aspects of raising a puppy!
Puppy raising can be hard work, but our highly knowledgeable team of Academy Trainers will make sure the process is streamlined for you. Our Trainers will lay the foundational skills for your puppy, so that your puppy develops into a social, adaptable, and well trained canine companion. Along the way, Trainers can help you with anything puppy related.
A well rounded curriculum awaits! Your pup will be learning everything you want them to know!
During Puppy Academy, our Trainers will provide structured learning opportunities. All of our Trainers are certified dog trainers with experience supporting early development. Part of each day is dedicated to obedience fundamentals like sit, stay, and down. Potty training is also a priority to set your puppy up for success at home. As well as, crate training in a positive way to help puppies feel comfortable and safe in their own space.
Puppy Academy Trainers gradually introduce your puppy to things you’d commonly expect at the vet and groomers to create positive associations and minimize stress later on. Such as standing on a weight scale/examination table, touch from a stranger, being brushed, the sound of a nail Dremel/blow dryer, etc. Last but certainly not least, Trainers provide a safe and positive setting for puppies to interact and play under supervision while they learn social and communication skills.
Every puppy parent wants to spend more time enjoying puppyhood and less time worrying about training.
Schedule your puppy for Puppy Academy today and give yourself a break! Our caring and knowledgeable Trainers will provide the perfect balance of supervision, enrichment and socialization that your puppy needs while you recharge. With our help, you can spend less time on the nitty gritty details of raising a puppy, and more time enjoying that sweet puppy breath.
Our dedicated, certified trainers will curate a program that is tailored to your puppy.
Before your puppy joins Puppy Academy, one of our Trainers will guide you through a brief registration process over Google Meet. They will make sure your puppy’s Academy schedule fits your goals and offers a diverse selection of training, socializing, and enrichment opportunities.
Scheduling Details
Puppy Academy is a 6 week program that includes up to 12 sessions of Training Days or Free Play Days. We recommend that your puppy attends twice per week on Training Days to maximize learning potential, but you may use your 12 sessions however best fits your schedule.
Puppy Academy Training Days are available on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Drop off is between 7AM and 9:30AM. Two Certified Dog Trainers begin working with your puppy at 9AM until 1PM. Preferred pick up time begins at 12PM until 1PM, where one of the trainers is available to give you an update on your puppy’s day! Not able to pick up between 12pm and 1pm? All Day Play add on is available to extend pick up between 3:30pm and 6:30pm.
Puppy Academy Free Play Days are available on Wednesday and Friday. These are supplemental socialization days to be used as a “booster” for those puppies that need additional socialization. Free Play Days are not intended as the sole reservation type if your puppy attends Puppy Academy. Free Play Days do not include training time with 2 Certified Dog Trainers.
Investment
The cost for Puppy Academy is $950.
This includes:
- 12 sessions to be used within a 6 week period
- An intro phone call with a Certified Dog Trainer
- A 6 week plan for your puppy’s training and socialization
- Training Day report cards
- Continuing education for puppy paw-rents
- Feedback and guidance from Certified Dog Trainers
Want more for your puppy? Silver, Bronze and Gold add-on packages coming soon!
How to get started?
If you’re new to Metro Dogs, you will create an online profile in your Gingr portal! Once you have your puppy added to your account, submit their veterinary information to our Front Desk Coordinators. You may then request your puppy’s “Orientation” for the day that works best for you! Your Orientation Day in Puppy Academy is free!
After your pup has had their Orientation Day, simply log into your Gingr Portal account and click New Booking to get started. Then select Daycare and choose the Puppy Academy option. While you’re booking, browse our menu of add-on services too – like grooming, training sessions, and enrichment time. Treat them to some extra fun and enrichment. Then sit back and relax knowing they’ll be living it up at Metro Dogs!
Want more training?
Check out more of our training services through the page links below!
Meet our Trainers!
Our dynamic team of Puppy Academy Trainers offer a robust wealth of knowledge and experience. They are committed to providing your puppy with high quality care. Read more about each of the trainers below!
Beth (she/her)
Bethany is a Fear Free certified Daycare Pro.
Sydney (she/her)
Sydney has been working with dogs since 2017, but she has always had an affinity for animals for as long as she can remember! She has spent the last three years exclusively pursuing her love for dog training. This transition helped spark her passion for not only teaching, but also helping create a healthy bond between dogs and their pet parent!
Sydney is currently in the process of earning her degree in behavioral psychology and plans to continue her educational journey within the dog training community, as well. Sydney believes that it is critical to keep current on the ever-changing science and techniques used within the dog industry in order to best set pet parents up for success.
As an advocate for science-based methodologies, Sydney uses positive reinforcement and Fear Free based approaches while training. She has had so much fun putting these practices to use while participating in Metro Dogs Trick of the Month program, and she’s so happy that she gets to share these ideals while teaching the Puppy Basics in the Social Classroom and the Trick Training class!
Sydney believes that training should be fun for all involved, and nothing makes her happier than seeing pet parents and their animal companions succeed!
Hannah (she/her)
Hannah, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Family Dog Mediator (FDM), Family Paws Parent Educator (FPPE), and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator, recently joined the Metro Dogs team in February of 2024. Around the same time she welcomed a new furry friend into her family, a Labrador Retriever puppy named Endor! You can follow their training journey & adventures on Instagram at @doggone_endorphins.
With a commitment to evidence-based, humane training methods, she brings her wealth of experience to help families and their dogs thrive together. An advocate for animal rescue, Hannah has fostered over 65 dogs through Warrior Dog Rescue, enhancing her skills in creating customized training plans. Whether addressing basic obedience or preparing for a new baby, her private lessons and group classes cater to specific goals, emphasizing positive reinforcement and compassionate communication.
Puppy Academy
A Play, Train & Enrichment Program!
Especially tailored to your puppy’s specific needs by certified trainers.
Trainers who offer consistency, safety, & trust — the foundation of efficient and long lasting dog training.
“Puppy Academy – Training Day” available Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays 9AM – 1PM
Drop Off: 7-9:30AM / / Pick Up: 12-1PM or 3:30PM to 6:30PM
“Puppy Academy – Free Play” available Wednesday and Friday
Drop Off: 7-9:30AM or 12PM to 1PM / / Pick Up: 12PM to 1PM or 3:30 PM to 6:30PM
Puppy Academy Free Play does NOT include training from 2 Certified Dog Trainers.
Our Puppy Trainers are here to provide guidance on all aspects of raising a puppy!
Puppy raising can be hard work, but our highly knowledgeable team of Academy Trainers will make sure the process is streamlined for you. Our Trainers will lay the foundational skills for your puppy, so that your puppy develops into a social, adaptable, and well trained canine companion. Along the way, Trainers can help you with anything puppy related.
A well rounded curriculum awaits! Your pup will be learning everything you want them to know!
During Puppy Academy, our Trainers will provide structured learning opportunities. All of our Trainers are certified dog trainers with experience supporting early development. Part of each day is dedicated to obedience fundamentals like sit, stay, and down. Potty training is also a priority to set your puppy up for success at home. As well as, crate training in a positive way to help puppies feel comfortable and safe in their own space.
Puppy Academy Trainers gradually introduce your puppy to things you’d commonly expect at the vet and groomers to create positive associations and minimize stress later on. Such as standing on a weight scale/examination table, touch from a stranger, being brushed, the sound of a nail Dremel/blow dryer, etc. Last but certainly not least, Trainers provide a safe and positive setting for puppies to interact and play under supervision while they learn social and communication skills.
Every puppy parent wants to spend more time enjoying puppyhood and less time worrying about training.
Schedule your puppy for Puppy Academy today and give yourself a break! Our caring and knowledgeable Trainers will provide the perfect balance of supervision, enrichment and socialization that your puppy needs while you recharge. With our help, you can spend less time on the nitty gritty details of raising a puppy, and more time enjoying that sweet puppy breath.
Our dedicated, certified trainers will curate a program that is tailored to your puppy.
Before your puppy joins Puppy Academy, one of our Trainers will guide you through a brief registration process over Google Meet. They will make sure your puppy’s Academy schedule fits your goals and offers a diverse selection of training, socializing, and enrichment opportunities.
Scheduling Details
Puppy Academy is a 6 week program that includes up to 12 sessions of Training Days or Free Play Days. We recommend that your puppy attends twice per week on Training Days to maximize learning potential, but you may use your 12 sessions however best fits your schedule.
Puppy Academy Training Days are available on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Drop off is between 7AM and 9:30AM. Two Certified Dog Trainers begin working with your puppy at 9AM until 1PM. Preferred pick up time begins at 12PM until 1PM, where one of the trainers is available to give you an update on your puppy’s day! Not able to pick up between 12pm and 1pm? All Day Play add on is available to extend pick up between 3:30pm and 6:30pm.
Puppy Academy Free Play Days are available on Wednesday and Friday. These are supplemental socialization days to be used as a “booster” for those puppies that need additional socialization. Free Play Days are not intended as the sole reservation type if your puppy attends Puppy Academy. Free Play Days do not include training time with 2 Certified Dog Trainers.
Investment
The cost for Puppy Academy is $950.
This includes:
- 12 sessions to be used within a 6 week period
- An intro phone call with a Certified Dog Trainer
- A 6 week plan for your puppy’s training and socialization
- Training Day report cards
- Continuing education for puppy paw-rents
- Feedback and guidance from Certified Dog Trainers
Want more for your puppy? Silver, Bronze and Gold add-on packages coming soon!
How to get started?
If you’re new to Metro Dogs, you will create an online profile in your Gingr portal! Once you have your puppy added to your account, submit their veterinary information to our Front Desk Coordinators. You may then request your puppy’s “Orientation” for the day that works best for you! Your Orientation Day in Puppy Academy is free!
After your pup has had their Orientation Day, simply log into your Gingr Portal account and click New Booking to get started. Then select Daycare and choose the Puppy Academy option. While you’re booking, browse our menu of add-on services too – like grooming, training sessions, and enrichment time. Treat them to some extra fun and enrichment. Then sit back and relax knowing they’ll be living it up at Metro Dogs!
Meet our Trainers!
Meet our Trainers!
Beth (she/her)
Bethany is a Fear Free certified Daycare Pro.
Sydney (she/her)
Sydney has been working with dogs since 2017, but she has always had an affinity for animals for as long as she can remember! She has spent the last three years exclusively pursuing her love for dog training. This transition helped spark her passion for not only teaching, but also helping create a healthy bond between dogs and their pet parent!
Sydney is currently in the process of earning her degree in behavioral psychology and plans to continue her educational journey within the dog training community, as well. Sydney believes that it is critical to keep current on the ever-changing science and techniques used within the dog industry in order to best set pet parents up for success.
As an advocate for science-based methodologies, Sydney uses positive reinforcement and Fear Free based approaches while training. She has had so much fun putting these practices to use while participating in Metro Dogs Trick of the Month program, and she’s so happy that she gets to share these ideals while teaching the Puppy Basics in the Social Classroom and the Trick Training class!
Sydney believes that training should be fun for all involved, and nothing makes her happier than seeing pet parents and their animal companions succeed!
Hannah (she/her)
Hannah, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), Family Dog Mediator (FDM), Family Paws Parent Educator (FPPE), and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator, recently joined the Metro Dogs team in February of 2024. Around the same time she welcomed a new furry friend into her family, a Labrador Retriever puppy named Endor! You can follow their training journey & adventures on Instagram at @doggone_endorphins.
With a commitment to evidence-based, humane training methods, she brings her wealth of experience to help families and their dogs thrive together. An advocate for animal rescue, Hannah has fostered over 65 dogs through Warrior Dog Rescue, enhancing her skills in creating customized training plans. Whether addressing basic obedience or preparing for a new baby, her private lessons and group classes cater to specific goals, emphasizing positive reinforcement and compassionate communication.