Day School

Drop your dog off with us to enjoy the benefit of daily structure and education.

Turn daycare into Day School

Drop your dog off with us to enjoy the benefit of daily structure and education! Our day school is not a “play all day” daycare. Your dog will spend the day with our trainers reinforcing good behaviors such as place training, leash manners, structure, and more. They will be walked in the surrounding neighborhoods, given lunch and snacks, and experience properly supervised socialization.

Foundation Obedience Program

What is covered

Foundation Obedience is a two-week program that covers:

Sit and Down
Place
Polite leash manners
Calm greetings with people
Calm behavior around other dogs

How it works

Day School is offered Monday-Thursday
Drop Off is between Between 8:00am-9:30am
Pick Up is between Between 4:00pm-5:30pm

A few requirements

To become a MDTC Day School student:

Dogs 6 months & older are required to attend a 1/2 hour evaluation ($75).
Puppies under 6 months can join without an evaluation. Reservations are required. Please complete a registration form.
Up to date on rabies, distemper, kennel cough, and flea & tick preventative.

Benefits

Day School has all the benefit of a Board & Train program, but without the overnight boarding. This program is not a traditional “daycare” as such but rather offers the structure needed to teach your dog how to be neutral around other dogs while learning impulse control, as well as leash and calm house manners.

This collaborative program allows your dog to be trained by a professional, while giving you a short lesson at pick up and an outlined training plan to complete in-between visits.

Dogs participate in pack walks, group obedience, spend time on our exercise equipment, play games such as nose works & agility and more!

How Day School can help:

We tailor each training plan to the needs of the dog.
Our school can help with confidence building, puppy development, sport development , leash reactivity, leash manners, basic obedience, grooming issues and more!

This program can also be used to introduce your dog to the e-collar and teach foundations of a recall and more advanced obedience skills.

What you should know

Your dog must come Monday-Thursday
A written training and lesson plan are given at Thursday pick up
Reservations are required
Space is limited
Program must be prepaid (NO refunds for no show)
Overnight stay available at $75/night

NOTE: Once registered, we will send you a confirmation email with details, invoice, and waiver. Only full payment guarantees a spot.

Dogs sitting on beds at the Maine Dog Training Company studio

Training "place board" at the MDTC training studio with an array of training tools and other items like collars, kong toys, long leads and training treats

Calm, well-behaved puppies sitting on beds and on the floor at the MDTC training studio

Puppy sitting on a training platform at the at the Maine Dog Training Company studio during Day School

Happy puppy smiling at the camera while staying at MDTC Day School

Who it's for

Dogs and puppies 9 weeks or older. This program covers general obedience, confidence building, and creating neutrality around other dogs. Students participate daily in obedience skills and brain games. Advanced students enjoy field trips to local parks and stores.

Where it is

MDTC Studio
25 Stanwood Street, Brunswick, ME.

Difficulty

All dogs welcome, but see requirements

Price

$800/two-week program*

*Custom programs available for more complex behaviors (reactivity, resource guarding, etc.)

Why do I need an evaluation?

If you are not currently an MDTC customer, we require an in-person evaluation before you can participate in our Day School program.