$600
Puppy Head Start in Upperco, Maryland
Under 5 months · 5 × 45-minute lessons. $600. Taught in Upperco, Maryland by ABCDT certified trainer Lyndsey Morgan.
What this program covers
A jump start on handling skills with your pup. Your puppy learns their name, come, sit, down, better leash manners, place, tunnel and spin, while we cover play nipping, crate training and jumping.
Short, upbeat sessions built around potty routine, crate comfort, name response, gentle handling and calm greetings, so the puppy learns the house rules while the world still feels new.
Puppies from eight weeks to five months, before habits harden. If your puppy is biting hands, having accidents indoors or melting down in the crate, this is the starting point.
How Puppy Head Start starts
Puppy Head Start begins with a one-hour, $75 pre-training assessment at our Upperco facility or in your home. We evaluate your dog, talk through goals, budget and timing, then set your schedule. You leave with a potty and crate schedule, a bite-inhibition plan and a socialization checklist for the next eight weeks, and most families roll straight into Learning the Basics.
Common questions
Who is Puppy Head Start right for?
Puppies from eight weeks to five months, before habits harden. If your puppy is biting hands, having accidents indoors or melting down in the crate, this is the starting point.
What does the training itself look like?
Short, upbeat sessions built around potty routine, crate comfort, name response, gentle handling and calm greetings, so the puppy learns the house rules while the world still feels new.
What is included in the $600?
5 private lessons. Format: Under 5 months · 5 × 45-minute lessons. Equipment recommendations are made after we watch your dog work, so you are never buying gear you do not need.
What happens when Puppy Head Start ends?
You leave with a potty and crate schedule, a bite-inhibition plan and a socialization checklist for the next eight weeks, and most families roll straight into Learning the Basics.
Puppy Head Start near you
We serve a 30-mile radius around our Upperco facility, across Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. Pick your town or county for a page about Puppy Head Start where you live.
Baltimore County, MD23 areas+
Carroll County, MD14 areas+
Howard County, MD7 areas+
Frederick County, MD7 areas+
Harford County, MD4 areas+
Baltimore City, MD1 area+
York County, PA9 areas+
Adams County, PA7 areas+
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Book your one-hour assessment
Every dog starts with a $75 assessment at our Upperco facility or in your home, refunded when you enroll in an Intermediate or Board & Train program.