Transform Camp: Behavior Change and Advanced Obedience

Quick Answer

Transform Camp runs 28 nights of board-and-train for dogs that need two things at once: behavior change for reactivity, anxiety, guarding, or handling sensitivity, and advanced obedience that holds up in public. It costs $8,929 with suite lodging included, then continues with 6+ hours of private lessons, 24 DayCamp days, and 12 weeks of Pet Parenting Classes across roughly 16 weeks. A PD360 Assessment confirms fit before you reserve.

What Transform Camp Is

Behavior change and advanced obedience are different jobs, and most training options are built to handle only one. A dog that lunges at other dogs on leash needs different work than a dog that already walks calmly but breaks a stay the moment a squirrel shows up. Transform Camp treats the two tracks as sequenced parts of one plan rather than separate purchases, because a dog that is still reactive rarely holds together under obedience-level demands, and a dog whose reactivity is handled but who has no reliable cues is still hard to live with in public.

Why Twenty-Eight Nights

Twenty-eight nights is what buys the repetitions for a plan built around one dog. The method draws on most forms of feedback, not one fixed technique: marker work, clear structure, and equipment such as a positively conditioned basket muzzle when a dog needs one. Which combination a dog gets, and how fast the pace moves, is phased by that dog's own behavior, capabilities, and learning model, not applied identically to every dog that walks in.

Camp days mix focused sessions on your dog's own plan with long stretches of immersive learning alongside dogs already further along in their programs, and that is where desensitization, conditioning, and pattern building do most of the work. A dog cannot train actively for eight to twelve hours. It can be guided, modeled, and rewarded for that long, which is why a month of structured days delivers more learning hours than a weekly lesson schedule covers in months.

Who Needs Both Tracks

Transform Camp is built for dogs that need both tracks at once. If the issue is narrower, reactivity or anxiety without much need for advanced obedience, Behavior Camp alone is often the better fit and a shorter commitment at 21 nights. If your dog is already social and easygoing and mainly needs manners and skills, Foundation Camp covers that in 14 nights without the behavior-specific work.

A PD360 Assessment is the fastest way to get a professional read on which of the three fits your dog instead of guessing from a program description. Bite history, medical issues, and any recent escalation belong in that assessment; it is built to review history, triggers, routine, and medical context, and those details change both the safety plan and the recommendation. Families who want a smaller first step, or whose dog's issues are milder, sometimes begin with a Behavioral Private Lesson or a block of DayCamp days and move to full immersion if the problem holds.

What Success Looks Like, and What It Does Not

Success looks different for every dog, but the shape is consistent: a household that functions normally again. That means passing another dog on a walk without exploding, holding a stay through a doorbell, or greeting a guest without jumping, alongside solid recall, loose-leash walking, and public manners that hold up outside a controlled room.

It does not mean a dog that never reacts to anything again, and there is no fixed timeline; every dog's history, baseline, and learning pace differ. What Transform Camp is built for is durable change. The training installed during boarding is deliberately handed back to you afterward, through private lessons, DayCamp reps, and months of class practice, so the behavior keeps getting rehearsed where it has to hold up: your front door, your street, your routine.

Price, Member Rates, Deposit, and Financing

Transform Camp is $8,929, which includes suite lodging for all 28 nights.

Deposit: $100 reserves your dates. It is never refunded as cash. With 48 or more hours' cancellation notice, it converts to store credit you can use toward any other program, class, or service. Inside 48 hours, it may be forfeited because it blocks trainer time set aside for your dog.
Balance: 50% is due at check-in, and the rest is due before pickup.
Membership rate: $5,472 with Partners Plus, $5,016 with Premium, $4,630 with Platinum.
Financing: Financing through approved third-party lenders is available if you would rather spread the cost. Financed services are not refundable, and anything outside the financed amount is due at checkout.

The PD360 Assessment Comes First

Every Transform Camp enrollment starts with a PD360 Assessment.

Drop-off: 9 to 10am, opening with a 30-minute meet between you, your dog, and the trainer.
During the day: your dog is worked and assessed across a variety of environments: temperament around people, behavior around a variety of other dogs, and responses to equipment, cues, and rewards.
Pickup: 2 to 4pm, a second 30-minute meet where the trainer walks you through what they saw and updates PD360, which sends you a revised score.

Enroll in the recommended program and the assessment fee is applied as store credit on your account.

Before Drop-Off: Age, Vaccines, and What to Pack

Before drop-off, your dog needs to be at least 20 weeks old and fully vaccinated for at least a week.

Required vaccines: Rabies, DHPP/DAPP, and Bordetella. Canine influenza and leptospirosis are not required.
What to bring: labeled food, any medications, a flat or buckle collar, and a non-retractable leash.
Before you arrive: finish your Parent Portal intake.

Your own coursework opens at enrollment, not at pickup: the Pet Parent Guide and 8+ hours of on-demand video are available while your dog is still in camp, which is what makes the first hands-on lesson worth the hour.

How the Twenty-Eight Nights Are Structured

Teaching

The first week installs the structure everything else depends on: crate and place routines, marker timing your dog can read, and leash handling that means the same thing every time. Your trainer maps the specific triggers and the distance at which each one still leaves your dog able to think, then starts building calm as the default state instead of an occasional accident. By the end of week one the measures are simple: lower arousal, more handler focus, predictable days.

Reinforcing

Weeks two and three build repeatable alternatives to the old reactions. Controlled setups work the real triggers, passing another dog politely, moving through a doorway, holding a chew without guarding, each paired with a taught alternative: watch, place, heel patterns, and a clean disengage. The measure here is a dog that checks in first and takes the calmer option while the trigger is still in view.

Proofing

As behavior settles, obedience expands: recall, loose-leash walking and heel, impulse control, stays, and calm greetings, with duration, distance, and distraction layered in and generalized across surfaces and settings. In the final days before pickup the work moves into stores, sidewalks, doorways, and handler swaps, including recovery after a startle, because behavior that only holds in a training room has not been proofed at all.

Maintenance

At pickup, a Transition Lesson hands the plan to you directly, backed by a 30-day home plan. From there the remaining private-lesson hours, including follow-ups in weeks six through ten, 12 weeks of Pet Parenting Classes, and 24 DayCamp days of coached practice keep the training in active use long after boarding ends. That tail is deliberately long, because rehearsed habits come back when nothing is asked of the new ones.

Enrolling, Step by Step

Schedule the PD360 Assessment. It sets the training goals and the safety plan, and confirms whether Transform Camp, Behavior Camp, or Foundation Camp is the right fit for your dog.
Reserve your dates with the $100 deposit.
Before drop-off, confirm vaccinations, complete your Parent Portal intake, and pack food, medication, and gear.
At check-in, walk the team through your dog's triggers and your own priorities. Fifty percent of the balance is due.
Through the 28 nights, you get a Pupdate every day: a photo or video plus a short note.
At pickup, plan on the Transition Lesson and your 30-day home plan. The remaining balance is due before you leave.
After that, spread your DayCamp days and classes across the weeks. That is where most of the long-term difference gets made.

After Pickup: Sixteen Weeks of Follow-Through

Those roughly 16 weeks of lessons, DayCamp days, and classes are the part of the program families most often underuse, and they are where the change either sets or fades.

The 30-day home plan you get at pickup is built around your dog's actual triggers and routine, so treat it as a starting point you adjust, not a checklist you complete. Use your DayCamp days steadily, a day or two most weeks, so your dog keeps getting coached reps while the training is still fresh; banking them for one busy stretch wastes the part of the program designed to catch problems early. Bring specific situations to your Pet Parenting Classes and follow-up lessons. A trainer can adjust a plan much faster from "he broke his stay when the doorbell went at 6pm and my hands were full" than from "training is going okay."

Keep cues and house rules identical across everyone in the family. A dog getting a different rule from each person takes longer to generalize what is actually being asked, and generalization is most of what you are paying for. Read stress signals as carefully as you read the behavior itself; appetite, sleep, and energy tell you when to push and when to hold. Setbacks will happen at home, and the useful response is to treat one as information about that particular situation: shorten the distance, rebuild an easy win, then ask again. Take the leash yourself at private lessons and classes whenever you can. The coaching is aimed at your timing as much as your dog's obedience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Transform Camp right for my dog?

Choose Transform Camp if your dog needs both behavior change, for reactivity, anxiety, guarding, or handling sensitivity, and advanced, reliable obedience for public life and home structure. A PD360 Assessment confirms fit before you commit.

How is Transform Camp different from Behavior Camp or Foundation Camp?

Transform Camp combines Behavior Camp's behavior-first work with Foundation Camp's obedience depth, then adds more time (28 nights against 21 or 14), more private-lesson hours (6+ against 4.5 or 3.5), and more DayCamp and class time afterward so both halves hold up long-term.

How much does Transform Camp cost, and how does the deposit work?

Transform Camp is $8,929, suite lodging included. A $100 deposit reserves your dates. The deposit is never refunded as cash. With 48 or more hours' cancellation notice, it converts to store credit you can use toward any other program, class, or service. Inside 48 hours, it may be forfeited because it blocks trainer time set aside for your dog. Fifty percent is due at check-in, and the remaining balance is due before pickup.

How will I know my dog is safe and making progress during boarding?

You get a Pupdate every day: a photo or video plus a short note written in your dog's voice, with trainer context as the plan moves. Behind that, the team tracks what tells you how a dog is really coping, appetite, stool, sleep, energy, and stress signals, and adjusts the pace when any of them slip. Your feeding and medication instructions are followed as written, and the team coordinates with your vet when something calls for it. At pickup, the Transition Lesson covers what your dog worked on, what changed, and what is still fragile.

What if my dog needs a muzzle or other safety gear?

Some dogs work in a basket muzzle during parts of camp, usually around handling or unfamiliar dogs. It is conditioned positively first, so wearing it predicts good things, and your trainer shows you when and how to use it at home. Most dogs fit a size 3 or 4; flat-faced breeds need a purpose-made muzzle. Gear reduces risk while the behavior itself changes; it never replaces the training.

Can I finance Transform Camp?

Yes. Financing is available through approved third-party lenders if you would rather spread the cost. Financed services are not refundable, and any extras outside the financed amount are due at checkout. See Training Financing & Payment for the full breakdown.

If your dog's needs are narrower than Transform Camp's dual-track approach, compare Behavior Camp and Foundation Camp to see whether a single-track program fits better. Training Financing & Payment covers every payment and lender option in detail, and a PD360 Assessment gives you a professional read on your dog before you commit to a program this size.

Confirm your Transform Camp enrollment once your PD360 assessment points here.