Training with Double C's K9 at Hillside Pet Lodge
Alyssa Jager
Credentials: International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP) Professional Member, AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator, Remote Collar Master Class Graduate, Completed Prong Collar Knowledge Assessment
With years of dog training experience, Alyssa brings a balanced, compassionate, and results-driven approach to every dog and handler team. She got her start as a junior handler in dog sports and gradually expanded into teaching private lessons and group classes. Over the years, she has worked with dogs on everything from basic manners to advanced off-leash obedience, as well as trick training, agility foundations, and behavior modification.
She is experienced in training dogs across the spectrum—from enthusiastic working breeds to calm, sensitive companions—always adjusting her methods to meet each dog’s needs. Her goal is to build confident dogs and strong partnerships by equipping teams with the skills and knowledge necessary for lasting success at home and beyond.
In addition to working with client dogs, Alyssa continues to expand her knowledge through ongoing education with respected trainers and competes in obedience and sport events with her own dog.
Board and Train Packages
2 Week Board and Train - $2000
- Perfect for starting your obedience journey our building on existing skills
- Level of obedience based on the dogs current knowledge
- Includes
- Slip lead or prong collar (depending on dogs needs)
- 30 minute private session with owner each week (optional, can be done all at
once at pick up)
- Place cot
- 2 follow up private lessons post board and train - must be used within 6 months
4 Week Board and Train - $4000
- Perfect for problematic dogs or those wanting solid on leash obedience
- Includes
- Slip lead or prong collar (depending on dogs needs)
- Place cot
- 30 minute private session with owner each week (optional, can be done all at
once at pick up)
- 2 follow up private lessons post board and train - must be used within 6 months
4 Week Unleashed Package - $4000
- Perfect for dogs with solid on leash obedience ready to begin their off leash journey
- Focuses on: Advanced obedience commands, ecollar conditioning, and offleash training
- Includes
- Slip lead or prong collar (depending on dogs needs)
- Ecollar Technologies Mini Educator
- Place Cot
- 30 minute private session with owner each week (optional, can be done all at
once at pick up)
- 2 follow up private lessons post board and train - must be used within 6 months
Add on to boarding stay - $100 a day (1 training session per day)
- Requirements
- Previous board and train or assessment by trainer
Training Levels
Foundational Obedience
- Engagement
- Name recognition
- Touch
- Watch
- Food luring
- Foundational commands
- Directional leash pressure
- Sit - luring with a treat, accepting leash pressure
- Down - luring with a treat, accepting leash pressure
- Stay - in both a sit and down, short durations
- Basic impulse control
- Basic Manners
- Proper Socialization
Basic Obedience
- Continuing engagement in busier environments
- Bulletproofing foundational commands
- Sit - phasing out the lure, able to ask only using leash pressure
- Down - phasing out the lure, able to ask only using leash pressure
- Stay - in both a sit and down, adding duration, adding small distractions
- Basic obedience commands
- Place - understanding the motion using food lures, short durations on the cot
- Loose leash walking - rewarding check ins, using direction changes
- Coming when called - using a shorter leash, understanding the correction, auto sit
- Continuing impulse control in busier environments
Intermediate Obedience
- Continuing engagement in busier environments
- Bulletproofing basic obedience commands
- Place - phasing out lures, adding duration, adding small distractions
- Loose leash walking - adding duration, adding small distractions
- Coming when called - using a longer leash, adding small distractions
- Intermediate obedience commands
- Heel - learning the position using food lures, taking a couple steps at a time, auto sit
- Out of motion commands - focusing on down, from a short distance away
- Stand - from sit and down
- Continuing impulse control in busier environments
Advanced Obedience
- Bulletproofing intermediate obedience commands
- Focused heel - lengthening duration, removing the lure
- Coming when called - increasing distance, adding distractions
- Stays/Place - lengthening duration, increasing distance, adding distractions, adding standing stays
- Out of motion commands - increasing distance
- Beginning ecollar conditioning if desired/appropriate
Off Leash Obedience 1
- E-collar Conditioning & Leashless Foundations
- Pair e-collar with leash pressure
- Teach dog to respond reliably to e-collar cues as communication, not punishment
- Practice foundational commands (sit, down, stay, come) off leash in low-distraction, enclosed areas
Off Leash Obedience 2
- Reliable Off Leash Control in Various Settings
- Generalize obedience commands off leash in increasingly distracting environments
- Increase distance and duration for commands
- Quickening reaction times - focusing on immediate, sharp responses to commands
A Happy Dog is well trained dog!
