Rescue and Adoption Guide
Welcoming your new family member to the pack
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Are you looking forward to welcoming a new rescue or adopted dog to the pack? Or have you already brought them home, only to find yourself struggling with house-breaking, crate-training, zoomies, or anxiety?
You’ve found the perfect resource to help you make progress on integrating your new family member TODAY. With this free ebook, you can master potty habits using just the tools you have today. Learn crate training games to build confidence. And learn how to use up some of that extra mental energy so you can get some rest.
Included in this guide is access to our live experts – contact us to ask your toughest questions, or to get some help with the new paw-rent blues.
What's in the Rescue and Adoption Foundations Guide?
Welcome to your Rescue and Adoption Guide – your trusted companion as you embark on this heartwarming journey of giving a deserving dog a fresh start in a loving home!
Congratulations on the newest member of your family! Opening your heart and home to a rescue dog is a beautiful act of kindness, and you’re about to experience a bond like no other. Whether you’re bringing home a shy soul who’s seen the world or a high-energy, lovable goofball, get ready for a journey full of love, learning, and transformation.
Adopting a rescue dog comes with its own unique set of rewards and challenges. It’s important to remember that while your home is new to your dog, you are also new to them. They may be adjusting to unfamiliar surroundings, sounds, and routines. That’s where the “Rule of 3” comes into play—a concept that perfectly illustrates the phases of adjustment many rescue dogs go through in their new homes:
• 3 days to decompress and begin to feel less overwhelmed by their new environment.
• 3 weeks to start settling in, showing more of their personality, and learning the house rules.
• 3 months to fully trust and feel at home with their new family.
During this time, your dog may need extra patience, compassion, and structure as they adjust to their new life. In this guide, we’ll walk you through every step of this transition, from the first day home to those critical weeks and months ahead. You’ll find helpful advice on everything from establishing a routine, building trust, and setting boundaries to addressing potty habits and creating a solid foundation for a happy, well-adjusted life together.
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In 2023, Canine Academy was featured by Bloomberg as the World’s Greatest Dog Trainer – Best Canine Companions. Canine Academy is a premier dog training facility located 20 minutes outside of Columbus in Lancaster, Ohio. The driving force behind Canine Academy is their passion for positively impacting the lives of their clients and their dogs, taking pride in ensuring that every dog that comes to campus is happy, safe, healthy, and well-educated.
Training Services
Puppy Training
Our Puppy Foundations program is a group training program that aims to help your family set your puppy up for lifelong success.
Sessions are held in Grandview on Wednesday evenings from 5:00-6:00pm.
With the help of a dedicated trainer, you and your puppy will learn to safely socialize and manage unwanted puppy behavior. During this four-week program, you’ll meet weekly with your trainer to discuss topics such as crate training, housebreaking, chewing, biting and other puppy behaviors. You’ll also learn how to start treat training with your dog to establish a healthy and happy bond from the start.
Having the dog of your dreams often means early intervention and mindful work at the puppy stage. Canine Academy is excited to help you step towards the canine companion of your dreams through early education for this exciting time!
This class is a perfect fit for any puppy between 10 weeks and 20 weeks old. Puppies are required to have at least one series of DHLPP vaccine.
Our Puppy Foundations classes each introduce a topic for training and discussion. The classes can be attended in any order. Each class will give an opportunity for your puppy to socialize safely.
- Crate Training & Housebreaking
- Zoomies, Chewing, Biting & Other Puppy Behaviors
- Breaking Bad Habits Before They Start
- Treat Training as Bonding and Dynamic Setting
- 4 group training sessions with a dedicated trainer
- 15 ft. training leash
Barks and Rec customers can purchase the puppy training package for $250.
Basic Obedience Group Training
Our small group class training aims to make you an expert dog handler.
Alongside fellow dog owners, you and your pup will learn and practice basic obedience commands to get rid of unwanted behaviors like jumping, leash-pulling and running through open doors.
Class will be held at Barks and Rec!
With the help of a dedicated trainer, you and your dog learn basic commands while getting rid of unwanted behaviors like jumping, leash-pulling, and running through open doors. During this five-week program, you’ll meet weekly with your trainer and work directly with your dog in between lessons to help them build muscle memory via homework assignments and reinforce new skills directly in your home environment.
We recommend this program for any dog at least 20 weeks of age who has not had prior obedience training. The small group lesson program is also ideal for any dog owner who is looking to build a better bond with their dog and form better insights into their dog’s motivations and thought processes. Finally, this program is ideal for the dog owner who has the time and energy to commit to participating in the daily homework assignments required to progress your dog through the curriculum.
At the end of the program, your dog will have useful and reliable off-leash obedience skills under distraction, for a duration of time, and at a distance from their handler. You’ll have an understanding of how to reinforce your dog’s training for life.
- 5 small group training sessions with a dedicated trainer
- 1 follow-up phone call, scheduled ~90 days after graduation
- E-collar and 15 ft. leash
Barks & Rec customers can purchase the group class obedience package for $695.
Click here to enroll in classes at Barks & Rec.
Basic Obedience Board and Train
Over the course of 8 days, a dedicated trainer will work with your dog, helping them master basic obedience while getting rid of unwanted behaviors like jumping, leash-pulling and running through open doors.
Obedience training includes e-collar and 2.5-hour training sessions per day with a dedicated trainer over the course of 5 daytime stays (or a boarding stay of at least 5 days) at Barks & Rec. A 6th training session, involving the dog’s parent(s), will take place on either a 6th day at Barks & Rec or could be performed in the customer’s home one evening after day care. The customer will also receive one follow up lesson, either at Barks & Rec or at the customer’s house.
Any dog who is 5 months of age or older
At the end of the program, your dog will have useful and reliable off-leash obedience skills under distraction, for a duration of time, and at a distance from their handler. You’ll have an understanding of how to reinforce your dog’s training for life.
- 2.5-hour training sessions per day with a dedicated trainer over the course of 5 daytime stays at Barks & Rec.
- A 6th training session, involving the dog’s parent(s), which will take place on either a 6th day at Barks & Rec or could be performed in the customer’s home one evening after day care.
- One 1-hr follow up lesson, either at Barks & Rec, or at the customer’s house.
- E-collar and 15 ft. leash
Barks & Rec customers can purchase the day-train obedience package for $2100, plus the cost of their Barks & Rec stays/subscription.
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