K9 School is a day boarding service with a difference. We take a different approach to fulfilling your dog's needs whilst they are here which includes a structured day filled with; ​ - Positive social experiences; We run small intimate groups typically up to 3 dogs per handler - Controlled adventure/farm walks; These walks allow us to practice key behaviours such as recall and polite leash walking. - Structured daily routine; This creates consistency for the dogs and consistency is key to seeing success. - Rehearsal of calm kennel time; It is so incredibly important that dogs are able to rehearse calm behaviour. It is even more important that a kennel facility remains a quiet and calm environment for the comfort of all the dogs attending. It is 100% achievable and is a priority for us. - Clicker games; Are a form of psychological and physical stimulation, which improves your dog's ability to problem solve and increases their willingness to learn and engage with the handler. - Puzzle games; Are another form of brain stimulation that allows the dog to problem-solve and build confidence. - Reinforcement of basic behaviours and good manners throughout the day through positive reinforcement. ​ As you could imagine that every dog has its own 'Cup'. This 'Cup' is a way of measuring his or her emotional, physical and psychological needs each day. In order for us to fill this cup we must provide the dog with different outlets or activities to ensure that their cup stays full and that they feel satisfied and content.

​If we don't make an attempt to fill our dogs cup they will 99.9% of the time give it a good go themselves and much to your dismay they will highly likely be making the wrong decisions to do so. You may find your dog starts to display some 'naughty' behaviours such as digging, barking or chewing. So it is best to be ahead of the game, stop the rehearsal of these behaviours before they start and ensure that your pooches cup is full by holding up your end of the leash.

Just like us every dog is different and each dog may require different amounts of certain activities to fill their cup for the day. Some dogs may require more brain stimulation through short intimate training sessions and larger amounts of physical exercise, this is typical of your working breeds. Another dog may be totally happy with having the bulk of his cup filled through social experiences, some light brain stimulation through puzzle games and smaller outdoor adventures. ​ Filling your dogs cup throughout the week can be difficult if you are working so this is where we come in handy.

Please email us to enquire about K9 School Enrolment we may want to organise a phone call as well :) Email - waikatopetsnz@gmail.com Ref. K9SCHOOL

We run our K9 School Monday to Friday. Our open hours for drop off and collection are as follows Weekdays 7.30am-9am 4pm-5.30pm Dogs that are unable to be collected are welcome to stay over night no extra charge.

There are two options for attendance, these are: $350.00 Concession Card - which pays for 10 days of K9 school, this option is for dogs attending twice or more per week. $380.00 Concession Card - which also pays for 10 days of K9 school, however this option is for dogs attending once per week. ​

- Dogs must be fully vaccinated, social and have acceptable manners. -Each dog must have a set day or days that they wish to attend each week. -Each dog has 8 absent days that are used throughout the year in case they cannot attend, if all absent days have been used then the days will be charged as normal. -We must receive at least 2 days notice for an absent day to be used otherwise the day will be charged as normal. -You will receive an invoice prior to your dogs new card starting and this must be paid by the due date on the invoice. The only exception to this rule is when your dog first starts with us as the first 3 days are generally considered trial days, we will not invoice you until your dog has been accepted into our K9 SCHOOL program and completed the trial days. -You may add days onto your dog's week if we have the availability to take them. -We shut down from the 15th of December - 30th of January each year for Christmas break. These dates may change slightly each year and you will be notified of those changes closer to December. - K9 School is closed for all Public Holidays. Rearranging days on short weeks is acceptable and up to the owner to organise via email. We must be notified as soon as possible to ensure we can include your dog that day. - Penalty fees will apply for anyone entering the property outside of hours without prior arrangement, this is our family home as well as the business so we do ask that clients respect the posted hours