Dog Training Bootcamp Programs

Our immersive dog training boot camp programs are designed to transform your dog’s behavior in just 2–4 weeks. Whether you’re looking for behavior modification or a confidence boost for your pup, our trainers provide hands-on structure, socialization, and real-world practice to create lasting results.

Why Choose Our Dog Bootcamp?

Some dogs need more than at-home lessons—as a pack-oriented species, dogs will accelerate and thrive when immersed in a pack of mature, well-mannered, socialized, and fully trained dogs.

Here at Bowser’s we use our own pack of professional good boys and girls to help influence the dogs we are training for you!

Consistency is the key to lifelong obedience and that is exactly what the bootcamp program provides. Our campers will receive consistent, structured guidance to ensure that those good habits and manners are being reinforced all day every day. Our doggie boot camps give dogs the chance to learn in a safe, focused setting while owners receive the tools to maintain success at home.

Our canine boot camp programs are ideal for:

And with daily photo and video updates, you’ll stay connected to your dog’s journey every step of the way.

Two-Week Dog Bootcamp

Our most popular program, the Two-Week Bootcamp, combines private lessons with immersive training to deliver fast, effective results.

Step 1: Basic Training

We begin with 1–4 private lessons focused on your dog’s unique challenges. These sessions teach you how to communicate clearly with your dog while strengthening your bond.

Step 2: Two-Week Immersive Stay

Your dog then joins our dog boot camp for two weeks of structured training. During camp, we focus on:

Socialization with people, dogs, and new environments
Confidence building through real-world exposure
Problem behavior correction, including whining, barking, and jumping

We also take dogs on field trips to parks, pet-friendly stores, and community events to prepare them for everyday life.

Step 3: Debrief & Transition Home

On day 14, we return your dog home for a detailed Debriefing session, showing you how to reinforce the training. We provide continued support before, during,
and after the program.

Four-Week Dog Bootcamp

The Four-Week Bootcamp is a full-immersion option for families who want an extended program or who cannot attend initial lessons. This program covers everything from manners to advanced obedience.

Weeks 1–2: Foundations & Manners

Door manners, leash manners, and feeding routines
Socialization and confidence building
Eliminating bad habits like barking, jumping, or whining

Weeks 3–4: Obedience & Confidence

Advanced socialization and real-world training
Exposure to busy environments and events for resilience

At graduation, we return your dog for a comprehensive Debriefing session, ensuring a smooth transition home. You’ll also receive 4 follow-up lessons and included training tools.

What Our Clients Are Saying

“We sent our 8month old puppy to bootcamp and we now have such a better grip on training her. They also have worked with us on our other dog in the home on how to tailor training for both dogs to make sure the puppy didn’t end up learning bad habits. We even got to send our other dog for drill camp to train together. I would definitely recommend!”
– Lindsey S.

How We Are Different from other Trainers

We are not your typical dog trainers. Rather than focus on obedience commands (classic conditioning) we take a more natural approach. By studying dog psychology and pack dynamics, we help diagnose where behavioral problems are stemming from and how to address them appropriately. Anyone can condition a dog to understand the word “come.” But what happens when your dog is too distracted or too excited to respond to that command? That is where we step in! We teach dogs vital skills like impulse control, socialization, societal
expectations, and body awareness in order to help them achieve a balanced state of mind. Because a balanced dog always comes when called.

We work with dog owners to help them become the best leaders to their companions.

Service Locations

Pittsburgh

Greensburg

Monroeville

Jeannette

Irwin

Penn Hills Township

Murrysville

McKeesport

White Oak

Plum

West Mifflin

Trafford

South Park

Crafton

Carnegie

Ross Township

Bootcamp (Board and Train)

We have spent years developing and improving the Bootcamp training program to provide the best results possible. Bootcamp is more than your typical board and train. We begin by working closely with dog owners to better understand the specifics of their unique training goals. We believe each and every dog has their own special personality, energy level, and needs. By determining what is missing in the life of the individual dog, we can then design a personalized curriculum to achieve fulfillment. We teach owners what, where, when, how, and why to practice natural and simple activities that will improve the relationship between human and dog in order to stop unwanted behaviors and create new, better habits.

Step two is the actual board and train. We immerse your dog in our pack of well-mannered, socialized, mature, and balanced dogs. We are great at interpeting dog but our dogs are even better! During the board and train we seemed daily video and picture updates so you can track your dogs’ progress and have some reference material for how to continue improving your relationships with your dogs upon their return home.

When we bring dogs home from the immersive board and train portion of the program we debrief their owners on everything their dogs learned while they were at camp. We make sure owners feel comfortable and confident handling their dogs moving forward.

We provide continued support before, during, and after the board and train. We are in the business of helping dogs live happier, healthier, and longer lives and will do everything we can to achieve that goal for each individual dog that we work with.

FAQ: Dog Training Bootcamp

What is included in a Bootcamp program?

Bootcamp includes private lessons (for two-week programs), an immersive stay, socialization, confidence-building exercises, and daily updates so you can track progress. Follow-up lessons and training tools are also provided.

Can my dog attend a Bootcamp without prior training?

Yes! Our four-week Bootcamp is designed for dogs who haven’t had prior lessons. Two-week Bootcamp programs include initial private lessons to address specific in-home challenges.

Will my dog come home ready for real-world situations?

Yes! Dogs are exposed to public outings, socialization exercises, and real-world scenarios to ensure they return home confident, well-mannered, and prepared for everyday life.

What types of dogs we help?

We help dogs who are anxious, nervous, fearful/scared, over-excited, crazy/wild, immature, antisocial, aggressive, reactive, selective, and tense.

What type of habits do we create?

Our behavioral training program helps dogs build loose-leash walking, confidence, and calmness while developing healthy social skills, an on/off switch for playtime, and good manners in restaurants, dog parks, and on hikes — along with strong boundaries, gentle and slow eating habits, and appropriate greetings for guests.

What types of dogs we help?

We help dogs who have separation anxiety, general anxiety, entrapment phobia (crates, cars, etc), leash-pulling, reactivity, jumping, counter-surfing, resource-guarding (Food/toy-aggression), barking, whining, drooling potty training, humping/mounting, and picking things up off the ground

Ready to Enroll in Dog Bootcamp?

Whether you choose our Two-Week Bootcamp or Four-Week Bootcamp, your dog will receive expert training, structure, and support for lasting success.
Contact us today to reserve a spot in our dog bootcamp training program and give your dog the confidence and obedience they deserve.