Start Your Next Adventure
After board and train ends, the next step is to keep skills sharp and continue to support the progress your dog has made.
Fortunately, the first steps of that are very clear:
Identify three behaviors you really like your dog doing. Reward those every time you see them offered. These are your XP Boosts - they’ll help you along the way.
Decompress and ease back into routine. Don’t expect too much out of them right away - they’re excited to see you, you’re excited to see them, and you’re just getting used to each other again!
Check up on your dog’s training progress and plans below. Reach out with questions, but also clips (1-3 min. is ideal) of training or behaviors that you have questions about or want feedback on!
Your Important Dates
Your Dog’s Stay:
Waypoint Hours: Tuesdays at 8:00pm (unless otherwise noted)
Your “Active Coaching” Window:
Your Dog’s Stay: DATES
Resources and Services:
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Controlled Chaos is my free YouTube channel, where I share real-world dog behavior discussions, case studies, and recorded training sessions. It’s designed to help you see how skills are applied outside of perfect setups, including how I think through common challenges as they happen.
This is a great resource if you learn best by watching, or if you want more context around the types of decisions we made during your dog’s board & train.
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The Canine Codex is a free Substack where I go deeper into the philosophy, methodology, and decision-making behind my training approach. Posts explore topics like regulation, arousal, enrichment, learning history, and how to adapt training to real life rather than ideal scenarios.
This is especially helpful if you want to better understand the “why” behind the work, not just the exercises themselves.
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Paid Subscription – Enrichment & Training Support
Skill Tree is a paid subscription service focused on enrichment maintenance and keeping training engaging long-term. It offers structured ideas, themed practices, and playful challenges that help maintain skills without turning daily life into constant formal training.
This is a good fit if you want ongoing guidance and fresh ideas to support your dog’s needs while keeping things fun and sustainable.
Your Dog’s Training Plans
Schedule Virtual Check Ins
Your board and train includes complimentary access to Expeditions - Like Magic’s 3 Month virtual coaching program, beginning the week following your dog’s stay.
You’ll begin receiving regular training plans during the first week following your dog’s stay alongside a training plan based on the skills learned during their board and train. Please ask questions, troubleshoot, and tweak as needed!
Over the week, send videos or notes from your sessions to help inform the plan update the following week.
After about a month, schedule a virtual check in where we can evaluate progress and adjust the plan to ensure that we’re continuing to meet your goals! At the end of the third month, we will touch base as well to see if additional support is warranted.
*Follow up 1-week board and trains offered to existing clients receive this access for 1 month
Schedule Your Drop Ins
Also following your dog’s stay, you will have 3 drop-in classes free for use in the following 3 months after your dog’s stay (1 month for 1-week stays). Use the coupon code CAMPAIGN when registering to take advantage of this!