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Foundation Camp · Board & Train
The 14-Night Board & Train That Sends Home a Calmer, Listening Dog
Your puppy or young dog lives and trains with our team for 14 nights and comes home with the obedience and manners you have been trying to build for months. Then we teach you how to keep it. A $100 deposit holds your dog's spot.
What is Foundation Camp and who is it for?
Foundation Camp is Partners Dog School's 14-night board-and-train program for puppies and dogs who need reliable obedience and everyday manners. Your dog learns Heel, Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Place, and Watch through two-plus structured sessions a day, then a transition lesson and group classes hand the training off to you. It's the focused reset that replaces months of inconsistent progress at home.
Family-owned since 1997. 70,000+ dogs trained. 4.8 stars across 2,000+ reviews. Two Arizona campuses, Scottsdale and Cave Creek.
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WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE CAMP
The Manners You Have Been Trying to Build for Months, in 14 Days
You have watched the videos, tried the treats, and repeated the cues until you are blue in the face. The pulling, the jumping, the not-listening-the-second-it-matters: it wears you down. Foundation Camp takes the daily grind off your plate. Your dog lives and learns with our trainers for fourteen days and comes home with the obedience that finally makes ordinary life calm again, walks, guests, mealtimes, the front door.
THE RIGHT FIT
Is Foundation Camp Right for Your Dog?
A great fit: puppies 6 months and up, adolescents with more energy than manners, and adopted adults missing the basics.Schedule Your Free Call
Under 6 months? Start with Pre-School Puppy classes first.See Pre-School Puppy
Reactivity, fear, or aggression? Behavior Camp's longer 21-night stay goes after the root cause; the most serious cases start with Transform Camp.Compare Behavior CampCompare Transform Camp
Cannot be away for two weeks? DaySchool builds the same skills while your dog sleeps at home.See DaySchool
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Everything Foundation Camp Includes
- 14 nights of all-day immersive training. Your dog lives on campus and trains every day.
- A PD360 check-in and custom plan. Built around your dog's temperament, history, and goals.
- 3.5 hours of private family lessons. Coaching in real scenarios so it transfers to you.
- 16 DaySchool reinforcement days. Built-in follow-up so the new habits hold at home.
- 8 Pet Parenting group classes. Ongoing practice with our instructors.
- A video demo and a transition lesson. See what your dog learned and how to keep it.
- Free access to the online Pet Parent Guide. Your reference for everything we teach.
WATCH
See Foundation Camp in Action
What you will see in this 4-minute look inside camp:
- Real daily training blocks on the camp floor, not a highlight reel
- The suites and spaces your dog lives in between sessions
- How trainers hand the finished skills back to your family
Fourteen nights of structure, filmed the way it actually runs. By the end you will know exactly what your dog's two weeks look like.
A DAY AT CAMP
Immersive Training, All Day Long
Foundation Camp is built for puppies, adolescents, and any dog that needs everyday manners reset. Your dog trains on the floor, rests in a comfortable kennel between sessions, and earns play time as a reward. It is structure and warmth, not a warehouse.
SEE FOR YOURSELF
Step Inside Both Campuses
Take a walk through the same training floors and boarding suites your dog will live in. Foundation Camp runs at both Arizona campuses: Scottsdale at 8642 E Shea Blvd in the Pima Crossings Center at Shea and the 101, and Cave Creek at 4640 E Forest Pleasant Pl, one block north of Lone Mountain and Cave Creek Road.
Our Scottsdale campus on Shea, and our Cave Creek desert campus.
WHY PARTNERS
Board and Train Run by Career Dog Trainers
28 years and 70,000+ dogs. Family-owned since 1997, with a century of combined experience on the team.
Balanced, fair, and consistent. Clear expectations and accountability, matched to your dog's temperament.
Every shape, size, and problem. The plan is tailored to the dog in front of us.
90% of the job is training you. Lasting change means handing you the skills, so family lessons are built in.
HOW IT WORKS
How Foundation Camp Works
Assessment and check-in. We start with an introductory lesson at our Scottsdale or Cave Creek campus. You meet us and see how we train, we meet your dog, collect vaccination records and history, and lock in your goals so training stays consistent.
Training and weekly demos. Your dog works structured sessions every day with a pro trainer and practices calm in a crate on the training floor in between, what we call modeling, plus supervised play. Once a week you come in for a 30 to 60 minute demo so you can see the progress and start learning the handling.
Transition to you. The most important step. Over a private lesson and your Pet Parenting classes, we teach you to maintain every behavior we built, so the calm comes home and stays home.
THE OUTCOME
What Comes Home After 14 Days
- A dog that listens when it counts. Sit, down, place, come, and a stay that holds.From the curriculumPlaceStay
- Walks you look forward to. A loose leash and a working heel.From the curriculumHeel
- A calmer home. Polite greetings and a pause at thresholds.From the curriculumCalm GreetingsThresholds
- A head start on the curriculum. Kindergarten and Elementary skills, plus 16 DaySchool days to keep climbing.From the curriculumKindergartenElementary
The Dog That Comes Home
Fourteen nights of structure come home as calm: a dog that settles, listens, and walks like a partner.
Real families, real dogs
What Camp Families Say
Every camp ends with a demo and a transition lesson, but the reviews tell the story best.
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WHAT IT COSTS
How Much Does Foundation Camp Cost?
Foundation Camp is $3,509, one transparent price for the complete before, during, and after program. It is not just boarding: every dollar goes toward the assessment, fourteen nights of daily training blocks, and the built-in follow-up school that makes the manners stick.
Foundation Camp
About $11 an hour of care and training, all in
$3,509
Go home with a dog you can actually live with, everyday manners that hold up without you managing every moment.
- PD360 assessment and custom plan, included and applied as store credit toward camp
- 14 nights of all-day immersive training in a private luxury suite, a $2,170 piece on its own
- Daily structured training blocks with calm practice modeled in between
- 16 DaySchool follow-up days, a $899 value, so the habits hold at home
- 8 Pet Parenting group classes, a $440 value
- 3.5 hours of private family lessons, a video demo, and a transition lesson
Where every dollar goes
| Before camp: PD360 assessment + custom plan | included |
|---|---|
| During camp: 14 nights training + luxury suite | $2,170 |
| During camp: video demo + transition lesson | included |
| After camp: 16 DaySchool follow-up days | $899 |
| After camp: 8 Pet Parenting classes | $440 |
| Built-in savings vs buying separately | $1,747 |
| Your investment | $3,509 |
Reserving is simple: a $100 deposit holds your spot, 50% is due at check-in, and the balance is paid at pickup. A standard kennel option is available at our Cave Creek campus. And if we are not seeing trajectory after the first 30 days, we adjust the plan at no extra cost or issue store credit on the unused portion.
OUR COMMITMENT
Our Commitment to You and Your Dog
Health and safety first. Vaccinations verified for every dog, pet CPR trained staff, and some of the strictest cleaning protocols in the valley.
You stay in the loop. Weekly demo sessions and progress updates so you always know how your dog is doing and what comes next.
Watched over around the clock. Low staff-to-dog ratios, overnight on-site staff in Scottsdale, and an owner living on the Cave Creek property.
We finish the job. The transition lessons and follow-up school are built in because our work is not done until the training is yours.
THE SMART MOVE
Members Pay Far Less
Pair Foundation Camp with a membership and the membership covers your follow-up school, 16 DaySchool Days, a $899 value, while your tier discount brings the camp itself down to as little as $1,669.
Plus
About $5 an hour of training time
$199/mo
Keep the progress going every week, without booking a single extra appointment.
- Save about $1,210 a year
- 10% off everything else, boarding to grooming
About $50 a DaySchool day or $100 a DayCamp day with your plan. Extra days after your credits run out: $58.50 a DaySchool day or $103.50 a DayCamp day at your 10% member rate, vs $65 and $115 standard.
See how the savings work
Included days$260
Training value / yr$3,598
Cost ($199 x 12)$2,388
You save$1,210
Based on using your included days each month. Your member discount also applies to boarding, grooming, lessons, and add-ons.
Most Popular
Talk Memberships
Premium
About $5 an hour of training time
$399/mo
Twice the reinforcement, so good habits stay the default, not the exception.
- Save about $3,367 a year
- 20% off everything else, boarding to grooming
About $50 a DaySchool day or $100 a DayCamp day with your plan. Extra days after your credits run out: $52 a DaySchool day or $92 a DayCamp day at your 20% member rate, vs $65 and $115 standard.
See how the savings work
Included days$520
Training value / yr$8,155
Cost ($399 x 12)$4,788
You save$3,367
Based on using your included days each month. Your member discount also applies to boarding, grooming, lessons, and add-ons.
Best Value
Talk Memberships
Platinum
About $5 an hour of training time
$599/mo
The most training time and the deepest discount, for dogs and families who want it all handled.
- Save about $6,485 a year
- 30% off everything else, boarding to grooming
About $50 a DaySchool day or $100 a DayCamp day with your plan. Extra days after your credits run out: $45.50 a DaySchool day or $80.50 a DayCamp day at your 30% member rate, vs $65 and $115 standard.
See how the savings work
Included days$780
Training value / yr$13,673
Cost ($599 x 12)$7,188
You save$6,485
Based on using your included days each month. Your member discount also applies to boarding, grooming, lessons, and add-ons.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does my dog learn at camp?
Every essential obedience command: Heel, Sit, Down, Free, Stay, Come, Place, and Watch, plus loose-leash walking, polite greetings, and everyday manners.
How much does Foundation Camp cost?
Foundation Camp is $3,509, one transparent price for the full 14-night program. That price includes the board and train stay itself, about $155 a night of the total, a PD360 assessment and custom plan, 3.5 hours of private family lessons, 16 DaySchool reinforcement days, and 8 Pet Parenting classes. A $100 deposit holds your dog's spot, and members pay less through their plan.
How is Foundation Camp different from Behavior Camp?
Foundation Camp is a 14-night stay for puppies six months and up, energetic adolescents, and adult dogs who need reliable obedience and everyday manners. Behavior Camp is a longer 21-night program that goes after the root cause of reactivity, fear, or aggression. If the main issue is pulling, jumping, and not listening, Foundation Camp is the fit. If your dog struggles with reactivity or aggression, start with Behavior Camp or Transform Camp.
What does a typical day at camp look like?
Your dog works two or more structured training sessions across the day with a pro trainer, and practices calm in a crate on the training floor in between, which we call modeling. Repetition is what makes the obedience hold. Supervised play is earned as a reward, and your dog rests in a comfortable suite overnight. It is a full day of structure and warmth, not a kennel that sits idle between walks.
Will I get updates while my dog is at camp?
Yes. You get daily Pupdates with photos or video and a short note describing what your dog practiced and how they did. Once a week you also come in for a 30 to 60 minute demo so you can see the progress in person and start learning to handle the new behaviors yourself.
My dog has never been boarded and gets anxious. Will camp be too much?
For most dogs, no. The structure itself is calming: a predictable routine, a trainer guiding every session, and a quiet suite to rest in makes the stay easier than an unstructured kennel. Building a settled off switch is part of the work. If your dog carries deeper separation anxiety, that shows up in the PD360 assessment first, and we build the plan around it rather than hoping the stay goes fine.
How do the follow-up lessons work after my dog comes home?
Camp does not end at pickup. Your dog goes home with a transition lesson so you can practice the cues, leash handling, and home routines under a trainer's eye. Over the following weeks you use the rest of your 3.5 hours of private coaching, 16 DaySchool days, and 8 Pet Parenting classes to lock the skills into real life. After any camp, Pet Parenting classes stay $10 for your dog's lifetime, so you always have a place to keep practicing.