A Complete Behavioral Reset for Dogs Struggling With Aggression, Severe Reactivity, or Major Behavioral Concerns

Some dogs face challenges that go far beyond basic obedience. They may react aggressively toward people or other dogs, guard resources, lunge on leash with intensity, or struggle to make safe choices in stressful situations. These behaviors aren’t the result of disobedience, they stem from fear, genetics, past experiences, lack of structure, or an inability to cope with the world around them. And when these behaviors escalate, life becomes stressful for both the dog and the family.

The Serenity Stay Program is our most advanced and comprehensive behavior modification offering. Designed specifically for dogs with significant behavioral concerns, this program provides a full reset in a controlled, structured, professionally guided environment. Over the course of three to four months, your dog lives with us in our home, where they receive daily behavior modification, confidence-building, obedience reinforcement, and carefully curated exposure designed to help them stabilize emotionally and behaviorally.

Because behavioral issues can’t be rushed or oversimplified, each Serenity Stay is fully customized to the dog’s unique triggers, history, genetics, household dynamics, and emotional needs. This is not a one-size-fits-all program. It is a deeply tailored rehabilitation process designed to give dogs clarity, direction, and a path toward safer, more predictable behavior.

Obedience is woven throughout the program to build structure, impulse control, and communication. While obedience alone does not resolve aggression, it creates the foundation needed for dogs to think clearly and make better choices under stress. Dogs work on command reliability, self-regulation, and environmental neutrality as part of their rehabilitation.

For families dealing with inner-household aggression, both dogs must be enrolled for the best possible outcome. Behavioral conflict between dogs is a complex issue that requires treating the entire dynamic, not just one dog. To support these families, we offer a 10% discount for the second dog enrolled in the Serenity Stay Program.

Your dog’s training progresses slowly and thoughtfully, with exposure carefully introduced to avoid overwhelming them. We work on thresholds, distance, desensitization, counterconditioning, pattern training, resource control, environmental exposure, and confidence-building routines. Every step is purposeful, safe, and rooted in behavior science.

Throughout the program, you remain consistently involved. Families receive weekly progress calls, photo and video updates, a halfway-point owner lesson, biweekly lessons after that, and unlimited follow-up support after graduation. We walk the journey with you from beginning to end, because behavior modification is never just about the dog. It’s about the family they return to.

The Serenity Stay Program provides struggling dogs with the structure, clarity, and emotional regulation they’ve never had before. It is a program for families who refuse to give up, and for dogs who deserve a chance at stability, safety, and peace.

*** WHAT YOUR DOG WILL LEARN DURING THE SERENITY STAY***

Training focuses on behavior modification + obedience + emotional regulation, including:
Name Recognition & Engagement Work
Look & Focus Games for impulse control
Sit, Down & Stay
Come (Recall)
Place for settling and environmental neutrality
Leave It & Drop It for control around triggers
Load Up & Crate Up
Back Up
Off (no jumping or inappropriate contact)
Settle & Wait
Polite Leash Manners
Boundary Work & Threshold Control
Behavior Modification Techniques (desensitization, counterconditioning, confidence-building, impulse control)

These skills are reinforced daily to create structure and teach the dog alternative behaviors to aggression or reactivity.

**** WHO THE SERENITY STAY IS PERFECT FOR ****

This program is ideal for dogs who:

• Show aggression toward people or unfamiliar guests
• Show dog-directed aggression, including inner-household conflict
• Guard food, bones, toys, or space
• Display fear-based aggression
• Have a bite history or escalating warning signs
• Lunge, growl, or snap in response to triggers
• Cannot safely participate in typical obedience programs
• Require a full behavioral reset and professional control

Families considering rehoming, euthanasia, or ongoing management often find that this program is the turning point that brings hope and stability back into their home.

*** WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE SERENITY STAY ***

• 3–4 months of highly structured board & train
• A customized behavior modification plan tailored to your dog
• Daily training sessions, conditioning, and exposure work
• Controlled socialization around people, dogs, and triggers
• Weekly photo/video updates
• Weekly personal update calls
• One halfway-point lesson + biweekly owner lessons following
• Unlimited follow-up support after graduation
• Second-dog discount for multi-dog aggression cases