4-Lesson Puppy Program
Lesson-based
From $350 (4 lessons)
- Early socialization guidance
- Potty training and leash introduction
- Basic obedience and puppy manners
- Crate training and bite-inhibition coaching
Puppy Training
Start right and you never have to undo bad habits later. We build the foundation — potty training, manners, socialization, and first obedience — from day one.
Buck's Virginia has the right training option for your dog
The habits a puppy builds in its first months last a lifetime. Early, structured guidance is the single highest-return investment you can make in your dog.
Puppies are learning constantly whether you teach them or not. A structured program channels that into potty training, crate comfort, bite inhibition, and calm manners — before the unwanted behaviors set in and become hard to reverse.
Age-appropriate, balanced, and confidence-building. We use positive reinforcement to teach, gentle structure to set boundaries, and carefully screened socialization so your puppy grows up neutral and steady around new people, dogs, and environments.
Every effective, humane tool — slip lead, prong, e-collar, food, structure. We explain every choice on the consult so you understand exactly what your dog is learning and why.
CATCH CCDT, AKC CGC Evaluator, Pet First Aid, and NePoPo® Gold School graduates, plus a dedicated Service Dog Coordinator for ADA-compliant work.
We do not stop until your dog reaches the goals we write down together at the start. The result is the deliverable — not a fixed number of sessions.
Choose lesson-based training you do together, or an immersive residential Puppy Board and Train for the fastest foundation.
Lesson-based
From $350 (4 lessons)
14 days residential — puppies 4+ months
Choose how to start: a free 15-minute phone call to assess your dog's needs, or an in-person 30-minute evaluation at our facility or your location.
Free phone consultation. Initial assessment of your dog's needs and goals.
Free 30-minute one-on-one meeting at our facility or at your location.
Lesson-based puppy training can start as soon as your puppy is home and through its first vaccinations. The residential Puppy Board and Train is for puppies 4 months and older.
The opposite. Clear, fair structure builds trust and confidence. Our balanced approach is age-appropriate and gentle while still setting the boundaries a puppy needs.
Yes — all socialization is with carefully screened dogs in a controlled setting, so your puppy has positive early experiences instead of risky ones.
Walking trails, a frisbee field, nosework area, agility yard, and saltwater swimming pool in Newsoms, VA give your dog room to move, focus, and generalize what it learns.
Trusted across Suffolk, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, and Franklin throughout Hampton Roads and Southern Virginia.
Daily updates during the program and a structured go-home lesson at the end mean the training transfers to you — not just to us.