Helping you and your dog build a life full of trust, freedom, and fun.

Are you and your dog ready to start living your best lives together?

At Tail Swaggers, we believe every dog has the potential to thrive with the right guidance and environment. Our 3-week Board & Train program, located in Fort Worth, TX, is designed to provide your dog with a structured, nurturing setting where they can build confidence, learn essential commands, and develop a calm mindset. We focus on individualized pacing to ensure each dog progresses comfortably and effectively.

But the journey doesn't end with your dog's stay. We place a strong emphasis on owner education, equipping you with the tools and knowledge to maintain and build upon your dog's training at home. Our goal is to strengthen the bond between you and your dog, fostering a harmonious and joyful relationship.​

Join our Swaggers community and embark on a transformative journey with your canine companion.​

All of our programs include: Video/Picture updates of your dog’s training, training collars + leash ($250 value), 2 one-on-one sessions during your dog’s program (midway and go-home session), refreshers afterwards and a relationship with your trainer for a lifetime.

Board and Train Programs

Puppy Board & Train - $3,000

Training starts as soon as you bring your puppy home! This 3 week program is wonderful to get your puppy a head start on their training, crate manners, name recognition, confidence building, a solid potty schedule, engagement games and introducing them to their basic commands.

This program is all on leash and focuses on creating a solid routine & schedule for your dog to prevent unwanted accidents in the home. It is for dog’s 2-4 months of age.

3 Week Board & Train Program - $3,900

This program is for dogs 6 months and older where your dog will be trained in a home like environment for 3 weeks. This allows them to experience more real world scenarios and situations. They will to learn all of their basic commands (sit, down, place, come, heel, and stay) within the home and in public, and they will also be off leash reliable! This training program is also great for dogs that struggle with separation anxiety, crate manners, or lack of confidence. As the owner, we will also coach you on how to lead your dog and continue their training progress once they return home.

No more frustration. No more second-guessing. Just a well-trained dog and a home filled with harmony.

Let’s work together to unlock your dog’s greatness!

Hear first hand what our Swagger owners are saying!

What your dog will learn during their stay:

Every dog in our Board & Train program is guided through a foundational skill set that supports calm behavior, confidence, and clear communication. Here’s what we work on while your dog is with us:

  • Walking calmly on leash

  • Practicing calmness and reliability in real-world public settings.

  • Foundational obedience: Sit, Down, and Place—with duration and impulse control

  • Recall/Come command (included in program for dogs 6mo and older.)

  • Waiting patiently at thresholds (doors, crates, vehicles, etc.)

  • Kennel manners for a stress-free routine

At the end of your dog’s training, you’ll attend a personalized 1–2 hour go-home lesson (scheduled during weekday business hours), where we teach you how to continue the progress at home and keep the structure going strong

 FAQs

  • South/west Fort Worth! I train your dog's from the comfort of my home. This allows them to feel right at home and provides them the opportunity to get trained around real world scenarios.

  • All dog vaccinations must be up to date for Rabies, DHPP, and Bordatella. Emailed proof must be sent to info@tailswaggers.org.

  • It is exactly what it sounds like….balanced.  It’s a balanced approach to training and modifying behavior in your dog.  As a balanced dog trainer, I reward for the positive and the behaviors that I want to keep seeing, and correct for the unwanted behaviors (barking, pulling, jumping, digging, leash reactivity, resource guarding, aggression, etc) that I don’t want to see. 

    Corrections do not mean pain though, instead, it involves teaching a dog that actions have consequences and the right choices equal good things!  It’s very similar to parenting.  If you only rewarded your child and never gave them consequences for bad behavior, there is a good chance that your child will continue doing that behavior.  In the same way you tell a child “don’t do that”, we have to communicate with our dog.  

    However, our dogs communicate differently than we do.  They are touch learners first, and verbal learners last; whereas we are verbal learners first and touch learners last.  So, our dogs communicate best through training tools like a slip leash, prong collar, or e collar (not a shock collar).  This is why balanced trainers have so much success when training dogs because we can communicate with your dog using positive rewards and corrections in the timing that your dog learns best, which happens to be 1.3 seconds.  The reality of it is, at some point your dog needs a correction, and when done properly, with the right energy your dog will learn what is and isn’t expected of them. 

    As a balanced trainer, I have a tool box of tools to use, and depending on the dog I am working with, I will use different tools and techniques to find that right combination to help empower owners to live their best life with their dog.

  • I hear you, being away from your dog is hard... but let me ask you something: Would you rather invest in training that only last 3 weeks to help eliminate unwanted behaviors you are frustrated with so that we you can truly enjoy a fulfilled life alongside your dog? Or say no, and continue to live in frustration forever with a dog that doesn't listen, barks at everything, and chooses to run off the first chance it gets?

    Both decisions are hard. Only one of those choices leads you closer to the dream life and relationship you desire to have with your dog.

    Last, you will see your dog throughout the training program. I provide updates on my instagram stories so you can watch their progress.

  • Yes absolutely! I upload pictures and videos of your dog on my instagram story so you can watch their progress and learn right along with them.

    Follow us! @tail.swaggers

  • Yes of course. I offer financing through Klarna and AfterPay for all of my programs so you can book your dog's training date and pay off the program on your own time!

  • Treats, slip leash, clickers, prong collars, and e collars.

  • E collar stands for electric collar and uses and electrical stimulation (like a tens unit system), not a shock.  The e collar has 100 levels on it whereas a shock collar only has a few levels and it is actually shocking your dog.  The e collar costs about $200 and a shock collar ranges from $30-$70.  Most dog trainers use E collar Technologies or Dogtra, and for a good reason.  The quality of these collars are the best in the industry.  Remember, your dog is a touch learner first which is what the e collar provides for you.  It is the best tool to communicate to your dog at low levels in the timing that they learn best, it stops unwanted behaviors, it acts as an invisible leash, it provides safety and a better relationship with your dog.  However, it is extremely important to introduce an e collar to your dog properly so that it can be associated to a positive.  If you don’t know how to introduce an e collar to your dog properly, reach out to a trainer to help you!