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We are proud to announce that we won with the most votes and received the "Platinum" award for dog training in the area! Blue Prints Training and Socialization Center uses positive reinforcement to train dogs and promotes healthy behavior with daycare services. We are a training facility first, dedicated to growing the bond between you and your pet.

At Blue Prints, we believe a good dog starts with an educated human. We offer flexible and personalized training that promotes good behavior and offers wellness and socialization to help your dog be the best they can be.
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Blue Prints is the original doggie daycare and positive reinforcement center of Central New York and the Syracuse area. Founded in 2000, Blue Prints was inspired by the training philosophy of expert trainers and animal behaviorists such as Dr. Ian Dunbar and Dr. Jean Donaldson. Our philosophy emphasizes the importance of positive reinforcement and proper socialization to shape the behavior of your dog.
Jim and Jackie are lifelong members of the community and have remained committed to their family and their careers. Jim brings a diverse business and management background to Blue Prints and believes in a customer-first, family business model. For 12 years, Jim successfully ran a landscaping business before transitioning into higher education grounds management.
Our daycare focuses on safe, monitored and structured socialization as an important part of our positive reinforcement training philosophy. Dogs are social animals and interacting with other dogs and people is an important part of their training and overall well-being. Puppies, in particular, learn more from other puppies and well-trained dogs and our puppy training program includes daycare. Senior dogs require added comfort and care and our staff provides a socially stimulating and safe environment to address their special needs.
Whether you're a seasoned or first-time dog owner, our classes and packages are geared to make it easy for you to train, care for, and socialize your dog. Each dog teaches us something new and we gear services to help care for your dog from puppyhood into their golden years. From agility training to socialization to exercise with your dog, our specialty classes always teach dogs and owners something new.
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Mika Blauvelt
May 15, 2022
Considering getting my dog trained to be a guard/protection dog and was curious if anyone has done this service with them and could tell me about their experience with it.
Kellie Murphy
May 11, 2022
All the staff have taken great care of our dog who went through the puppy socialization class, obedience 1 & 2, as well as weekly daycare. Our pup leans on the socially awkward side so all of these programs have really helped him be comfortable around other dogs and people. The trainers are hands on, provide feedback each session, and even help with questions and problems outside of the curriculum.

The staff are really friendly, personable, and professional. We couldn't recommend them enough. We wish we could bring them on our move away from Syracuse as we will dearly miss them.
Ed L.
Jan 17, 2022
This place is great. We have been bringing our beagle puppy there for "kindergarten", adolescent training and doggy day care. The staff is great, everybody is very friendly and they all love doggos! We are both learning a lot, and Booker T loves it there!
A. Winter
Mar 21, 2021
Their socialization program for puppies is great! Our Irish Wolfhound is getting tons of interaction with other dogs and its great because of COVID. Highly recommend!
Audrey Ragonese
Oct 30, 2020
I love this place. From the moment I first called asking for basic information, they were incredibly helpful. They're extremely flexible, accommodating and professional. It's clear the entire staff truly cares about the animals. We've done at home private training, group training classes, and day care. Each one of those experiences has been above and beyond what I expected.

We're so impressed with the progress our 7 month puppy has made and how much more confident and well behaved she is. They're also extremely affordable, considering the value of what you and your dog get out of it.
Morgan
Oct 23, 2020
I brought my puppy, Dixie, here. She is such a well socialized puppy because of Blue Prints and all of the awesome staff there. We did puppy socialization classes during the week and puppy training class on Saturdays, both of which were great experiences for her to interact with other dogs and for us to learn more about how we can train her to be her best self. I really can't recommend this spot enough. Thank you for all that you did for our Dixie!
Aubrey DeVeau
Jun 10, 2020
Blue Prints dog studio has a very convenient facility which is in cooperation with The Pink Pug grooming studio. It is great that you can have your dog be groomed while they are at doggy daycare, gives you one less thing to worry about! The trainers are very educated and work really well with the dogs. They have a ton of different training programs for any behavioral issues you may have or if you just want training for your new puppy. I highly recommend!
I. C.
May 24, 2019
Wonderful place! They were recommended to me by trainers from Clear Path for Veterans when I got my puppy. I needed a daycare place when I work and they are wonderful. We also went to several obedience classes which are for the owners as much as for the dogs. They will work with the owners to learn on how to train their dogs. They are very professional, extremely flexible, and they work with the owners as long as all the dogs are safe.

They are careful on the dogs they select for the daycare so there is almost no chance of aggression. The dogs are always carefully supervised. If a dog is sick they will not take them in until they get well - I went through this one time and while it is an inconvenience for many I am glad knowing that they try to maintain a safe environment. They are very qualified and I like that they practice obedience during daycare time as well.

My soon to be 4 years old 'puppy' is very happy to go there and one can see how much the staff love and treat the dogs in their care in general by the looking at the enthusiasm of the dogs when they are dropped in the morning. Thank you Blue Prints Studio!
Steve Collins
Feb 23, 2018
I have been very happy with Blue Prints, no complaints at all. All of the staff have been friendly, helpful and genuinely care about my dog. I feel that he is safe and well cared for and in good hands when he is there. We've taken several training classes there and the lessons are reinforced throughout the day, it's not just play. The classes have been very beneficial to me and my dog and they are fun as well.

I can also arrange grooming from the Pink Pug next door during the day while he's there, they have also been wonderful. Our experience has been great and I hope to bring my dogs there for years to come.
Penelope Rakov
Nov 07, 2017
With as cold as this winter has been, I do not know how I could have kept my energetic terrier busy and happy without this place. The trainers all are great at what they do, and clearly love the dogs. There are lots of dog buddies for my pup to play with, and they always tell me who my dog played with during his day. We love it.