A calm, trained dog walking on a loose leash at the Agoge K9 facility

The Alumni Membership

The training holds. For life.

For graduates of any Agoge program. Maintenance lessons, alumni training days, member-only events, and the methodology at your fingertips — because the point was never a trained dog for a season. It was a trained dog, period.

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The Promise

What membership looks like.

Four moments from the years after graduation. This is what “lifetime” actually means.

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The Training Day

“Saturday morning, back at the facility.”

An alumni training day on the twenty acres where your dog learned the work. Real proofing around real dogs, guided by the same trainers — and a dog who lights up the moment the Sprinter door opens, because he remembers exactly where he is.

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The Brush-Up

“Two weeks before the wedding at your house.”

Eighty guests, a caterer, and a dog who hasn’t practiced door manners under pressure in a year. A maintenance lesson gets scheduled, the standard gets sharpened, and the wedding photos have a dog lying calmly in the front row.

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The Portal

“9 PM, a question about the new apartment.”

New building, new elevator, new rules. You open the online training portal, find the protocol, and handle it the Agoge way — the same methodology your dog was trained on, written for the humans who live with him.

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The Community

“A room full of people who get it.”

Member-only events with owners who hold their dogs to the same standard you do. No explaining why you won’t let your dog jump on guests. No apologizing for having expectations. Your people.

The owner lounge at the Agoge K9 training facility in Hartsville, TN
What’s Included

Built into the membership.

What continuity actually delivers, year after year.

The Maintenance

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Maintenance Lessons

Scheduled sessions with Agoge trainers to keep the standard sharp — at the facility or in your home, timed to your family’s rhythm and whatever life is about to throw at your dog.

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Brush-Up Sessions

Before the holidays, after a move, ahead of a new baby — focused work that returns your dog to graduation standard when the household is about to change.

The Community

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Alumni Training Days

Group proofing days at the facility — real distractions, real dogs, guided by the team that trained yours. The standard, maintained in the environment it was built in.

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Member-Only Events

Gatherings for the families who hold the Agoge standard. Community with owners who train the way you do.

The Continuity

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Online Training Portal

The methodology, on demand — protocols, refreshers, and guidance written for owners, available whenever the question comes up.

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Ongoing Methodology Updates

As the Agoge Method sharpens, members get the updates. Your dog’s training evolves with the standard that built it.

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Behavior Support, If Life Changes

Severe behavior modification can be layered onto Alumni Maintenance if something new emerges. You’re never starting over from the back of the line — we know your dog.

Who This Is For

For the graduates.

Alumni Membership is earned, not purchased off the street.

Not For You If

  • Your dog hasn’t been through an Agoge program yet — start with Foundation, Cohort, or Puppy.
  • You’re looking for a drop-in class you attend once and forget.
  • You consider the training “done” the day the program ends.

Built For You If

  • Your dog graduated an Agoge program and you intend to keep the standard for the next decade, not the next season.
  • You want the team that knows your dog on call as life changes — moves, babies, new dogs, new routines.
  • You want your dog working, proofing, and socializing with dogs held to the same standard.

The go-home lesson was the beginning, not the end.

The point of the whole thing

The point isn’t just to send a trained dog home — it’s to make sure the training holds.

— The Agoge Standard

Every Agoge program ends with a go-home lesson and follow-ups. Alumni Membership is what comes after: the structure that keeps a trained dog trained for the rest of his life.

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How It Works

Three steps. Lifetime standard.

From graduation to membership.

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Graduate a Program

Alumni Membership is exclusive to dogs who completed an Agoge program — Foundation, Cohort, Elite, or Puppy. The membership builds on training we built, in a dog we know.

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Choose Your Membership

After your first 30 days home, we walk through the maintenance structure that fits your family — lesson cadence, training days, and what the year ahead looks like for your household.

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Keep the Standard

Maintenance lessons, training days, the portal, and the community — the training stays sharp because the structure around it never disappears.

Compare the Tiers

Five programs. One standard.

Different dogs, different goals. The same Agoge Commitment behind every one.

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Foundation Program

Comprehensive in-house board-and-train for the family dog.

Best Fit If

You want a reliably trained family dog who integrates fully into your household — and you want it done once, done right.

24/7 facility care · Custom curriculum · Welfare rigor · Weekly video updates · Go-home lesson · Follow-up lessons · The Agoge Commitment

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Cohort

An initial in-facility board-and-train, followed by four monthly week-long cohort camps. Progression that compounds over four months.

Best Fit If

You want everything the Foundation Program delivers, plus four monthly camps that build progressive depth over time.

Initial board-and-train at facility · Four monthly week-long cohort camps · Progressive depth & milestones · Lifestyle integration · Lifetime methodology · The Agoge Commitment

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Elite

A 12-month concierge membership. Training, monthly in-home follow-ups, and premium logistics that extend well beyond a single program.

Best Fit If

You want a 12-month partnership with Agoge — concierge logistics, front-of-line access, and a premium boarding relationship.

12-month membership · Extended initial board-and-train · 4 monthly cohort camps · Monthly in-home follow-up lessons · Front-of-line scheduling · Drop-off & pickup throughout · 6 annual concierge boarding transfers · 30% off all boarding stays · Second family dog at 66% off · The Agoge Commitment

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Puppy Program

Developmental training during your puppy’s critical socialization window.

Best Fit If

Your puppy is 8 weeks to 6 months old and you’d rather prevent problems now than correct them later.

Early socialization protocols · Foundational obedience · Critical-period work · Methodology that grows with your dog · The Agoge Commitment

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Alumni Membership

Lifetime maintenance and community for Agoge graduates.

Best Fit If

Your dog has completed an Agoge program and you want ongoing reinforcement, community, and support.

Maintenance lessons · Alumni training days · Member-only events · Online training portal · Ongoing methodology updates · Long-term training continuity

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Severe Behavior Cases

Severe behavior modification is available as a specialized add-on to Foundation, Cohort, Elite, or Alumni Maintenance. We assess fit during your consultation and tailor the protocol to your dog’s specific situation.

Frequently Asked

Questions from graduates.

Graduates of any Agoge program — Foundation, Cohort, Elite, or Puppy. Once your dog’s first 30 days home are behind you and the go-home follow-ups are complete, Alumni Maintenance is how the relationship continues.

We keep it exclusive to graduates for a simple reason: maintenance only works on a foundation we built. We know your dog, your household, and exactly which standard we’re maintaining.

A focused session with an Agoge trainer — at the facility or in your home — built around whatever your household needs next. Sometimes that’s sharpening the fundamentals; sometimes it’s preparing for a specific event: a move, a new baby, holiday hosting, a second dog.

The cadence is yours. Some families schedule quarterly; others book around life events. We walk through the right rhythm for your dog during your consultation.

No. That’s the point of the membership. New behaviors get addressed by the team that already knows your dog — and if something serious emerges, severe behavior modification can be layered directly onto Alumni Maintenance.

You’re never starting over from the back of the line, and you’re never re-explaining your dog to a stranger.

Group sessions at the Hartsville facility for member dogs — real proofing around real distractions, guided by our trainers. Your dog works around other dogs held to the same standard, on the twenty acres where he learned the work.

They’re also the best part of the community: a training day ends with owners who train the way you do, comparing notes in the lounge.

Honest answer? It depends on the maintenance structure your family chooses. Lesson cadence, training-day access, and household needs all shape it — and we’d rather build it around your actual life than quote a number that fits nobody.

We walk through the options together after your dog graduates. Like everything at Agoge: flat, honest, and structured so the training holds.

Already an Agoge family? Let’s talk about what’s next.

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