Board & train
Your dog trains with us. You get the results and the skills.
A residential program for owners who want a solid, professionally built foundation, then the handling knowledge to keep it.
The program
Structure every single day
In board & train, your dog lives and works with an assigned trainer. Every day follows a plan: obedience, impulse control, calm settling, controlled exposure and rest. Repetition and consistency do what weekly sessions alone cannot.
We do not train in a bubble. As soon as the foundations are reliable, we take the work outside, into the environments and distractions your dog will actually meet with you.
The program is not finished when the dog is trained. It is finished when you can run the dog. That is what the handover session and the three refreshers are for.
Program details
- Length
- Two weeks, four weeks, or six to eight weeks, matched to the level of training your dog needs
- Minimum age
- 12 weeks, with the core vaccine series completed
- What to bring
- Your dog’s food and one toy. We provide everything else
- Where dogs stay
- With their assigned trainer. Drop-off and pick-up both happen at our Bloomington facility
- Included afterwards
- One owner handover session, plus three refresher sessions within a one-year period
- Availability
- Varies month to month. Ask us for the next open dates
- Price
- Quoted after your in-person evaluation, based on the program and the customisation your dog needs
What's included
Everything that makes the training stick
Daily training sessions
Multiple structured sessions a day covering obedience, impulse control and calm behavior, with rest and recovery built in.
Real-world proofing
Once commands are solid, we take them into distraction: other dogs, people, traffic, open spaces, everyday chaos.
Confidence building
Controlled exposure that builds a dog who is settled and sure of itself, rather than one that simply complies.
Progress updates
You are kept informed while your dog is with us, so nothing about the result comes as a surprise.
Owner handover
A dedicated session where you learn to give the commands, read the dog and hold the standard at home.
Three refreshers
Follow-up sessions within a one-year period, so the first months back home consolidate the training instead of eroding it.
Every program is adapted to the individual dog, so the balance between these shifts case by case.
Is it right for you?
Board & train is a good fit if…
- You want a strong foundation built quickly and consistently.
- Your schedule makes daily training at home unrealistic.
- Behavior issues have become entrenched and need full-time attention.
- You are committed to the handover session and to keeping the rules.
Prefer to train your dog yourself?
Private lessons cover the same standards with you doing the handling, coached session by session, and they can start now.
See private lessonsAsk about the next board & train intake
Availability changes month to month. Tell us about your dog and your timeline and we will confirm the next open dates.