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Obedience Board & train
A better-behaved dog should mean a better life together.
Imagine calling your dog once and having them turn around and come back. Walking through your neighborhood without being pulled down the sidewalk. Having friends over without constantly managing your dog. Taking your dog somewhere new and knowing you can communicate clearly with them.
That’s what our Obedience Board & Train program is built for.
Your dog lives in the home of one of our professional trainers while learning reliable obedience, better manners, and how to make good choices in everyday life.
Because training shouldn’t only work when the trainer is holding the leash.
2–3 Weeks | $2,800 | Door-to-Door Service Included
Your Dog Doesn’t Live in a Training Facility, And Neither Should Their Training.
Our Board & Train dogs live in our trainers’ homes, not in our facility. That distinction matters because your dog isn’t spending a few weeks learning how to behave in an artificial training environment and then suddenly being expected to understand the rules at home. They practice obedience while living real life.
They learn to settle while the trainer makes dinner, wait at doors, walk through neighborhoods, load into the car, go into public, ignore distractions, relax when nothing exciting is happening, and come when called even when something else has their attention.
Formal training sessions are important and still happen, but some of the most valuable training is during the ordinary moments in-between those sessions.
What your dog will learn
During Obedience Board & Train dogs are trained to respond reliably in everyday situations.
- Core obedience behaviors taught and reinforced
- Improved impulse control and household manners
- Clear expectations and consistent follow-through
- Reliability around common distractions
- Calm behavior in structured and unstructured environments
commonly trained skills include:
- Leash walking and loose-leash manners
- Recall, “come” when called
- Sit, down, and place behaviors
- Duration and impulse control (including stays)
- Calm behavior around household and environmental distractions
- Clear engagement and responsiveness to the handler
Training is always tailored to the individual dog’s temperament, maturity, and learning style, with a focus on reliability rather than rushed progression.
Training that leaves the house
Once your dog understands a behavior, we begin asking for it in increasingly distracting situations. That can mean neighborhoods, parks, stores, busy sidewalks, outdoor dining areas, unfamiliar environments, and other appropriate Atlanta-area locations.
Why? Because “come” in a quiet room and “come” when something interesting is happening are two very different things to a dog. We don’t wait until your dog goes home to discover whether their training survives distraction, we build that into the process.
We choose locations based off of each owner real life, and what they want to do with their dog. By combining structured training and real-life exposure, we focus on building understanding so skills transfer smoothly back to you.
To further support consistency and ease, door-to-door transportation is included, reducing stress for both dogs and owners while maintaining continuity throughout the program. After training, one-on-one in person support is included to ensure you and your dogs success.
The Most Important Part Happens When Your Dog Comes Home
When your dog’s Board & Train is complete, we’ll teach you how their training works, how to communicate clearly, how to reinforce the behaviors they’ve learned, and how to maintain the same expectations at home.
You won’t simply receive your dog and a list of commands, we’ll spend 1-2 hours showing you everything your dog learned and letting you practice.
After your dog’s return guidance and transition support continues through phone calls and one-on-one sessions with your trainer to ensure expectations, routines, and handling remain clear, helping results last well beyond the board and train itself.
Obedience Board & Train FAQs
Will my dog listen to me when they come home?
Yes. Owner education and transition guidance are built into the program to ensure skills transfer smoothly into your home and daily life.
Is this program suitable for all breeds?
Yes. Obedience Board & Train is appropriate for a wide range of breeds and temperaments. Program placement is based on individual evaluation rather than breed alone.
Does this include ongoing support?
Yes. Continued guidance through in-home private lessons is provided to support long-term success after your dog returns home.
