Board & Train
A 2, 4, or 6 week immersive board-and-train. Your dog stays at the facility, comes home with skills locked in, plus four follow-up lessons and six months of complimentary group classes.
Board and Train is the deepest path. Your dog moves into the Franklin Park facility for two, four, or six weeks. Ray runs the program himself the entire time. Most clients who pick this format are dealing with serious problems: reactivity, aggression, biting, total breakdown of basic obedience. About ninety percent of every Board and Train dog comes in with a real problem to solve, not just a tune-up. The duration depends on your dog. A two-week stay can be enough to extract a single hard behavior, like biting, before we layer in new conditioning. A four-week is the standard build, with each week pushing the work further from the facility and into real life. A six-week is reserved for cases where the foundation needs deeper work before we can program the dog with what you actually want.
Choose your length
One program. Three durations.
Same week-by-week curriculum across every duration. Ray helps you pick the right length on the free consultation. Most owners pick 4 weeks.
Board & Train
2 Weeks
Starts at$3,000
$1,500 per week
Targeted intervention. Best for extracting one specific behavior like biting or severe leash reactivity. Often picked as a reset for dogs that know basic obedience but have one stubborn issue.
- Week 1Comprehension, compliance, conditioning, and acclimation. We build the relationship first. Spotting and supporting your dog like training wheels, no expectations, no force, no authority. Just helping.
- Week 2Accountability begins. We expect your dog to comply with the commands we have been practicing, and we add structured socialization with other dogs.
Board & Train
4 Weeks
Starts at$4,000
$1,000 per week
The standard board-and-train and what most owners pick. Full curriculum from week-one foundation through real-world environment work. The right choice when weekly sessions aren't enough.
- Week 1Comprehension, compliance, conditioning, and acclimation. We build the relationship first. Spotting and supporting your dog like training wheels, no expectations, no force, no authority. Just helping.
- Week 2Accountability begins. We expect your dog to comply with the commands we have been practicing, and we add structured socialization with other dogs.
- Week 3Outside the building. We take your dog on a walking radius outside the facility and run real-life practice in the neighborhood.
- Week 4Different environments. Petco, PetSmart, the airport, train stations. Elevators, escalators, varied sounds and smells. The exposure that turns a trained dog into a confident dog anywhere.
Board & Train
6 Weeks
Starts at$6,000
$1,000 per week
Extended work for complex cases. Picked when a dog needs more time to acclimate before the conditioning phase, or when the behavior requires deeper proofing across more environments.
- Week 1Comprehension, compliance, conditioning, and acclimation. We build the relationship first. Spotting and supporting your dog like training wheels, no expectations, no force, no authority. Just helping.
- Week 2Accountability begins. We expect your dog to comply with the commands we have been practicing, and we add structured socialization with other dogs.
- Week 3Outside the building. We take your dog on a walking radius outside the facility and run real-life practice in the neighborhood.
- Week 4Different environments. Petco, PetSmart, the airport, train stations. Elevators, escalators, varied sounds and smells. The exposure that turns a trained dog into a confident dog anywhere.
What's included
- 1 go-home transfer session on pickup day (90 minutes, hands-on with you and your dog)
- 4 private follow-up lessons after pickup, completed once a week
- 6 months complimentary group classes after follow-ups (then $25 per class to continue)
- A correctly fitted collar, included in the price
- Full grooming on pickup day: bath, brush, nail trim, ear clean, shampoo, conditioner, and breed-appropriate trim
- A 100% money-back R.O.A.R.ing Guarantee™