7 board and train programs listed in and around Santa Rosa. Each one is an immersive program where your dog stays with the trainer — typically two to four weeks — rather than attending weekly classes. Part of the San Francisco Bay Area area — 69 programs across 33 cities within a drive.
Board and train on a former dairy farm in Petaluma, operating since 1989 under trainer Camilla Gray-Nelson; the five-day program addresses leash pulling, jumping up and recall, with boarding billed separately.
All-inclusive board and train camp at 3410 Guerneville Rd with daily custom training sessions in climate-controlled lodging, run with Second Chance Training.
Santa Rosa detection and pet dog training facility at 416 Horn Ave, established in 2011. Its board and train focuses on basic obedience and manners and ends with a go-home lesson plus three private lessons.
Santa Rosa trainer focused on obedience and on fearful and reactive behavior. Its 3-week board and train is a 21-day stay at the Santa Rosa facility with a follow-up session included.
Santa Rosa training center offering two- and three-week bootcamp board and train programs in which the dog stays at the facility, with private transfer sessions included. Dogs with more severe aggression need an additional week.
Santa Rosa training facility offering board and train programs.
Home-based board and train in Sonoma County: dogs live in the trainer's home on a fenced half acre and get several training sessions a day. Swim lessons are an optional add-on.
Most programs in the Santa Rosa area fall between $1,500 and $6,000. The spread comes down to three things: how long your dog stays, how many dogs the trainer handles at once, and whether you need behavior work or just obedience. A two-week obedience program sits at the low end; four to six weeks of behavior modification for reactivity or aggression sits at the top.
Ask every trainer the same question — what's included? Equipment, the go-home lesson, and follow-up sessions are sometimes bundled and sometimes billed separately, which can move the real total by several hundred dollars.
More detail: what board and train actually costs, based on the programs here that publish a price, and how long a program should be.
Board and train programs in and around Santa Rosa, CA generally run $1,500–$6,000 depending on length and intensity. Two-week obedience programs sit at the lower end; multi-week behavior modification for reactivity or aggression sits at the top. Several of the 7 programs listed here publish pricing, but most quote after an evaluation — request quotes from two or three to compare what is actually included.
Visit in person before booking. Ask how many dogs the trainer takes at once, who will personally handle your dog, where dogs sleep, what methods and equipment are used, and how many follow-up lessons are included. Ask for references from clients with a dog like yours. A trainer who welcomes a facility tour and answers method questions plainly is worth more than one with a slicker website.
Some do, particularly for clients within a metro radius, and a few include transport in the program price. Others require you to drop off and pick up yourself — which many trainers prefer anyway, since the pick-up visit doubles as your go-home lesson. Ask when you request a quote; it is listed inconsistently on trainer websites.
Board and train is one of the few dog training services people routinely travel for, precisely because the dog stays on site — you make the drive twice rather than weekly. It is common to use a trainer one to three hours away, and some programs draw clients from neighboring states. Widen your search to the state page before settling for a program you are unsure about.