35 board and train programs across 14 cities in the Austin Area area. Your dog stays with the trainer for the program — typically two to four weeks — so a trainer across the metro is a realistic option: you make the drive twice, not weekly.
Standard 2-week board and train program with multiple daily training sessions, socialization and supervised care at the facility; puppy board and train programs are also offered.
Offers one- to four-week board-and-train programs in a climate-controlled facility with lifetime client support and follow-up lessons.
Board-and-train for adult dogs of all sizes that addresses behavior issues and builds obedience, requiring an evaluation day before enrollment.
Force-free training team serving Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown and nearby areas. Offers private training, puppy training, service dog training and a board and train program.
Runs a board-and-train program for Austin-area dogs where the dog stays with a trainer for immersive obedience work.
Trainer Casey Bates works with one dog at a time; Board & Train is offered as 14-day or 30-day programs and includes handoff guidance and a transition support period.
Off Leash K9 franchise for the Austin area offering a 2-week board and train where the dog boards with a pro trainer, alongside in-home aggressive dog, therapy dog and puppy training.
Three-week board-and-train in which the dog lives and trains with its assigned trainer 24/7, progressing from in-home obedience to off-leash work in high-distraction public places.
Board & Train program for owners seeking fast results, plus day training, private lessons, puppy program and group classes.
Austin boarding and daycare facility that offers dog training programs including stay-and-train options.
The Lake Travis location offers board and train programs where dogs stay with the trainers full-time for 7, 14 or 21 days. It also offers puppy training, aggression rehab, private lessons and boarding.
Matt Elledge's in-home board and train has a 21-day minimum stay focused on obedience, manners and public outings, with follow-up lessons afterward. The site says it serves Austin, Waco, Houston and DFW.
Austin trainer offering private lessons, a puppy program and board and train. Board and train dogs live with trainer Cassandra Collins and the program includes follow-up lessons; the site notes a waiting list.
Offers 1-, 2- and 3-week board & train programs in which the dog lives and learns alongside the trainers' own pets in their home rather than a kennel. Also offers in-home obedience training and behavior consulting.
Total Immersion Board & Train is a 30-45 day program in Georgetown focused on real-world obedience, off-leash control and behavioral change, with public-environment exposure and lifetime follow-up support. Admission is by application.
Family-owned boarding and training facility in Georgetown that boards dogs in a home environment. Its board and train targets specific issues such as leash pulling and barking or charging at the door.
Intensive 3-5 week board and train program addressing obedience, housebreaking and problem behaviors for the Austin/Round Rock area.
PetSuites' Stay and Study program is a board and train stay of 2, 3, or 4 weeks in which trainers build cues, distance, duration and distraction work, with regular progress reports. Pick-up includes a personalized transfer lesson and a go-home packet.
Board and train options where dogs stay for 7, 14 or 21 days of training.
Dogs live in the trainer's home: a 4-week Foundations Stay & Train limited to 4-5 adult dogs per period, or a 6-8 week Behavioral Reset for serious behavior problems.
Board & Train is a 2-, 3-, or 4-week intensive program where the dog stays at the resort and receives obedience lessons and field trips. Four private lessons are included after completion.
Austin franchise with a Dripping Springs board-and-train page. In its Traditional Board and Train the dog lives in a trainer's home for daily lessons; in its Reverse Board and Train a trainer stays in the owner's home. Also offers service/therapy dog training.
Dog Wizard franchise location serving Dripping Springs from its Lake Travis facility. Offers board and train, private lessons and puppy programs.
Pet Paradise resort with on-site certified trainer (Jackie Campoya) running the chain's 21-day and 28-day Board-and-Train programs; dogs board in resort suites with daily one-on-one sessions plus weekly owner sessions.
Board & Train program in which the dog spends day and night with the trainer learning the required skill sets; the site states behavioral issues such as aggression, reactivity, resource guarding and separation anxiety are most effectively addressed in this program. Also offers puppy management and private lessons.
Off-leash Board & Train program in lengths of 1-4 weeks depending on goals, with private lessons for clients after the program.
3-week or 5-week Board & Train at its Leander training center on 5.5 acres, with daily private sessions, group classes, daycare, socialization, walks and field trips. Includes 3 or 5 follow-up private lessons and 6 months of unlimited group classes.
Training and boarding facility in Liberty Hill offering one-on-one Board & Train programs for obedience, reactivity and aggression, with pick-up and drop-off within one hour of Liberty Hill and three months of free refresher lessons.
Boarding, daycare, grooming and training facility at 13150 W. Hwy 29 in Liberty Hill. Its Stay & Train program combines an overnight stay with several training sessions a day from its training team.
Board & train at a 42.5-acre ranch facility with climate-controlled kennels; a minimum 30-day stay is required for all dogs. Includes a 2-3 hour private lesson at pickup, three follow-up lessons, and weekly email updates with progress photos.
Two-week board and train at the Buda boarding facility (904 Canyon Wren Dr) tailored to the owner's goals and covering foundational obedience and socialization; a play-and-train daycare option, private lessons and group classes are also offered.
Hutto-based trainer, founded in 2018, with a 4-week board-and-train program. Dogs live in the trainer's home, not a kennel, and it takes 3 dogs at a time. Also offers private sessions in Hutto and virtual training.
Training and behavior facility offering Boarding and Training and Daycare and Training programs, including therapeutic boarding for dogs with serious behavioral concerns.
A three-week Board & Train in which the dog lives with the trainer in a real home environment and receives daily structured training in everyday settings. Veteran- and woman-owned.
2-week Stay and Train program at the trainer's facility using structure, low-level e-collar work and crate manners to teach place, sit/stay, down/stay, come, loose leash walking and threshold manners. Includes one go-home private lesson, two real-world field trips, training collar, leash, long lead and place cot; not offered for aggression or separation anxiety cases.
Metro programs cluster in two shapes. In-home trainers keep one to three dogs at a time and tend to sit in the suburbs where they have the space; facility programs run larger groups closer to the city. Neither is better — the home vs. facility guide covers which suits which dog. What matters more is that the trainer has handled your dog's actual problem, and that the follow-up lessons are somewhere you'll really drive to.
Pricing across the area typically runs $2,000–$6,000, with the real spread explained here. Ask every trainer the same question — what's included? — because equipment, the go-home lesson and follow-ups are bundled by some and billed by others.
This page combines 35 programs across 14 listed cities in the Austin Area area — Austin, Georgetown, Round Rock, Cedar Park. Board and train is one of the few dog services people routinely drive across a metro for, because you only make the trip at drop-off and pick-up, so a trainer thirty miles away is a realistic option rather than a compromise.
Metro-area programs generally run $2,000–$6,000, a step above rural pricing because trainers here keep fewer dogs and pay more for space. Two-week obedience programs sit at the low end; four-to-six-week behavior modification for reactivity or aggression sits at the top. Several programs on this page publish a price; most quote after an evaluation, so request quotes from two or three and compare what is actually included.
Closeness matters less than fit. What should decide it: whether the trainer has handled your dog's specific issue, how many dogs they take at once, where dogs sleep (a home or a kennel), and how many follow-up lessons are included. Distance only really matters for those follow-ups, which are easier to attend when the trainer is within an hour.
Many metro trainers do, and some include transport in the program price precisely because their clients are spread across the area. It is listed inconsistently on trainer websites, so ask when you request a quote.