63 board and train programs across 34 cities in the Chicagoland 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.
Chicago trainer offering day training, behavior plans, and a 15-day board & train where the dog stays with a professional trainer for structured daily training, with owner coaching.
Lakeview-based trainer offering private handler training, aggression management, boarding, and 7-, 14-, and 21-day board & train camps taking up to three training dogs at a time.
Chicago facility offering structured daycare, boarding, aggression training, and a live-in board & train of one to four weeks covering obedience and behavior issues.
Long-established Chicago training and boarding operation offering combined dog training and boarding programs.
Offers private lessons at its facility, behavior modification, and a 3-week intensive board & train that includes a training collar, e-collar, and bed.
Runs three residential board-and-train tracks — Boot Camp for obedience and manners, Adventure Dog for off-leash reliability, and a rehabilitation program for reactivity, aggression and resource guarding.
Board-and-train boot camps of 10 nights to four weeks at their West Lake Street facility, combining daily training sessions with group play and one-on-one coaching.
Offers behavioral assessments, group and private training, and a board & train with four program tiers from Puppy Jump Start to off-leash reliability, where the dog lives and trains with the team.
Offers private lessons and board & train in the trainer's home, including a 2-3 week Mind Your Manners boot camp and a Complex Canine program for reactive, fearful, or aggressive dogs.
Offers board and train (2-week obedience and 3-week behavior modification programs), private training, day training, group classes, and boarding at its Chicago location.
The Boot Camp Training Program is a 4-week board & train in which the club's trainers work the dog personally, followed by go-home instruction for owners. Aggression camp, service, therapy and protection dog training are also offered.
In special cases the trainer takes a dog into her home for board & train, where it lives and sleeps with the family's own dogs and cats and is trained through daily routines.
West Loop resort at 219 N Carpenter St. Its Stay and Train program gives boarding dogs 30 minutes of training a day for at least three training days, with an optional owner meeting afterwards.
Combined training and boarding programs of 20 days, from puppy foundations through basic, intermediate and advanced off-leash levels. Locations in Naperville and Downers Grove.
A Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner that uses positive, fear-free methods. Its Board & Train has a Signature 15-day option and a Basic 5- or 10-day option; it also offers day training, private lessons, behavior consults and service dog training.
Board-and-train where the dog lives with the trainers, completable in as little as 10 days, with a lifetime follow-up guarantee.
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.
Doggie Boot Camp board-and-train program tailored to each dog, serving Naperville.
Fear Free certified board and train located in the Pet Resort at Loyal Companions Animal Hospital, 2312 W Main St, St. Charles, serving the Fox Valley. Programs include Puppy Primer (8 weeks to 6 months), Teenage Tails, Fido Finishing School and Behavior Boost Boarding School, with dogs living on site and training in real daily life.
Lodging, daycare, training and grooming center. Its Lodge & Learn board-and-train add-on gives boarding dogs one-on-one training sessions Monday through Friday, for stays from 2 days to 3+ weeks.
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.
Dog Wizard franchise location offering board and train programs alongside private lessons, day training, puppy training and group classes, with lifetime support after graduation.
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.
Dog training company offering in-home house calls and a Board and Train boot camp in Arlington Heights. Dogs stay at the trainer's home and learn heel, sit, down, stay and come, and behavior issues are also addressed.
Board and train packages from a 3-week Companion Dog Basics program through multi-month companion, therapy and service dog programs in which the dog stays at the facility; each package includes go-home or private lessons and training equipment.
"Kontrol" is a full-immersion, Monday-through-Friday board and train in which the dog lives the training structure daily on-site and returns home ready to perform; equipment (leash, collar, cot) and post-training support are included.
Boarding school programs of 7, 14 or 21 days (Amazing Dog, Dream Dog and Celebrity Rehab) where the dog stays at Little Dog Farm in Elgin with daily training sessions and walks. Includes a final-day owner lesson and free follow-up lessons for six months.
Board & Train at the Highpoint property near Elgin, with boarding and a dedicated indoor training space. The minimum is two weeks of daily training, and handling is transferred to the owners through included lessons.
Dog day care, boarding and training facility at 2120 Ashland, Evanston. Boarding dogs can do a Board & Train: daily training sessions with several handlers, plus outings to stores or Twiggs Park.
Training club focused on dog psychology offering private lessons and 3- and 4-week Board & Train Bootcamps covering leash work, perimeter control, and dog-to-dog desensitization.
Boarding School programs for older puppies and dogs: 1-4 weeks of focused training with field trips for real-life practice, play time and enrichment, plus private sessions for the owner with the dog. Facilities in Glenview and Highland Park.
Owners drop their dog off to stay with the trainer for a 2-, 3- or 4-week board & train (2-week minimum for new clients). The training covers obedience, off-leash recall and swimming in the trainer's indoor pool.
Two- and three-week Board & Train where the dog lives in the trainer's home and learns sit/stay, down/stay, recall and on/off-leash skills, with field trips to parks, stores and family events; four- and five-week programs are available for moderate to severe aggression or anxiety. Three-week clients get ongoing boarding privileges.
An Off Leash K9 Training location based on S. Main Street in Lombard that serves Chicago. It offers a 2-week board-and-train program for dogs 6 months and older, in which the dog boards with a pro trainer.
In the Stay & Train program, dogs live in a controlled training environment and work daily on obedience, leash manners and impulse control. Owners are coached before the dog goes home. Puppy preschool and obedience training are also offered.
Welfare-first, home-based board and train in McHenry where the dog lives in the trainer's home (one board-and-train dog at a time) for 2-, 3- or 4-week programs aimed at behavior change for reactive, fearful or anxious dogs. Serves Crystal Lake, Cary and McHenry County with virtual support afterward.
Dog Wizard franchise location offering board and train programs alongside private lessons, day training, puppy training and group classes, with lifetime support after graduation.
Board & Train in which the dog is trained while boarding, with a three-week minimum. Each week includes a required one-hour session with client, trainer and dog.
Residency Training takes place at the company's climate-controlled lodging facility in Palatine, where trainers work with the dog multiple times a day on sit, down, place, recall, stay, leash walking, polite greetings and impulse control. Includes meals, daily wellness checks, follow-up lessons with the family, take-home exercises and post-program group classes.
Board and Train (includes day care) in which the dog is trained at least twice a day, 6 days a week, on basic obedience (heel, sit, stay, down, down stay, come) and specific problems. It ends with a one-hour private lesson for the owner.
Customized, home-based Board & Train programs run by a CPDT-KA trainer, with training integrated into daily routines, enrichment and rest, plus transition support to transfer skills back to the owner's home. Positive reinforcement only; no shock, prong or choke collars.
Family-run trainer living on a 10-acre property at 27 S 100 W. Board & Train programs run 4, 6 or 8 weeks, and the 8-week option is for dogs with a bite history, extreme fear or dog aggression. Also offers a weekly Day-Train program.
Lodge and Learn in-residence program where the dog stays at the Antioch facility with multiple daily training sessions, socialization and exercise; a three-week stay is recommended for the full basic obedience curriculum. Includes phone consultation and follow-up sessions with the family.
Board and Train package that brings the dog to their training facility for specialized daily training, offered alongside beginner, intermediate, pro, therapy and service dog packages. Training is leadership-based, treat-free and shock-free.
Barrington trainer whose Lifetime Training Program includes a two-week board and train with owner lessons; a five-week Lifetime Deluxe version targets off-leash obedience. Also offers protection training and boarding.
Board and train programs for behavioral issues and obedience; the dog receives a live-in level of training along with the daycare program on a fully fenced 7-acre estate, with follow-up lessons in store or at home.
Doggie Boot Camp board and train in 3, 4, 5 or 6-week lengths where the dog lives in the trainer's home with his family rather than a facility. Payment is 50% deposit, 25% at drop-off and 25% at the pickup lesson.
Immersive Training Residency where the dog lives in trainer Cheri Shanahan's home in Crown Point with a limited number of guests at a time; tiers are a 2-week Good Dog residency (leash manners, household etiquette), 3-week Reliable Companion (off-leash reliability) and 4-week Behavioral Reset (reactivity, anxiety, aggression). Every stay includes photo/video updates twice a week and a 2-hour handover coaching session.
Chicagoland trainer offering a Boarding School for pre-approved clients: boarding in the trainer's home with a training plan customized to the dog.
Dog Training Camp board-and-train is offered in 5-day, 8-day, 10-day, 15-day and 30-day lengths, with the dog living in the trainers' home on a 5-acre property, limited to 3-4 dogs at a time. Covers manners, obedience and behavior indoors and out, with field trips and owner transfer instruction.
Pet resort at 100 S Glengarry Dr offering a Stay & Train program that includes climate-controlled overnight accommodations, daily training sessions and playtimes, alongside day training and private lessons.
Lodge and Learn program where the dog boards at the Hampshire resort and is trained in sit, down, climb, come and on/off-leash heel with exposure to distractions. Includes a go-home lesson and one follow-up lesson; custom behavior modification is available.
Lists behavior modification, obedience training, potty/crate training, overnight boarding, daycare and board & train among its services.
Board and train boot camps of 5, 12 or 26 days where the dog trains at the Hoffman Estates studio during the day and goes home overnight with one of the trainers instead of a kennel. Also offers a 12-day advanced off-leash program for graduates.
Board and Train has the dog stay with trainer Wayne and his family at his home in Homer Glen for 2, 3, or 4 weeks, receiving multiple daily training sessions including exercise. The program is limited to one client at a time.
Dog training company offering in-home training and a Board and Train Doggie Boot Camp in Joliet. Dogs stay in the trainer's home and learn heel, sit, down, stay and come, and behavior issues are also addressed.
In its board & train program, dogs stay overnight with one of the academy's trainers in the trainer's home for 10 to 21 days. It runs classes at Pets General Store in Libertyville and at a second location in Lindenhurst.
The Board & Train program lasts 1 to 2 weeks while the dog stays in the Niles boarding facility for obedience, leash manners and behavior modification. Owner coaching and private follow-up lessons come afterward.
Dog training company offering in-home training and a Board and Train program in Orland Park. Dogs stay in the trainer's home, and pick-up, drop-off and follow-up lessons are included.
Plainfield-based trainer offering 2-, 3- and 4-week Board & Train programs in which the dog stays with the professional trainers and works daily on obedience, manners and behavior through structured routines and real-life reinforcement. Owners receive daily updates and coaching to continue the work at home; serves Bolingbrook and Joliet.
Stay + Study board and train where the dog stays on-site at the Wise Road facility for 2, 3 or 4 weeks while trainers build foundational skills and add complexity each week. Ends with a personalized transfer lesson for the owner.
Board and Train programs: a standard 2-week program covering loose-leash heeling, sit, down, stay, come and polite interactions, and an advanced 3-week e-collar program.
Board and train at a 24/7-staffed facility on Childs Street in Wheaton, focused on fearful and aggressive dogs, priced per night with a transfer session in the owner's home. A trial daycare day and initial session are required before boarding.
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 63 programs across 34 listed cities in the Chicagoland area — Chicago, Naperville, St. Charles, Arlington Heights. 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.