27 board and train programs across 20 cities in the Minneapolis–St. Paul 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.
Board & Train where dogs stay at the facility for daily training on obedience, leash walking, house and crate training and custom goals, with an owner follow-up at pickup.
Board-and-train stays of one to eight weeks with photo and video updates, a skills review at pickup and a free follow-up private session.
Minneapolis in-home dog care business whose Board & Train is a one-week in-house stay, with one-on-one sessions at the start and end, for puppy training, socialization and behavior issues.
Tiered board-and-train packages from two to six weeks with four to five daily sessions, e-collar work and environmental proofing, plus a weekday-only 'weekends off' option and a one-week maintenance stay.
A board and train program in which the dog lives with the trainers. It includes a private session at drop-off and one at pick-up to transfer skills to the owner, plus ongoing support.
Locally run Off Leash K9 branch at 12763 Central Ave NE offering a 2-week Basic board & train and 3-week Advanced or Behavioral board & train programs in which the dog is boarded with a Pro Trainer, followed by owner lessons.
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.
Blaine trainer on a 10-acre property whose board & train has the dog live with the trainers for 3–6 weeks, followed by in-home handoff visits and up to a year of support.
Intensive three-to-six-week board-and-train programs in St. Paul with daily structured training and behavior modification.
One-to-four-week board-and-train for Minneapolis-St. Paul dogs with multiple daily training sessions, off-leash and crate work, behavior modification for reactivity and anxiety, and an owner transfer session.
Anoka trainer whose customizable board and train programs run three to five weeks, with dogs staying in the trainer's home. In-home private lessons are also offered.
Board & Train in which K9 Interpreter trains the dog while it boards at the facility, followed by a one-hour private lesson at the owner's home.
21-day board-and-train boot camp in which the dog joins the trainer's daily activities and learns basic obedience and manners, with a 4-week option. Dogs with aggression or reactivity are not accepted.
A boarding, daycare, grooming and training facility at 2990 Lexington Ave. South. Its Stay and Study board-and-train program keeps dogs for 2, 3 or 4 weeks and ends with a transfer lesson for the owner.
Stay and Train program where the dog boards at FTK with daycare and training included, covering basic and some advanced training; minimum two weeks and includes a 6-week group class afterward.
Ham Lake boarding, daycare and training center that trains all board & train dogs on e-collars during their stay. Programs include the e-collar, a go-home lesson and a free follow-up lesson.
In-board boot camps for Twin Cities dogs, including 4-, 8- and 12-week puppy boot camps and an 8-week-plus adult dog boot camp, with dogs housed in a home-like setting rather than kennel runs.
Board & train dogs live with one of the company's trainers from Sunday evening to Friday evening each week and go home on weekends; the company has facilities in Inver Grove Heights and Oronoco. It does not offer board & train for aggression or anxiety cases.
Stay and Study board and train where the dog remains at the Orchard Trail facility for 2, 3 or 4 weeks depending on goals, with regular progress reports. Ends with a personalized transfer lesson and go-home packet.
A pet boarding and training facility at 815 Highway 169 N. It offers a Stay and Study board-and-train program in which dogs stay for 2, 3 or 4 weeks.
Customizable hunting and obedience training program (Kindergarten through High School levels) for pointers, flushers and retrievers; dogs enrolled are housed in heated indoor kennels and trained year-round.
Board and train programs starting at a 14-day minimum, tailored to the dog, with complimentary refresher training days afterward. The business also offers private and service dog training.
Board & Train at its Shakopee facility (staffed 6 am-9 pm) with packages from a 7-day-minimum Basic Obedience covering sit, down, recall, leave it, kennel training, loose leash walking and potty training, up to 3- to 6-week minimums for resource guarding, dog aggression and human aggression. Packages include lifetime phone/email/text support and an owner demonstration at completion.
Twin Cities training company with five locations, including St. Louis Park. Runs boot camp programs such as a 2-week puppy start-up, a 3-week impulse control program and a 4-week basic obedience program, plus group classes and in-home training.
A 14-day Board & Train for dogs 5 months and older focused on structure, obedience and real-world exposure. The price includes overnight boarding, daycare and a bath, and the program is booked through Dog Days at 350 University Ave E.
Stillwater trainer offering customized Sleepovers (boot camp stays in the trainer's home), puppy programs and a day school.
Stay and Study board and train where the dog stays at the Hudson Road facility for 2, 3 or 4 weeks with weekly increases in cue complexity, distance, duration and distractions. Includes regular progress reports and a transfer lesson at pick-up.
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 27 programs across 20 listed cities in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area — Minneapolis, Blaine, Saint Paul, Anoka. 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.