27 board and train programs across 9 cities in the Nashville 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 a four-week board-and-train package spanning Basic, Intermediate and Advanced phases, with the final week reinforcing prior work.
Nashville-area trainer owned by Matthew Moore. Offers board and train, where the dog stays and trains with DogMoore, plus private lessons, day training, puppy training and behavior modification.
Positive-reinforcement board-and-train camp taught by certified trainers, focused on manners and obedience skills.
Board and train programs: 3–4 weeks for puppies, 4 weeks on-leash and 5 weeks off-leash for adult dogs. Dogs live in the trainer's home, with no more than 4 dogs in training at a time.
Board-and-train is its most popular program, with three daily training sessions, twice-daily behavioral work and frequent exercise seven days a week.
Board-and-train delivering off-leash obedience in 2-4 weeks with daily photo updates and a lifetime refresher guarantee.
Board-and-train dog training program based in Nashville.
Dog Wizard franchise location offering Board and Train Dog Training alongside in-home and mobile programs.
Tip Top K9 location offering a Board & Train program where dogs stay with trainers for daily lessons, with behavior modification for aggressive or anxious dogs.
Veteran-owned trainer offering 2-week and 4-week board and trains. The dog stays with them for a crash course in the skills the owner wants, or for intensive work on a behavior issue.
The Board and Train Program is an intensive lifestyle training program in which the dog lives in a structured home environment with the trainer. Serves Franklin, Spring Hill and the Nashville area.
Immersive board and train in Franklin and Murfreesboro including a 3-week program for foundational obedience and behavior shaping.
Board and Train program for owners seeking behavior transformation, alongside private and day training.
Board & Train Programs combine daytime positive-reinforcement training, play and socialization with overnight boarding. A trainer consultation is required before booking.
A Murfreesboro trainer offering a Two Week Board and Train for on- and off-leash obedience, a Two Week Puppy Board & Train, and therapy and service dog training.
Facility at 2213 NW Broad St offering board and train including aggression/anxiety and 3-week aggression programs.
Pet Paradise resort with on-site certified trainer (Charity Bronson) 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.
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.
Camp Wag board-and-train: the dog is trained on-site at the Wag It Better boarding facility by Heather Moore while the owner is away. It covers crate training, house training, manners, basic cues and advanced commands.
A Clarksville dog and horse training business offering free dog behavior consults, private dog training, group classes, online training, service dog training and board and train.
Residential board and train programs at the 2850 Woodlawn Rd facility: 1 Week Freedom, 2 Week, Elite 4 Week, a 3-week Aggression program, and 1- and 2-week Puppy Jump Start programs.
Offers in-home training and several board and train options: a puppy board and train, a 2-week on-leash program, a 3-week off-leash program, and a 3-4 week customized behavior modification program.
Trainer on a private 11-acre property in Dickson offering online coaching, a Puppy Headstart board and train, and three adult board-and-train programs starting with Essentials.
Hendersonville trainer at 132 Elnora Dr offering customized board & train programs. Reports 10+ years of experience and 800+ dogs trained, and accepts puppies from 10 weeks old.
Dog Wizard franchise location in Smyrna offering private lessons, group classes, AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy training, a 6- or 15-day day-training program and separation-anxiety training. Board & Train is listed among its programs.
21-day board and train at the trainers' home-based facility in White House covering obedience commands, potty training, loose-leash walking and recall, with daily photo, video and text updates and owner instruction at pickup.
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 9 listed cities in the Nashville Area area — Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Clarksville. 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.