52 board and train programs across 16 cities in the Phoenix Metro 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.
In its live-in Board & Train, the dog stays with the trainer for a structured multi-week program covering obedience, manners and real-world reliability. Board & Train takes place at its Phoenix location by appointment.
Dogs board with trainer Allie Alldredge, who takes at most two dogs at a time, for a 4-week program of obedience, behavior modification and real-world training. The program includes in-home care and private lessons for the owner.
Obedience and behavior-modification programs can be done with boarding at the trainer's home, where dogs are handled several times a day and socialized. Board and train programs last up to four weeks.
2-, 4- or 6-week Board & Train in which the dog stays with the trainer for daily structured work. Includes weekly owner coaching sessions and unlimited group training for life.
Dog boot camp of 4 days and 3 nights of one-on-one training, taking only one dog at a time. It ends with a hands-on session for the owners and includes lifetime phone and email support.
Trainer Sydney offers board and train, day training or private training across the Phoenix metro. Programs are split into Puppy, Basic (on-leash) and Advanced (off-leash) levels.
Board and train camps are held at a facility built around owner Garrett Murphy's home in North Phoenix, with live-in caretakers on 5 acres. Dogs get a few days to settle in before training starts.
Phoenix trainer that offers board and train alongside in-home, on-leash and off-leash training. Also offers free evaluations for rescue dogs.
Phoenix trainer specializing in guardian breeds, offering in-home, board and train, protection and service dog programs, including a 14-day off-leash obedience board and train.
Offers an In-Kennel Training package in which the dog is brought to the company's facility for one-on-one training.
Phoenix trainer offering board and train programs as an immersive format with hands-on work throughout the day, alongside private lessons, refresher training, group classes and owner-handler service dog training.
Board & Train is intensive in-residence obedience training led by military-trained instructors. The business runs training centers in Phoenix and in Crescent City, CA.
Board and train packages run 3 to 6 weeks at the academy's facility at 24 E Tumbleweed Dr, with private and group lessons to transfer skills to the owner. The facility is limited to 7 dogs.
Phoenix trainer whose Dogcation board and train program is a 3-week stay followed by 2 private follow-up lessons, with a training collar, slip-lead and lifetime support included. Appointment only.
Board-and-train programs typically running 2 to 4 weeks that combine multiple daily structured sessions with real-world practice around Paradise Valley and Scottsdale.
Cage-free pet resort in Scottsdale whose training department offers board & train programs as well as private lessons, group obedience classes and behavior modification using positive reinforcement.
Board and train program combining focused obedience training, behavior work and owner guidance so progress carries over at home. Serves the Phoenix area from Scottsdale.
Family-owned school since 1997 running 14-night Foundation Camp, 21-night Behavior Camp and 28-night Transform Camp board-and-train programs at Scottsdale and Cave Creek campuses.
Scottsdale trainer specializing in aggressive, reactive and anxious dogs. Its 45-60 day 'Evolution Residency' board-and-train includes owner coaching sessions.
Offers boarding-and-training courses at its Scottsdale facility with free drop-off and pick-up, addressing barking, biting/chewing and socialization.
Chandler trainer Mark Siebel, in business since 2005, offers one- and two-week board and train stays covering commands, potty training, leash work and socializing, using positive reinforcement only.
Mak Pack calls itself a training-first facility. Its Board and Train program has trainers work with a boarding dog during its stay.
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 programs for Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, and Gilbert specializing in house manners and off-leash obedience.
Mesa trainer whose entry-level 2-week Board and Train is hosted at the trainer's Mesa home and covers walking manners and basic commands.
Training, boarding, daycare and grooming facility on S Carriage Ln in Mesa. Its Board & Train program starts with a consultation and gives the dog daily sessions on obedience, distractions and commands like sit, wait and heel.
The Polished Paws Academy is a 7-day, 6-night board and train covering leash manners, sit/down/stay and polite greetings. It includes daily training, photo and video updates and a 1-hour private lesson.
Mesa facility off US 60 offering standard board-to-train and sports training plus boarding and daycare.
Glendale-based trainer serving the Phoenix West Valley. Offers day training and board and train along with private in-home lessons, virtual training and puppy training.
Offers a 2 Week Board & Train in which dogs stay with professional trainers, plus an Aggression Board & Train: two weeks followed by four weekly lessons for dogs with aggression or reactivity.
Glendale location of Tip Top K9 offering a residential Board & Train in which the dog lives with a trainer. It serves Glendale, Peoria and the West Valley.
Home-based board and train in Queen Creek with a 3-week Foundation & Manners program, a 4-week Advanced Obedience program and a 6-week Off-Leash Behavior Transformation program, each with daily training sessions, structured playgroups, socialization and three follow-up lessons that never expire.
Dogs stay at the company's facility for anywhere from a few days to several weeks, with trainers working with them several times a day. Programs include a 4-week puppy board and train, a 4-week advanced obedience program and a 6-week off-leash program.
Board and train in which the dog stays with the trainers and receives multiple walks, socialization and play time, and structured obedience training three times a day, with owner handling instruction included at the end.
San Tan Valley trainer whose board and train program has dogs stay for an intensive period of personalized obedience or behavior training. Also offers boarding, daycare and group classes.
Positive-reinforcement board and train programs for puppies and adult dogs in 1-week, 2-week and 4-week lengths, plus a 5-week reactive dog program, with the dog staying at the trainer's location during residential training.
Trainer Garrett Starkey takes up to two board & train dogs at a time, and they live as part of his family during training. Training is followed by 2–3 private sessions with the owner.
Board and train where the dog stays with the trainer for a set period receiving one-on-one customized training, in 3-, 4-, or 6-week options with weekly follow-up training afterward.
Balanced trainer in Surprise serving the West Valley. Its Comprehensive Stay & Train program gives daily training in a structured home environment, followed by owner turnover sessions and AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy/CGC evaluations.
Surprise-based positive-reinforcement trainer offering puppy training, private lessons and a board & train program in which dogs stay in a cage-free home and get three training sessions a day.
Buckeye trainer offering in-home private obedience plus a 2-week board & train and a service-animal board & train. Every program begins with a free in-home evaluation.
Board & Train scheduled in weekly increments where the dog stays in the trainer's home as part of the household rather than an outdoor kennel. Not suited for dogs with aggression or separation anxiety.
Cave Creek training facility whose Dog Training Camps (training retreats) are 3-week board-and-train programs, with in-home and 4-week off-leash options. It also runs group obedience classes.
Founding campus (1997) offering Foundation Camp (14 nights, basics and manners), Behavior Camp (21 nights, reactivity and anxiety), and Transform Camp (28 nights, aggression and advanced). Dogs stay in climate-controlled suites with an owner living on-site overnight.
Training and boarding provider with trainers across Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, and Phoenix.
East Valley trainer whose Board & Train program has dogs live and train in the trainer's home for 2, 4 or 6 weeks, followed by transfer lessons. It focuses especially on reactive dogs.
Peoria balanced trainer offering weekday and full-time 3-week board-and-train, puppy development board-and-train and 4-week behavior modification board-and-train programs.
Three-week board and train in which the dog lives inside the trainer's home in Peoria with a designated dog suite, secured yard and 24/7 video surveillance, covering obedience, leash work, e-collar training, reactivity and anxiety work and confidence building, with virtual and in-person owner sessions and lifetime support. Dogs must be housebroken, at least 5 months old and crate trained.
Offers a 14-Day Board & Train (Hybrid) combining training with owner instruction and a 30-Day Board & Train (Ultimate Transformation) for dogs needing more time. Specializes in fearful and anxious dogs.
Board and train where the dog lives in the Head Trainer's home for 3-8 weeks of daily personalized training, covering puppy starts, obedience, and behavior modification for reactivity, fear, anxiety, and aggression.
Offers a 2-week board and train program in which the dog stays in the trainer's home for daily obedience, on- and off-leash work, and fixes for home-manners problems. Ends with a session teaching the owner to use the remote collar.
Board and train options include a 30-consecutive-day Real-World Reliability Camp (dogs 4 months+) covering loose-leash walking, sit/down, recall, focus and impulse control with a go-home lesson, three follow-ups and lifetime support; a 42-day Adventure Camp (6 months+) with six follow-up lessons; and a weekday-only Hybrid Camp of 3 or 5 weeks.
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 52 programs across 16 listed cities in the Phoenix Metro area — Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler, Mesa. 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.