24 board and train programs across 11 cities in the Raleigh–Durham (the Triangle) 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.
A Raleigh dog training company founded in 2017 by owner-trainer Andres. It offers a one-week board and train Fast Track Program and a two-week off-leash or behavior modification board and train, each with three go-home lessons.
Puppy and adult board & train programs, with sessions held in the trainers' own homes. They cover sit, stay, recall and leash manners, plus behavior adjustment for issues such as reactivity and leash pulling.
Immersive board and train (billed as 2-week programs) where the dog stays with the trainers for the whole program. Training is customized and uses balanced techniques, focusing on one major task or several new behaviors depending on the dog.
Basic obedience board and train at 443 Rose Lane, where dogs stay with the trainers' family alongside their own pets.
Board-and-train tailored to the individual dog including puppy, adult and off-leash training.
Weekday Board & Train program including private lessons and group classes, plus puppy kindergarten and day train options.
Offers a puppy board and train for ages 10 weeks to 5 months and 2-week and 3-week adult board and train programs; dogs go home with an e-collar.
Cary-based trainer serving Raleigh, Apex, Morrisville, Durham and Holly Springs. During board and train, dogs stay in a trainer's home, not a facility, and are trained with reward-based methods in real settings like parks and downtown areas.
Basic and Advanced Obedience programs are run as board and train, alongside puppy foundations, private lessons and behavior modification for reactivity and anxiety.
Cary facility (513 E Chatham St) run by a zoologist/former vet tech offering board and train described as boot camp for dogs; the Ultimate Dog Package covers down, stay, place, loose leash walking, recall, crate training, thresholds and behavioral issues, with two-week stays referenced.
Obedience Board & Train programs teach basic obedience commands and socialization around people, dogs and new environments; serves Raleigh, Wake Forest, Youngsville and Creedmoor.
2 Week Board and Train at 2304 Coley Rd, Durham, where the dog boards with a professional trainer and works on six guaranteed commands (extended sit, extended place, on/off-leash heel, extended down, down from distance, off) plus full off-leash recall and greeting, door and meal manners. E-collar and training leash included, with a 2-hour one-on-one owner session at the end.
Board & Train obedience programs of 2 to 4 weeks with multiple training sessions a day. The 3- and 4-week programs include off-leash obedience, and owners get transfer lessons at the end.
Two-, three- and four-week board and train programs in which the dog stays at the Wake Forest facility and joins daycare between sessions; programs include a prong or e-collar, owner education and follow-up sessions within one year.
Two- or three-week board and train in which the dog stays on site in a standard cabin or luxury suite and receives daily one-on-one sessions with a staff trainer; two 30-minute in-home refresher sessions are included.
Board & Train runs 1-4 weeks with the dog staying with a professional trainer for multiple daily sessions, followed by a go-home lesson and follow-up support.
Pet Paradise resort with on-site certified trainer (Bree Brown) 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.
Boarding and training in the trainer's home for clients who prefer their dog be trained at the trainer's location rather than through in-home lessons.
Pet resort at 6805 Millhouse Rd whose Board & Train program keeps dogs 3–4 weeks for daily training and care, followed by unlimited private lessons for the family after graduation. Also offers boarding, daycare and grooming.
Offers a 2-week Basic Obedience board and train for dogs 6 months and older and a 2-week Puppy Training Program. Dogs live in the trainer's home during the stay. Also offers private lessons, aggression rehabilitation and service dog training.
Obedience trainer for household pets offering 7-day and 14-day board & train programs, the 14-day program including lifetime refreshers.
Training, boarding, day school and grooming facility at 2112 Orange Grove Rd. Offers a Boarding School Program alongside group and one-on-one training.
Lodge at 120 Lodge Lane with a Board & Train program for basic manners and obedience. The recommended length is two weeks and one-week programs are also available. Includes written updates, training videos and follow-up private lessons to hand the skills over to the owner.
Disabled-veteran-owned training and behavior center at 7024 Lark Ln offering tiered board and train stays: Basic (21 days), Intermediate (30 days), Advanced (45 days) and Elite Off-Leash (60 days), each with an equipment bundle, weekly lessons/video guides and months to lifetime of follow-up lessons. Public outings and e-collar off-leash work are included at higher tiers.
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 24 programs across 11 listed cities in the Raleigh–Durham (the Triangle) area — Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Wake Forest. 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.