55 board and train programs across 34 cities in the Washington, DC 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.
DC trainer offering puppy programs, behavior modification and on/off-leash obedience. In board and train the dog lives at the trainer's (Scott's) home, usually for 1–3 weeks, with daily training sessions.
Dog trainer serving Washington DC, Southern Maryland and Northern Virginia. Services include a training camp (board and train), in-home private lessons, and training with play.
In Puppy Raising Camp + Coaching, the puppy lives full time with a professional Instinct puppy raiser for socialization and training. Camps typically run 1–4 weeks for puppies aged 9–20 weeks.
Offers immersive board-and-train in Washington DC on a limited basis alongside in-home private training.
Runs 4-week board-and-train for obedience and mild issues and 6-week programs for severe reactivity and aggression, serving DC and Northern Virginia.
Franchise location offering board-and-train programs where the dog lives with a trainer and comes home off-leash reliable.
Board and train hosted at the trainer's home in the DC area, running 3–6 weeks and covering leash walking, recall, place, door manners and crate training, with field trips. At least one in-home session is required before enrollment.
Two-week board and train program run in the trainer's home with practice in public places at multiple distraction levels.
One-, two- and three-week adult board and train programs plus a two-week puppy program; the dog lives in the trainer's home as part of the family and is proofed on field trips to high-distraction locations, with a go-home lesson of 1.5 to 2+ hours at the end.
Immersive 4- and 6-week board and train programs in Northern Virginia covering obedience, off-leash foundations, leash reactivity, aggression, and anxiety cases.
Offers 3-week puppy and adult off-leash board and train programs where the dog lives in the trainer's family home rather than a kennel. Covers on/off-leash obedience (heel, sit, down, place, come), behavior modification and real-world outings, with go-home lessons, follow-up sessions and training tools included.
Residential board and train programs of 1 to 3 weeks at the Caroline St facility: 1-week Freedom (off-leash recall, place, sit), 2-week Community K9 and Urban K9 (seven commands including off-leash recall, proofed in parks, stores and neighborhoods), and a 3-week Behavioral program for reactive/anxious dogs. Each includes an owner turnover session; 2-week programs include lifetime refreshers.
Three-week Board & Obedience Training Program in which the dog stays on the family-run 10-acre kennel property and gets one-on-one instruction in heel, sit, come, leave it, down and on/off-leash recall. Includes a mid-program consultation, owner instruction at pickup and a training collar to take home.
2-week board and train 'training camp' at the Sterling facility (22034 Shaw Rd, Suite 105) teaching advanced off-leash obedience and behavior modification; a 1-week board and train is also listed.
Pet resort (21460 Squire Ct) offering 2-, 3- and 4-week Stay and Train programs with one-on-one training by staff trainers plus 3, 5 or 7 owner classes.
Dog Wizard franchise location offering board and train programs alongside private lessons, day training, puppy training and group classes, with lifetime support after graduation.
Offers private lessons and board-and-train for Annapolis and surrounding areas.
Home-based board-and-train sold in 4-day blocks (8-16 days typical) with a pickup lesson and months of unlimited group classes.
Full-service dog training facility at 11405 Bethesda Church Rd in Damascus. Its board & train programs keep dogs in an indoor, climate-controlled training facility where the owner lives on-site.
Reward-based trainer Alyse Mineroff runs an in-home board & train program of 1 to 4 weeks. Dogs get multiple daily sessions, field trips, and follow-up transfer lessons for the owner.
A Northern Virginia board-and-train program at 8245 Katie Lynn Ct, Gainesville. Programs run 14, 21 or 28 days with on-leash or off-leash options.
Balanced trainer serving Northern Virginia and DC with board-and-train programs and behavior work. Starts with a free phone consultation.
Boutique facility at 12101 Darnestown Rd running 2-4 week residential board and train programs with daily one-on-one trainer time, real-world proofing in distracting environments and a two-hour owner turnover session. Balanced-training approach focused on leash pulling, reactivity, aggression, separation anxiety and off-leash control; graduates get free lifetime alumni pack walks.
Sleep-away Puppy Camp for puppies up to 20 weeks (house training, socialization, basic cues) and Puppy Camp 2.0 for 5–18 months (impulse control, behavior problems, obedience), held on the trainer's 1.5-acre fenced property.
Board and train programs run from Furever K9's Leesburg training and boarding facility; packages run one week (Foundation), two weeks (Advanced) and three to four weeks (Behavior Modification), and each includes a one-hour go-home session where owners learn cues, handling and maintenance drills.
Board and Train program in which the dog comes to stay with the trainers for the most in-depth training they offer.
Anne Arundel County trainer offering basic obedience and 4-week behavior-modification board-and-train where dogs live 24/7 with the trainer's pack.
Pet resort at 840 West Bay Front Rd, Lothian. It offers resort 'stay and train' programs alongside group classes and private lessons.
Farm-based boarding with training, where each stay is built around one training plan; van pickup and drop-off are included in the rate. Also handles behavior rehabilitation for reactive, fearful and aggressive dogs.
CPDT-KA trainer serving Frederick, Carroll, Howard and Montgomery counties with board-and-train available for puppies six months and under.
Original Olde Towne Pet Resort location (8101 Alban Rd, opened 2002) offering 2-, 3- and 4-week Stay and Train programs with one-on-one training and follow-up owner classes.
Northern Virginia trainer Seth runs a Board & Train program in which dogs stay at his home, with a minimum of 2 weeks for new clients. He also offers one-on-one lessons and boarding.
Stafford-based trainer serving Northern Virginia. It runs residential Board & Train programs, including puppy foundations, a two-week Foundation obedience program, advanced off-leash obedience and behavior rehabilitation for reactivity, aggression and fear.
Offers in-home and residential training focused on obedience, problem solving and behavior modification. Its main program is a 3-week residential board and training program, on-leash or off-leash with a remote collar.
The 3-Week Obedience Board & Train covers recall, sit and down with stays, heel, place and leave it. A Behavior Modification Board & Train is priced after evaluation.
Hybrid board and train combining personalized behavior-modification sessions with a structured boarding stay, serving Arlington, Alexandria, and Reston.
Bethesda trainer who builds individual programs, including puppy/basic and advanced obedience packages. Its services and forms pages include an intake form for board and train.
Bowie pet care and training business whose Board and Train provides customized training in a home environment with two follow-up private lessons.
Overnight board and train of 1-4 weeks at a 15,000 sq ft Chantilly facility; the dog stays in a 5'x10' or 5'x5' suite, gets at least four walks and 1.5-2 hours of play daily, works with a primary and secondary trainer, and goes home after a 90-minute owner session with a 60-minute follow-up lesson.
Board and Train is described as the center's most popular program, covering basic obedience and manners as well as dogs with severe behavioral or aggressive issues. The center also offers group classes, private lessons and puppy training.
Frederick-based trainer running board and train camps in partnership with Sunchaser Kennels in Union Bridge: a 4-week Manners & Obedience Camp, 2-week Puppy Camp (ages 2-5 months), 2-week Jump Start Camp and a 4-8 week Behavior Camp for reactivity, fear, anxiety, resource guarding and dog aggression. Camps include field trips, photo/video updates, a two-hour go-home lesson and follow-ups.
Day camp and boarding facility at 12623 Wisteria Dr, Germantown. In its Board and Train program the dog stays at the facility, learns basic obedience and behavior management, runs on a treadmill and joins group play.
Board & train company where dogs live in the homes of local trainers rather than a kennel, covering on- and off-leash obedience in a 2-week program. It serves the DMV area, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia.
Founded by a US Army Military Police veteran. Offers a 3-Day Boarding Training tune-up, a 14-Day Boarding Training boot camp, aggression rehabilitation, obedience, boarding and daycare.
A daycare, boarding and training facility on five acres offering a positive-reinforcement board and train program. Each program ends with an owner session at the facility plus a follow-up session in the owner's home.
One- and two-week force-free board-and-train on an 80-acre Southern Maryland ranch serving the greater DC area, with custom behavior programs available.
Board-and-train for obedience, aggression and behavior modification run by trainers Stephanie and Lenny Zannin, serving Northern VA, MD, DC and NC.
4-week board and train for dogs 6 months and older at a private facility in western Loudoun County, where the dog works with a dedicated lead trainer using trust-building and variable reinforcement, with multiple daily walks, play and a fenced area. Includes pick-up/drop-off, photo and video updates on Tuesdays and Fridays, and an intensive session with the owner and dog upon return.
Reston trainer specializing in dog reactivity, training outdoors in local parks and neighborhoods. It offers a Board & Train Program alongside its reactivity and obedience lesson packages.
Offers dog board-and-train programs for Rockville, MD.
Puppy board and train for puppies under 4-6 months in which the puppy stays in the trainer's home with daily field trips, focusing on socialization, obedience cues, housebreaking and crate/pad training. Five-day minimum, with a recommended start before 12 weeks of age.
Offers board-and-train from Urbana to Frederick and Montgomery County families.
Licensed dog daycare, overnight boarding and training facility at 4834 Gallant Green Road in Waldorf. Its Board & Train service is intensive puppy training for dogs under 1 year old, with daily one-on-one obedience work and progress reports.
Board & Train immersion programs on a 15-acre Warrenton training estate: a 2-week puppy program for foundational leash manners and engagement, and 3-4 week adult programs with leash and e-collar training. Dogs live with the trainer in their home with 24/7 supervision, daily pack adventure hikes and regular video updates; a custom leash gear kit is included.
Off Leash K9 franchise location serving Northern Virginia with 2-week board & train, puppy board & train, and aggressive/reactive dog programs.
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 55 programs across 34 listed cities in the Washington, DC Area area — Washington, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Sterling. 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.
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