Retriever, pointer, and field training programs for hunting dogs. 202 programs listed nationwide.
Gun dog training and breeding kennel for spaniels and Labradors that houses about 20–30 training dogs at a time in two training-dog buildings. The monthly fee includes boarding, food, birds and a monthly vet visit.
Retriever, versatile gun dog, shed dog and basic obedience trainer at 376 Holmes Road, Holmes. Typical board-n-train sessions run 4 weeks.
Bird dog training kennel on 35 acres that trains pointing dogs for field trials and as hunting companions. Runs a West Virginia summer training camp and a winter camp in Georgia.
Two-month in-board basic obedience program with e-collar conditioning for dogs 5 months and older; also runs a 12–16 week retriever program that includes boarding.
Retriever and obedience trainer at 255 Bright Hill Rd, Princeton. All of its training programs are board and train, covering puppy training, on- and off-leash obedience, and retriever/hunt test programs.
Retriever and gun dog training kennel. All programs include training, boarding, food and parasite prevention, from a 2-week puppy development program to companion, gun dog and advanced hunting programs.
Full-time retriever training kennel in southwest Cleveland County training gun dogs and AKC/HRC hunt test dogs, plus a roughly one-month all-breed obedience program and a Puppy Head Start; the monthly fee includes training, boarding, food and birds.
Retriever training kennel in north-central Arkansas that trains month to month; the owner chooses how long the dog stays, and food is included. Chris Yielding trains at least 5 days a week.
Runs a Fast Track/Custom Board & Train at a home-style indoor facility in North, SC and a Kennel Board & Train at the St. Matthews kennel, plus kennel-based gun dog training for retrieving and pointing breeds.
Upland bird dog training kennel that trains pointing dogs on wild quail across 6,000+ leased acres. It has 75 covered runs and a climate-controlled boarding facility.
Central Texas kennel offering board and train obedience (3-week and 4-week programs), gun dog and hunt test training, plus boarding.
Family-run Labrador breeder and trainer in northwestern Pennsylvania offering 1–3 week board and train programs for obedience, therapy dog prep, shed dog work and behavior modification.
Retriever training kennel on the Black Warrior River. It offers a 6-week obedience board-and-train program, plus Started (6-month minimum) and Advanced (12-month minimum) gun dog packages.
Retriever and upland training kennel with kennel-based programs: All Breed Obedience (6-8 weeks), Basic/Transition/Finished Retriever and Upland programs billed monthly, and a 5-week Home Immersion obedience program in the trainer's home.
Obedience board & train packages from 1 to 5 weeks (minimum 1-week stay for new clients), with longer packages including field trips and an off-leash e-collar option; also offers retriever training and a 12-week retriever puppy head start. Located at 961 County Road S-45-194, Hemingway, SC, between Myrtle Beach and Florence.
Kennel at 370 Chattanooga Valley Rd that runs a three-week obedience training program built on sit, heel and no, plus hunt training. Graduates can return for short-term board and train.
Weimar kennel offering basic obedience, puppy and gundog training programs. Its Board & Train program adds daily training and field work to a boarding stay, including tune-ups before a hunt.
Father-son kennel between Ligonier and Albion with 20 indoor/outdoor runs on 50 acres. It trains retrievers, flushers and pointers, and boarding is included in its training packages.
Board-and-train programs at the Purvis facility: 2-week basic and 6-week advanced obedience, plus 4- and 8-week shed antler hunting programs.
Full-service board and train facility in Stephenville with basic and advanced obedience board/train programs estimated at 4-6 weeks, a bird dog (upland and retriever) program estimated at 4 months, and behavior modification; private lessons offered on a limited basis.
Family-owned breeder and trainer of hunting dogs at 815 Charlie Braswell Road. Dogs stay at the kennel for versatile and retriever training, introduction to live game and gunfire, obedience and blood tracking.
Residency training where the dog stays with the trainer: 5–10 days for basic on-leash obedience or 21 days for advanced off-leash obedience. Upland gun dog training is also offered.
Runs bird-dog board and train programs from a 120-acre property in northern Reno. Options are a 4-week program (gun dog manners, bird and gun introduction, pointing, retrieve, obedience) and a 3-month formal training class.
A retriever training kennel where dogs stay on-site for multi-month Started, Seasoned and Finished levels (force fetch, marks, blinds, hand signals on land and water). It also runs obedience, force-fetch and pre-season tune-up programs with a one-month minimum.
Board and train in which the dog stays at the Woodstock facility for a 4-week basic on-leash program or 6-week advanced off-leash program; the trainer then works with the whole family on home rules and commands, with hunting dogs' field skills respected.
All of CapeWest's training programs are board-and-train, from puppy starts and 1- and 2-month obedience programs to gun dog and scent training. It also breeds British Labradors.
A 48-acre fenced boarding and training facility with 20 kennels near Whigham, GA. Dogs stay on site for gun-dog training (retriever, upland, waterfowl) or obedience training, and the owner decides how long.
Kennel offering in-kennel waterfowl hunting dog training for terms of 2-6 months, plus puppy obedience sessions at the kennel.
Boarding and training kennel at 812 CR 412 in Edna. Offers a 4–6 week obedience board and train, a 4-week puppy board and train, and a 3-month-plus retriever program.
In-kennel gun dog training (waterfowl and upland) and obedience training in which the dog boards at the Warrensburg kennel for the length of training; boarding is included at no charge in the cost of training and dogs are flown in from around the country.
Boarding, day care and retriever/obedience training facility. Obedience training is a month-long program where the dog stays at the facility, followed by an owner session.
Retriever kennel where dogs in training are fed and housed on site. Offers a 5-week obedience-only program, roughly 10-week retriever programs, and summer tune-up training.
Pointing-dog training kennel run by Victor Forsyth. Dogs board at the kennel for puppy, mid-level and tune-up programs worked 5 days a week, and boarding and food are included.
German Shorthair kennel and pheasant preserve where owners can leave their dog for boarding and training toward set goals. Training covers obedience, birds and gunfire, e-collar and force-breaking.
Labrador retriever trainer John runs started (about 3 months) and intermediate retriever programs for hunting and hunt tests; prices include kennel services, training, food and birds.
Gundog training and boarding facility on 122 acres in Ledbetter, with 48 heated-floor kennels and staff living on site. Programs include puppy imprinting, 6-8 week basic obedience, gundog and performance retriever training, and Board & Train.
A kennel in Pelzer offering boarding, grooming, a retriever program and monthly obedience programs. In these programs the dog gets daily one-on-one training from a trainer, plus bi-weekly sessions with the owner before going home.
Eugene-area retriever kennel offering training, breeding and boarding. Its train-and-board program covers retriever field work and obedience.
Red Bluff trainers offering residential 'Stay and Learn' programs of about 30 days (Everyday Manners) or about 6 weeks (Everyday Manners & More), with a maximum of 2 dogs in training at once. They also offer day training, private lessons, CGC, and started/advanced gundog and retriever training.
Retriever and gun-dog kennel on a mountain farm in western NC. In its 2–4 week board and train, the dog lives at the facility and has several training sessions a day. It also offers puppy, obedience and retriever programs.
Gun dog kennel in Mitchell that trains English springer and cocker spaniels for hunting, field trials and hunt tests. Dogs stay at the kennel during multi-month training programs.
Retriever and pet obedience kennel on 30 acres near Crockett, run by trainer Matt Larkin. Its obedience program usually takes 9–10 weeks, and boarding and food are included.
Northeast Oklahoma kennel on 20 acres. Runs a board and train program for obedience, reactivity and aggression, plus bird dog and sporting dog training.
Family-owned kennel in Pulaski, NY. Its Boarding and Training program keeps the dog at the facility for basic obedience, rehabilitation, or downed big game recovery (tracking) training.
Training and pet-care facility at 110 Kings Lane in West Monroe. Dogs in its obedience program stay at the facility and sleep inside. It also offers hunting (deer tracking, duck retrieving) and ESA/service training, boarding, daycare and grooming.
Lubbock bird dog training kennel where dogs stay in heated and air-conditioned kennels during Puppy, Formal and Advanced training programs that run 2–4 months each.
Retriever training center, established in 1980, where dogs settle into the kennel for a Gun Dog Training Program covering collar conditioning, force breaking and marking. Owners get twice-monthly phone updates.
German Shorthaired Pointer breeder and trainer west of San Antonio. Takes 9–12 dogs at a time for basic obedience (typically 6 weeks), started gun dog, broke gun dog and retriever training.
Retriever and pointing-Lab trainer for hunting and AKC/APLA hunt tests. Each dog has its own kennel space in a climate-controlled facility, and the monthly fee includes training, boarding and food.
Four-week obedience camp in which the dog stays at the facility to provide focus and a consistent routine, with the goal of building a language for communication between owner and dog; works with all breeds and also offers boarding and gun dog training. Located at 242 Walker Lane, Thomasville, GA.
Family-run obedience and hunting retriever kennel that has trained duck dogs since 1989. It offers 30/60/90-day obedience programs and 6-month waterfowl retriever programs, and the fees include boarding.
The owner lives on the property and trains the dogs, which stay at the kennel for training. Basic on-leash obedience averages two weeks with optional off-leash work, alongside pointing dog, spaniel, retriever and versatile hunting dog programs.
Central Arkansas retriever trainer. Its basic gun dog program averages six months, with dogs boarded on-site, and it also runs a premier hunt test program for AKC and UKC titles.
Obedience and gundog training are done as board and train, with dogs staying at the kennel. Companion obedience runs 4 weeks (on-leash) or 8 weeks (on and off leash), with weekly owner lessons near the end.
Gun dog trainer offering an intensive two-month program for upland and waterfowl dogs built around live bird work. Dogs are kept in a kennel a few yards from the trainer's home, and owners are encouraged to visit and train during their dog's sessions.
Kennel at 5800 Bluff Street, Norco, run by Clay Fewell. It offers a 4- or 6-month in-house gun dog training program and a 2-month obedience board-and-train program.
Kennel-based retriever gun dog training in stages: Puppy Head Start (from about 12 weeks), Started Gun Dog (formal obedience, collar conditioning and force fetch, about 20 weeks on average) and Handling Gun Dog.
Retriever kennel with weekly and monthly drop-off training packages: the dog stays and is worked several times a day. The facility is a 40x70 kennel with indoor/outdoor pens.
Retriever training kennel (also in Sutter, CA) offering puppy introduction, obedience, gun dog and advanced programs. All programs include boarding, food and birds.
A family-owned retriever trainer since 1989, with locations in Sutter, CA and Twin Bridges, MT. Its gun dog, puppy introduction and all-breed obedience programs are monthly and include boarding.
Gilmer, Texas kennel offering gun dog training and all-breed obedience, including a six-week basic general obedience course in which the dog stays at the facility for the duration of training.
Gun dog kennel 22 miles north of Reno that trains pointers and retrievers, from basic obedience to competition level. Dogs stay at the facility during training, and owners can visit by appointment.
Kennel-based obedience programs averaging 15 days, ending with an evaluation and handoff to the owner. It also offers hunting dog training.
Boykin spaniel breeder and training kennel just outside Farmville. Dogs board in its indoor and outdoor kennels while being trained in obedience, hunter/retriever work, puppy basics or a tune-up. It accepts Boykins and other breeds.
Southern Illinois sporting dog trainer offering a hunting dog boot camp, upland and water training, and obedience/problem-dog programs (minimum one month), with dogs kept in an on-site kennel during training.
Western Nebraska retriever kennel run by Chris Jobman that trains dogs on site for hunting and HRC/AKC hunt tests. The Gun Dog Program is usually 4–6 months.
Family-owned kennel in northwestern Wisconsin that trains sporting breeds in field obedience and upland hunting. It also runs a General Obedience Program for any dog, with boarding included and a recommended 6-week stay.
Gun dog training with dogs boarded at the kennel. The introductory puppy program runs 4-6 weeks at the kennel for dogs 6 months to 1.5 years old, and there are seasonal training camps in North Dakota and South Texas.
Country boarding kennel at 4760 E State Rd 120 near Angola that offers Board and Train by trainer Ken Blackburn (certified ABCDT, AKC CGC evaluator) alongside boarding, daycare, 6-week group classes, hourly lodge sessions and in-home training covering puppy classes, basic obedience, hunting and dog sports.
Retriever trainer that takes two client dogs per full-time kennel training session, each lasting about three months at minimum. Dogs stay at the trainer's home. Programs include puppy foundation, hunt test and gun dog training.
John Carpenter's farm in Dutchess County offers residential training in obedience and gundog field work. Residential Board & Train has a 2-week minimum. Also offers a Puppy Head Start program.
Hunting dog training on 180 acres: retriever, upland, versatile (Pudelpointer), obedience, puppy, shed and blood-trail tracking programs. Dogs are dropped off for training, and owners are walked through the techniques before pickup.
Full-time training and boarding facility focused on versatile hunting dogs. It runs obedience-only and hunting programs with boarding included, plus a summer wild bird camp.
A boarding and training facility on 80 acres at 1513 Bay Creek Road, Hartsville. It runs a 4-week obedience program with the dog staying on site for two daily training sessions, plus a 3-month retriever gun dog program.
Runs a 4 Week Gun Dog School in which dogs stay on a 40-acre property under a boarding agreement and train daily in field work, with optional basic obedience. The program ends with a guided graduation hunt.
Kennel at 30640 Waller Spring Creek Rd, run by ABC-certified trainer J.R. Totten. Offers 4-week boarding-and-training programs in basic or advanced on-leash obedience, plus retriever training and boarding.
Retriever and gundog training on the grounds of Hudson Farm. Programs (Puppy Starter, Started Gundog, Advanced Gundog) require minimum stays of 1 to 3 months.
Ellensburg obedience and hunting-dog trainer. The owner says he has worked with more than 1,000 board and train clients, and the site sells an online course based on its board and train program.
Bird dog trainers whose only service is an in-home board & train: dogs stay in the trainers' home, one at a time, typically for 2–4 months. Upland training averages 6–8 weeks and waterfowl training 3–4 months.
Offers a limited-space Bootcamp: the trainer keeps 1-2 dogs at a time at her house to train and board them, then gives the owner written instructions. Also offers classes, in-home sessions, and starting beagles on rabbits and bird dogs on pointing.
Kennel near St. Joseph, MO run by Sheena and Mike Collins. It trains dogs for upland bird hunting, hunt tests and obedience, with indoor boarding included in the daily training rate.
Basic Obedience (3-4 weeks) and Advanced Obedience (5-6 weeks, off-leash and e-collar) programs in which the dog boards at the Starkville kennels (225 Hickory Ridge Dr); retriever and upland gun-dog training programs are also offered.
Sporting-breed boarding and training kennel in Alliance, Ohio, offering monthly live-in training for starting, fine-tuning or finishing gun dogs. A minimum 6–8 week stay is recommended for first-time dogs.
Kennel on 40 acres in San Diego County offering four-month basic gun dog training for pointers and retrievers and one-month in-kennel or in-home obedience training. Also does rattlesnake avoidance training and boarding.
An 80-acre kennel on Lower Honcut Rd that offers residential obedience training (Puppy Head Start, Basic and Advanced Obedience) with weekly progress updates. It also runs a four-month gun dog program for Labradors bought from Hightest.
Retriever kennel where trainer Tammy keeps client dogs for basic and advanced training, gun dog training and AKC/HRC hunt test preparation; the site says all dogs coming in for board and training must be current on vaccinations.
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.
In-kennel training programs where the kennel boards, feeds and trains the dog: Puppy Academy, a 4-5 month Gun Dog Program, Advanced Hunt Test and Advanced Obedience.
In-facility board-and-train programs including basic obedience and e-collar conditioning, plus a bird dog package that adds gun work and basic retrieving.
Kennel offering bird dog training, obedience, boarding and daycare. Obedience board and train options are a 2-week leash program and a 4-week off-leash e-collar program, with the dog staying at the kennel.
Jim Rice, who has trained bird dogs for about 35 years, and his grandson Frank train upland and water dogs. The main offering is a 4-month course with dogs kept at their facility, and owners may visit during training.
Pottsville trainer offering gun dog training and lifestyle obedience training. Dogs in training are boarded in climate-controlled indoor kennel rooms attached to the trainer's residence.
Training kennel in Dunn, North Carolina offering a 6-week Basic Obedience program plus Basic and Advanced Gun Dog programs; pricing includes boarding and feed during the dog's stay.
Two-week and four-week board and train programs at the kennel at 8574 NC Hwy 127 N, Hickory, which can include e-collar training; training is based on love, trust and praise as rewards. Dogs go through roughly a 2-week acclimation period before family visits, and the program covers basic obedience, behavior modification and gun dog / upland hunter training.
Professional gun dog and obedience trainer offering In-Kennel Training, accepting only a limited number of dogs at any given time, alongside private lessons and behavior modification for working and sporting breeds.
Retriever trainer whose programs include basic obedience, basic, intermediate and advanced gun dog training, tune-up training and puppy head start, with dogs sent to the trainer. Works on decoys, boats and blinds for waterfowl dogs.
30-day board and train program with one-on-one training from trainer Tim plus owner training sessions. Gun dog training packages for retrievers are also offered.
On-site gundog training: a 4-month Started Gundog program, an 8-month Finished Gundog program, and a Competition Gundog program for AKC hunt tests and field trials.
German Shorthaired Pointer kennel that offers boarding, grooming and gun-dog training. Its monthly hunting and obedience training programs can be done with the dog staying at the kennel.
Retriever gun dog, hunt test and field trial training kennel. Training dogs live on site in a 32-kennel climate-controlled facility, and programs include a 2-week puppy program and an intermediate off-leash program.
Retriever training for waterfowl hunting and hunt tests, plus obedience training for all breeds, with dogs kept in its climate-controlled kennel during training. The obedience program lasts 30 days.
Greg and Peri Layton run a waterfowl/upland retriever and AKC hunt test training kennel. They recommend leaving a dog with them for 3-5 months, and say basic obedience usually takes 2-3 months.
Gun dog trainer offering short-interval board and train ($50/day), a 6-week board-and-train obedience program and bird-dog programs. Boarding facilities are geared to hunting breeds.
Retriever kennel on a 50-acre property north of Syracuse. Dogs stay at the kennel for formal obedience and for basic or advanced gun dog programs (force fetch, steadiness, blinds, marks).
Boarding-school board-and-train with up to five 30-minute sessions per day, plus behavior modification and medical-alert service dog training.
Training and boarding facility where dogs stay for off-leash obedience (companion dog) programs or 2-3 month gun dog programs with land and on-site pond work; weekly rate includes training and boarding.
Upland hunting outfitter offering a monthly board and train for gun dogs and family pets (March-August), where pups stay on the property and train four days a week on birds and four days on obedience; limited to 6 dogs per session.
Husband-and-wife waterfowl retriever trainers on Ord Ranch Road offering 3-month gundog programs, 2-week tune-ups and board-and-train in kennel runs. Because kennel space is limited, they board retriever breeds only.
Labrador retriever breeder and training kennel near Cornish. Its 30-day board and train includes daily training sessions, structured boarding and follow-up sessions with the owner. It also offers started-retriever programs.
Full-service kennel in Giddings specializing in retriever training, AKC/HRC hunt test training and obedience. Dogs are kenneled during month-by-month training programs.
Labrador breeder and training kennel. It offers obedience (4–8 weeks), basic retriever (8–12 weeks), advanced retriever (12–16+ weeks) and blood-trail programs as board-and-train or private lessons, with weekly video updates.
Full-time in-home board and train in McKinney on a 3-Phase Method running from obedience (about 3 weeks) through started and finished gundog work. Dogs live and train with the trainer, 2-3 dogs at a time.
Professional gun dog handler and trainer Robert J. Ecker Jr., established 1986, takes gun dogs for monthly boarding/training on bird-stocked training fields.
Shreveport training and boarding kennel that holds up to 20 dogs. Offers obedience training, retriever training and a Head Start program for puppies, with dogs staying on site.
Board & Train focused on obedience and behavior correction, offered as a 15-Day Training program (includes collar, leash and a private lesson) or a 30-Day Training program (includes collar, leash and two private lessons); boarding and blood trail/tracking training also offered. Based in Vicksburg, MS.
Pet care and training company at 2523 Wexford Bayne Rd that offers Dog Boot Camp and board and train, plus a 2-week Hunting Bird Dog Boot Camp for pointers and flushers on over 100 acres.
Basic obedience program is a 4-week stay at the training facility, with each dog in its own indoor/outdoor run on 150 acres; owners join sessions after week two. Also a retriever/upland gun dog trainer.
Dog training and boarding facility run by JT and Caroline Cline. It offers a 6-week obedience program and a monthly gundog program, in regular or climate-controlled kennels.
Retriever trainer offering a 6-week board-and-train basic obedience program and retriever training built on hunting scenarios and AKC/HRC hunt-test concepts. Full-time care and food are included.
Gun dog kennel near North Platte that takes a limited number of client dogs in for monthly upland, waterfowl and obedience training, including NAVHDA and AKC test preparation. It also offers boarding.
Full-service training, boarding and breeding facility on 100 acres south of Rochester. Programs run from puppy through gun dog, hunt test and field trial.
Family-run kennel that is primarily a board-and-train program: owners leave the dog for an extended period of obedience, upland, waterfowl, shed and deer-recovery training. The monthly fee covers training, board, food and equipment.
A family-owned boarding and training kennel at 7609 East Catlett Road. It offers gun dog training with live birds, and pet obedience where dogs typically stay for up to two weeks.
Labrador breeder and trainer (Blair & Mary Beth Powley) offering a monthly Board and Train package of at least one month, during which the dog resides with Old House Labs for daily training toward the owner's goals.
Offers boarding and training at its home facility in Monmouth County, with short and extended stays that include daily training. Dogs work with fields, waterways and birds, covering obedience, introduction to birds and gunfire, and hunting-season preparation.
Pointing and flushing dog training facility on over 1,000 acres managed for wild birds. Dogs can stay at the facility in climate-controlled kennels and are worked daily.
Versatile gun-dog kennel run by Dave Trahan, a former NAVHDA International President. Besides classes and one-on-one sessions, it offers full board & train, where the dog stays at OnPoint for daily hands-on training.
Neal Kauder trains companion dogs and bird dogs on grounds at 3831 River Road West in Goochland. Screened dogs stay in residence for 2 to 12 weeks, and there is an intensive trained-retrieve board-and-train program.
Kennel offering an 8-week Basic Obedience Board and Train program with owner sessions in the last 3 weeks, plus retriever and upland gun dog training programs.
Obedience board & train with a 21-day minimum. Dogs live on the trainer's property in a climate-controlled kennel room or in the home, and learn sit, down, heel, recall, place, crate and house manners, with public outings. Retriever/gun dog training is also offered.
Retriever obedience and gun dog training on a 40-acre property near Sioux Falls, typically lasting 3–4 months. Dogs stay in 20 indoor, climate-controlled kennels during training.
Retriever training program where dogs stay at the facility. It includes a Basic Retrieving Course with a 3-month minimum and month-to-month advanced training, and has locations in Chaumont (near Watertown) and Holland, NY.
Pointing dog training kennel run by Jon Hann on 300+ acres of training grounds, with dogs housed one per kennel on site. Programs include Start, Summer Camp, Finish, Gun Shy Fix, Retrieve and Field Trial Prep.
Kennel offering a board-and-train program for basic and advanced gun dog training (flushers and retrievers) and companion obedience. Also offers puppy programs and kennel or in-home boarding.
Board and train programs: On-Leash 4-Weeks, Off-Leash 4-Weeks, and an 8-week Freedom Package that runs both back to back; a 6-month retriever program is also offered.
German Shorthaired Pointer trainer in southeast Kansas who takes pups from basics to finished hunting dogs for a flat fee that includes birds. The owner is called when the pup is ready to come home.
Boarding, training and grooming facility at 265 North Society Road, Canterbury, CT. Runs Boot Camp programs where the dog stays at the facility, and also does hunting dog training.
Every training package includes a stay at the kennels, and obedience training is a one-to-three month stay on a 20-acre property. It also offers upland bird dog, waterfowl and shed hunting training.
Bird dog training facility run by professional trainer R.J. Marquart; the site states your dog stays at Quicksilver Kennels during its entire training program, with conditioning and problem-dog work offered.
A Labrador retriever training kennel at 26352 Eagle Gap. Its 2-month obedience program houses dogs in individual runs, and it also offers gun dog, puppy head start and hunt test programs. All fees include boarding, feeding and birds.
Retriever and obedience trainer near San Antonio offering boarding-and-training programs for gun dogs (puppy head start, basic, intermediate and advanced), plus private lessons and group classes.
Family-owned kennel in Watson, Louisiana specializing in obedience and retriever training; all programs require the dog to stay for the duration, from a 6–8 week Basic Obedience program to a 7–9 month Advanced Retriever program.
Gun dog trainer for spaniels and retrievers offering puppy foundation, gundog development, started dogs, hunt test handling, and a board & train where the dog lives with the family and receives daily field work and house manners training.
Sporting dog training facility outside Jonesboro run by Bo Brewer since 2005, with programs for pups, gun dogs and hunt-test competitors. Client dogs stay on-site in an enclosed kennel; the gun dog program runs on a 4-month schedule.
Kennel and farm west of Indianapolis offering obedience training, reactivity rehabilitation, boarding and bird dog training. Its two-week immersive Board and Train ends with a 1-hour go-home lesson.
Small home-based training and boarding facility offering board and train for obedience and hunting retriever work (on/off-lead obedience, bird work, gunfire intro, trained retrieve) as well as day school.
Eastern Idaho retriever kennel offering full-board gun dog training for upland and waterfowl plus hunt test handling. Every dog stays in a modern climate-controlled indoor kennel.
In-house training program in which the dog stays at the Paducah kennel for basic obedience, specialty training or the gun dog/retriever program, with potty training and socialization with people and dogs during the stay.
A retriever and gun dog trainer at 150 Cemetery Road, Natchez. Its board-and-train obedience program keeps dogs full-time in a climate-controlled facility, with 1 month of on-lead basics and an optional extra month for off-lead work.
Gun dog training kennel on Wagon Wheel Ranch that has trained dogs for 25 years. During their stay dogs get daily bird work and live in private indoor kennel runs with airing yards.
Bird-dog training kennel and quail hunting outfitter. It trains pointing, flushing, puppy and obedience dogs, and dogs board on site during their programs. The pointing-breed program runs about 3 months.
A North Georgia trainer at 6196 GA-400 in Cumming. It offers a board and train of about 3 weeks for dogs 16 weeks and older, a 1-week on-leash board and train, and an in-home board and train of 3–4 weeks where the dog stays with the trainer.
Family- and veteran-owned kennel near Fairmount in southwest Vermilion County that trains retrievers for hunting and also offers a 1-3 month board-and-train obedience program and boarding for all breeds.
A Central Florida retriever training, boarding and grooming kennel. It offers board and train for breeds eligible for AKC and UKC retriever hunt tests at all levels, in an indoor climate-controlled kennel.
Retriever trainer where dogs are dropped off for training paid by the month, covering waterfowl and upland hunting, advanced hunt tests and basic obedience. It also boards dogs while owners are on vacation.
Kennel offering board and train from 10 days to 3 weeks, a VIP dog training service, and gun dog training for upland and waterfowl hunting.
Facility on 55 acres with three ponds in Winnie, between Houston and Beaumont. It offers board and train for retriever breeds and basic obedience for medium to large breeds, plus puppy headstart and hunt test training.
Obedience and hunting-dog trainer Larry Sonntag runs a guaranteed Board & Train program in his own home environment. Owners must attend a 90-minute end-of-training lesson.
Family-owned kennel that trains gun dogs and retrievers, specializing in Labs and Boykin Spaniels. Also offers a 3-week obedience board-and-train program for family companions.
Ranch training facility north of Flatonia offering board and train programs, including Puppy Camp, Basic Obedience, Basic Obedience Plus, Advanced Obedience and Behavior Boot Camp. Also runs a gundog program for waterfowl retrievers.
Xenia, OH kennel offering boarding-and-training packages: one-week basic obedience, one-month off-leash training with an e-collar, and hunting/gun dog training with a four-month minimum.
General Obedience Board & Train Camp with a 2-month minimum stay at the kennel, plus Basic and Advanced Gun Dog Board & Train Camps with a 4-month minimum covering obedience, retrieving, water work, gun conditioning and, at the advanced level, cold blinds and handling. Purina Pro Plan is included in the gun dog monthly rate and owners may visit during training.
Bird dog kennel program where dogs live at the kennel and train five days a week, from a two-week puppy development program to formal Silent Command System training lasting one to two months; boarding, food and birds are included.
Bird dog training kennel on a 400-acre Osage County ranch. Client dogs stay for a 3-month Basic Formal Training class or a 2-week Field Introduction class, trained with the Silent Command System.
Runs board-and-train programs from its home and 17-acre property, including a 6-week Puppy FUNdamentals program and a 6-week Off Leash program. An 8-week Beginning Gun Dog Obedience program is listed as coming soon.
Boards and trains sporting breeds at its Mitchell kennel, with a 6-week basic hunting dog program of two weeks on-leash obedience, e-collar conditioning, off-leash control and upland skills, plus a two-week bird and gun introduction. Advanced retriever and pointer training also offered.
Southern Oak Kennels' Fox Ridge location at 2205 Tucker Schoolhouse Rd, Hanson. It breeds and trains British Labrador retrievers and offers monthly gundog boarding and training.
Kennel and training facility at 1073 Hwy DD in Defiance (St. Charles County) offering a 3-4 week Obedience Board-and-Train in which the dog lives, learns and trains on the 50+ acre property under professional trainers, plus retriever and puppy stay-and-train programs. Includes supervised socialization, climate-controlled kennels and owner instruction at pickup.
British Labrador breeder and gundog trainer headquartered at 838 Co Rd 231, Guntown, MS. Services include monthly gundog boarding and training, started and finished Labradors, and obedience and gundog seminars.
Family-run training facility in Albany offering gun dog training (about 3 months, with boarding), obedience programs that usually last 8–16 weeks, and detection dog training.
Boarding kennel and training center near Port Huron (serving the Blue Water area since 1990) offering a 4-week Board & Train Obedience program for family pets that ends with a showing where owners learn to handle their dog, a 4-week Great Start Puppy Program for pups 12 weeks to 6 months, and gundog board and train that adds 2-3 months or more. CGC testing can be added during the stay.
Bird dog kennel offering onsite training in which dogs stay 3-4 months in a climate-controlled indoor facility. Training includes five sessions a week, food, boarding and birds.
Full-service retriever kennel at 36655 Hwy 127, Windsor. It trains 5 days a week and cares for dogs 7 days a week in field trial/hunt test basics, gun dog, all-breed basic obedience and an in-home Puppy Headstart program.
Family-owned training and boarding facility on 42 acres at 21882 Badger Road, run since 2007 by head trainer Tory Topping. It offers 21-day and 4-week training stays, including off-leash e-collar training, with follow-up sessions for owners.
Cartersville kennel offering general obedience, gun dog and hunt test training. Client dogs are kept in its on-site kennel, built in 2021.
Labrador Retriever breeding and training facility at 8282 Crane Road that trains client-owned dogs on site. Programs include companion, service/comfort, field/gun dog and search-and-rescue/detection training.
Devine ranch offering 30-day overnight gun dog training and an overnight basic obedience program, along with boarding and daycare.
Retriever and obedience training kennel about 20 minutes north of Denton serving the DFW Metroplex, where dogs board during programs such as the 4–6 month Basic Hunter and a 6–8 week Obedience Only program.
Training and boarding facility at 6771 Jim Dyke Rd where all of Pet Resorts' (Knoxville) board-and-train programs are held; offers obedience board & train plus retriever, flushing and pointing-breed gun dog training, led by training director Matthew Johanson.
Board and Train packages at the 140 SW Freeman Ave facility are built around an assessment and personalized training plan, with the dog living with lead trainer Adam Cross under structure, exposure and confidence building. Also offers behavior modification for reactivity and aggression, hunt/track training, group classes and agility.
Retriever breeder and trainer with kennels outside Chattanooga, TN and in Tupelo, MS, offering obedience and retriever/gun dog training. Obedience training is paid for when the dog is picked up to go home.
Retriever board-and-train kennel at 619 Hwy 308 in Thibodaux, owned by Timothy Caillouet. Dogs board on site for 3 to 9 months, moving through basic obedience, basic retriever and advanced retriever stages with daily field and water work.
Retriever kennel and training farm run by trainer Jonathan Holland, focused on Boykin Spaniels. Its board and train programs range from basic obedience to hunting and competition work.
Long Island gun dog, hunt test and obedience trainer working out of a kennel in Ridge. Gun dog programs usually last about 3 months, and dogs are kenneled while boarding.
Owner-operated boarding and training kennel with a 2-week in-board obedience program covering here, sit, stay, off and area stay plus specific problems the dog has at home, including fear or dominant aggressive biters, with two home visits at the end of training. In-board retriever and pointer hunting-dog training is also offered.
Licensed boarding and training kennel where owners drop the dog off for a designated period and it receives around-the-clock training in basic commands, place work, leash manners and behavior in public; a 2-week board and train with e-collar is referenced by clients. Also offers tracking and gun dog programs.
Full-service retriever training kennel in Westmoreland County on the Northern Neck. Monthly retriever training includes boarding. It also runs a five-week obedience course for dogs not in retriever training.
Sporting dog kennel offering Board & Train for retriever, pointer, flushing, versatile and obedience training; there is no fixed timeline, and dogs train until they are ready.
Payson kennel offering retriever, pointing-dog and obedience programs. Boarding is included while a dog is in a training program, and the obedience program runs eight weeks.
Willimantic gun dog and canine academy offering 4-week beginner bird dog and 6-week advanced gun dog training programs. Owners receive private lessons during the dog's stay.
Family-run boarding and training kennel in Sparta, WI. Dogs stay in the boarding facility for 4–8 weeks for obedience or gun dog training, with boarding included in the package price.
Gun dog kennel at 1057 Floyd Road in Forsyth. Its boarded training programs (puppy development, entry and advanced gun dog, force fetch, gun-shy) include boarding, birds, food and training.
HuntSmith Foundation-certified gun dog facility offering basic and advanced obedience and full-service boarding. It also runs a weekly or monthly board and train program, priced by quote.
Training and boarding facility run by John 'Scooter' Kello. Dogs are dropped off for obedience courses of 4 weeks or more, or for multi-month gun-dog and competition programs, and each program includes owner-dog sessions.
Sporting-dog kennel where dogs stay for training. Programs include an 8-week Obedience & Boarding course and roughly 6-month waterfowl and upland bird programs, with owner visits required during the stay.
Offers obedience board-and-train packages lasting as little as 3 weeks. It also runs a 3-month gun dog board-and-train program at its training center, which has more than 20 acres of hunting land.
Family-owned board and train outfit in Rhode Island: dogs board on site while the trainers handle leash manners, sit, heel, down, place, recall and advanced off-leash obedience, with timeframes customized to the dog's goals and owner coaching afterward. Gundog training is also offered; dogs with a bite history are not accepted.
Board and train on a 20-acre campus with fenced fields, wooded trails and a weather-protected yard; dogs stay on site for puppy training, adult obedience, behavior modification, service dog and bird dog training.
Boarding and training facility in southwest Lincoln where all dogs stay for the length of their training. Programs include obedience, gun and bird dog, service dog and guard dog; hunting training usually takes 3–4 months.
Hunting dog and retriever board and train: dogs live in individual runs at the kennel and get two 20-minute training sessions daily, five days a week, covering here, heel and sit plus bird work and gun desensitization on a 60-acre training property. Finished retriever or upland training averages about two months.
Kennel at 8440 South State Road offering 1–4 week board & train programs in obedience, bird dog training or both combined. Also offers service dog training.
Immersive board-and-train packages including a two-week on-leash obedience course (recall, sit, down, place, kennel, loose leash walking) with a one-hour send-home lesson and two follow-ups, a two-week off-leash course with e-collar, and multi-month upland gun dog programs for pointing and flushing breeds.
A board and train is an immersive program where your dog lives at a trainer's facility or home — typically two to four weeks — and works with a professional every day. Instead of you attending weekly classes, the trainer does the daily repetition, then hands the skills back to you in a "turnover" or "go-home" lesson at the end. Most programs cover obedience, leash manners, and impulse control; longer stays target behavior problems like reactivity or aggression.
Most programs in this directory run roughly $1,500–$6,000. Price tracks length and intensity: a one-week refresher may be $1,000–$1,800, a standard two-week obedience program $2,000–$3,500, and a four-to-six-week behavior modification program $4,000–$7,000+. Trainers who keep only two or three dogs at a time, or who board dogs in their own home rather than a kennel, usually charge more. Ask what is included — e-collar equipment, follow-up lessons, and lifetime group classes are common add-ons that change the real cost.
Two weeks is the common minimum for meaningful obedience results, and three to four weeks is typical for off-leash reliability. Serious behavior cases — aggression, severe reactivity, resource guarding — generally need four to six weeks or more, and many trainers set a minimum stay for those. Programs shorter than a week are usually best understood as a jump-start or a refresher, not a transformation.
It works when the handoff works. A good trainer can reliably teach your dog new skills in a few weeks, but dogs do not generalize automatically — the results hold only if you learn to maintain them. This is why the go-home lesson and follow-up support matter more than almost anything else in the program. Ask specifically how many follow-up sessions are included and what happens if the behavior returns two months later.
Ask: How many dogs are in your care at once, and who handles my dog? What training methods and equipment do you use, and what happens if my dog does not respond? Where does my dog sleep? Can I visit the facility before booking? How many follow-up lessons are included? What updates will I get during the stay? Vague answers to any of these — especially about methods and supervision — are a reason to keep looking.