12 board and train programs across 10 cities in South Dakota. Because your dog stays with the trainer, it's common to travel across the state for the right program.
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.
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.
In Board Training of 2 or 4 weeks in which the dog stays at the trainer's facility and home, including obedience training, one-on-one owner sessions, a year of group training and unlimited support; dogs must be at least 6 months old.
Black Hills trainer (also Billabong Border Collies) offering a one-month obedience board and train in a facility attached to the trainer's home. Also offers stockdog and show-dog board and train.
Training Retreat board-and-train where the dog stays at the lodge full-time for 3-6 weeks with daily training sessions.
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.
Stay and Train program in which the dog boards at Dog Days in Sioux Falls while training with the CPDT-KA trainer during the day; intended for obedience work only, not behavioral issues.
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.
Pet resort offering boarding, daycare, dock diving and training. Its Stay 'N Train program keeps the dog for 3 to 5 weeks of full-time training, with follow-up lessons required afterward.
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.
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.
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.
This directory lists 12 board and train programs across 10 cities in South Dakota, including Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Elk Point. Listings are verified against each business's own website; the directory grows as new programs are added and confirmed.
Expect roughly $1,500–$6,000 for most South Dakota programs. Metro-area trainers and those keeping only a few dogs at a time charge more; rural kennel-based programs tend to be cheaper. Behavior modification for aggression or severe reactivity runs highest, often $4,000 and up for a four-to-six-week stay.
Often, yes. Because your dog stays with the trainer, you only make the trip at drop-off and pick-up — so a two-hour drive to a trainer who specializes in your dog's specific problem usually beats a nearby generalist. The main reason to stay local is the follow-up lessons, which are easier to attend if the trainer is close.