Stay & Train program of three to six weeks combining group socialization with personalized training for Allegheny County owners.
Program details are summarized from Paw & Order's own website. Confirm current pricing, program length, and availability directly with the trainer before booking — and see what to check before you hand over your dog.
Paw & Order is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Full details are on their own site at pawandorder.com/locations/pittsburgh. Board and train clients commonly travel from surrounding areas, since the dog stays on site for the length of the program.
Paw & Order does not publish pricing, which is normal for board and train — most trainers quote after an evaluation. Board and train programs generally run $1,500–$6,000 depending on length and intensity. Request a quote to get their number.
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.
Reputable programs are, but the industry is largely unregulated, so due diligence is on you. Visit in person before you book. Ask to see where dogs sleep and exercise, confirm the trainer carries insurance, ask about staff-to-dog ratios and overnight supervision, and check that they have a working relationship with a local vet. Be cautious of any trainer who will not let you see the facility, or who guarantees a specific outcome on a fixed timeline.
Board-and-train tracks of 2-3 weeks for puppies, 3 weeks for adult bootcamp and 4-6 weeks for intensive behavior modification, each with a 2-hour go-home lesson.
Trainer Kara Hoffman runs Stay and Train programs at her home, not a boarding facility, and takes 1–2 dogs at a time. The Puppy Stay & Learn begins with a 10-day stay, followed by private lessons.
Training center at 3910 Sawmill Run Blvd. Its Board & Train is full-immersion training where the dog stays for one-on-one sessions and field trips, with boarding through partner Houndstown in Brentwood.
Offers In-Home Training and Board and Train packages in the Pittsburgh area. In the Board and Train Boot Camp the dog lives with one of the company's trainers, with pick-up, drop-off and follow-up training in the owner's home.
Pittsburgh trainer offering 1-, 2- and 3-week board and train packages focused on public distractions and off-leash work, with dogs GPS-monitored during their stay. Each package ends with a 2-hour personalized owner lesson.
Small boarding and training facility with heated and air-conditioned indoor/outdoor runs and the owners living on site. It offers Board & Train alongside obedience, agility, dock diving and private lessons.