108 board and train programs across 76 cities in Virginia. Because your dog stays with the trainer, it's common to travel across the state for the right program.
Owner Elizabeth Staley, CPDT-KA, offers in-home training, private training at Hampton and Smithfield locations, group classes, and board and train for a limited number of clients.
In the Board & Train program the dog stays with the trainers in a structured training environment for daily obedience and behavior training. The business also offers emotional support, therapy and service dog training.
Board and train plus on/off-leash obedience, puppy, service dog training, and behavior counseling about 30 minutes from Charlottesville.
Shenandoah Valley facility (292 Draft Ave, Stuarts Draft) offering a Doggie Bootcamp board/train program, puppy boot camp, aggression training and therapy/service dog training.
Board and train where the dog stays with the trainer for 1-3 weeks depending on the level of obedience desired, with daily obedience, manners, socialization and behavior modification work and daily digital updates with notes, photos and videos. Uses positive reinforcement and balanced methods; ends with a two-hour private turnover lesson in the owner's home, with local pick-up available.
Two-week board and train program run in the trainer's home with practice in public places at multiple distraction levels.
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.
Force-free trainer in Hampton. Its board-and-train boards one dog at a time with a certified trainer, with several short training sessions each day and a 90-minute transfer session when the dog goes home.
Board-and-train for obedience, aggression and behavior modification run by trainers Stephanie and Lenny Zannin, serving Northern VA, MD, DC and NC.
Dogs live and train on an 18-acre farm in Newsoms for one to four weeks. Tiers are Foundational (1 week), Transformational (2 weeks), Behavior Modification (3 weeks) and a 2-week Puppy program, and the farm serves Hampton Roads.
Serves areas within 45 minutes of Haymarket; its Obedience Camp is a 12-day board and train for dogs 18 weeks and older with two follow-up in-home lessons.
Certified trainer serving King William and the Richmond area. Board and train runs 2, 3 or 4 weeks while the dog stays in a focused training environment, and every package includes follow-up guidance and owner education.
Northern Shenandoah Valley school whose board & train programs keep dogs 2–6 weeks, from on-leash foundations to off-leash and behavioral modification.
Offers customized board & train as a 2-week or monthly program, plus puppy kindergarten, obedience classes and AKC CGC/S.T.A.R. testing.
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.
Board & Train lets dogs train while they board with the trainer. It is offered for puppy prevention training, more extensive formal obedience, and dogs with fear or aggression issues, and the hours of training are agreed with the owner beforehand.
A boarding kennel offering a 1-week puppy course and a 2-week board and train program in basic obedience, with guidance for owners at pickup.
In the board-and-train programs the dog stays in a kennel environment and gets daily professional obedience training. The business also offers dog boarding.
Board and train at the farm at 244 W Fork Rd, Cascade (serving Danville), where dogs stay in climate-controlled cabins with individual fenced yards. The 2-week program covers loose leash walking, basic commands and crate/household manners; the 4-week adds place, recall and off-leash work; an 8-week intensive addresses fear-based reactivity, anxiety and resource guarding. Balanced training with conditioned e-collar communication and weekly video updates via WhatsApp.
Balanced dog training company in Richmond offering board-and-train programs, mostly 3–8 weeks, plus two-week board-and-train programs for puppies under five months.
Offers private lessons, behavior modification, day training, and 9-day and 14-day board and train programs. The 14-day program includes work in public around distractions.
'Doggy Boarding School': dogs live in the trainers' household for 3 weeks of one-on-one obedience training (heel, sit, down, stay, come) and socialization. The program ends with a roughly 2-hour family session at graduation.
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.
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.
Obedience training and boarding kennel on 30 acres at 6112 Hoover Rd in Reva, opened in 1999. It offers residential training for adult dogs and puppies in a 2–3 week program, plus pickup and delivery in the DC area.
A daycare, boarding and grooming business that offers 2-week and 3-week board and train programs. The 3-week program adds e-collar training.
Balanced trainer serving Suffolk and Virginia Beach whose board and train programs cover core obedience and behavior issues including dog aggression, taking a maximum of four dogs at a time.
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.
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.
Board and train program in which the dog boards in the trainer's home for a minimum of one week and receives customized one-on-one training, limited to one or two dogs at a time. Dogs must be 8 weeks or older; owners get instruction on reinforcing the training at pickup.
IACP-certified trainer offering board-and-train covering housebreaking, obedience commands and behavior control.
Kennel run by Amy Lamb that sells boarding-and-training packages, including a 3-week Jump Start Basic program for puppies and young dogs (16 weeks and up) and a 4-week Good Dog program. It also runs group classes at Barboursville Community Park.
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.
Offers private lessons and board and train programs. Its Basic Obedience program is a two-week board and train, and its Advanced Obedience program is a four-week board and train that includes e-collar work.
Trainer Gabriel De Jesus offers tiered puppy and obedience levels (up to off-leash), delivered either as private lessons or as board and train with lodging at the facility.
Board & Train services located in Midlothian, VA (3902 Bellson Park Dr) covering pet skills such as loose leash walking, jumping on people, counter surfing and coming when called. Also offers service dog board & training and train-your-own-service-dog programs.
Three- or six-week board and train with certified trainer David Hamblin working with the dog daily to resolve problem behaviors.
In the Boarding School program, dogs are dropped off Monday morning and a trainer works with them daily Monday through Friday. Each week ends with a transition meeting to teach the owner.
In the Boarding School program, dogs are dropped off Monday morning and a trainer works with them daily Monday through Friday. Each week ends with a transition meeting to teach the owner.
'Transform Your Dog in 49 Days' board and train, where the dog lives with the trainer's family in their home. Serves the Richmond area including Midlothian and Powhatan.
Board and train on a 3.6-acre property near Lynchburg with fenced fields, a training field, outdoor runs and in-home boarding; the dog works a customized training plan while boarding, with a go-home lesson and one follow-up session. Positive-reinforcement/LIMA methods; specialized behavior modification and service dog programs available on request.
Two- and three-week board-and-train covering basic and public obedience, off-leash duration commands and e-collar work, serving Virginia Beach and Norfolk.
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.
Hampton Roads trainer offering boot camp and board-and-train programs of two weeks and up, where dogs live in the trainer's home on a planned daily schedule. Also offers an aggressive dog program, service dog training and search-and-rescue scent work.
Bassett, VA trainer (founder Jeremy Massey) serving Martinsville, Collinsville, Rocky Mount and Roanoke. Offers immersion-style board-and-train programs where the dog stays and trains daily, covering leash manners, reactivity and off-leash reliability.
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.
'Camp Lucky Dogs' is a force-free overnight board and train, normally three weeks, with camps such as Puppy 101, Adolescent Brain and Decompression Retreat. Serves Amelia, Powhatan, Chesterfield and Nottoway.
Board and train in which dogs from puppies to seniors stay with trainer Theresa for eight days or two weeks of hands-on, in-home training.
Offers 2-, 3- and 4-week board and train programs, one-on-one private lessons, and training for emotional support dogs. The trainer is an AKC evaluator for Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy.
3-Week Board and Train in which the dog lives in head trainer Craig Penny's Williamsburg home; week one covers foundations and e-collar introduction, week two public generalization, week three off-leash proofing, followed by a 2-3 hour go-home lesson at the owner's home with equipment and lifetime support included.
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.
Hybrid board and train combining personalized behavior-modification sessions with a structured boarding stay, serving Arlington, Alexandria, and Reston.
2-week board & train where the dog stays and trains with a professional trainer, followed by an owner turnover session. Serves Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County from Ruckersville.
Two-week board and train in which the dog stays with the trainers at their homes and learns off-leash recall, extended sit/down/place, greeting and door manners with distraction proofing; dogs must be at least 5 months old and house trained, and a 3-week Advanced Board and Train is offered for reactive dogs.
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.
The 2-Week Board & Train has the dog board with a pro trainer for 14 days of advanced off-leash obedience and behavior modification with six guaranteed commands; a 14-day Puppy Board & Train is also offered. Facility at 1948 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown; aggressive dog, therapy dog and puppy training programs are also listed.
2 Week Board and Train in which the dog boards with a pro trainer and learns sit, down, loose leash walking, off-leash recall, place, heel and greeting, door and meal manners with distractions. Includes e-collar and leash and a 2-hour one-on-one owner session at pickup.
Off Leash K9 Training franchise location serving Lynchburg. It offers a 2-week board and train package along with obedience, aggressive-dog and therapy dog packages.
Off Leash K9 franchise location serving Northern Virginia with 2-week board & train, puppy board & train, and aggressive/reactive dog programs.
Franchise location at 10097 Patterson Park Rd, Ashland, serving Glen Allen, Mechanicsville, Chesterfield and the Richmond area. Board & train options run from a 1-week Freedom program to a 3-week Behavioral program for reactive or anxious dogs.
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.
Off Leash K9 Training franchise location serving Virginia Beach. It offers a 2-week board and train training camp, a 14-day puppy board and train, and a tracking board and train.
Off Leash K9 Training location whose board & train has the dog live and train with the trainers, then come home reliable off-leash; also offers puppy training and aggression rehab.
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.
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.
E-collar board and train programs of 10 or 14 days on a 100-acre farm covering sit, down, come, place, off, quiet and break, with daily training video highlights shared through WhatsApp; a separate 3-week Puppy Camp board and train is offered for puppies 8 weeks to 4 months.
Runs on-leash and off-leash board and train programs of 3 to 4 weeks, where the dog lives at its home-based facility. Also offers private lessons, puppy foundation, and boarding.
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.
'Doggie Boot Camp' board and train in the trainer's (Jeff's) home, lasting 1, 2 or 4 weeks and including private lessons for the family. Serves Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover.
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.
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.
Pet Paradise resort with on-site certified trainer (Emily Corbin) 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.
PetSuites' Stay and Study program is a board and train stay of 2, 3, or 4 weeks in which trainers build cues, distance, duration and distraction work, with regular progress reports. Pick-up includes a personalized transfer lesson and a go-home packet.
Pet resort at 9471 Manassas Dr. Its Stay and Study board-and-train program keeps dogs for 2, 3 or 4 weeks and ends with a demonstration session and a go-home packet.
Pet resort at 12533 Warwick Blvd. Its Stay and Study board-and-train program keeps dogs for 2, 3 or 4 weeks and ends with a demonstration session and a go-home packet.
PetSuites' Stay and Study program is a board and train stay of 2, 3, or 4 weeks in which trainers build cues, distance, duration and distraction work, with regular progress reports. Pick-up includes a personalized transfer lesson and a go-home packet.
Offers private and group lessons, day training, board and train packages, and grooming in Hampton Roads. A 50% deposit is required to reserve a board and train.
14-day board and train at their Lynchburg facility with 8-10 training and exercise sessions per day, covering full obedience (sit, down, stay, recall, heel, place, off-leash capable) plus behavior modification as needed. Package includes one take-home session and two follow-up sessions.
Customized board and train programs, including a two-week package covering sit, down, loose leash heeling, recall to 50 ft and send-away to place; boarded dogs are housed in one of eight indoor/outdoor climate-controlled canine cottages and trained multiple times a day with daily progress updates.
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.
Immersive 24/7 board & train at their Amissville facility, in a home environment rather than a kennel. It addresses jumping, biting, pulling, reactivity, off-leash control and household manners, with weekly video updates, a go-home lesson and a follow-up session.
Round-the-clock board and train with price including care, transportation, equipment, lifetime support, and 3-4 hours of one-on-one owner lessons.
Board-and-train serving Richmond and Tidewater with real-world proofing on beach walks, city streets and neighborhoods.
Two- and three-week off-leash board and train packages for dogs 5 months and older, plus four- to six-week aggression rehabilitation packages; dogs stay in climate-controlled kennel space at the Winchester facility with one-on-one sessions, field trips, daily photo/video updates and a 3-4 hour go-home turnover.
All-inclusive total-immersion board and train in Nelson County about 35 minutes from Charlottesville, offered in 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-week programs.
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.
Chesapeake trainer offering Board & Train programs in which the dog comes to stay for an immersive training retreat, sold alongside day-train packages for advanced and off-leash obedience. Packages include e-collar and prong equipment and lifetime unlimited group classes.
Boarding and training facility in Strasburg offering a 3-week board-and-train course covering basic commands and manners, plus a one-week Puppy Boot Camp for 4–6 month old puppies.
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.
Force-free trainer Eva Klenner, CCDT, boards dogs Monday through Friday in her Newport News home, with Friday transfer sessions for owners. Serves Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg and York County.
Board and Train program in which the dog comes to stay with the trainers for the most in-depth training they offer.
Runs a board and train where dogs live and train in the trainer's home, with daily one-on-one sessions; new clients book at least 2 weeks. Also offers private sessions, day trains, and behavior modification for reactivity, aggression and fear.
Board and train programs in which the dog receives intensive training at the Portsmouth facility plus off-site sessions in public, with written and verbal instructions and behavior counseling for the owner; a 6-day basic obedience board and train and a behavior modification program are listed.
A home-based trainer offering a 10-day puppy stay and train, a 2-week standard obedience board and train, and a 3-week advanced board and train, plus private lessons.
A Roanoke-area trainer offering a board and train program for puppies, adults and seniors, plus private lessons and a twice-weekly day train option.
Dog Wizard franchise location offering board and train programs alongside private lessons, day training, puppy training and group classes, with lifetime support after graduation.
Dog Wizard franchise location serving Glen Allen, Short Pump, Henrico, Mechanicsville and the greater Richmond area. Board and train is one of its obedience programs, and it starts with a free evaluation.
Dog Wizard franchise location serving Chesterfield, Midlothian, Moseley, Powhatan and the south Richmond area. Programs include board and train, day training and aggression rehab.
Local franchise location listing a Board and Train Dog Training program among its services, with training that goes beyond basic commands.
Farm-based boarding and training kennel at 24030 Ennis Mill Rd in Windsor offering Board & Train programs, all-breed obedience training and private lessons. It serves Suffolk, Smithfield, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach.
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.
Balanced trainer serving Northern Virginia and DC with board-and-train programs and behavior work. Starts with a free phone consultation.
Started out training police and military K9s and opened to civilian dogs in 2018. Runs two-, three- and four-week board and train programs on seven acres in New Kent County and says it does not turn dogs away for aggression or breed.
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.
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.
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.
Former military dog handler offering board and train and in-home private lessons for the Charlottesville and Richmond areas.
This directory lists 108 board and train programs across 76 cities in Virginia, including Richmond, Hampton, Chesapeake. 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 Virginia 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.