Serving San Antonio, TX & Surrounding Areas

Board and Train Dog Training in San Antonio, TX

2 Week Board & Train — Best for Manners & Lifestyle Dogs

This program is ideal for dogs that primarily need obedience, manners, and real-world reliability. It focuses on foundational training and working around everyday distractions. Our goal is to create a dog that can accompany you on everyday adventures—from shopping centers and parks to pet stores, downtown areas, gyms, and even ranch environments when appropriate.

Best suited for:

  • Dogs that need basic obedience and better manners
  • Owners who want to bring their dog more places with confidence
  • Dogs without significant behavioral issues
  • Younger dogs learning structure and  expectations                     
  • Recommended for dogs 16 weeks (4 months) and older.

Our Goal:

A well-mannered dog with solid obedience, improved leash manners, and the ability to handle everyday environments with better focus and calmness. Dogs in this program work toward reliable off-leash freedom when it is safe and appropriate for the dog and situation.

Our goal is not just to train your dog, but to teach you how to confidently lead and maintain the training for years to come. We are here to support you long after the program ends.

Equipment Included:

  • Long Line
  • Training Collar

Please Note:

This package is on leash only. Remote collar training is offered in 3–6 week training programs only. We do NOT use remote collars on dogs younger than 6 months of age. Ask us why, we will be happy to talk about successive approximation or, “crawl, walk, run.”

3 Week Board & Train - Our most popular program!

Our 3 Week Board & Train is ideal for dogs that need obedience, manners, and real-world reliability. It focuses on foundational training and working around everyday distractions. Our goal is to create a dog that can accompany you on everyday adventures – from shopping centers and parks to pet stores, downtown areas, gyms, and even ranch environments when appropriate. This board and train includes a remote collar and will be ready for all your off leash adventures by the end of the program!

 (Recommended for dogs 6 months / 24 weeks or older.)

Best suited for:

  • Improving communication
  • Taking dogs from chaos to calm
  • Dogs needing confidence and stability
  • Dogs that need basic obedience and better manners
  • Owners who want to bring their dog more places with confidence
  • Dogs with aspirations to become therapy dogs, service dogs, or ESAs
  • Owners who want stronger off-leash reliability
  • Dogs who have behavioral issues

Our Goal:

A dog that is calmer, more confident, and able to maintain obedience in higher-distraction environments with clearer communication between dog and owner.

During the three weeks, we focus on building strong obedience, emotional stability, and reliable communication between you and your dog.

We strive to create a dog that is responsive, confident, and able to handle real-world environments while maintaining reliable obedience. Our goal is not just to train your dog, but to teach you how to confidently lead and maintain the training for years to come. We are here to support you long after the program ends

Our Structure:

Week 1: Foundations and core obedience. We establish engagement, structure, and clear communication—this step is critical for long-term success.

Week 2: Introduction to remote collar training and working in higher-distraction environments. We begin expanding your dog’s skills in more real-world settings.

Week 3: Advanced communication, off-leash reliability, and proofing behaviors around a wide variety of distractions while reinforcing a calm, stable mindset

Equipment Included:

  • Long leash
  • Training collar
  • Remote collar

 

4 Week Board & Train — Best for Advanced Training & Rehabilitation

Our 4 Week Board & Train is our most comprehensive training program and is ideal for dogs that need advanced obedience, behavior rehabilitation, or preparation for roles such as service dogs, therapy dogs, or emotional support animals.

This program is also recommended for dogs working through behavioral challenges such as high anxiety, fear-based behaviors, resource guarding, trauma-related behaviors, rescue transitions, or other rehabilitation needs. Throughout the program, we build strong obedience, emotional stability, and reliable communication between you and your dog.

(Recommended for dogs 6 months / 24 weeks or older.)

Best suited for:

  • Dogs with more complex behavioral challenges
  • Owners pursuing service dog or therapy dog work
  • Dogs needing rehabilitation, confidence building, or stability
  • Owners who want maximum reliability and owner coaching

Our Goal:

A highly trained dog with strong obedience, emotional stability, and reliable behavior across a wide range of real-world environments—paired with an owner who understands how to maintain and reinforce the training long-term.

Our goal is not just to train your dog, but to teach you how to confidently lead and maintain the training for years to come. We are here to support you long after the program ends.

Our Structure:

Week 1 — Foundations We establish engagement, structure, and foundational obedience skills. This phase is critical to building long-term success. 

Week 2 — Expanding Skills We introduce the remote collar and begin training in higher-distraction environments while continuing to strengthen obedience and focus.

Week 3 — Advanced Communication & Proofing Training progresses to advanced on-leash and off-leash communication. We focus on reliability, proofing commands around distractions, and desensitizing your dog to a wide variety of real-world environments.

Week 4 — Owner Integration & Real-World Testing The final week focuses heavily on you. We ensure you feel confident using the training tools, communicating clearly with your dog, and handling real-world situations. Together we will test and reinforce everything your dog has learned so you feel prepared to maintain the results long-term.

Equipment Included:

  • Long leash
  • Training collar
  • Remote colla