How Board & Train Works
- Your dog boards with a Pro Trainer. Not a kennel with occasional lessons — your dog lives in training, every day, for the full stay.
- Training moves into the real world. In the 2-week Community K9 program your dog practices around mid-level distractions across daily life: house manners, parks, ballgames, trails, neighborhoods, and big-box stores.
- You get a full turnover session. After completion, you receive a 2-hour one-on-one covering everything your dog learned and exactly how to handle them at home.
What Your Dog Learns
2-Week Board & Train — $2,800
Our Community K9 program — built for the way most families actually live. Seven commands, trained to hold:
- Sit & duration Sit
- Place & extended Place (your dog stays on the spot you choose until released)
- Heeling — on and off leash
- Down & duration Down
- Down from a distance
- Off — stop unwanted behavior
- Full off-leash Recall
Plus greeting manners, door manners, and meal manners. E-collar included, and the program comes with a free refresher for life.*
1-Week Board & Train — $1,600
The fast-track foundation: Place and extended Place, Heel, Off, extended Sit, and the "Break" release command. E-collar included, with an in-depth turnover session at the end.
*Refresher and results terms are explained on our guarantees page.
Looking for Dog Boarding in Wilmington?
Here's the honest math: two weeks of boarding gives you back the same dog you dropped off. A board & train gives you back a trained one — boarding is built into the program, and your dog spends the stay learning the seven commands above instead of waiting in a run. If you're already paying for two weeks of care, make the two weeks count.
Questions Families Ask Us
How much does board and train cost in Wilmington, NC?
$1,600 for the 1-week program and $2,800 for the 2-week Community K9 program — both include the e-collar and a full turnover session. Compare every program on our cost guide.
Where does my dog actually stay?
With a professional trainer — living, training, and going on real-world outings around the Wilmington area for the full one- or two-week stay.
Will the training stick once my dog comes home?
That's what the 2-hour turnover session is for — we teach you every command and how to maintain it. The 2-week program also includes a free refresher for life.*
Will my beach dog finally come when called?
Full off-leash Recall is the centerpiece of the 2-week program — trained against escalating distractions until it holds around birds, waves, and other dogs.
Book Board & Train
$2,800
2-Week Community K9 — 7 commands, e-collar, lifetime refresher*
$1,600
1-Week fast-track — foundation commands + e-collar
Packages are paid in full before scheduling; a 3.00% card surcharge may apply at checkout. Prefer the phone? Call (910) 622-7987.
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