Board & Train · Castaic, California
Dog Board & Train Programs in Castaic, CA
Your dog lives on the ranch with us — never more than six dogs at a time — and trains three times a day. We take them off property for real-world field trips each week, and every program ends with a go-home transfer lesson so you can run the training yourself.
What's Included
Structure every day, not kennel time between sessions.
Board and train only works if the dog is handled constantly. Here is what each day actually looks like.
Three sessions daily
Morning, midday, and evening training blocks covering obedience, place and crate work, leash skills, and the specific behaviors you hired us to fix.
Weekly field trips
Parks, sidewalks, hardware stores, and busy lots around Santa Clarita. Behavior that only holds at home is not trained yet.
Go-home transfer lesson
A full hands-on session where you learn the commands, timing, and corrections we used, plus a written plan and follow-up support.
Ranch vs. Kennel Facility
Six acres of distraction beats a concrete run.
Most board and train programs in the Santa Clarita Valley run out of a kennel facility: crate, short session, crate again. Our dogs live in a home-based ranch setting with livestock, trails, machinery, and open space, so they learn to think under real pressure.
Room to work
Open field for long-line recall, distance place work, and off-leash progression.
Distractions built in
Livestock, wildlife, vehicles, and visitors — no simulated setups needed.
Home-based care
Your dog lives with us, not stacked in a run. Fed, handled, and watched all day.
Six dogs, maximum
Small capacity means your dog gets a trainer, not a rotation slot.
Pricing
Straightforward program pricing. No hidden add-ons.
2 Weeks — Foundations
$3,000
Core obedience and household manners.
- Sit, down, place, recall, loose-leash walking
- Crate and threshold manners
- One off-property field trip
- Go-home transfer lesson
3 Weeks — Obedience Plus
$4,200
Foundations with real-world proofing.
- Everything in the 2-week program
- Distraction proofing around dogs and people
- Two off-property field trips
- Written maintenance plan
4 Weeks — Advanced Off-Leash
$5,600
Reliable off-leash control in public.
- Everything in the 3-week program
- Off-leash recall and heeling
- E-collar conditioning done fairly
- Three off-property field trips
- Two follow-up tune-up sessions
5 Weeks — Aggression & Service Dog Foundations
$6,600
Serious behavior cases and working-dog groundwork.
- Everything in the 4-week program
- Bite history and reactivity protocols
- Public access and task foundations
- Temperament test required before booking
Custom Programs
Quoted
Six weeks or longer for complex cases.
- Built after evaluation
- Multi-dog households welcome
- Ongoing maintenance boarding
Custom longer programs are available for complex cases — we will quote it on the consult call. A paid evaluation is required before booking, and the fee is credited toward your program.
Who It's For
This program fits owners who need a reset, not a refresher.
- Your dog ignores you the moment there is a distraction, and repetition at home has stopped working.
- You work long hours and cannot run three structured sessions a day yourself.
- There is a real behavior problem — reactivity, aggression, anxiety, or resource guarding — not just missing manners.
- You want dependable off-leash control on trails and around the neighborhood.
- You have a new rescue with unknown history and want a professional baseline.
- You are raising a prospect for service work or IGP and need correct foundations early.
FAQ
Questions owners ask us first.
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Castaic, CA · (213) 577-2731
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