Dog Boarding and Training

Boarding Combined with Training – Boot Camp for Dogs!

The best first step towards a well-behaved dog is professional training. A personalized dog boarding and training bootcamp (a.k.a., boot camp for dogs, dog boarding school, or dog obedience boarding school) is ideal to train basic obedience, socialization, manners, and life skills. It is also well suited for training dogs with behavioral problems – aggressive dogs, reactive dogs or nervous dogs.

We believe that if an unwanted behavior is not addressed, it will not get better and probably will get worse. In this immersive training and through socialization and private one-on-one sessions, we help you address any particular behavioral challenges you want to address and provide you daily communication, pictures and video for you to view the dog’s progress. We’ll help you learn techniques to successfully integrate your dog into your home as a polite member of the family for years to come.

Special packages available for daily training with boarding

Up to 4 weeks of overnight stays with all boarding perks
Progress updates by phone
1 private lesson
1 free departure bath

Dog Boarding & Training (Bootcamp) Packages Prices

(*include a training and resource package with goodies)

Board and Train @ K9 Chicago * - Free Bath @ Exit
Board & Train for Puppies	10 days	$1,400
Board & Train	2 Weeks	$1,800 (save $160)
Board & Train	3 Weeks	$2,675 (save $265)
Board & Train	4 Weeks	$3,550 (save $370)
Evaluations
Evaluation @ K9	20 min.	No Charge
Evaluation Consult @ your home	30 min.	$30.00 + Travel > 10 miles

Vaccination requirements

The followings are the required Vaccinations for any K9U service: Distemper, Parvo, Rabies, Bordatella, H3N2, Lepto. We recommend fecal test done every few months. Please be sure to fax or email us current record of these for our files.

Bring dog food

You will need to bring food, everything else we will provide.

Review the K9U Waiver Form

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Please review the Waiver Form here. You will sign the form electronically when you register online.

Review Training FAQs

Be sure to review our Training FAQs for helpful information for you and your dog.

Be sure we have a profile for you and your pouch in our system by registering online.
Upload vaccination records to your online profile.

After that you will be able to place your reservation online. This will also give us the information we need to expedite the intake process.

How Much to Board and Train a Dog?

Board and train kennel programs are sometimes called a training bootcamps. These vary in cost greatly depending on the facility and quality of care. For instance, some of these programs cost just $20 while others can cost up to $120 per day.

Should I Board and Train My Dog?

Most board and train programs are for dogs with behavioral issues who need extensive training or those dogs training for agility sports. It’s a rigorous schedule, but there is lots of success for dogs who participate in these board and train programs.

Grace Huffman

Grace has been around dogs throughout her life. In many ways her life is centered around dogs. From training dogs, to relying on Medical Alert Service Dogs for daily tasks, to competing in National Agility competitions, dogs have been teammates, companions and life partners.

Grace’s home pack currently consists of four dogs each with their own special skills and gifts. She trains and competes in agility with her two Miniature Schnauzers Gus and Bernie, who qualified for nationals in his first year of competing! As well as her Standard Poodle, Rafiki, and her Sheltie, Bella, who is a NADAC Champion. Rafiki is also a working Medical Alert Dog and training for Water Fowl retrieval in her spare time.

At K9U Chicago Grace will teach all levels of Agility Training from puppies to competition and will be teaching group obedience training classes. Grace uses only positive training methods and believes in having fun while learning new skills that enhance the bond between dogs and their owners.

When not at K9U Chicago Grace volunteers with shelters and rescue groups in Naperville to help the disabled connect and train service dogs. She also founded Beard & Golden a hand-made custom clothing company providing dog gear and accessories.

Dawn Louis

A St. Louis native, Dawn comes to Chicago after graduating with honors from Lindenwood University. After receiving her degree in Biology, Dawn was a primate keeper for the St. Louis Zoo where she worked with apes, monkeys and lemurs. Training dogs was a natural extension of her education and personal interests, having been around dogs all her life. Her experience also includes working with veterinarians to rehabilitate wildlife.

Dawn is training dogs in our Day Camp and Puppy Obedience classes. She also loves spending time with new parents in the Puppy Play sessions on Saturday morning and is happy to share socialization tips with everyone who attends.

In her free time Dawn has enjoyed being involved with many different dog rescue communities and looks forward to making new friends and finding specials was to help Chicago area dogs in need find their forever homes.

Sarah Szymborski

Sarah lives an adventurous life and her dogs REALLY love that about her, so do we!
She channels this love in lots of fun ways that give her pups a positive outlet for their energy and a chance to deepen the bond she has with her home pack that includes: Luna, an American Pitbull Terrier/Husky mix, Atlas, a Mountain Cur/Great Pyrenees mix and Data, a border collie. Together they enjoy agility, disc, dock diving, barn hunts and herding activities all designed to give them an amazing mental and physical workout.

As a trainer at K9 University Chicago, Sarah will be teaching agility and obedience classes from Puppy to Advanced levels, as well as some targeted classes focusing on relationship bonding and everyday fun activities you can do with your dog to reinforce what you have learned in class. Sarah believes that positive relationship-based training is key to building a fun, rewarding and exciting lifelong connection with your dog.

Sarah has experience working with a wide variety of dog behaviors, personalities and breeds.

As Chicago’s largest training camp resort, at K9 University, we combine excellent dog boarding with expert dog training. You could call it a sort of luxury dog boot camp!

Designed specifically for dogs with special behavioral issues, or for busy people who can’t make it to regular training sessions, ‘Boarding and Training’ offers a personalized solution for the dog and owner. Your dog will enjoy all our boarding perks, group play as well the positive behavioral training you arrange according to your affordability or your dog’s needs.

Please complete the contact form below for one of our trainers to answer your questions and schedule your Free evaluation. We’ll show you what type of program is best suited to properly socialize your dog and build mental strength.