What is Board & Train?
Board & Train is our fully immersive training experience that achieves results in a short period of time. Your dog will board with us for an extended stay and receive daily training, enrichment activities, and socialization with other dogs. Through consistent routine, positive interactions with our trainer, and exposure to new environments and other well-behaved dogs, your dog will develop good behaviors quickly!

Who should do Board & Train?
Our Board & Train programs are designed for the busy person or family who desires to live with a well-mannered dog but doesn't have the time or expertise to train them. Once your dog comes home, all you have to do is maintain their training foundation! We make it easy by including follow up private lessons with each Board & Train course!

What is special about Board & Train at Red Fern?
Our facility is specifically designed and equipped for daycare (group play) from our trained and experienced staff, to the way we build our play groups, to our beautiful indoor play areas and outdoor turfed paddocks. We believe in the benefits of dog-to-dog socialization and are able to safely provide that daily enrichment to your dog throughout their stay.

With our active daycare program bringing in lots of dogs each day, our trainer is able to use this increased activity to create distraction and better solidify new training behaviors. This also helps prepare your dog for public outings where they will need to be confident in their commands and interactions with new dogs. Check out our Advanced Board & Train course for specific public training!

We also offer full service grooming and include weekly grooms in all Board & Train courses to not only ensure your dog remains clean & healthy throughout their stay, but to also expose them to the grooming environment at their own pace. This is especially helpful for puppies new to the grooming experience!

What does a typical Board & Train day look like?
A day in the life of a Board & Train dog begins with a walk out between 6:30-7:30am then back inside for breakfast. After breakfast, our in-house trainer will complete their first training session of the day. After the first training session, it is time for an enrichment activity, group play, and/or pool time! Next comes an afternoon nap (and lunch for puppies)! After their mid-day nap, they will complete their second training session then participate in an enrichment activity and/or group play. Dinner is served between 4:30-5:30pm! Then an evening walkout and a bedtime biscuit. Now it's time to rest and reset for tomorrow!