Board and train cost on the North Shore, MA: how Dogtown quotes it and what is included

Here is what is fixed and public today. Dogtown training sessions start from $94. Board and train comes in two lengths, Foundation for one week and Advanced for two, and what each contains is in the table below. What we do not print is a package price for either stay. Like every Dogtown training program, board and train is quoted after a short assessment with Gabriella Pope, Director of Training & Canine Behaviorist, because the plan is written for the individual dog.

We know that makes comparison harder for you. To get the figure, send the training form; the training team replies within one hour on business days, and the assessment comes next. When you have the quote, ask about deposit, cancellation and what happens if the dog needs more time, so you can set it beside any other program on equal terms. Everything around the stay that is already priced on our site is listed further down this page.

Length is the first lever everywhere. Dogtown's two lengths sit at the short end of what Massachusetts programs offered at the time of writing, where two to four weeks is common and some insist on three. A shorter stay is not a discount on a longer one; it is a different job. One week lays foundations for a puppy or young dog. Two weeks adds proofing against real distractions for an adolescent.

Owner coaching is the second lever and the one most often thin in a low quote. Foundation includes one go-home lesson and Advanced two scheduled coaching lessons. The third lever is the dog: a young dog with missing manners is a different plan from an adolescent that needs outings and neutrality work. Dogs whose needs go beyond manners, such as reactivity or fear, are usually better served by a program built from sessions, like React Less, Relax More at 16.

Several costs around a stay are already on our price list. The evaluation that comes before any overnight is free, on weekday mornings between 6:30 and 9:30 AM. The Pup Van collects and returns dogs for $10 each way in Rockport, Gloucester, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea; outside those towns, ask us for pricing. Enrichment add-ons, from a $5 lick mat to a $10 treadmill session, can be booked onto overnight days.

A bath before pick-up starts at $55 for a dog up to 25 pounds and a full service groom at $75, rising by size, because grooming can be booked during an overnight stay. For families driving to Eastern Ave from beyond Cape Ann, the hidden cost is often time, so ask how the coaching lessons are scheduled before you book and plan them like appointments.