what are trainers charging for "In-Kennel" Obedience training for pets? What is the typical length of stay? What do you guarantee and how often do you do it? Thanks.

I have seen different places charge differently. But they range from 3-4 weeks usually. I saw one recently that said $200/week and it was a one year guarantee-Basic Obedience. But as I said it varies. You would hope that the person would reinforce this training once they got the dog back.
I would rather train my own dog.

There are a couple of training kennels here that I know of. One guy, who used to be big into Schutzhund, and has all kinds of pictures and stuff of dogs that he trained in the sport, charges $500 a month. The owner is required to go there at least once a week to work with the dog, and as far as I know, he doesn't offer any kind of guarantee. The minimum you can have your dog at his kennels is one month. He uses the "traditional" methods of training, as opposed to using clickers or purely positive-based methods. When I was looking for a trainer way back when, I talked to some people about the ones I was considering, and was told he was heavy-handed, but when I actually went there and spoke to him and saw some of the dogs he was working with, I didn't think he was heavy-handed. Yes, he got the message across, but the dogs were willingly participating. If they had been acting afraid or timid, it would have been different. I was pleased with him, but I didn't really have the money then.

The other place I talked to wanted $700 for 6 weeks of training I believe. They did not require the owner to come every week, but did require the owner to be present during the last week or two.


I'm like Chad - I'd rather train my own dog. Right now, I'm working with Dog Training In Your Home to help me work with Gypsy in advanced obedience, dog aggression, and then possibly some basic protection work if she's cut out for it. The trainer comes to my home once a week and goes over what he wants me to work on that week. He shows me, then has me do it to make sure I understand. Then, the following week we evaluate the progress. Since I already have an understanding of training (since I trained her in basic obedience myself), I did not feel it would be necessary or useful to drop her off in a strange place where strange people would be working with her without me knowing exactly what was going on.

My prices depend on what level of training is desired on the dog or what problems need to be solved. I average a fee of around $200 per week for in-home training ( and the dog is actually *in* my home, in a crate , next to my own dogs ) but I only accept one dog at a time for training and it's usually for tough to handle problems. If an owner is trying to get problems fixed with their dog regarding house issues, I have the owner stay at my house overnight as part of the "turn over" portion of training.

Considering that just kenneling a dog for a week averages $84 ( $12 per day times seven days equals $84 ), I think that a fee of $200 weekly for training is reasonable.

Thanks for the responses. I think a couple of huundred bucks for boarding and training is very reasonable. Out here in Los Angeles I see kennels charging $25 to $45 per day just for boarding. But, keep in mind that kennel licenses are becoming much more difficult to obtain and all property is very expensive. I know a few kennel owners and nobody's getting rich out here. Ah, let me rephrase, very few are getting rich.
There's always somebody selling showlines to offset overhead costs.