board & train

Structured, Immersive, Results-Driven

Board & Train (B&T) is our most comprehensive program. Your dog lives and trains with our team for multiple weeks, following a highly structured routine that replaces bad habits with new, reliable behaviors.

This is the fastest, clearest way to build obedience, manners, confidence, and real-world neutrality.

✓ 24/7 structure & consistency
✓ Multiple trainer led sessions daily
✓ Real-world proofing indoors and outdoors

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Who benefits most from B&T?

Great for dogs who need

Strong obedience foundations

Reliable leash manners / loose-leash walking

Calmer behavior in public

Clear household structure

aBetter neutrality around dogs and people

Reduced overexcitement, whining, or impulse issues

Ideal for

✓ Anxious or insecure dogs needing structured confidence-building

✓ Busy owners who want trained behaviors installed first

✓ Dogs who struggle in environments with low structure or inconsistency

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For dogs showing reactivity, resource guarding, or early aggression, Board & Train often provides the structure needed to begin meaningful behavior change. The evaluation determines the right path.

Core Training Focus Areas

Sit, down, place, stay, recall, heel, release; adding distance, duration, distraction.
Loose-leash walking, neutrality around triggers, working through reactivity patterns, desensitization, and controlled exposure.
Stopping door rushing, counter surfing, jumping, demand barking, and teaching calmness.
New environments, surfaces, objects, people, noises.
Helping fearful or reactive dogs learn coping skills and stability.

All B&T programs include a 2-3 hour take-home session with owners at time of pick-up.

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How it works

1

Evaluation & Behavior Plan

We assess your dog’s behavior, triggers, and patterns—especially for reactivity or aggression—and design a custom plan.

2

Drop-Off & Immersion

Your dog stays with us in a structured environment that removes confusion and supports behavior change.

3

Daily Training Blocks

Obedience, leash work, desensitization, confidence-building, threshold training, crate work, controlled social scenarios.

4

Progress Updates

You’ll get regular photo and video updates throughout the program, plus we post clips on our Instagram @riverviewbark so you can watch your dog learn in real time.

5

Take-Home Session
(End of Program)

A hands-on lesson covering, commands + structure, leash handling + leash pressure, proper tool use + timing, rules and routine, your next 30-day at-home plan.

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Choose your program

Foundations (2 weeks)

For dogs needing structure, manners, and foundational obedience.
• Obedience + leash skills
• Confidence + exposure
• Household manners
• Photo/video updates
• End-of-program take-home session
Price: $3,360 (tax included)
Core (3 weeks)

For dogs needing added reliability and moderate behavior modification.
• All foundation work
• Light reactivity protocol
• Controlled exposure to triggers
• Higher distraction work
• Photo/video updates
• End-of-program take-home session
Price: $4,935 (tax included)
Transformation (4 - 6 weeks)

For dogs with reactivity, fear-based behavior, or early-stage aggression.
• Leash reactivity reduction
• Behavior modification plan
• Desensitization + trigger work
• Public neutrality + real-world proofing
• Photo/video updates
• End-of-program take-home session
Price: starts at $6,440 (tax included)