Boarding run by a behaviorist, not a boarding facility that also trains.
Commercial kennels are high-arousal environments. Constant barking, dogs stacked in runs, and hours of unstructured group play send a lot of dogs home more reactive than they arrived. Owners then spend months undoing it.
Our home-based boarding is a safe, highly controlled environment tailored to your dog's individual needs. It is managed directly by an Animal Behaviorist, with strict structural safety and consistent daily routines maintained throughout the stay.
The goal is simple. Your dog stays relaxed, safe and happy while you travel, and comes home in the same behavioral condition they left in, or better. That matters enormously for dogs who are anxious, reactive, or already in a training program.
We take dog boarding clients from right across Southern California. While most are training clients past and present, we board all dogs.
Special note: dogs in our training programs, past and present, receive boarding at a discount.
We confirm temperament, needs and any behavioral or medical protocols before the booking is accepted.
Introductions and space are managed to keep stress and arousal low from the first hour.
Predictable routines with real rest, rather than hours of unregulated group play.
You get a report on how your dog settled, ate and behaved during the stay.
Arrival is handled slowly and deliberately. Introductions, space and routine are managed from the first hour, because the first hour sets the tone for the stay. Dogs settle into a predictable rhythm of structured activity, decompression and rest, and most owners notice their dog comes home tired in the good sense rather than wired.
Kennel stress is a real and measurable thing, and it does not stay at the kennel. Dogs held for days in high-arousal environments frequently go home with a lower reactivity threshold than they arrived with, and owners then spend the following month wondering why their previously manageable dog is barking at the fence. Because this environment is run by a behaviorist rather than a boarding operator, the priority is keeping arousal low and structure intact, which is also why dogs part-way through a training program can board here without losing ground.
Owners often assume all boarding is broadly equivalent and choose on price and availability. Behaviorally it is not equivalent at all. The variable that matters is arousal management, and it is the one no booking page advertises. A dog kept in a high-noise environment with hours of unstructured group play is having a very different week from one on a managed routine with real rest, and the difference shows up in your house afterwards rather than in the invoice.
Structured Dog Boarding is booked after a phone call, and all dogs must be crate trained.
Environment and management. This is a controlled, home-based setting run by a behaviorist, so structure and stress management are the priority rather than volume.
No. Structure is maintained throughout the stay, which is exactly why owners of dogs in training use it rather than a commercial facility.
Yes, and it is one of the main reasons owners come to us. Space and introductions are managed specifically so those dogs are not put under pressure.
Yes. Feeding and medication protocols are followed exactly as you specify at booking.
The behavior consultation is free, and it is the only responsible way to confirm this is the right program for your dog.
