in-home dog boarding

We welcome your dog into our own homes with in home dog boarding.

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board in a
trainer's home

Only in home dog boarding with a professional trainer provides the consistency your dog needs to maintain good habits.

Boarding in a trainer’s home ensures your dog continues to receive expert care, structure, and training while you’re away. This personalized option uniquely keeps your dog in a familiar, low-stress environment and reinforces their training and behavior daily.

Your dog will live the life of a trainer’s dog, benefiting from structured routines, consistent commands, and one-on-one attention. This approach not only prevents setbacks but also helps your dog develop even better habits during your time apart.

faq

Dog boarding in your trainer’s home is $89/day. This includes living in the trainer’s home full time like one of our own, with normal daily activities like walks and trips to the park. You can add optionally add training sessions at $65 per session. 

Your dog will stay in a Traction trainer’s private home and will live as part of the family. Their crate will be used if we have to leave home without them as a way of keeping them safe.

Your dog will stay with their primary trainer when possible, but may stay with another trainer from time to time. Your trainers will work together to make sure your dog’s training stays consistent during their stay.

We always use your dog’s basic obedience commands in real-life settings to keep their training consistent, but you can also add on dedicated training sessions if you’d like.

Dogs with behavior concerns or without crate training may do best at our specialized facility near the Austin aimport, Traction K9 Kennels. However, many dogs given our trainers’ unique ability to manage challenging dogs.

We accept unaltered dogs, puppies, and anti-social dogs, as long as they are in training with us or have been through training to mitigate behavior concerns.

Your dog should also be comfortable sleeping in a crate and up to date on vaccinations.

If your dog doesn’t meet the behavior requirements, you can add training to their stay. This will be discussed with your trainer or during your boarding meet and greet.

If you’re having trouble getting your difficult dog to the vet, we offer on-site vet visits at Traction K9 Kennels in Austin.

getting started

1. schedule a phone consult if you’re new, or submit an in home boarding request through the portal if you already train with us.

2. use our online portal to request in home boarding dates and update your dog's care information.

how to book a stay

Members can request in home dog boarding at any time using our online portal.

New to Traction? Schedule a phone consultation.

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