Board & train
Board and train for Pit Bulls
A Pit Bull does not get the benefit of the doubt in public, and owners of the breed know it. The dog is compact, powerful and wildly affectionate, and every lunge, jump or ignored recall is read more harshly than it would be on a spaniel. Board and train for this breed is about turning that strength and enthusiasm into manners nobody can argue with.
Last reviewed October 4, 2026
Strength with manners
Muscle, exuberance and a stricter audience, all worked on daily.
Many Pit Bulls carry more pull than their height suggests, and the leash is where a live-in program starts. On-Leash Foundations, two weeks at $1,865 plus GST, works on loose-leash walking, heel, sit, stay, down and place around everyday distractions. For this breed, place earns its keep at the front door, where the full-body wiggle greeting often arrives with real momentum and a jump. The daily one-on-one structure is built to teach calm as a default rather than a trick.
Dog-selectivity deserves honesty. Many Pit Bull-type dogs grow pickier about other dogs as they mature, and no program here aims to make yours a dog-park social butterfly. Socialization is structured and one-on-one: neutral exposure, not free-for-all play. Functional Off-Leash, three weeks at $3,030 plus GST, works on reliable recall around distractions with the Educator remote collar included. Where a dog has already growled, lunged or bitten, Behaviour Rehab accepts bite histories after a full assessment.
- Loose leash before the lunge
- Place at the front door
- Neutral around other dogs
- Recall that beats a squirrel
Back home
The dog comes home with a heel, and you keep the standard.
The handover lesson is where the slip lead, the training collar and any remote collar move into your hands, with instruction on using each properly. What transfers best is the structure: the same cue words, the same reward timing, the same expectation that greetings happen in a sit. For a breed that loves people this intensely, your job is to make calm the fastest route to the attention your dog wants. Our Pit Bull training guide covers the method; this page is about fit.
You also keep the management calls a trainer cannot make for you. If your dog is dog-selective, the leash stays on around unfamiliar dogs and the off-leash park is not the goal. Follow-up sessions are included with every program, and lifetime phone and email support comes with On-Leash Foundations. The consultation is where fit gets decided: the program that matches the dog in front of us, and the smaller option whenever it would cover the ground.
The programs
Programs and prices
NE · 2-week board & train
On-Leash Foundations
If every walk is a wrestling match, pulling, barking, zig-zagging, this two-week program rebuilds the walk from the ground up with foundational on-leash obedience..
Includes handover lesson, follow-up session, lifetime support, slip lead + collar
SE · 4-week board & train
Advanced Off-Leash
The full four-week build: from functional foundations to advanced reliability in public environments and around higher-level distractions.
Includes handover lesson, 2 follow-ups, Educator remote collar
S · 5–6 week board & train
Behaviour Rehab
Kaitlin's specialty, and the work she loves most.
Includes assessment-built plan, 2 follow-ups, deep owner education
Asked and answered
The questions people ask us.
Is a pit bull board and train different from one for any other breed?
The programs are the same ones every dog gets; the emphasis shifts. For this breed, a program leans hard on loose-leash walking, calm greetings and neutrality around other dogs, because the public reads a Pit Bull's mistakes more harshly. Dog-selectivity is managed honestly rather than wished away.
Will board and train make a pit bull friendly with other dogs?
No program promises that, and nobody honest would. Structured, one-on-one socialization works on neutrality: passing other dogs calmly, holding a place while one walks by. Many Pit Bull-type dogs are selective about dog friends, and the aim is a dog you can manage anywhere, not a dog-park regular.
Which pit bull training program fits a dog that pulls and jumps but is fine with other dogs?
On-Leash Foundations is built for dogs who drag and owners who miss enjoying the walk, with place command for the door. It runs two weeks at $1,865 plus GST, slip lead and training collar included. The consultation confirms the fit after meeting the dog.
Can a pit bull with a bite history do a board and train?
Dogs with bite histories are accepted into Behaviour Rehab after a full assessment. That program runs five to six weeks at $4,850 to $5,760 plus GST, customized to the dog, with two follow-ups and in-depth owner education. Management and safety come first, and the assessment decides whether it is the right next step.
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Strength, with manners to match
Tell us about your Pit Bull's pull, greetings and dog friends. Book a consultation and we will recommend the program that fits.
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