Longmont’s Specialist Board & Train

The board and train Longmont owners turn to when everything else has failed.

Art of the Dog Canine Academy is a 21-day live-in board & train program for dogs with severe behavioral problems — and for dogs that are simply out of control in daily life. Our Longmont academy serves Longmont, Boulder, Fort Collins, and the surrounding northern Colorado area since 2019.

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What a board and train actually is — and what makes the difference.

A board and train in Longmont — what northern Colorado owners also search for as a dog boarding school or send-away dog training program — means your dog moves in with our trainers for a set stretch of time and learns around the clock. The training isn’t parceled into appointments. It happens in real time, on the kind of trails and sidewalks your dog will actually live on, woven into every hour of every day.

That round-the-clock continuity is the part a weekly lesson up in Boulder or down in Denver can never replicate.

Private lessons and group classes hand the job back to you the moment you leave. Between sessions, you’re the trainer — and on the days life gets in the way, when the dog has an off morning, when the teachable moment passes before you catch it, the lesson never locks in. The behavior gets managed for an hour. It doesn’t change for good.

Three weeks living on site takes that gap out of the equation. Your dog spends 21 days in an environment engineered for one thing — changing behavior — with trainers reinforcing the right response every time it matters. By pickup day, the new behavior isn’t a trick performed on cue. It’s who your dog is.

Will three weeks away hurt your relationship?

It’s the first thing most northern Colorado owners want answered before they fill anything out.

Tu asked it too. He worried that handing Goose over for three weeks would put distance between them — that the bond wouldn’t be the same once Goose was back home.

Here’s what he found instead:

“I feel like the relationship has only gotten better since boarding him. It didn’t diminish at all.” — Tu

It makes sense once you sit with it. Before the program, every moment together carried a layer of stress — the lunging on the leash, the walk you cut short, the trail you started avoiding. Strip that stress away and what’s left underneath is the relationship you wanted with this dog in the first place.

You’ve tried this before. Why would this be different?

We hear it constantly. It isn’t a knock on us — it’s a fair question from someone who’s already paid a trainer once and watched the results fade.

The honest answer: not every board and train is built the same way.

Plenty of kennels along the Front Range will take any dog that fits in a run. They’re built for throughput — quick rotations and a one-size curriculum aimed at the average dog with average manners. Hand them a dog that’s reactive, anxious, or carrying a real behavioral history and the volume model runs out of road.

We work the opposite way. We hold our numbers down on purpose and put our trainers on the cases other programs decline or give back. And if the behavior ever drifts — a year out, five years out — you bring your dog back to the Longmont academy. Unlimited. For life.

Dakota landed on us only after comparing program against program. What tipped the decision was the lifetime support:

“Most of them guaranteed their program for like a year, maybe two years max. Art of the Dog actually offered the lifetime support on their program. I took that very seriously because I thought that meant that they really stood by their work.” — Dakota

The math most people do before they reach out.

We won’t be the lowest quote you get in the northern Front Range. We’re not trying to be.

What graduate families keep telling us is some version of what Dakota told us:

“The program was worth every dollar we invested because of the quality of life it afforded Norman.” — Dakota

By the time owners find us, most have already spent money on training that wore off. So the real question was never whether training is worth it — that decision was made a trainer or two ago. The question is whether this round finally holds where the others let go.

That’s the whole point of the lifetime support. We’re backing the outcome, not the calendar — not only the 21 days on site, but every year your dog lives after them.

Still weighing it? Start with the free training video — it lays out the method, the results, and exactly what the 21 days involve. When you’re ready to talk numbers, our financing options keep the program within reach.

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Lifetime Support

Unlimited follow-up. For life.

Every dog that graduates the Longmont academy earns lifetime support. If old behaviors creep back in — a year down the line, five years down the line — you bring your dog back. Unlimited one-on-one follow-up sessions, no expiration date, no clock running out.

This isn’t a money-back clause. It’s us standing behind the result — not just the three weeks on site, but the years your dog spends at home, on the trail, and out in town afterward. That’s the difference Dakota caught when she compared us to the rest: most programs warranty their work for a year, maybe two. We stand behind ours for life.

How It Works

What happens across 21 days.

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Week 1 — Adjustment and foundation

Week one is about landing. Your dog gets comfortable on site, starts trusting the team handling them, and lays down the first foundational habits. Most owners hear about noticeable shifts in the first few days of daily updates.

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Week 2 — Behavioral change

Week two is where the heavy lifting lands. New behaviors get shaped, the old patterns get interrupted, and the consistency that always slips at home is held steady around the clock — every hour, not just at session time.

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Week 3 — Setting and owner training

By week three the new behaviors are setting in for good. Your trainer is already sending videos and step-by-step notes so you’re ready to carry it home to Longmont, Boulder, or wherever you’re driving in from. Pickup day is hands-on — we walk you through every command, every scenario, and every tool for holding the progress.

Throughout: daily updates.

Photo and video updates land in your inbox every day of the program. You always know what your dog is working on, how the day went, and which trainer they’re with — even when they’re a 35-minute drive away in Longmont.

“They were just so communicative with learning about what goals we had for the training. I got updates every day of what they were working on, how he was doing. They would also send videos of how I could train myself. I felt very equipped when I picked Rev up.” — Jamie

“They were really open about their training methods, which I really appreciate. It gave me some comfort in knowing that I could trust these people with my dog.” — David

What We Work On

What dogs come to us for.

Dogs come into the Longmont academy with a wide range of behavioral issues. These are the ones we see most:

Reactivity and aggression

The dog that turns every Boulder County trail into a lunging, barking standoff. Dogs that have bitten or squared up to people, other dogs, or someone in the home. Two dogs in one house who can’t coexist. We take bite-history cases head-on — it’s the work we’re known for.

Anxiety and fear

Separation anxiety, fear-driven reactivity, the chewing and pacing that anxiety leaves behind, a dog that comes unglued in any unfamiliar place. These dogs aren’t difficult — they’re overwhelmed and suffering. That’s a distinction that matters, and it’s one we know how to fix.

Obedience and control

Pulling you down the block, bowling over guests, blowing off recall, the all-around unruliness that keeps your dog off the trail and out of the brewery patio. Nothing dangerous here — just a daily life that’s harder, and smaller, than it needs to be.

No puppies under 6 months.

Tell us about your dog and we’ll follow up personally.

A graduate family: Truman.

Dakota didn’t come to us cold. She researched multiple programs before choosing Art of the Dog — and came back a second time, with a second dog. A repeat family is the proof that the work holds.

What she kept coming back to was the same thing most owners weigh before they reach out: whether the cost matches the result.

“The program was worth every dollar that we invested into it.” — Dakota

Real Northern Colorado Graduates

Watch the before & after.

These are northern Colorado dogs, on the same trails and sidewalks you deal with. Watch their owners describe where they started and where they are now.

Reactivity · Pulling

“We love going on hikes and exploring Colorado together now. He’s just locked in.”

Carly · Banks

Reactivity

“The relationship has only gotten better since boarding him. It didn’t diminish at all.”

Tu · Goose

Obedience

“Taking him off-leash in a park isn’t something I would have done before.”

David · Teddy

Aggression

“Once Auggie came back home after 3 weeks, he was a totally different dog.”

Bo · Auggie

Common Questions

Common questions.

What dogs are a good fit?

Dogs with behavioral problems that other training approaches haven’t resolved — reactivity, aggression, anxiety, obedience failures. Both severe behavior and general obedience cases. No puppies under 6 months.

Do you accept dogs that have bitten someone?

Yes. Many of our most successful graduates arrived with a bite history. That’s the kind of case we specialize in.

What does a typical day look like?

Training is woven throughout the day — not in scheduled 45-minute sessions. Your dog works with the training team across multiple interactions and environments. You receive daily photo and video updates.

What happens at pickup?

Pickup day includes a hands-on owner training session. We walk through every command, every scenario, and the maintenance plan for keeping the results going at home.

Where is the Longmont academy?

Our Longmont academy is at 1830 Boston Ave Ste B, Longmont, CO 80501. We serve Longmont, Boulder, Fort Collins, and the surrounding northern Colorado area — many clients drive in from Boulder and Fort Collins. We also run a second academy in Denver.

Do you offer financing?

Yes. See financing options →

What if my dog’s behavior comes back after the program?

That’s what the lifetime support is for. You come back. Unlimited follow-ups, no expiration date, no additional program fee.

Find Us

Our Longmont academy.

Your dog lives and trains on site for the full 21 days. Here’s where you’ll drop them off and pick up a different dog three weeks later. Convenient for Longmont, Boulder, and Fort Collins owners who’d rather not drive into Denver.

Closer to the city? Explore dog training in Denver at our Denver academy.

No Pressure. No Commitment.

Ready to see if your dog is a fit?

Start a conversation with our team — tell us what you’re dealing with and we’ll follow up personally. Not ready to talk yet? Watch the free training video first: 14 minutes that walk you through our approach, the results we get, and what the program involves.

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Serving Denver & Longmont, Colorado · In operation since 2019

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