04/30/2026
Over $140 a day in my greater area for a board and train program!🤯🤯
Seriously?
It's actually pretty funny because now and then I will get contacted via Facebook messenger by someone pretending to be interested in my training program but obviously it's another trainer trying to get information and what I charge.
The snowboundkennels.com website doesn't  have any rate information as I actually like to speak with people on the phone or in person, explain the training program and the cost they might expect to achieve the training goals they have for their dog.
Because I've trained such a wide variety of disciplines, such a wide variety of dog breeds and have over 33 years of actual experience, I know dogs don't prosper in some cookie cutter time defined program.
It's been decades since I actively advertised and virtually all of my business is word-of-mouth referrals from other clients but I do occasionally have someone find me through a random Google search.
So here you go, people can see what I charge, my experience, my training guarantee and unlimited lifetime consultations at no charge after I work with your dog.
My companion dog program which encompasses all breeds and any behavioral issues including dogs with a bite history:
$2250 a month
Gun dog/hunting dog competition is beyond the scope of this page but the universal companion Dog program will have the dog happily off leash where it is safe and coming when called even at a distance around great distractions. Those same dogs will go into town where they work in that environment covering loose leash heeling in businesses such as Agway and tractor supply. They also work out in town on the sidewalks in proximity to pedestrians, strollers, bicycles, other dogs and also learn to sit with duration at a coffee shop watching the world go by.
Backing up to the end of a long line while my dog sits in Home Depot to demonstrate obedience isn't something I would use to promote my training skills. They need real world compliance around high-level distractions.
Getting them to do that really isn't a problem for some trainers but getting them to do that ears forward, tail up and happy? That's a different story.
I work on a 30 day month, there's no charge for the day a dog arrives, no charge for the day the dog goes home and no additional charge for the work we do together transitioning the dog back to you so we're all on the same page.
The owners go home with a plan to maintain, a plan to advance and those unlimited lifetime consultations at no charge.
$2250 for 30 days on my incredibly private 100 acre property at the end of our 1/2 mile long driveway where the experience for dogs is like summer camp, not Boot Camp. The socialization they get in the always supervised exercise yard could be a profoundly beneficial experience for many dogs especially those who arrive quite reactive to other dogs.
So by all means, take a look at what other trainers are charging per day, per month, per week all based on some timeframe program because dogs certainly understand the clock and the calendar and will always train appropriately around those.
And yeah, that's $75 a day, almost half of what some trainers are charging and I'm not even going to talk about the $4000 four week program offered in Vermont..🤯
Thanks for reading.
