Residential Board and Train
With Residential Board and Train, your dog lives with Sam. You get on with your life. You collect a different dog.
You love your dog. You just don't love what walks have become.
The pulling. The embarrassment. The feeling that no matter how much effort you put in, nothing really sticks. Maybe you’ve tried training before. Maybe you’re too busy to be consistent. Maybe you’ve reached the point where you’ve accepted this is just what your dog is like.
It isn’t. You just haven’t had the right solution yet.
The longer this goes on, the harder it becomes to fix.
Behaviour that isn’t addressed becomes habit. Habits become patterns. Patterns become identity. The dog that pulls becomes the dog that has always pulled. The dog that reacts becomes the dog that you warn people about.
And in the meantime, you’re managing rather than enjoying. You’re bracing rather than walking. You’re spending time and energy on something that should be straightforward, and it isn’t, because nobody has given your dog the full, sustained attention it needs to actually change.
What's included in every residential placement
- Your dog lives in Sam's home for the full duration of the programme, not in a kennel or facility
- A completely tailored training programme built around your dog's specific behaviour, personality, and your goals
- Daily structured training and real-world exposure throughout the stay
- Regular video updates so you can follow the progress as it happens
- A full handover session on collection so you know exactly how to maintain the results
- Lifelong aftercare and direct access to Sam after the programme ends, included for every residential client
Programmes are available from one week upwards. Sam will recommend the right length based on your dog’s situation during your initial conversation.
Residential spaces are strictly limited.
Sam takes a maximum of two dogs at a time to ensure every placement gets the level of care and attention it needs. If you’re considering residential training, getting in touch sooner rather than later is the difference between starting now and waiting months.
That's what residential training is for.
Your dog comes to live with Sam. Not in a kennel, not in a facility. In his home, as part of his family, for the duration of the programme.
Every day is structured around your dog’s specific behaviour, temperament, and your goals. Sam works with your dog consistently, in real-world environments, with the kind of sustained daily attention that simply isn’t possible in weekly sessions. The progress that would take months in a conventional programme happens in weeks.
You don’t attend anything. You don’t practise in between. You drop your dog off and you get on with your life. When you come to collect them, the difference is immediate.
Sam has been doing this for years. The results speak for themselves.
He has worked with dogs that owners had written off, dogs with ingrained behavioural patterns, dogs that had been through multiple trainers without meaningful change. The residential programme works because it removes every variable that makes change difficult and replaces it with structure, consistency, and expert daily attention.
This is the most intensive training experience Sam offers. It produces the most complete transformations.
Find out if residential is right for your dog.
Every residential placement starts with a conversation. Sam will talk through your dog’s situation, your goals, and the programme length that makes the most sense. No pressure, no minimum commitment to the call.