The Dog School New Orleans

The Dog School New Orleans is an obedience-training company in Harahan, LA, that also offers in-home dog boarding for dogs that have completed one of its training programs. Dogs stay in the trainers' home rather than a kennel building, with supervision around the clock. Because boarding is open to graduates, the dogs sharing the house have all been through the same work.

What they offer

The school's center of gravity is obedience and behavior work, and boarding grew out of that.

• In-home boarding for dogs that have graduated from a training program
• Training as the main service, from puppies to behavior problems
• Around-the-clock supervision by the people running the program
• Daily photos and videos sent to owners during a stay
• AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluations, $50 per evaluation

What makes it different

A boarding stay here continues the training rather than pausing it. Graduates come back to a setting and a set of handlers they already know, which matters for dogs that get rattled by an unfamiliar kennel floor. The daily photos and videos also give owners something concrete while they are out of town, instead of silence until pickup.

The tradeoff is access. This is not a drop-in boarding facility, so a dog has to go through a program first before a boarding stay is on the table.

Practical details

The address is 856 Hickory Avenue, Harahan, LA 70123. Booking starts with a phone call to +1 504-450-3770 or an email to thedogschoolnola@gmail.com, and program information is posted at thedogschool.net. The school also keeps a Facebook page. Owners considering a future trip usually work backward from it: get the training done first, then the boarding option opens up.