Seattle Board and Train

I’m disappointed with my experience trying to get in touch with Seattle Board and Train. My sister initially called and spoke with the owner, Christine, who was very kind and told her she would follow up via email with availability for a meet and greet. Unfortunately, we never received that follow-up despite our best efforts to remind her of our interest in the program. We were and still are both genuinely interested in working with Seattle Board and Train because their training philosophy seemed like a great fit for what we were looking for. That's what makes the lack of communication particularly disappointing. I completely understand that a small business can be busy, but after expressing interest and being told we would hear back about scheduling a meet and greet, I would have appreciated a simple response letting us know either way.

So very thankful for Christine! She helped me build a more solid foundation with my headstrong 150 pound teenage Newfoundland. She is extremely knowledgeable and able to identify the root issues underlying behavioral challenges. She doesn’t just give bandaid solutions. The tools she gave us have significantly improved his behavior, as well as our dynamic and communication overall. She’s also wonderful person and a joy to talk to. Highly recommend!

After plenty of research and meeting with a couple of different trainers, we couldn’t be happier that we found Christine. Our pup absolutely adores her!!! Christine worked with our 8‑month‑old Husky/Shepherd mix through three half‑day sessions followed by a five‑day board‑and‑train stay. She created a personalized training plan just for us and provided fantastic resources to help us continue the work at home, including written guides and her own training videos for reference. She took such great care of our girl throughout the week. We’ll definitely continue working with Christine for future training and boarding. Highly recommend!

We had a wonderful experience with the board and train program for our puppy Noodles. Christine is amazing to work with she is so knowledgeable and clearly passionate about what she does. She worked on essential skills that we needed help with, like crate time, leash walking, mat training and much more. I can say that our puppy made a lot of progress during her stay. Christine provided us with tools and videos to continue the work at home. It was clear that our puppy adores her and had so much fun with her. We will be returning to continue training Noodles. We highly recommend Christine!

Christine is helping our sweet 7mo old doodle get over social fear (of humans, dogs, and other scary things) and leash reactivity. Over the last month-ish with Christine’s careful guidance and tips we can carry out at home, we've been so happy to see our pup develop confidence that we never could have achieved in such a short time - if ever - on our own or with other trainers. We are not first time doodle owners so we thought raising this one would also be a cakewalk, but as with kids, each dog is unique with their own personality. This one confused us, she was so sweet and comfortable at home but she’d bark, run away, freeze, or tremble in fear at the littlest things outside - people walking down the street, strangers trying to give her a treat, dogs walking nearby, etc., and she’d try to aggressively jump on/play with some dogs when she got close to them. Walking was not enjoyable for any of us and forget about playing nicely with other dogs. She was also having difficulty with peeing in the house when she got stressed, excited, or scared. Prior to finding Christine, we tried puppy preschool, puppy playgroups, online training, training podcasts, 1:1 training with an online coach and nothing really helped us. One trainer said that we’d missed our socialization window and this was just the way she was going to be. That’s when I found Christine and she gave me hope. She has been so generous with her time, knowledge, and positivity, I can’t recommend her services enough. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, but Christine has really helped us find what will work for our dog and our family, I’m excited to watch this puppy continue to learn and grow with her help!