Z&M K9 / Toronto

Board & Train,
the personal way.

Professional daily training in a structured environment, followed by owner guidance to bring those skills home. We start by understanding your dog and your priorities, not by promising a one-size-fits-all transformation.

Board & Train

A focused stay.
Lasting foundations.

From two-week foundations to longer, individual programs. We recommend the right duration after discussing your dog's age, history and goals.

What is included

All prices CAD + HST. Puppy surcharge: +$200 per week from 3 months to under 6 months; +$100 per week from 6 months to under 12 months. Program length is discussed at your assessment.

Your Board & Train program

Choose your stay.
See your total.

Select the duration, your dog's age, your drop-off date and full payment or a 50% deposit. We will contact you to arrange the assessment.

Choose a drop-off date to see arrival times.

Program, including age surcharge
HST · 13%
Full program total · CAD
Due today, including HST
Remaining balance, including HST

One-time payment through secure checkout. With a deposit, the remaining 50% is due online before drop-off. With online payment, your deposit secures the drop-off date and arrival time you selected above. Need to confirm dates first? Booking & cancellation policy.

What each stay includes

Choose your
training journey.

Every program includes daily professional training, structured routines, appropriate exercise, progress updates and an owner handover. Exercises are selected for each dog; skills are developed at a safe, realistic pace.

1 WEEK

Refresher

$1,300 CAD + HST

A focused refresher for dogs who already have a training foundation. Reinforce familiar cues, revisit leash manners and restore consistency after time away from training.

Training focus

  • Review of existing obedience cues
  • Leash manners and engagement
  • Routine, structure and targeted troubleshooting
  • Owner handover and maintenance guidance
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2 WEEKS

Foundation

$2,500 CAD + HST

An immersive starting point for puppies and dogs who need clearer everyday structure. We focus on engagement, basic obedience and the foundations of calm behaviour.

Training focus

  • Name response, engagement and attention
  • Sit, down, stay and release foundations
  • Loose-leash walking and everyday manners
  • Crate and settling routines when appropriate
  • Appropriate social exposure and owner handover
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3 WEEKSRECOMMENDED

Essentials

$3,600 CAD + HST

Build on Foundation with more repetition, recall practice and real-life manners. Designed for owners who want their dog to practise skills beyond a quiet training space.

Training focus

  • Everything in Foundation, tailored to your dog
  • Place command and impulse control
  • Recall foundations and distraction work
  • Polite greetings and calm behaviour in public
  • Structured real-world walks and owner coaching
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4 WEEKSSIGNATURE

Signature

$4,600 CAD + HST

Our flagship four-week program develops more consistent obedience, composure and focus around everyday distractions. A longer training stay allows more practice in varied environments.

Training focus

  • Everything in Essentials, progressed individually
  • Advanced obedience foundations and longer stays
  • Loose-leash reliability around distractions
  • Recall and off-leash foundations in safe settings
  • Confidence, neutral social exposure and owner transfer
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5 WEEKS

Advanced

$5,500 CAD + HST

Additional time for dogs that need greater consistency, stronger impulse control and carefully paced training around more demanding real-life distractions.

Training focus

  • Everything in Signature, with increased repetition
  • Duration, distance and distraction progression
  • Advanced place, heel and recall practice
  • Individualized work on unwanted habits
  • Structured transition plan for the owner
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6 WEEKS

Elite

$6,300 CAD + HST

An extended program for dogs whose goals require more gradual exposure, repetitions and coaching. The focus is reliable everyday habits and a realistic plan for maintaining them at home.

Training focus

  • Everything in Advanced, adapted to the dog
  • Multi-environment obedience and composure
  • Longer-duration impulse control and settling
  • Individualized confidence and behaviour work
  • Detailed owner handover and follow-up guidance
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7 WEEKS

Mastery

$7,000 CAD + HST

Seven weeks of structured practice for complex training goals where progress benefits from additional time, gradual difficulty and consistent routines.

Training focus

  • Everything in Elite, with extended practice
  • Advanced distraction and distance work
  • Reliable routines across varied environments
  • Targeted habit replacement and behaviour coaching
  • Owner transfer with a long-term practice roadmap
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8 WEEKS

Complete Transformation

$7,600 CAD + HST

Our longest Board & Train experience, designed for dogs who benefit from an extended, personalized training plan and a carefully managed transition back to everyday home life.

Training focus

  • Everything in Mastery, tailored to the dog
  • Extended obedience and real-world practice
  • Gradual progression around relevant triggers
  • Confidence, manners, recall and impulse control
  • Comprehensive handover and maintenance strategy
Choose this program

Training is individualized; results vary with age, history and owner follow-through. No off-leash work is guaranteed. One-week Refresher is available only to existing clients. Puppy surcharge: ages 3–under 6 months +$200/week; ages 6–under 12 months +$100/week. All prices + HST. A 50% deposit secures a Board & Train spot.

Real group training with Z&M K9
What to expect

Structure.
Practice. Transfer.

Each program combines professional daily training, routines, leash and obedience work, and exercises tailored to your dog's starting point. We discuss how to follow your dog's progress before enrolment.

We discuss training goals, owner guidance and the transition home before enrolment.

Behaviour and progress vary. Ongoing practice with your dog is an essential part of maintaining the work.

No staged demonstrations

The work speaks
for itself.

Real footage, real dogs, real training. See how calm focus and everyday obedience look beyond the polished photographs.

Real training footage

Group obedience

Four dogs working together in a real training environment.

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Real training footage

Patio time

Boarding guests relaxing together on the patio between training sessions.

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Good to know

A clear starting point.

How much does training cost?

Board & Train is $2,500 for 2 weeks through $7,600 for 8 weeks. The 1-week option is $1,300 for existing clients only. Private classes are $120 at our location or $140 at client location in Toronto, with package rates listed above. All prices CAD + HST.

Where is the assessment?

The Complimentary Behaviour Assessment is free, lasts 20 minutes and takes place at our location — 38 Dan Leckie Way, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2V6.

Which program suits my dog?

We discuss your dog's age, behaviour and your goals at the assessment. Board & Train offers a structured stay; private classes help you practise alongside your dog.

A conversation comes first

Tell us about
your dog.

Start with a few details. We'll discuss the right training format and available dates before you commit.

(647) 250-5929
zmk9training@gmail.com
Toronto & the GTA

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Board & Train · Overnight stay request

Choose your stay dates.

Choose a program and preferred check-in. We review capacity for the entire stay before confirming or taking a deposit.

Program estimate: $3,600 + HST50% deposit after approval: $1,800 + applicable HST

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