Alexandria, VA
Dog boardingfor Alexandria.
Alexandria is about 83 minutes out, which puts it past our daily route. Boarding and board and train work well from here, because one trip covers the whole stay.
The drive
About 83 minutes each way
The farm is roughly 47 road miles from Alexandria, which routes at about 83 minutes without traffic. That is a long ride, and it is the first thing to work out before anything else.
Whether it suits your dog
Alexandria is one of the further places we collect from. Some dogs travel well. For the ones that do not, a long daily round trip is the wrong answer however good the day at the other end is.
The evaluation sorts that out before the first pickup.
Times move with traffic and the number above assumes none. Most dogs settle into the van within a week or two. A few never do, which the evaluation catches before your dog is ever in one.
Included in the rate
- Collection from Alexandria for boarding stays
- The Basic training level, every day
- Open ground and supervised group time
- Indoor settling, so the calm carries home
Boarding from $75per night
Dogs in Alexandria
What a day here actually adds, for a Alexandria dog
Eighteen off-leash areas inside fifteen square miles is a lot of provision, and Old Town explains it. The historic core is eighteenth and nineteenth century rowhouses with almost no private yard, so the city had to build the space in.
Alexandria is the furthest point on our run, about eighty minutes each way. For some dogs that is a fine trade. For others it is not, and the evaluation is where we find out.
Around Alexandria
We know the area, not just the postcode
Alexandria runs an unusual two tier system: seven fully fenced dog parks and eleven unfenced areas marked out with bollards. Dogs must be licensed, over four months, and no handler may bring more than three.
Where we collect
Old Town, Del Ray, Rosemont, Seminary Hill, Potomac Yard, and the rest of Alexandria.
Local dog parks
seven fenced parks including Ben Brenman, Duke Street and Montgomery, plus eleven unfenced off-leash areas marked with bollards.
Where people walk
the Mount Vernon Trail along the Potomac, the Holmes Run Trail.
Plenty of dogs are fine in those places and still cannot cope with a busy pavement or a stranger at the door. If that is yours, the behaviour work is the part to read about. Here is how that runs.
City of Alexandria clients
What people nearby say
“We brought our rescue dog Otto home at 5 months old—he was extremely timid, anxious, had never been on a leash, and would bark at every person and dog. Michael didn't just train our dog—he trained us to be the kind of owners our dog needed. With incredible patience, he guided us through everything from leash walking and socialization to crate and house training, and was always there when we needed help, no matter the time. The transformation has been unbelievable—Otto is now more confident, calm, and happy. Michael truly cares and treats him like his own, and Otto absolutely adores him like a 2nd parent. We only trust Michael for boarding because he always comes back better, never with bad habits like elsewhere. If your dog has anxiety or behavioral challenges, I can't recommend him enough—he truly has a gift.”
“Michael and crew at RajaK9 have been so helpful to our dog and family. We have a large dog that grew more and more reactive and territorial as he grew into adulthood. Michael and his team spent a week boarding and training our dog to wear a muzzle and respond less aggressively to stranger dogs and people. Then Michael trained us how to better guide our dog's behavior and has provided tuneups ever since. We now board our dog with Raja when we travel and send him for daycare 2 days per week. Having a reactive dog is a journey - we're so happy to have RajaK9 to guide us.”
“We love having Michael and his team as our dog's trainer and boarder. She is quite a nervous and traumatized dog who Michael has helped tremendously in her behavior both with people and other dogs. Michael always goes above and beyond, such as when she got sick while boarding and we were out of the country - he saved her life by taking her to two different vet hospitals and making sure she got the necessary care for a rare condition. Michael is both exceptionally gifted with animals and just a tremendous all around person. Highly recommended!”
Questions
Boarding from Alexandria
- Do you actually collect from Alexandria?
- Not every morning. Alexandria sits past our daily route. For boarding and board and train, where one trip covers a whole stay, it works well. Call and we will sort out what fits.
- How long is the drive from Alexandria?
- Roughly 47 road miles, which routes at about 83 minutes with no traffic. It is the one part of the day we are honest about being work for some dogs.
- Can I still do daily daycare?
- Not as a daily collection from here, no. Boarding from $75 a night and board and train are the sensible options at this distance, and both include the trip.
- Do you take reactive or nervous dogs?
- Often, yes. Most of the dogs we work with are reactive, fearful or rescues. The evaluation decides it rather than the label on the dog.
- What is the first step?
- An evaluation. We can do it at your home in Alexandria, or you can come out to the farm. $125 at your home, $50 at the farm. If you start any program, the full evaluation payment is credited toward your first program payment.
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Start with an evaluation in Alexandria.
An hour at your place, or come out to the farm and see where your dog would spend the day. Either way you get a straight answer.
$125 at your home, $50 at the farm. If you start any program, the full evaluation payment is credited toward your first program payment.