Dog Training in Starke, FL
For Starke, FL the program that makes the most sense is the 2 Week Board & Train: $2,900, and Off Leash K9 Training Gainesville picks your dog up at your Starke home and brings it back trained. Starke is the farthest town we serve, roughly 40 minutes out, so this page is honest about which programs travel well. Rated 5.0★ on Google.
Bradford County · Open 9:00 AM–9:00 PM daily · Prices match Gainesville
Starke at a Glance
Starke is the county seat of Bradford County, a city of about 5,800 people at the 2020 census where U.S. 301 meets State Road 100. The railroad arrived in 1858, the city incorporated in 1870, and its municipal electric utility, founded in 1890, is the oldest public power provider in Florida. Gainesville lies about 25 miles southwest by State Road 24; door to door the drive is roughly 27 miles and about 40 minutes.
Eight miles east is Camp Blanding, the Florida National Guard’s primary training base — about 73,000 acres in neighboring Clay County with a Starke mailing address, wrapped around the nearly circular Kingsley Lake. Many Starke households have someone who drills, deploys or works shifts, one more reason a two-week immersion program with pickup fits this town: it does not depend on the owner being free four Saturdays in a row.
The Distance Question, Answered Program by Program
No storefront, same prices as Gainesville; what 40 minutes of road changes is logistics:
| Program | Price | How it works from a Starke address |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Week Board & Train (Community K9 or Urban K9) | $2,900 | Home pickup within about an hour of Gainesville; Starke is about 40 minutes, so pickup and return are included. |
| Puppy Board & Train, 1 or 2 weeks | $850 / $1,700 | Same home pickup, for pups eight weeks to five months. |
| Aggression / Anxiety Board & Train | $3,500 | Evaluation required first; then home pickup within about an hour, the same window. |
| Basic Obedience Lessons (4) / Basic & Advanced (8) | $650 / $1,000 | Meet at public locations around Gainesville; plan on the drive for each lesson. |
| In-Home Basic / In-Home Basic & Advanced | $825 / $1,350 | Offered across the Gainesville area; no radius is published, so confirm your address when you call. |
| Aggressive Dog Training (8 weeks) · Therapy Dog Preparation (8 lessons) | $1,100 · $1,000 | Lesson-based; the aggression program’s optional eighth lesson can be in-home. |
Board & Train: Pickup on Your Side of U.S. 301
The 2 Week Board & Train costs $2,900 and includes pickup and return at your Starke home. Your dog boards with a Pro Trainer for two weeks. For a Bradford County dog the Community K9 version is usually the right call: mid-level distractions like parks, trails, neighborhoods, baseball games and big box stores, with seven guaranteed commands — Sit and Duration Sit, Place and Extended Place, Off-Leash Heeling, Down and Duration Down, Down from a Distance, Off, and Full Off-Leash Recall — plus greeting, door and meal manners.
Urban K9 is the same price and length but built for dogs headed into high-level distraction: busy events, dense metro areas, airports and shopping centers. It trades off-leash heeling for on-leash heeling and leaves out down-from-a-distance. Both include the e-collar, a two-hour one-on-one handoff session when your dog comes home, and a Free Refresher for Life.*
Dogs with human aggression or a bite history go through an evaluation first and, if accepted, the Aggression / Anxiety Board & Train at $3,500 — two weeks with a certified trainer, the same seven basic commands, the same home pickup, and lifetime support on the obedience.*
Lessons From Starke: Plan the Drive, Then Decide
Private lessons are worth it if the drive is not a deal-breaker. Basic Obedience Lessons are $650 for four private one-hour lessons (waterproof e-collar with a half-mile range and training leash included; dogs five months and up), teaching Come, Sit, Down, Place and their extended versions, Break, Heel and Off. Basic & Advanced Training is $1,000 for eight lessons. Lessons meet at public locations around Gainesville, and we work the schedule around a Starke commute. If you are not completely amazed and satisfied in the first lesson, the lesson is free.*
Puppies under five months start with the $100 Puppy Training Consultation or the $400 AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Package. Dog-reactive dogs fit the 8-week Aggressive Dog Training program at $1,100; Therapy Dog Preparation is $1,000 for eight lessons, with certification through Therapy Pets Unlimited.
* Lifetime refresher/support applies to the obedience commands included in your package. It is impossible to guarantee complete fixes of major behavioral issues such as dog aggression or people aggression; we can give you control and help you manage them. Ask us for details.
Program Details for Starke Owners
- Board & train with Starke home pickup
- Obedience lessons for Starke dogs
- Puppy training and puppy board & train for Starke
- Aggressive dog help for Bradford County
- Off-leash reliability for Starke dogs
- Therapy dog prep near Starke
- Dog training cost guide for Starke
The pricing page lists every package, $100 to $3,500.
Starke Dog Training FAQs
Does Off Leash K9 Training Gainesville pick up board and train dogs in Starke?
Yes. Off Leash K9 Training Gainesville picks up board & train dogs at home within about an hour of Gainesville, and Starke is roughly 27 miles and about 40 minutes away. The 2 Week Board & Train is $2,900; puppy board & train is $850 or $1,700; the evaluation-based Aggression / Anxiety Board & Train is $3,500. Pickup and return are included.
Do you offer in-home dog training in Starke?
In-home lessons ($825 Basic, $1,350 Basic & Advanced) are offered across the Gainesville area, but no fixed radius is published and Starke is the farthest town on this site. Call (904) 580-6559 with your address and Off Leash K9 Training Gainesville will tell you plainly whether in-home works for you or whether board & train is the better route.
Is board and train worth it for a Camp Blanding family?
For households with drill weekends, deployments or shift work it is usually the best fit, because the dog trains for two weeks with a Pro Trainer instead of relying on weekly lessons you may have to miss. Off Leash K9 Training Gainesville sends the dog home with a two-hour handoff session so every adult in the house can run the commands.
How far will the e-collar reach on rural property near Starke?
The remote maintains control for up to 400 yards, and the lesson-package collar is waterproof with a half-mile range. Off Leash K9 Training Gainesville puts it on your own arm at the first meeting so you feel how mild it is.
Board & Train, in Clients’ Words
“I brought my rescued dog Marley for two-week board and train. She has now come back as a more confident dog who is so much easier to handle.”
“I just cannot say enough good things about the two-week board and train program!! She’s still our happy, friendly puppy, she just listens now! It’s definitely worth the money! I feel like we can enjoy our pup SO much more now that she listens and I have control of her wild behavior!”
Reviews do not state a hometown; read more on the testimonials page.
In Short: Dog Training in Starke
- In short: Starke is about 40 minutes from Gainesville, inside the board & train pickup window, so the $2,900 2 Week Board & Train is the program built for this town.
- Lesson packages ($650 / $1,000) mean a drive to public locations around Gainesville; in-home needs an address check first.
- Same prices as Gainesville; every board & train includes pickup, return and the two-hour handoff.
Other towns we serve: Starke is our northeast outlier, so its page-neighbors are dog training in Alachua, FL, north of Gainesville, and dog training in Micanopy, FL, the outer town on the south side. Keystone Heights and Lake City owners: call and we will confirm what applies. See the service areas page.
Book Pickup From Starke
Tell us where in Bradford County you are and what your dog is doing. If a lesson package fits better than board & train, we will say so.