I live in N. Illinois. Locally I was seeing prices from 600-1,000 a month. I looked farther south and found a fantastic trainer outside of StLoius for 350 a month + 30 for food. This was quite a find. In fact this is or was the same kennel and trainer that Augustana Bush (the owner of Budweiser) sends his dogs to. If you look there are good kennels out there for a decent price. I had to do a lot of traverling i went to visit and work with trhe dog twice a month. Mostly because I missed her.