Accepting new clients for private training and day training
Dog Training and Behavior Modification
Positive reinforcement dog training, puppy training, and behavior modification in the Portland metro area
What We Can Help With
Puppy Training
Behavior Modification
Puppy Training
Comprehensive Socialization
Socialization is critical at this period in your puppy's life, and a structured, positive socialization plan will set them up for success. Socialization goes beyond meeting people and other dogs, it also includes sounds, surfaces, body handling, grooming, and different environments.
Manners & Life Skills
Your puppy will learn important skills to help them grow into a well-adjusted dog. This includes basic obedience foundations like responding to their name, coming when called, and how to walk on a leash. Your puppy will also learn important house manners, including polite greetings, settling in the house, crate training or x-pen training, potty training, and how to be confident being alone. You will also learn how to deal with common puppy issues, including biting, chewing, and picking up objects, as well as how to set them up for success during adolescence.
Dog Training
Behavior Modification
Puppy Training
Obedience Training
Obedience training covers skills including:
- Sit, down, stand
- Stay, place, wait, and come when called
- Release words and positive interrupters
- Leave it and drop it
- Loose leash walking
Manners & Life Skills
Manners & life skills cover behaviors including polite greetings (no jumping on your guests or pulling you to greet other dogs), integrating dogs into households with children or other pets, house training and crate training, and problem-solving common issues like barking, door bolting, and hyperactive behavior in the home.
Proofing
Once your dog has learned the basics, the next step is proofing those behaviors. This involves teaching them to do these behaviors around various distractions, at a distance, and for longer periods of time. We get your dog out into the community to practice their skills around the distractions they will encounter in real life.
Behavior Modification
Behavior Modification
Behavior Modification
Behavioral Concerns
Behavior concerns commonly seen in dogs include:
- Reactivity
- Resource Guarding
- Intra-household aggression
- Separation Anxiety
Management & Structure
The first step in any behavioral modification plan is implementing management strategies. The goal of management is to prevent negative behaviors from being rehearsed and reinforced while you are working on behavior change. We will also go over appropriate enrichment and exercise for your individual dogs and any changes that may need to be made. Depending on behavior, your dog may need a vet visit and/or a pain management trial before beginning training.
Desensitization and Counterconditioning
Behavior modification plans focus on changing how your dog feels about their individual triggers. Your training plan will cover how to prevent unwanted behaviors from being rehearsed, while also teaching the behaviors that you want your dog to do instead.
Training Services
In Person Training
In Person Training
In Person Training
Work with a certified dog trainer in Portland, Oregon, to develop a customized dog training plan that suits both you and your dog. Our dog training sessions typically start at home, and as your dog's skills progress, we transition outdoors to practice around the real-world distractions they encounter daily. Many dogs and their humans in private training sessions learn skills more quickly than those in group lessons, since private training allows them to train in scenarios that reflect everyday life. Each lesson lasts one hour and is scheduled weekly or every other week, depending on your schedule and training goals
Day Training
In Person Training
In Person Training
Do you have a busy schedule? Looking for a more intensive dog training option, but you don't want to send your dog away for a board and train? With day training, your dog receives one-on-one attention with a professional during the week. You will learn the skills your dog has mastered and how to continue their progress in scheduled transfer lessons. Day training is suitable for puppy training, basic and advanced obedience, as well as addressing most behavior concerns.
Private Training Packages
1-hour in-home lessons
Four Lessons
$400
Twelve Lessons
$960
Eight Lessons
$680
Single Lesson
$115
Training packages include text & email support, written homework, and the option to submit videos for feedback between sessions
Memberships & Certifications
About Us
Adrienne Elias KPA-CTP, FFCP, CGC Evaluator
Adrienne Elias KPA-CTP, FFCP, CGC Evaluator
Adrienne Elias KPA-CTP, FFCP, CGC Evaluator
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Adrienne Elias KPA-CTP, FFCP, CGC Evaluator
Adrienne Elias KPA-CTP, FFCP, CGC Evaluator
Demo Dog - Charlie
Adrienne Elias KPA-CTP, FFCP, CGC Evaluator
Demo Dog - Charlie
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