group classes

Gresham’s best dog training

Setting You and Your Dog Up For Success

  • Small group sizes

    Classes will never have more than 5 dogs in them to ensure everyone gets some one-on-one time and feedback from the instructor. Our Reactivity 101 class is limited to 3 dogs.

  • Supportive

    We know how hard it is to learn a new skill; your dog isn’t the only one learning. We prioritize positive feedback for the humans taking our classes, and thrive with your feedback, too.

  • Hand outs

    Our classes include hand outs covering what we worked on each week, homework, and videos of the exercises. If you miss a week, your hand out should easily catch you up.

  • Pragmatic

    Our number one goal is to help YOU reach your goals with your dog. We aim to include exercises in each series that can be implemented by you as soon as you leave class each week.

A puppy German Shepherd is laying in a field of grass. He is wearing an orange harness with a blue leash attached to the back. He is smiling with his mouth wide open.He is attending a private dog training lesson in Portland, Oregon.

Puppy Kindergarten

  • Length and cost: 6 weeks, 1 hour sessions, $240 for the series

    For: Dog guardians with puppies under 5 months of age on the first day of class.

    Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations.

    What skills does this class cover? Marker cues, name recognition, sit, down, settle on a mat, wait, loose leash walking basics, recall basics, touch, paw, leave it, up & off.

    What topics does this class cover? House training, mouthing and chewing, handling, independence and crate training, puppy socialization, greetings, and enrichment.

  • Wednesdays starting 4/1 at 6:30 p.m.

    Saturdays starting 4/4 at 10:45 a.m. *Skips 4/25

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A black and white wire-haired medium size dog is sitting on a black foam floor mat. He is smiling with his mouth wide open. He has bright blue eyes. He has a green collar attached to his harness. He is attending a Basic Manners dog training class.

Basic & Adolescent Manners

  • Length and cost: 6 weeks, 1 hour sessions, $240 for the series

    For: Dogs over 5 months of age on the first day of class who have taken a Puppy Kindergarten or Basic & Adolescent Manners class.

    Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.

    What skills does this class cover? This class builds off of the skills in Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Manners. We will add duration, distraction and distance to known cues. Additionally, we will work on emotional regulation, relationship building, and Control Unleashed pattern games.

    What topics does this class cover? Greetings, enrichment, emotional regulation, arousal control, the three Ds of training, proofing, generalizing behaviors, and more.

  • TBD. Email us if you’d like to be on the wait list.

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A medium sized gray and tan Schnauzer type dog is sitting on a black floor mat. Her mouth is closed. She is wearing a red harness, a collar, and a leash that is attached to the harness. She is at her Adolescent Manners group dog training class.

  • Length and cost: 6 weeks, 1 hour sessions, $240 for the series

    For: Dogs over 5 months of age on the first day of class.

    Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.

    What skills does this class cover? Marker cues, name recognition, sit, down, settle on a mat, wait, loose leash walking basics, recall basics, touch, paw, leave it, up & off.

    What topics does this class cover? House training, mouthing and chewing, handling, independence and crate training, socialization, greetings, and enrichment.

  • Fridays starting 3/6 at 5:30 p.m. *Skips 3/20

    Thursdays starting 3/19 at 6:30 p.m.

    Saturdays starting 4/4 at 12:00 p.m. *Skips 4/25

ADVANCED Manners

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A German Shepherd in our Reactivity 101 group class, sits, smiling at the camera. He is wearing a harness with a harness tag that says "do not pet" on it.

reactivity 101

  • Length and cost: 6 weeks, 1 hour sessions, $330 for the series

    For: Dogs that bark and/or lunge when they see other dogs or environmental triggers

    Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.

    What skills does this class cover? Relaxation skills, Control Unleashed pattern games, emergency u-turns, Engage/Disengage, leave it, some tricks, and more.

    What topics does this class cover? Enrichment, how dogs learn, relationship building, what causes reactivity, managing reactivity, counter-conditioning and desensitization.

    Important: This class is limited to 3 dogs. Please keep children under the age of 10 at home. Dogs do not attend the first day of class.

  • Fridays starting 3/6 at 7:00 p.m. *Skips 3/20

    Saturdays starting 4/4 at 9:30 a.m. *Skips 4/25

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  • Length and cost: 6 weeks, 1 hour sessions, $240 for the series

    For: Dogs over 5 months of age on the first day of class who have taken a Puppy Kindergarten or Basic Manners class.

    Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.

    What skills does this class cover? We will work through a systematic approach to developing strong loose leash walking and recall skills. Relationship building, pattern games, heeling, emergency recall, and stay are all covered in relation to working on leash and recall skills.

    What topics does this class cover? The three Ds of training, proofing, generalizing behaviors, relationship building and more.

  • TBD. Email us if you’d like to be on the wait list.

Loose Leash Walking & Recall

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relaxed & Focused

  • Length and cost: 6 weeks, 1 hour sessions, $240 for the series

    For: Dogs over 5 months of age on the first day of class who have taken a Puppy Kindergarten or Basic Manners class.

    Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.

    What skills does this class cover? Your dog will earn a Novice trick dog title through Do More With Your Dog, tricks are subject to change based on the dogs in the class. We will cover enrichment based scent work exercises as well.

    What topics does this class cover? Enrichment, how dogs learn, and relationship building.

  • TBD. Email us if you’d like to be on the wait list.

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A white Boston Terrier is sitting on a blue platform. He is wearing a teal and orange collar, attached to a teal and orange leash. He is at his Tricks and Enrichment group class.

Tricks & Enrichment

  • Length and cost: 6 weeks, 1 hour sessions, $240 for the series

    For: Dogs over 5 months of age on the first day of class who have taken a Puppy Kindergarten or Basic Manners class.

    Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.

    What skills does this class cover? We will work through a systematic approach to developing relaxation skills. Mat training, Karen Overall’s Relaxation Protocol, Really Real Relaxation protocol, tethering, leave it, Control Unleashed pattern games, and more.

    What topics does this class cover? Emotional regulation, body language, impulse control, and more.

  • TBD. Email us if you’d like to be on the wait list.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • We work with families who have puppies as young as 8 weeks old as long as they’re up to date on vaccinations.

  • Each series runs for 6 weeks. Each individual class is typically 60-minutes long.

  • Group classes are a great way to work with your dog in a structured, safe, and clean environment, on a weekly basis. Typically, group classes are more affordable than private training.

  • We encourage the entire family to participate. If you have very young children, please have a second adult present for the duration of the class to ensure safety and focused learning for both the dog and family members.

  • Yes! Each week you'll get a written handout covering everything we went over in class.

  • Classes are non-refundable and we do not offer make-up classes.

    You will always receive a detailed follow-up handout, which includes written and video instructions for the exercises, to help you stay on track with skills from the week.