Professional Dog Training & Behavior Consulting | Instinct Portland, OR
Our Services:

Nature-Driven Nurture™ Programs for Portland Dogs & Humans

What We Do

Our certified trainers and behavior consultants use Nature-Driven Nurture™ to help humans and dogs navigate behavior issues large and small, via private coaching, home school + coaching, and puppy raising camps. 

We are deeply committed to ours clients’ long-term success. That’s why all training programs include access to lifetime free alumni classes, bi-weekly Nature-Driven Nurture Q&A’s, and an alumni-only Facebook group.

Areas of Expertise

  • Behavior Therapy
  • Life Skills + Manners
  • Puppy Development
  • Adolescent Dog Behavior Support
  • Senior Dog Behavior Support
  • Veterinary Behavior Collaboration
  • Owner-Trained Service Dogs (Limited Availability)

“By far, the best and most knowledgeable trainers we’ve worked with.”

J. Van Anden

Our Services

Following is a list of services we provide at Instinct Portland. For lots more detail on how each of these services works, check out our Services page on the main site.

One-on-One Learning

Private Coaching

You and your coach work together via private lessons to implement a fully-customized Nature-Driven Nurture™ training or behavior change plan.  

In-Home, Virtual, and In-Facility Options Available

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Board & Train Camp + Coaching

We use a powerful combination of positive reinforcement board & train camp and collaborative coaching sessions to create lasting behavior change together.

Dogs stay at our Portland facility, located in the St Johns neighborhood; not a suitable program option to work on potty training/house training goals or separation anxiety issues; Camp + Coaching suitability is determined during your kickoff consultation. $1395/Week

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Puppy Camp + Coaching

Like Camp + Coaching, but specially designed for puppies ages 9-20 weeks!

Dogs stay in the home of a professional Instinct Puppy Raiser

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Home School + Coaching

Fast, fun, and effective! We visit your home to work with your dog multiple times per week, then provide collaborative coaching sessions to bring you up to speed.

In-Home Only

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Group Learning

Alumni Classes

Open ONLY to our Alumni family (clients who have completed a series of 6 lessons, day school, or camp program), our alumni classes are designed to give you fun, engaging ways to continue your education together while supporting your dog’s behavioral health needs.

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Behavioral Health Support Services

Daycare for Behavioral Health

We help you enhance your dog’s behavioral health through specialized daycare that includes enrichment, problem-solving, companionship, and play.

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Day Training for Behavioral Health

Our Day Training programs are designed and overseen by our canine behavioral health specialists, as well as our Certified Trainers & Behavior Consultants. Day Training programs provide your dog with a 1-hr training session with a Certified Trainer / Behavior Consultant and a range of experiences & activities designed to fulfill their most important behavioral needs.

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Boarding for Behavioral Health

We use canine behavioral health science to provide a boarding experience that prioritizes the wellbeing of dogs in our care.

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Let's Get Started!

Click the button to get started with a Kickoff Consultation or a free Discovery Call. Our flexible, custom Nature-Driven Nurture™ programs are individually designed to help you achieve your goals, while meeting your dog’s unique behavioral needs – as a species, a breed/mix, and an individual. So you and your dog can live a happier life together.

Success Stories

Violet
Behavior Therapy, Day School, Fear + Anxiety, Instinct Portland, Private Coaching, Veterinary Behavior Collaboration

Violet was fearful of being leashed by her dog walkers, and struggled with being examined by veterinarians. Our goal was to change Violet’s association with being leashed by other people, and ensure her needs for exercise, companionship, and mental stimulation were being met during her parent's long work days.

Jacky

Behavior TherapyFear + AnxietyInstinct East HarlemPrivate CoachingSenior Dog SupportVeterinary Behavior Collaboration


Jacky displayed significant fear-based behaviors in a variety of situations, from cowering and baring his teeth if someone reached too quickly to pet him, to freezing in place and urinating in response to simple obedience cues. He also struggled with impulsivity and separation anxiety. Our goal was to help Jacky regain his confidence as he aged.

Instinct Portland, OR

Serving Multnomah, Clackamas, & Washington counties in OR; and Clark county in WA

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