Trainers in the Willamette Valley
Note: This list is not an endorsement or recommendation. Please research and meet with any trainer and make your own decision about whether their training and teaching styles will work for you!
ALBANY:
•Mill Creek Retrievers, Jim Dunlap, 35967 Plagman Drive NE, (541) 924-0905. Member of the Professional Retriever Trainers Association, Inc.
BEAVERTON:
•Animal School, 7850 SE Nimbus Ave. (503) 646-3060
BORING:
•Misty Meadow Kennel. Obedience: beginning through advanced, and competition. (541) 658-2701
•Elizares Kennels, basic -comp. obedience. (541) 658-2304
CANBY:
•Pudding River Dog Obedience Club, 934 NW 22nd Ave (503) 266-3089
•Willamette Valley Schutzhund Club, (503) 651-3233
CORVALLIS:
•Julie Flanery; Freestyle, basic obedience, life skills, puppy play, play training. (541) 929-3915 jflanery@comcast.net
•Best Friends Obedience and Agility School, Puppy, obedience, agility. Dana Stillinger (541) 926-8767
•Luckiamute Dog Training Club and Mutty Paws Club, Obedience. Shannon Chenault (541) 743-2613 and Arlene Courtney (541) 743-2613 courtna@wou.edu
EUGENE:
•Companion Dog Training, Puppy, basic obed. Jessi Clark-White (541) 935-5457
•Emerald Dog Obedience Club, puppy- adult (541) 484-4661
•The Pawsitive Pet, Cindy Ehlers (541) 689-2497
•The Well Mannered Dog, Debby Schaefer (541) 344-7400
FALLS CITY:
•Mighty Mountain Enterprises. Obedience training. Laurie Jensen (503) 787-3214
GRESHAM:
•Absolutely Magic, classes in two enclosed horse riding arenas. Agility, Obedience, Tracking, Rally, Beginner through Competition. Amanda Gross (503) 754-1352 hope4agilty@yahoo.com or Barbara Stewart (503) 256-1779 absolutelymagic@netzero.com www.absolutelymagicdogs.com
•Valley View Canine, 2206 NW Birdsdale Avenue Suite #1, Gresham, OR 97030 (503) 667-4377 Owner/Trainer: Lynette Alfano Services Include: Puppy Preschool, Obedience I-IV, Canine Fun & Agility Class, Private Lessons/Consultations, In-Home Private Lessons, & Doggy Daycare.
HILLSBORO:
•Hillsboro Parks and Recreation, Fairgrounds, Tues. eves, 7 wk classes. Puppy kindergarden; obedience: basic, intermediate, run-thrus. Info, Jan Herincks (503) 648-5508
•Cindy Leung, SW Unger Rd. Obedience classes and run throughs. (503) 628-3830 cleung@netcom.com
•Shadybrook Farm, herding. Carol Delsman (503) 647-5455
•Smart Partners Dog Training. Obedience, weight pull. Sandy Overgaard (360) 834-0964
•Ellie and Marvin Wyckoff, obedience (503) 682-7271
LAFAYETTE:
•CLICK! For Success. Private and group, in-home consultations. Pet and competition obedience, tracking. Four seminars for learning operant conditioning training with a clicker are offered to groups of 15+. Lana Mitchell (503) 864-3730 cashmerek9@msn.com
McMinnville:
•Bonnie Wittrock's Dog Training Center. Beginner, intermediate and competition classes. (503) 472-6688 bonnie@wittrockdobermans.com www.wittrockdobermans.com
NEWBERG:
•Chehalem Mountain TT.E.A.M. Training: Debra Potts, practitioner and licensed vet tech. Extensive experience working with horses, dogs, cats, other domestic animals. TT.E.A.M.-system of training which produces remarkable improvements in behavior and performance. (541) 538-8637
•Ellie Wycroff. Obedience classes (503) 682-7271
OAKGROVE:
•Elizares Kennels. Basic and competition obedience. (541) 658-2304
OREGON CITY:
•Smart Partners Dog Training. Obedience, weight pull. Sandy Overgaard (360) 834-0964
•Rose City Working Dog Association (503) 656-8637
• Clackamas Schutzhund Club www.Clackamasschutzhundclub.com
PORTLAND:
•A Polite Pooch, clicker training. Jen Hogenkamp and Patti Jones-Ganter (503) 533-3666 apolitepooch@att.net
•Auntie Zöe and Auntie Tracy with Auntie Sally, clicker training. dogwytch@juno.com (503) 557-1267 or (503) 992-1833 auntysal@teleport.com
•Columbia Dog Training School, Obedience: puppy thru adv, conformation: drop in and handling class. Jane Smith, training dir. (503) 621-3180/3038. NE Portland
•Minoggie Kennels, 19322 Sauvie Island Rd. Gun dogs, obedience, hunt tests. Retriever training our specialty. Members of the Professional Retriever Trainers Association, Inc. Ed Minoggie (503) 621-3928 and Doug Shade (503) 621-3597 dshade7444@aol.com
•Portland Dog Obedience Club, James Primmer, 12601 SE Market
•Smart Partners Dog Training. Obedience, weight pull. Sandy Overgaard (360) 834-0964
•Smart Paws. Agility, basic plus obedience, tracking, “chose to heel” training. Cheryl Huffman (503) 631-7297
•Steeldust Kennel, 19248 NW Morgan Road. Obed: puppy thru adv, conf.: drop in and handling class. Jane Smith, training dir. (503) 621-3180/621-3038
•Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation Dept., Cedar Hills Rec. Center, 11640 SW Parkway. Instructor Kirsten Nielsen Ricciardi teaches puppy manners, beg. and inter. obedience, seminars on training dogs to work in harness and “How to Choose the Perfect Dog”. (503) 649-4352
SALEM:
•Everything Pawsible, 1415 Liberty St. NE. Obedience, agility, Canine Good Citizen classes with test the first Sat. of every month (503) 399-0500
•Humane Society of the Willamette Valley, 4246 Turner Road SE. Some obedience classes and seminars. (503) 585-5900; www.oregonlink.com/hswv/
•Quest Companion Dog Center. Pup kindergarten, obedience, CGC, temperament testing, “Paws For Life” certified service dogs, therapy dogs, workshops, consultations. (503) 371-3362 awdquest@aol.com
•K-9 Obedience of Salem Marge Bishop, Trainer 25+ years experience email: Reba04@msn.com Phone: 503-370-8038
TIGARD:
•Cascade Dog Obedience, Tigard Armory. Obedience and conformation handling. Nancy Ingels (AKC professional handler) (503) 639-7119
•TUALATIN: Doggone Fun! Doggie Daycare Center, 8972 SW Tualatin Sherwood Road, Cinthia Alia-Marion, clicker training. (503) 691-9796 dogonfun@teleport.com
TURNER:
•Helix Fairweather, clicker training. (503) 769-6936 helix@teleport.com
WILSONVILLE:
•North West Dog Training Center, 25599 SW 95th Ave. (503) 682-7000