Best Dog Trainers in and Near Salem, OR

Atlas Canine PNW is based in Carlton in Yamhill County and lists Carlton, McMinnville, Newberg, Yamhill, Lafayette and the wider Willamette Valley as its service area. It offers three programs. The board and train is for dogs 6 months and older and runs a minimum of 3 weeks, and a client note on the site mentions a trainer named Amanda running that program. Private training comes as a package of 4 one on one sessions of about 45 minutes to an hour each, and a separate puppy program covers early foundation skills. The site describes its approach as balanced training and says it works with dogs of all ages and breeds. It doesn't list group classes or prices, and the first step it offers is a free consultation. If you want to know which tools a balanced program uses with your dog, ask on that call.

This Bark Busters franchise office is listed in Aurora and serves Southwest Portland and nearby towns, with Canby, Wilsonville, Newberg and McMinnville among the areas named on its page. The closest towns to Salem on that list are Woodburn, Gervais and Hubbard. Lessons happen in your home, and trainer Miguel Munoz also works with your dog on your own street around everyday distractions. The page lists puppy training and help with problems such as leash pulling, barking, reactivity, separation anxiety and resource guarding. It describes the method as non physical and says it doesn't rely on bribes or punishment. Bark Busters says the company was founded in 1989, and this office offers what it calls its Life of Dog Support Guarantee, phone access to your trainer at no added cost after your program. No prices or virtual sessions are listed. Salem and Keizer aren't on the list, so confirm your town before you book.

Happy Days K9 LLC is based in Woodburn, in the north end of Marion County. Our listing records show obedience training offered both as private sessions and as group classes, along with a board and train program. The listing also includes behavior modification and boarding, so one business can cover a stay away from home and training. This card comes from our listing records rather than the trainer's own site, so ask about methods and program length on your first call. Ask about prices too, and ask when the next group class starts if you want to train alongside other dogs.

K9 Connections LLC is run by owner and founder Katelyn Montgomery and is listed in Keizer. Her site states she holds the CPDT-KA (Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge Assessed) and is a Certified Family Dog Mediator, and it also lists her as an AKC Evaluator and a Be a Tree instructor along with several more credentials. Training is built on positive reinforcement, and she plans each dog's work with her L.E.G.S. framework: learning, environment, genetics and self. Services include private lessons, behavior modification, day training, group classes and events, a dayschool and boarding. Our listing data adds separation anxiety, aggression and reactivity, and assistance animal training to her specialties, and she's a Pet Professional Guild member. The business offers Fear Free grooming too. Her site notes it's still under construction, so ask for current class dates.

The Linn County Kennel Club holds its classes at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, mostly in the Santiam Building, though a class can move to another building. The club runs AKC STAR Puppy, Canine Good Citizen and rally classes in sessions, with preregistration by email. On rally nights you can drop in to practice on the course at 6 pm before the instructional class starts at 7 pm, and the site lists that drop in as $12. Conformation classes run on an ongoing basis for people who show their dogs, and they're limited to 10 people each hour. Every dog that comes into the training area needs a training application on file with the club. This is a fit if you want a club setting and a path toward AKC titles.

Zoomies Dog Social Club & Training in Albany is run by Nichole Myers-Youngquist. Her site lists the CPDT-KA certification, a certification from Animal Behavior College, past Humane Society experience and AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator status, and it describes the training as certified positive reinforcement. You can choose group classes, private lessons or private lesson packs, and the site lists puppy classes, socialization, play dates and a Puppy Boot Camp event. The facility has indoor and outdoor training space with off street parking. Our listing data adds behavior consulting for separation anxiety and for aggression and reactivity, and she's a Pet Professional Guild member. The site offers a free consultation, and its pricing packs are linked but the amounts aren't shown on the main page.

Off Leash K9 Training Salem is the local branch of a national franchise that says it has more than 130 locations. It focuses on private lessons, with a 4 lesson basic obedience package and 8 lesson packages for advanced obedience, therapy dog development and aggressive dogs. It also runs a 2 week board and train it calls Training Camp, a puppy consultation for dogs under 5 months, a 5 lesson nosework class and in home training. The site says it serves the whole Salem area, naming Keizer, Turner, Stayton, Independence, Aumsville and Sublimity. Founder Nick White is described as a former Marine and Secret Service agent, and the team includes handlers with military, shelter and veterinary technician backgrounds. Prices sit on a separate pricing page. Since the program aims for off leash obedience, ask which tools the trainer will use with your dog.

Pets Love 2 Play is a private training facility in Hubbard run by hosts Nicole and Shane at Shanick Acres. Classes listed on the site include scent work, AKC STAR Puppy and Trick Dog. According to the site, Nicole is an AKC Scent Work Judge and an evaluator for Farm Dog, the CGC titles, ATT, Trick Dog and the FETCH Dog Program. The indoor training center is fully enclosed, heated and insulated, and a fenced off leash play area is available to rent if you want a private space to practice recall. The site also lists seasonal orchard outings with your dog, such as blueberry picking. It doesn't describe training methods or list prices, so ask about both before you sign up for a class.

Wolston Farm is a working sheep farm about a mile east of Scio, where Ian Caldicott trains herding dogs and the people who handle them. You can book individual lessons through the site's scheduling page, join a clinic, send a dog for in house training for flock work and competition, or come with your herding breed dog for a dog and handler vacation. Lessons follow his framework called the Five C's. The farm keeps Shetland, Scottish Blackface and Black Welsh Mountain cross sheep, and its own working dogs are Border Collies and livestock guardian dogs. Ian also manages sheepdog trials. This is a specialist pick for Border Collies and other herding breeds. The site doesn't list basic manners classes or help for a reactive pet. Prices aren't listed on the site.