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TRAINING RESOURCES
A starting guide to training your new companion.
Our favorites.
These are the trainers that we at Northwest Rescue Collective have worked with personally and will always recommend.
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Portland Metro / SW Washington
Balanced Pack K9 Training (Ren Marshall)
📍 Portland, OR
📌 In-home training in Vancouver, WA; Beaverton & Gresham, OR
🌐 https://balancedpackk9training.com/
Services: Private lessons, virtual consults
Gig Harbor / Tacoma / Pierce County
PacWest K9 (Gina Lopez)
📍 Tacoma, WA
Best Friend Forever
📍 Gig Harbor, WA
📞 (360) 509-8502
🌐 https://www.bestfriendforeverk9training.com/
To the Point Dog Training (Tayah Kiner)
📍 Tacoma, WA (serving Western WA & OR)
📞 (206) 880-0722
🌐 https://www.tothepointdogtraining.com/
McMonson Training Center (Courtney Monson)
📍 Puyallup, WA
Kitsap Peninsula / Whidbey Island
Big Trees Canine Obedience (Randal Smith)
📍 Port Orchard, WA
📞 (253) 509-9094
🌐 https://www.facebook.com/Bigtreesobedience/
Lugaru K9 Training (Kimberlee Tolentino)
📍 Kitsap County, WA
📞 (530) 763-3642
🌐 https://www.facebook.com/lugaruk9training/
Double Down Dog Training (Gina Cooley)
📍 Whidbey Island, WA
📞 (425) 426-4306
Seattle / Eastside
Zen Dog Seattle (Keiko Swanberg)
📍 Seattle, WA
🌐 https://www.zendogseattle.com/
Pierson Dog Training Co. (Shane Pierson)
📍 Fall City, WA
🌐 https://piersondogtrainingco.com/
Canine Behavior Center, Inc.
📍 Seattle, Mill Creek & Redmond, WA
📞 (425) 898-1341
🌐 https://www.caninebcenter.com/
Koru K9
📍 Seattle, Everett & Tacoma, WA
📞 (415) 598-2671
Royal K9 Training
📍 Seattle / Tacoma, WA
📞 (206) 653-6256
🌐 https://royalk9training.square.site/
Seattle Agility Center
📍 Seattle, WA
📞 (425) 414-4829
🌐 https://www.agilityfun.com/index.phtml
Vetter Dog Training
📍 West Seattle, Kent, or owner’s home
📞 (831) 539-3948
North King / Snohomish County
Digg It Dog Training (Nate Benjamin)
📍 Bothell, WA
📞 (206) 229-7372
🌐 https://www.diggitdogtraining.com/
Nitro K-9
📍 Bothell, WA
📞 (425) 892-2519
Dogs in Progress (Katie Morrell)
📍 Woodinville, WA
📞 (206) 387-6721
🌐 https://www.dogsinprogress.com/
Flying Ace Dog Training
📍 Woodinville, WA
📞 (425) 418-8981
On the Mark Balanced Training (Rachel Mark)
📍 Snohomish, WA
🌐 https://www.onthemarkbalancedtraining.com/
Sparks K9 (John Sparks)
📍 Monroe, WA
📞 (360) 794-3382
South King County
Dog B Good (Justin Kleibacker)
📍 Federal Way, WA
📞 (435) 655-5333
Mindful Adventure Dog Academy (JeeHae Choe)
📍 Auburn, WA
📞 (206) 659-7662
🌐 https://mindfuladventuredog.com/
Leaps N Bounds K9 (Tom Fulcher)
📍 Burien, WA
📞 (206) 636-1123
🌐 https://www.leapsnboundsk9.com/
The Grounded Dog (Katlyn Perin-Tate)
📍 Maple Valley, WA
📞 (425) 331-9552
Eastern Washington
Paws with no flaws (Anna Bolick)
📍 Gold Bar, WA
🌐 https://www.pawswithnoflaws.com/
Off Leash K-9 Training
📍 Spokane, WA
📞 (509) 481-9223
🌐 https://dogtrainersspokanewa.com/
Unleashed Academy
📍 Spokane, WA
📞 (509) 844-6467
🌐 https://unleashedacademy.com/
Wild Paws Training
📍 Spokane, WA
📞 (509) 720-8233
Vancouver, WA
A Dog’s Best Friend (Jamie Ross)
📍 Vancouver, WA
📞 (360) 597-3188 (West) | (360) 737-6439 (East)
🌐 https://www.adogsbffdaycare.com/training
Balanced Life Training (Chrys Fluaitte)
📍 Vancouver, WA
Idaho (Nearby Regional Resources)
Method K9 (Stephanie Vichinsky)
📍 Post Falls, ID
📞 (208) 964-4806
Valor K9 (Amy Pishner)
📍 Boise, ID