Best Friend - Companion Dog Training, LLC

08/02/2025

Looking for something fun to do Monday evening?? Help support a local(ish) rescue and friend and colleague Maggie and her team at Practical Obedience LLC - Custom Dog Training as they close out their first year of Bat Dog work! Scout and Wally started as Puppy Day School clients and at just one year of age each they have spent this season collecting bats during the Green Bay Rockers home Baseball games.
Let’s show up and share our support not only to the ball club but to also support a lovely rescue group and a fantastic team of certified trainers and behavior consultants!

Just a reminder that the last Monday night home game of the regular season with the Green Bay Rockers is approaching, and we’re going out with a bang!

Join us for a special night of baseball, puppies, and giving back to support local Lucky 7 Dog Rescue!

Watch Wally & Scout take over as bat dogs for the entire game! The entire Practical Obedience Team will be in the stands, along with a section of tickets that give back to Lucky 7. Be sure to use their link to purchase these fundraising tickets or grabbing seats anywhere in the stadium to support our bat dogs and the Rockers final run to the playoffs!

Bring your friends, family, and fellow dog lovers—let’s Pack the Park with support, smiles, and a whole lot of wagging tails!

07/28/2025

With temperatures expected to exceed 90 degree with a "feels like" temp closer to 100 degrees at class time tonight, we have made the decision to postpone class until next Monday.
Please add an extra week to your class schedule.

07/27/2025

We would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to you, our valued clients, and friends.

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce that for the second consecutive year, we have been awarded "Best of the Valley" in the Community Choice Awards Pet Training category.

We are grateful for each client, both human and canine, who walks through our doors or calls on us for guidance. It is an honor that we will never take for granted.

We are truly honored and humbled by the recognition you have bestowed upon our team.

Thank you ALL.

With Deep Gratitude,
Silvia
Kayla
Bronte
Tate

07/18/2025

This week we had to do some quick thinking for the saftey of our PDX teams.
It was so so so warm out that we flipped our location from the hot cement and heavy air of College Avenue to the shade and soft, damp, lush, greenery of High Cliff State Park. Everyone was happy!
Such a great group of dogs and their people ! 💖

06/21/2025

PDX fun at High Cliff State Park on a warm but lovely night. 🥰

06/15/2025

We would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU all for supporting our small business with your votes in The 2025 Community Choice Awards - Best of the Valley.
We were incredibly honored to have won This prestigious award in 2024 and hope to take top honors again This year

We have made the top 3 again and have been named a FINALIST!

We are so grateful for each and every client, both human and canine, who walks through our doors or calls on us for guidance. It truly is an honor that we do not take for granted.

The award winner will be announced in late July.

Thank you all.

With Gratitude,
Silvia G
Kayla B-L
Bronte B
Tate V

06/03/2025

All classes scheduled at the training facility will go on as planned.
HOWEVER:
Due to questionable weather this evening we are opting to err on the side of caution and postpone this week’s outdoor PET DOG EXCELLENT - LIFE IN THE REAL WORLD class.
We will see you next Tuesday on College Avenue.
Please add an extra week of class to your calendar.

05/29/2025

Our new session of Pet Dog Excellent-Life in the Real World started earlier this week.

Welcome BACK Isla and Kazoo and welcome to Ember, Brooks, Ivy, and Karue!

Sunset Park in Kimberly was warm and welcoming instead of our usual rainy, windy, and cloudy fun.

05/26/2025

05/22/2025

Congratulations to our new Canine Good Citizens: Arlo, Waylon, and Ace!
Arlo also earned his novice Trick Dog title so double congratulations to our Collie boy!

05/15/2025

Another share of my boy Rogan’s cooperative care training program. This work is out of my knowledge base and I’m so grateful to have qualified colleagues to turn to for help when I need it.
Give me fear, anxiety, reactivity, and aggression all day - cooperative care is not my “thing”.
Thank you Maggie, Practical Obedience LLC - Custom Dog Training for all you do in the dog training world. ♥️

05/09/2025

More PDX shenanigans this week we were at High Cliff State Park!
Gah, we LOVE offering this class! ♥️
So fun to watch the teams apply the skills they learned at the facility in real life settings!