Kindred Dog PDX Dog Training

Ruben and Shane are great! Our dog went from sweet, but chaotic, to sweet, confident, and calm. The personal classes really helped fix a lot of the mistakes we were making as owners, we got ready feedback from the videos and tips between classes, and the group classes developed a dog that stays calm when other dogs are active. Pepper is a dog that needed direction, and now she's a perfect pup.

Ruben is great! I had my first session a few days ago and am already grateful for the expertise and guidance I've received. I hired Kindred Dog shortly before getting my new puppy and was relieved to see Ruben and Shane had a deep catalog of training videos so that I would be able to hit the ground running once the puppy arrived. This is my first time having and puppy and leading up to our first session I reached out multiple times with various questions and have gotten timely, thoughtful and informative responses. During our first lesson Ruben was kind, approachable and easy to interact with while giving pointers on things we're doing and how to build on them. I feel vastly more comfortable in my abilities to raise a puppy properly knowing that I have Ruben's expertise to lean on and am l

Had my FIRST session today with Ruben and it was great! I chose Ruben (and Kindred Dog) because I needed a very skilled, balanced dog trainer who could quickly see where my dog and I are at, help us overcome some plateaus and gaps, and start figuring out the whole picture of some behavior stuff we are working through. Definitely found all this and more in Ruben. He was kind, gentle, safe, and trustworthy! I felt very comfortable with him in my home and my dog (and kid) loved him immediately. Got great insight into immediate action steps to take and also some larger picture tweaks that need to be made. So excited to continue on this journey and watch Freckles and I blossom!

We think Ruben is amazing and has given us so many helpful ways to help with this puppy! She was only about 8 months when we started. She is still a puppy for sure!!! But, we have so many options and good ways to teach and work with her. He seems to me like a dog whisperer. Again, I would recommend him to anyone! Joanna and Doug

Ruben + Kindred Dog made all the difference! We adopted a 2.5 year old bully name Levi this spring. We have owned dogs in the past, but after our first few days with Levi I realized we needed help! Levi would jump and nip at me when I was walking around the house and would pull so hard on the leash I was worried about a shoulder injury. We hired Ruben for private lessons and after just the the first few lessons we had a totally different dog. Ruben is a great listener and problem solver. We just completed our 5th private lessons. Levi is now a perfect gentleman around the house even with company, has great recall, knows how to play, and doesn't pull on the leash. The foundations we have in place will allow us to give Levi a great life. Looking forward to continuing our training in group