About Sit Down & Beyond

Positive reinforcement training in Portland

Sit Down & Beyond offers custom dog training, daycare, enrichment and boarding in Portland, along with behavior-focused care for cats. It uses science-based positive reinforcement, teaching skills and modifying behavior with rewards like food, play and praise, and supports dogs with anxiety, reactivity, fear and aggression through humane, fear-free methods. It was voted one of the Top 6 Dog Training Services in Portland 2023 by The RIP City Review.

Training and prices

Private training covers foundational obedience, behavior modification, reactivity, aggression, fear and shy or rescue dogs: an evaluation or single session is $150, six sessions $720 and ten sessions $1,000. Group training is $300 per six-class series plus a virtual orientation. In-home training addresses leash pulling, jumping, barking, reactivity and anxiety at home, at $840 for six sessions or $1,190 for ten. Puppy training is offered in group and individual formats.

Boarding and more

Trainer-managed boarding builds training into every stay at $200 per night, and pet integration training helps households adding a new dog or bringing a puppy into a cat home.