Rascal Training & Boarding

I can’t say enough good things about Rascal Training! I’m so grateful to have them here near Portland. I leave town frequently for work and it can be very last minute - Zoe and the team is always so accommodating and they go above and beyond to make it work for me and my dog! I am so relieved to have such an incredible place to leave Figgie where I know she will be taken care of and where she can work on her skills that she acquired through her board & train! They even work with me to provide a pick up and drop off service when I leave town and she needs boarding. Amazing!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I don’t know what we would do without you!

If you want your dog to be on the same wavelength and speak the same language as you, send them to Rascal! Zoe is amazing. We have a high-energy cattle dog mix and at 8 months old he stayed with Zoe for 3 weeks in April for advanced obedience. I was so nervous about leaving him (he's my first puppy!), but it was awesome to see his progress on their Instagram. When we picked him up, he got to show us everything he learned, and Zoe walked us through everything she taught him. He totally understands what we're saying now! He knows how to regulate himself and finds time to be calm. When he's playful, his recall is EXCELLENT and he comes right back, even if there's a lot going on. I took him camping a few weeks ago and got so many compliments on how well-behaved he is for being so young. Bowie also went and stayed at Rascal for a week in June, and having that safe space for him where he can fine-tune his skills while we are on vacation is a life-saver. I've been recommending Rascal Training to everyone I know, and I think you should send your pup, too!

By the time I found Rascal Training & Boarding, I was desperate because the previous day, my dog Millie (a rescue dog we had just adopted), got hold of a plastic pen and ate part of it! By the time we realized what happened, only a few shards of plastic were left. Although it safely passed and she was fine, I knew I needed some expert professional training to deal with her dangerous habit of eating foreign objects. After reading the excellent reviews about Rascal Training & Boarding, we decided to enroll Millie in their 4-week Board and Train program. Zoe, the owner of Rascal T&B and also head trainer, was able to curtail that behavior in the 4 weeks that Millie was staying with her, and she gave us tools to keep Millie from reverting back. She also did general obedience training such as sit, stay, come, and addressed other concerns such as leash pulling, reactivity, potty-training, and off leash recall. Our family could see Millie's behavior has greatly improved since she came home. She still has her sweet, cute, exuberant personality but she is not as wild or impulsive as she used to be, and when she does something naughty, it is easy to correct her. We are grateful for the hard work that Zoe did to get Millie to where she is now, and we will continue to follow her training guidelines, so she doesn’t backslide. We are very grateful and appreciative to Zoe!