What’s special about North Portland Club K-9?
it starts with a well trained and well compensated staff,
Incentives are given for staff to continue their education in dog behavior and training
All staff is taught Positive Reinforcement training methods & use force-free handling methods
All employees receive PTO and fixed schedules
It continues with our Management Team,
Our facility is managed by a long term employee and aspiring dog trainer.
All Managers are experienced animal caretakers and long-term staff that have received additional training and education
All Managers are Certified in Pet First Aid and CPR
our Commitment to being environmentally friendly,
We reduce, re-use, and recycle in every way we can!
Paper free registration and record keeping for the animals in our care
We only use cruelty free and environmentally friendly products, from dog shampoo to dish soap
our love for our community,
Yearly participation in events such as fundraising for the Oregon Humane Society’s Doggie Dash (we love OHS)
We love helping with raffles! Let us know if you need a gift certificate for services to be raffled off.
our support of regulation in the dog training and animal care industry,
Members of The International Boarding and Petsitter’s Association
Members of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers
our safety features,
Rubber play floors to protect the sensitive and growing joints of running or wrestling pups.
All exit and entryways are protected with secondary confinement to prevent dogs from accidentally escaping.
The dogs play “naked” to prevent mouths from tangling in loose collars.
The dogs are always supervised by experienced dog handlers.
Dogs from different families are provided with completely separate sleeping and eating quarters.
All clients receive a late night safety check and potty break.
Our facility is fully alarmed and monitored. We have a security camera system to record just about everything that happens in our facility. Footage is kept on file for 30 days.
and continues with how we run Our play groups.
All dogs go through our thorough pre-screening before allowed into the facility for the in person evaluation day, and dogs who have been MIA for more than 1 year must go through the process again
We only accept 1-2 new dogs a day
We only allow local dogs into the daycare and boarding program which means just about everyone is a “regular”
We incorporate training and enrichment into the day for our dogs, including group sits, agility equipment, bubble machines, kiddie pools, peanut butter kongs for break time, working on “door manners” and more!
We use positive methods of interrupting play to reduce chances of arguments between over-excited dogs, such as practicing recalls, group sits, and redirection