Considering a service dog for anxiety or depression? Learn about the realities, benefits, and responsibilities of having a service dog to help manage mental health issues.

When introducing a new puppy to your home, consider these 4 tips from our Certified Dog Trainers to reduce the puppy's overwhelm and give the puppy proper socialization.

Just because the other dog isn't barking doesn't mean it isn't doing anything provocative. Find out why a reactive dog is always barking at other dogs and how you can help avoid it.

Find out the science behind why your dog likes to sniff everything and how to train your dog to start and stop sniffing on walks. 

Find out how certified dog training experts at Urban Pawsibilities would approach new dogs to get all dogs to like them.

There’s not one specific path to becoming a Certified Dog Trainer, like other career options. In this blog post, we explain the 4 things we recommend you do to decide your path to becoming a professional dog trainer.

With our private puppy training, Puppy Socials, Puppy Preschool, Puppy Kindergarten, and School for Dogs, we have classes for just about every puppy.

If you find yourself with a dog who seems to bark at anything & everything, and nothing you do can stop it entirely, this blog is for you. We go over 3 things you can do to help stop your dog from barking.

Learning how to potty train your puppy can feel daunting. But don’t worry! We’ve got your back with these puppy potty training tips to be able to potty train your puppy in no time.

Urban Pawsibilities Dog Training offers VIP doggy daycare, daytraining, puppy socialization, puppy training classes, group dog training classes, and private dog training for all breeds and sizes. We focus on positive reinforcement and relationship bonding for a successful training journey. Find how more in this article.

If you have a dog, I implore you: figure out a way to play with them. It is so important that we follow basic principles of nature and use play to model and reinforce pro-social behavior with our dogs. Find out more about how we’d do it in this blog.

If you have not yet heard, there is an atypical canine infectious respiratory illness being seen in dogs in the Portland Metro and Willamette Valley areas. We encourage you to read this article & other resources provided within by the Oregon VMA.

Do you wish your dog could walk off leash like other dogs? Check out this article for 4 tips on how to make this happen from our Certified Dog Trainers in Portland, OR.

Calling all Halloween and dog lovers! Are ya'll ready for a fun and spooky filled event? We're hosting our first ever Haunted Howls! Think of this event as a "a dog friendly Haunted House" focused on enrichment and confidence building.

As our dogs age, it is completely normal for them to slowly move from “dog social” to “dog tolerant” to “dog selective” or even “dog aggressive”. There are a few components that will impact how your dog moves through the spectrum as they age. Find out what they are in this article.

Settling is one of the most useful, important, and sought after behaviors in dog training. A dog that can regulate their energy in a variety of environments is invaluable.

You're preparing dinner, getting ready to eat your favorite meal but your dog is underfoot, waiting for every tiny morsel of food you drop. And you know that once you're eating, your dog will be gazing up at you with those puppy dog eyes, begging for a bite of your delicious food.

Your head is killing you. You reach into your medicine cabinet to grab an aspirin, but you drop the pill on the ground. Your pup is underfoot and launches themselves at the opportunity to eat the potentially delicious snack that’s been dropped on the ground. “Leave It!” you exclaim, and your pup stops dead in their tracks… or maybe they don’t.

One of the biggest complaints I hear as a dog trainer is that a person’s dog is jumping on other people. Although natural, jumping is a nuisance behavior to many people, mainly because big dogs can knock people over, and even the smallest dog can muddy up someone’s clothes!

Have you ever seen anyone happier than an off leash dog? What about a person who has the confidence to let their dog off leash in the first place? A rock solid recall is a necessity before allowing your dog to have off leash adventures, and it’s not as hard as it sounds. For a rock solid recall, following our five tips for successful off leash training!