THE REAL WORLD
IS THE
CLASSROOM.
Most training happens in a room. Ours happens on trails, in parks, at food carts and cafes, and on busy street corners, because that’s where your dog actually needs to know how to behave.
THIS ISN’T
A WALK.
IT’S TRAINING
WHERE IT
COUNTS.
Real World Training is structured, professional dog training, conducted entirely in the real world. Every session is a 90-minute working session, one on one with your trainer. A second dog joins only when your dog’s training calls for it.
We work near dog parks to build threshold tolerance. We walk busy streets to address traffic fear. We visit food carts and cafes to build confidence around people, noise, and activity. We meet strangers to develop polite social skills. Every environment is a tool.
This is the level of training most owners can’t provide on their own, not because they don’t care, but because they don’t have the skills, the time, or the right environments lined up. We do.
“Your dog doesn’t struggle at home. They struggle on the leash, at the trail head, in the parking lot. That’s exactly where we train.”
TRAINED IN
A ROOM.
FALLS APART
ON THE STREET.
Traditional training builds skills in controlled environments. Real World Training builds skills where they actually need to hold: in the unpredictable, stimulating, real world your dog lives in every day.
Trails, parks, pet stores, hardware stores, busy intersections, dog park perimeters. Every location is selected to match your dog’s specific challenges and current training level.
Your dog gets a trainer’s full attention for the whole session. A second dog joins only when your dog’s training calls for it.
Reactivity, fear of traffic, anxiety, shyness around strangers, threshold issues. We address the root of the behavior in the environment that triggers it.
Heel, Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Look, and Go, practiced under real distraction, in real environments, until the behaviors hold when it actually matters.
Ninety minutes gives your dog time to warm up, work through challenges, practice across the environments we choose, and finish strong without being rushed.
Built on positive reinforcement and the humane hierarchy (LIMA: least intrusive, minimally aversive). We never push past what a dog can handle. We build the capacity to handle more.
Pickup and drop-off is available for an additional fee, so training fits into a busy week. We pick your dog up at home and bring them back after the session. Call us for details.
PORTLAND IS
OUR TRAINING
GROUND.
Every session is built around environments that match your dog’s current challenges. No two sessions look exactly the same, because training that generalizes has to happen in more than one place.
Off-leash temptation, wildlife smells, narrow paths, and unpredictable terrain, ideal for building focus and recall under real distraction.
Traffic noise, bikes, skateboards, and strangers. For dogs who are scared or reactive in urban environments, this is where the real work happens.
Close enough to feel the pressure, far enough to work through it. Threshold management and leash reactivity training at its most practical.
Outdoor seating, foot traffic, smells, and strangers, perfect for building confidence and polite behavior around people and activity in a very Portland setting.
Room to work on distance commands, recall, and off-leash control, with enough ambient activity to keep training honest.
Greeting strangers politely, sitting for attention, staying calm in crowds: social skills built through real interactions, not simulated ones.
Waiting at intersections, ignoring passing cars, holding a sit while traffic moves: essential urban obedience for Portland dogs.
On-leash heel work with variable pace, direction changes, and environmental rewards. Building the kind of loose-leash walking that actually lasts.
REAL SKILLS.
REAL ENVIRONMENTS.
REAL RESULTS.
Every session covers obedience and behavior work together, because a dog who knows “sit” in the kitchen but loses it on a trail hasn’t actually learned sit.
Core Obedience Commands
Behavior Work
CHOOSE YOUR
TRACK.
Every session is a 90-minute, one-on-one working session, not a walk. Pick the track that fits your dog. The more sessions you commit to, the lower your price per session.
Calm, polite manners in public and Canine Good Citizen test prep, for dogs without major fear or reactivity.
Book Now →Helping shy, skittish, or anxious dogs feel safe out in the world through happy experiences, including dogs who struggle to be apart from their owners.
Book Now →Teaching reactive dogs to stay calm around their triggers in real-world settings, using positive reinforcement.
Book Now →Training service dogs in training for public work: a solid down, steadiness around triggers, and calm focus, for handlers who do not have time to do the outings themselves.
Book Now →BUNDLES AND SAVINGS.
Commit to a bundle and your price per session drops: 5% off 4 sessions, 10% off 8 sessions, and 15% off 12 sessions.
| Track | 4 Sessions5% off | 8 Sessions10% off | 12 Sessions15% off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Citizen | $437 | $828 | $1,173 |
| Confidence Building | $475 | $900 | $1,275 |
| Reactivity | $551 | $1,044 | $1,479 |
| Public Access Prep | $627 | $1,188 | $1,683 |
Most dogs see real progress in one bundle. If your dog needs more, we will recommend a second round.
Not sure which track is right for your dog? Call us and we’ll tell you where we’d start.
Call to Get Started · 503.292.1396HOW IT
WORKS.
Give us a call and tell us about your dog: their behavior, their challenges, your goals. We’ll answer any questions and help you picture what training would look like.
We match your dog to the track that fits, Good Citizen, Confidence Building, Reactivity, or Public Access Prep, and recommend the bundle that makes sense.
Need us to come to you? Pickup and drop-off is available for an additional fee. Ask about it when you call.
Ninety minutes of structured, one-on-one field training: obedience, behavior work, and real-world exposure across curated environments in Portland.
You get a rundown of what was covered, what improved, and what we’re building toward next session.
ALL FIVE-STAR
REVIEWS.
Ray and Alyda are absolutely amazing!! They’ve worked wonders with our adopted dog, Jack, from Oregon Dog Rescue. He’s come a long way in just a couple of visits!! I highly recommend K-10 Academy Dog Training.
We got Marco from Oregon Dog Rescue when he was 4 months old. K-10 understood immediately where we were coming from and from day one helped us unlock techniques we simply didn’t know. Super patient, super clear, and really positive. K-10 taught ME more than Marco, and I left with all kinds of tools that I use daily.
Ray was outstanding at helping us with our rescue cattle dog mix! He has been terrific at helping us understand how to manage her high energy, need for mental stimulation, struggles with impulse control, and anxiety. Great at staying adaptable when she would inevitably stop responding to a given training technique. Cannot recommend enough!
READY TO
TAKE IT
OUTSIDE?
Give us a call. We’ll talk through your dog’s challenges, pick the right track, and get your first session scheduled. No pressure, just a real conversation about your dog.