See what our clients are saying about us.
“Timothy is a compassionate, flexible, and fun trainer. He gave us tools to use that were appropriate for our dog, Stella, and helped us understand her motivations and triggers as well as additional resources and information for us to move forward with understanding what makes her tick. Timothy listens to find out what your goals are and what your main pressure points are, and tries out different techniques and adapts training methods to help overcome those obstacles. You can tell that Timothy has a real love for dogs in addition to patience and understanding for dog owners. He celebrates successes with you and is a joy to work with. I heard about Timothy from several neighbors who recommended him strongly, and now I can join them in recommending Timothy to anybody who wants to work with their dogs. ”
“I really enjoyed every training session because they did not feel like training sessions, but more towards really relating and understanding my dog.
For those people who wish to find a trainer who will love and care for your dog as much as you do, look no further because Timothy has one of the biggest hearts ever.”
“Timothy, you made an immediate connection with Emmit and I was able to see the positive improvements on how Emmit responded.
Your training style is very clear and direct. Your emphasis is placed on consistency, confident approach, and positive follow through.”
“Words cannot describe what Tim has done for our dog and family. His patience, motivation, compassion, and wealth of knowledge on the behaviors of animals and their pet parents is amazing.”
Lucas Lee
“Really amazing transformation! I am inspired and excited to learn more!”
Anissa Martinez
“I could not believe how easily, swiftly and smoothly the training went. Timothy trained me to train my dog and it was a complete success!
I now have the tools and the training to address any and all issues that come my way.
Timothy has also continued to stay in touch and continues to show his concern for Sox and encouragement for me as the owner.
Sincerely,”
‘‘I adopted my dog Mak a little over a year ago. His history before his foster parents took him in is a mystery, but he has been reactive and anxious as long as we know. Through medication and working with our vet, we had made huge strides in his anxiety, but I was still struggling to find a way to address his reactivity. I read books that trainers recommended, and had a couple appointments with trainers as well. Using the training games they suggested, Mak made slight progress, and then it felt like we hit a major plateau.
And then we found Timothy and Dog Basics PDX! In our initial meeting, Timothy was quickly able to figure out what Mak was trying to communicate with his reactive behavior, and designed a training game for us to try that had great results really quickly, and our second session went even better!
Before working with Dog Basics, something about the training I was doing with my dog just wasn’t clicking in his brain. But Timothy showed me how powerful R+ training can be when you’re working with someone like Timothy who really understands dogs, what motivates them, and how they learn. He has restored so much hope for us and we’re so thankful!’’
- Tyler
