Calmer Walks
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Calmer Walks
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Force-free training and daycare in Southeast Portland. Six dogs max per class, certified trainers.

Force-free training and daycare in Southeast Portland. Six dogs max per class, certified trainers.

Book a Free Assessment

No card required · Takes 20 minutes

Brown cavapoo sitting and looking at the camera

None of it is
bad behavior.

Dogs aren’t being difficult. They’re responding to signals nobody taught them to read. In eight weeks of small-group work, most of that list stops being a list.

See how the eight weeks work

Pulls on the leash

Pulls on the leash

Pulls on the leash

Won’t come when called

Won’t come when called

Won’t come when called

Barks at every dog

Barks at every dog

Barks at every dog

Jumps on guests

Jumps on guests

Jumps on guests

Can’t settle when alone

Can’t settle when alone

Can’t settle when alone

Ignores me outside

Ignores me outside

Ignores me outside

Steals food off the counter

Steals food off the counter

Steals food off the counter

Scared of the car

Scared of the car

Lunges at bikes

Lunges at bikes

Lunges at bikes

How the eight
weeks work.

How the eight
weeks work.

Four stages, six dogs maximum, one trainer per class.

Four stages, six dogs maximum, one trainer per class.

Weeks 1–2

We meet your dog

We meet your dog

Assessment, name response, and marker training. No corrections, and no equipment you’ll have to keep buying.

Assessment, name response, and marker training. No corrections, and no equipment you’ll have to keep buying.

Weeks 3–4

The leash stops being a fight

The leash stops being a fight

Loose-lead mechanics in a quiet room first, then a quiet street. This is the week most owners say the walk changed.

Loose-lead mechanics in a quiet room first, then a quiet street. This is the week most owners say the walk changed.

Weeks 5–6

The real world

The real world

Other dogs at distance, bikes, doorways, delivery drivers — the things that were on your list.

Other dogs at distance, bikes, doorways, delivery drivers — the things that were on your list.

Weeks 7–8

You run it, we watch

You run it, we watch

You handle every session yourself. We only step in if you ask. If it only works when we’re holding the leash, it hasn’t worked.

You handle every session yourself. We only step in if you ask. If it only works when we’re holding the leash, it hasn’t worked.

Book a Free Assessment

$480 for the eight weeks · Six dogs max per class

Nadia Reyes, head trainer, sitting with a border collie

6

6

Dogs per class, maximum

Dogs per class, maximum

One trainer.
Six dogs.
Every session.

One trainer.
Six dogs.
Every session.

Nadia Reyes

Nadia Reyes

Head trainer & owner

Head trainer & owner

“I ran group classes with eighteen dogs in a room for six years. Nobody learned much, including me. Barkwell caps at six because that’s the number where I can still see every dog’s stress signals — and where you can still ask a question without holding up the class.”

“I ran group classes with eighteen dogs in a room for six years. Nobody learned much, including me. Barkwell caps at six because that’s the number where I can still see every dog’s stress signals — and where you can still ask a question without holding up the class.”

“I ran group classes with eighteen dogs in a room for six years. Nobody learned much, including me. Barkwell caps at six because that’s the number where I can still see every dog’s stress signals — and where you can still ask a question without holding up the class.”

Certified professional dog trainer, eleven years

Force-free methods only — no prong, choke or e-collars

Every class taught by me, not an assistant

See the studio

Come meet us.
Bring the dog.

The free assessment is twenty minutes in the studio. We watch your dog move, you tell us what’s on your list, and we say whether the eight weeks is right for them.

The free assessment is twenty minutes in the studio. We watch your dog move, you tell us what’s on your list, and we say whether the eight weeks is right for them.

Book a Free Assessment

20 minutes · Southeast Portland · No card required

Brown cavapoo sitting calmly

Barkwell

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3412 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214

Tue–Sat, 8am–6pm

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