our favorite PUPPY STUFF
trainer picks
We polled our estimable Wonder Trainers on their favorite puppy supplies, services, books and places in Portland. Here are the winners. Get in touch for additional recommendations.
+pet stores
Filling Station
Green Dog Supply
Healthy Pets NW
Meat for Cats and Dogs
Sellwood Pet Supply
+vets
Animal Healing Arts
Brooklyn Yard Veterinary Hospital
Mt. Tabor Veterinary
Two Rivers Veterinary Clinic
Viking Veterinary Care
+overnight care
Coexist Canine Coaching
Dog Adventures Northwest
Plucky Puppy
Ruff Mutts
Sit Stay Fit
+books
Before and After Getting Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar
Clicking with Your Dog by Peggy Tillman
Control Unleashed: The Puppy Program by Leslie McDevitt
On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas
Perfect Puppy in 7 Days: How to Start Your Puppy Off Right by Sophia Yin
+harnesses
Freedom
K9 Blue Balance
Perfect Fit Modular
Ruffwear Front Range
Wonder Walker
+food brands
Rawbble
Stella & Chewy’s
Vital Essentials
Open Farm
Smallbatch
+treats (complete diet food)
Rawwble
Smallbatch
Stella & Chewy’s dinner patties (broken into pea-sized bits)
Vital Essentials
+food puzzles
Fun Feeder
Snuffle Mats
Lickimat
Toppl Toy
Tricky and IQ Treat Balls
+chewing outlets
Ocean Chews
bully sticks (low/no odor)
frozen carrots
turkey necks (freeze-dried)
turkey tendons
+places for exercise
Forest Park
Kelley Point Park
Mt. Tabor
Sandy River Delta/Thousand Acres Park
Sauvie Island (farms, beaches and hikes)
+companies for exercise
Dog Adventures Northwest
Doggy Business (older pups)
Ruff Mutts
Portland Dog Runner
Sit Stay Fit
+places for enrichment
food cart pods
NW 23rd area
Portland Saturday Market
riverfront parks
Tin Shed (brunch with your puppy!)
+rescues/shelters
Multnomah County Animal Shelter
One Tail at a Time
petfinder.com
Pixie Project
Project Pooch